Until last week's Cheltenham Festival, I had never taken an interest in watching horse racing, but I actually found it quite exciting!
I thought I would put a bet on the Gold Cup race. I decided (with a lot of help from my housemate!) to put £1 each way on Denman and Imperial Commander. A group of us sat round the television to watch the race and we were all screaming at it willing our horses to win. We were all a bit shocked when Kauto Star fell at one of the fences, him being the bookies favourite and all! But when Imperial Commander took the lead with Denman second, I was very happy to learn that I won £12.75! Not exactly a fortune but still a win.
I think I would watch horse racing again. Before I've always thought it was boring - just a few horses running round in a circle whilst posh people with binoculars cheered them on. But it seems the Gold Cup has changed my views! Bring on next years festival!
Monday 22 March 2010
Sunday 14 March 2010
Freddie no more...
Well, this weeks episode of E4's Skins had an epic ending! It definitely shocked me and my housemates! We were glued to the television hoping that the blood on the window was actually from that crazy counsellor and Freddie had defended himself. However, when we saw the teaser for next weeks episode and John Foster was alive and kicking, we realised that the gorgeous Freddie had met his end. Why do they always kill off the hot ones eh?
Next weeks episode should be pretty good after all the drama that has gone on in this series. My guess is that Freddie's sister, Karen (played by Klariza Clayton) will become the new lead character for the 5th series of the teen cult programme, following in the footsteps of Nicholas Hoult and Kaya Scodelario who played Tony and Effy Stonem.
I hope the end of this series brings some happiness to the characters, but I know that's unlikely! Seeing as Effy's now ex-boyfriend was just beaten to death! And lets hope the next series will be as good as the last four, and avoid fizzing out like many programmes do after so many series.
Next weeks episode should be pretty good after all the drama that has gone on in this series. My guess is that Freddie's sister, Karen (played by Klariza Clayton) will become the new lead character for the 5th series of the teen cult programme, following in the footsteps of Nicholas Hoult and Kaya Scodelario who played Tony and Effy Stonem.
I hope the end of this series brings some happiness to the characters, but I know that's unlikely! Seeing as Effy's now ex-boyfriend was just beaten to death! And lets hope the next series will be as good as the last four, and avoid fizzing out like many programmes do after so many series.
Friday 12 March 2010
Jeremy Kyle - our daily entertainment show
Jeremy Kyle could be described as the human equivalent of marmite - you either love him, or you hate him. Yeah, he can be annoying sometimes, yelling at people and telling them to get off his stage, but the majority of his shows provide a lot of entertainment!
Some of the latest guests included a man who has slept with over 2000 women, and a woman who had a fling with her uncle. The stories on that show never fail to amuse me which means two hours of my afternoon are dedicated to itv2 every week day! I guess some people might argue that after nearly 1000 shows, Jeremy has done his fair share of DNA tests and yelling at chavs in tacky tracksuits. But it seems he is not giving up any time soon. Every show brings new problems and people who can't seem to keep their knickers on, which makes viewers feel a little bit better about their own lives.
Despite the bad press his show has received, Kyle has stuck by his decision to help those who need to find relatives or the father of their child. A former producer on the show wrote an article for The Guardian in October 2007, stating that the aftercare wasn't given unless guests ask for it. She also accussed the producers of winding the guests up from the minute they arrive at the studio to the second the step onto the stage, apparently telling them what the other person is supposedly going to say (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/oct/08/mondaymediasection2). If this is the case, then I think many viewers would be quite dissapointed that it is so staged, and that people aren't actually that cringey and amusing. I think it's fair to say that thinking "oh my god" and "what are they wearing!?" is all part of the fun and if that is all set up by the producers I would be very dissapointed!
But, thankfully, it looks as if Jezza has taken no notice of the press and stuck with it - something I think students and the unemployed are very happy about! If the Jeremy Kyle show was cut, what would we do with our afternoons?! Actually do assignments and housework? I think I speak for the majority when I say we would rather pick drug addicts and twelve year old mothers over housework anyday! But when he reaches the 1000th show, do you think Jeremy should take his own advice and call it quits? Maybe he could spice things up a bit by taking a lie detector test himself and doing DNA tests on his crew?
Some of the latest guests included a man who has slept with over 2000 women, and a woman who had a fling with her uncle. The stories on that show never fail to amuse me which means two hours of my afternoon are dedicated to itv2 every week day! I guess some people might argue that after nearly 1000 shows, Jeremy has done his fair share of DNA tests and yelling at chavs in tacky tracksuits. But it seems he is not giving up any time soon. Every show brings new problems and people who can't seem to keep their knickers on, which makes viewers feel a little bit better about their own lives.
Despite the bad press his show has received, Kyle has stuck by his decision to help those who need to find relatives or the father of their child. A former producer on the show wrote an article for The Guardian in October 2007, stating that the aftercare wasn't given unless guests ask for it. She also accussed the producers of winding the guests up from the minute they arrive at the studio to the second the step onto the stage, apparently telling them what the other person is supposedly going to say (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/oct/08/mondaymediasection2). If this is the case, then I think many viewers would be quite dissapointed that it is so staged, and that people aren't actually that cringey and amusing. I think it's fair to say that thinking "oh my god" and "what are they wearing!?" is all part of the fun and if that is all set up by the producers I would be very dissapointed!
But, thankfully, it looks as if Jezza has taken no notice of the press and stuck with it - something I think students and the unemployed are very happy about! If the Jeremy Kyle show was cut, what would we do with our afternoons?! Actually do assignments and housework? I think I speak for the majority when I say we would rather pick drug addicts and twelve year old mothers over housework anyday! But when he reaches the 1000th show, do you think Jeremy should take his own advice and call it quits? Maybe he could spice things up a bit by taking a lie detector test himself and doing DNA tests on his crew?
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