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'By the Book'

October 25th 2010 20:36
: Procrasturbating


Having done a degree in Media Production; TV and Radio at University, I majored in writing Radio Drama/Comedy. In all honestly, I have barely given any thought to my degree since leaving Uni this past summer, but in the last week or so, have had an idea for a Radio Comedy, or potentially, TV. I thought I would post the basic idea on my blog, and see what sort of feedback, if any, I received.


It would be called 'By the Book', and would be poking fun at stupid, and out-dated laws, which still exist within Britain, and maybe the whole World. Like for example, did you know it is illegal to die inside the houses of parliament? I wouldn't imagine the dead body would be thrown in a cell to rot as punishment? Also, a pregnant woman can 'relieve' herself wherever she needs too, including, if she so wishes, inside a policeman's helmet. Now I would love to see a chief constable willingly hand over his helmet, see it get excreted in, and place it back on his head. After all, it is uniform.

The comedy would focus on a small town police force, who given the lack of major crime, spend their days chasing petty thieves. It is a similar idea to the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film 'Hot Fuzz'. Narrated from the station, we would follow the adventures of the police officers, as they try and clean up the streets of their village, from hugely innocent criminals. The aim would be to make people laugh at how easy it is to do something technically illegal. Crimes that everyone commits for example driving 31mph in a 30 zone, or cycling on the pavement, or accidently posting a stamp upside down, or wrong side of an envelope, would be included.


Let me know what you think. At the moment it is just a basic idea, but I hope I can develop it into something quite funny!
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First X Factor Live Show!

October 10th 2010 08:41
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X Factor girls


After a week of controversy seeing X Factor making the headlines everyday, last night finally kicked off the live shows. The twelve acts put through at the judge's houses stage, and the four extra acts given wild card places, all sung one song live last night, in an extended show with the theme 'number ones'. Lines are now open for viewers to vote for their favourite, with the two acts with the least votes being kicked off tonight. In typical, blockbuster X Factor fashion, tonight's results show also sees performances from last year's winner Joe Mcelderry, and American superstar Usher.

One thing that always surprises me each year, is how over the top, and dramatic, the X Factor is. From the huge sets and routines surrounding the singers, to the glamour shots of each act, flicking their head dramatically at the camera in the VT before coming on stage, all of it is so intense. It would be easy for any of them to crack under the pressure. But last night, all 16 acts coped with the situation well, though some were better than others.

For me, the best acts of the night were Mary, Cher, Aiden and Matt. Dannii Minogue would have been the happiest judge, as two members of her boys category, absolutely nailed it. Bookies favourite Matt Cardle, 27, gave a fantastic rendition of Kelly Rowland's 'When love takes over'. Aiden Grimshaw, 23, matched his mate, with a brilliantly professional 'Mad World'. After stunning the country with her first audition, Cher Lloyd flopped at the last round, but controversially made it through. She proved she deserved her place, at her best performing 'Just be good to me'. Finally, Mary Byrne, a 50-year-old Tesco worker, wowed the judges with her performance, 'Its a Man's world'.

TreyC Cohen


The worst kept secret of the year was revealed at the start of the show last night, that four wild card acts would be returning to the show, one from each category. TreyC Cohen (pictured above), in Cheryl's girls category, proved she should have been picked in the original three, with one of the best performances of the night, singing 'One'. Other wild card acts were Wagner, Diva Fever and Paije.

I feel the acts who could be in trouble tonight, are the other three wild card acts, but TreyC should be safe. Also, Storm Lee and John Adeleye, of the Over 28s, could be eliminated. Simon's bands should be through, as should all three of Cheryl's girls. Nicolo Festa, Dannii's third boy, could also be a likely candidate for the chop. The two acts leaving will be announced in tonight's jam packed show.

I'm sure everyone involved with the X Factor, will be delighted the live shows have now begun, and have diverted attention away from Gamugate. Cheryl Cole's decision to not put the Zimbabwean born Gamu through to the live shows, has been blown out of all proportion by British media, and even resulted in the nation's sweetheart recieving death threats. It has since been revealed her decision may have been influenced by Gamu's Visa problems, and her and her family could now face deportation. While obviously it has been a difficult week for the hit show, and judge Cheryl Cole, there is the old saying, any publicity is good publicity.

Last night's first live show was certainly much anticipated, and didn't disappoint. All of the acts gave good accounts of themselves, and whichever two are eliminated tonight, can probably feel hard done too. Cheryl Cole, and everyone involved with the show, will now be hoping the tribulations of the past week are now behind them, and the nation will now be hooked to the show itself, not talking about the controversy it attracts.
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New Blog

October 5th 2010 22:53
: Bits n Bobs
I've recently had my blog 'Bits n Bobs', upgraded to its own domain address by orble, and having scoured through the list of inactive blogs, couldn't resist but picking this one! Given that my main blog is about my main passion, sports, which can be found at www.bestinfooty.com, this is for everything else. Not even I know exactly what many of the posts in this blog will be about, but I hope my readers enjoy the variety. I'll be posting as regularly as possible, and cheers to anyone who has checked it out so far!
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X Factor Finalists Revealed

October 4th 2010 14:00
X Factor Judges


Last night on the X Factor, the 12 contestants through to the live shows were announced. It was also announced, that during an extended first live show next Saturday, a 13th wild card act, will get a place in the finals. In a series that hasn't lacked controversy and tribulations, from accusations of using vocal tuning machines on audtions, to Cheryl Cole's bout of malaria, the announcement of the finalists followed suit, by causing a stir


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Ed Miliband new Labour Leader

September 27th 2010 11:51
Ed and David Miliband


Following Gordon Brown's resignation as Labour leader after losing the general election, the party have now, just about, elected his successor. The closest leadership vote ever, ended up going down to 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th choice votes, to finally decide Labour's new leader. Ultimately, it was Ed Miliband, who narrowly defeated brother David, to become the direct opposition, to Prime Minister David Cameron


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Orble users on Twitter

September 22nd 2010 21:26


Am just wondering how many people on the Orble network have twitter. You can follow me at twitter.com/mattsaltmer. Just thinking it would be a great way to keep up with everyones blogs, and also help get more exposure and readers attracted to blogs. If you are interested and want me to follow you, and help eachother to attract new readers to mine and your blog, then leave a comment with your twitter account below.
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Dinner for Schmucks

September 15th 2010 22:24


I'm not usually the film reviewing type, but this weekend I saw 'Dinner for Schmucks' at the cinema, and it has to be one of the funniest films I have seen in a long time. Steve Carell and Paul Rudd star in the comedy, centering around Rudd's characters life, and the impact that meeting Carell's character has on it


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Final of UK Big Brother TONIGHT!

August 24th 2010 11:48


So from 8pm on Channel 4 tonight, it is the final, of the last ever series of UK Big Brother. It is also the launch of 'Ultimate Big Brother', but personally, I'm not too fussed about that. The five remaining house mates are Josie, Andrew, JJ, Dave and Mario. The winner will scoop the £100,000 prize money, and take their place in the Ultimate Big Brother house


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The end of Big Brother

August 22nd 2010 10:12
In just two days time, this biggest reality TV show to ever hit Britain comes to an end, with the final of the eleventh, and last, series of Big Brother. Yes, after the winner is announced, the ‘Ultimate Big Brother’ series will begin, to crown the greatest ever housemate, but Tuesday sees the end of the final regular series. Despite all of the criticisms and controversies the show has attracted over the last decade since it began, it serves as a compliment to it the amount of attention it has received. Also, looking past the endless claims of this being ‘the death of reality TV’, and that Big Brother has been sliding towards its end for years; it still has an incredibly loyal fan base, of which I am one.

The media seem determined to point to the diminishing ratings, and suggest that everyone is delighted to see the back of the revolutionary programme, but this is not the case. You have to remember when looking at viewing figures, that Big Brother is on every single night, so it is very impressive that at least 2 million have been watching every episode since this series began, with figures being even higher on eviction nights


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