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Four Rooms – antique gameshow – coming to Channel 4

May 4th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments In a brand new eight-part series, four of Britain’s top dealers in art, antiques and collectibles wait in four separate rooms, each prepared to spend their own personal fortunes if the right item comes through their door. From memorabilia to a mummified mermaid, art to antiques, members of the public have come to sell their prized possessions hoping to walk away with a life-changing amount of money. But to do so, they have to work out when to sell and when to see the next dealer, because once they leave the room the offer is off the table for good. In a gripping game of risk, ambition, and sometimes plain delusion, the sellers give everything they’ve got to persuade the dealers that their treasure is the real deal, while the dealers have to figure out what the real value of the item is. This test of nerves will no doubt dash some hopes, but for others, could lead to a bigger win than they could have ever of dreamt of. Four Rooms provides a un...

David Arquette to front gameshow ‘Ranking The Stars’

December 15th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. No comments David Arquette has agreed to host a new celebrity game show in the US. The 39-year-old actor – who has seemingly went off the rails after recently announcing he had separated from wife Courteney Cox Arquette – was inspired to get involved with ‘Ranking The Stars’, which is based on a Japanese programme, because it forces celebrities to make fun of themselves. Speaking about the show, he said: “A lot of my humour is from a self-deprecating place anyway. My flaws are what make me funny, and I have no problem letting people poke fun at that.” The show will ask a group of celebrities to rate one another on certain topics -such as secretly informing the paparazzi on their whereabouts or making a sex tape – from whether they are most likely or least likely to do them. Executive producer Roy Bank thinks David is the perfect man for the programme. He told Variety: “This show is all about celebrities hanging out for a bit and taking their guard ...