The One

Little Kitten – The TV Show

by podblack on January 21, 2010

Just got an alert that ‘The One’ — a kind of Australian ‘Next Top Not-Really-Psychic-But-We-Had-To-Choose-Someone’ show is going to be repeated on Channel 7 next month. I’ll be reposting all my spoilers / analysis that I did from the first time around. Hat-tip to ProfessorFunk — and if you’re looking for more quality television fare, [...]

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Richard Saunders And The Edward Jenner Ghost Photo

by podblack on May 21, 2009

Of course, the two guests have met before — check out my series on The One, psychic TV Show and how well a certain Éclair performed back then… You can read a BBC analysis with a larger photo, on this site — BBC Gloucestershire’s Chris Sandys reports: Has the photo been faked? “No. The images [...]

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White House, White Horse, Superstitions And The Course

by podblack on November 4, 2008

One white foot, buy him; Two white feet, try him; Three white feet, look well about him; Four white feet, do without him. From “Popular Beliefs and Superstitions: A Compendium of American Folklore“ Yes, indeed: it’s true that within horse races and politics, including the camps of both Obama and McCain, there are ‘lucky charms’… [...]

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‘The One’ – Deconstructed On YouTube

by podblack on September 8, 2008

This is brought to you by ‘Toeface1′, who describes it as ‘…nowhere near a deep analysis, and I haven’t endeavoured to demonstrate the technical side of each reading but I’ve rather just made notes that any normal person would’ve.’ For those of you who are new to the experience of the TV show ‘The One’, [...]

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Another ‘One’ Bites The Dust – The Finale Of ‘The One’

by podblack on August 10, 2008

Channel 7 — a thought: If you’re going to pre-record all three psychics responding to the claim that they ‘won the show’, don’t you think that perhaps one of them could have said something in their original predictions? “Daddo — it’s kind of pointless us writing in sooper-sekrit envelopes about who really is the winner. [...]

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‘The One’ Believer Vs Skeptic Poll – Pharyng’d!

by podblack on August 7, 2008

I’ll admit, it was something I’d given up on. Let’s face it, anyone can manipulate an internet poll to win, and it’s not something to be proud of. They who rally clicking fingers hardly equals true product quality. But it kind of irked me that the Channel 7 website ‘poll’ for ‘believer or skeptic?’ had [...]

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The Final ‘The One’

by podblack on August 5, 2008

Now, because I’m en transit, I’ll be watching the show later. But these items are worth catching, to see the build-up. First — on YouTube, a summary on a morning show called ‘Sunrise’: Then — Richard Saunders on the radio! Thanks to Nova: And check out ‘Nettiemore’s summary of her experiences watching the show from [...]

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Talking ‘Bout “The One” That Got Away – Nearly!

by podblack on August 2, 2008

FIRST — if you’re in Australia, consider doing the following: SMS the Channel 7 ‘The One‘ voting hotline on 191977 by texting the name: RICHARD. Potentially screws up their tally for who will be the ‘winner’ for the show. Ah, I bet you thought I’d let it rot for this past week, huh? Well, with [...]

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