Author Topic: Biggest game/reality show stories of 2006 (Read 6640 times)

clemon79 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2006, 01:46:22 AM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'141240\' date=\'Dec 21 2006, 10:05 PM\']
You had a good list,
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He did? A minor tweak to Wheel is a candidate for Story Of The Year?

But he's right on with that Pat O'Brien thing. That guy's great.

dad1153 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2006, 02:29:09 AM »

The ''separation by race'' twist on this year's edition of Survivor. We all knew (a) it was a gimmick from Burnett and CBS to (b) get publicity for a reality series in decline. And in the end the ratings did decline (lowest-rated season and finale night in the show's history). But, from the moment the announcement was made until the racially divided tribes were mixed two or three episodes into the season, the amount of newspaper ink/media hype/comedy skits on late night show/discussion on talk radio/etc. this "race" twist on 'Survivor' generated was inescapable. Hype didn't translate into better ratings though, just like internet buzz for 'Snakes on the Plane' fizzled come box office time.

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2006, 03:51:50 AM »

One of my local cable channels is doing a yea-in-review for a sports show. I'll apply that to the gane/reality side of 2006:

Funniest Moment: A lady on TPIR says "Tiddy Cat" instead of Tidy Cat(not sure what pricing game it was), Honorable mention goes to Bob Eubamks for "inadvertantly" pressing the wrong button on an energy drink question on 1vs100.

Saddest Story: A stampede that killed 74 people while trying to enter a stadium in the Phillopines for the game show Wowowee! Honorable Mention: The death of Peter Tomarken in a plane crash in California.

Biggest Surprise: Regis Philbin saving NBC from a ratings quagmire during the summer with America's Got Talent. Honorable mention: GSN picks up Chain Reaction for season 2 while Bob Goen returns to game shows with That's the Question.

Worst Story: The Survivor by race twist which forced advertisers to pull out their sponsorships & seeing the ratings drop. Dishonorable Mention: Fox's The Rich Lidy is a ome-episode wonder.

Biggest Story: Bob Barker's retirement from TPIR. Honorable Mention: A renewed resurgence of game shows thanks to Deal or No Deal.

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2006, 08:56:02 AM »

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What was disastrous? It got decent-to-good ratings, but enough for CBS to consider reviving it next year.

Besides Pat O'Brien being great...Game Show Marathon wasn't bad either. Maybe it had its faults...(hey, what doesn't?)...but at least we had a month of classic game re-creations in primetime and it probably got average viewers thinking of them again, and reliving fond memories.

Even though most of Endemol's games leave something to be desired, in reality it wasn't a bad year for game shows.

Don Howard · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2006, 09:45:51 AM »

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' post=\'141214\' date=\'Dec 21 2006, 09:28 PM\']
I'd just like to add that Pat O'Brien isn't pregnant either.
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That's because I always use protection.

TLEberle · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2006, 12:46:34 PM »

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'141253\' date=\'Dec 22 2006, 12:51 AM\']Worst Story: The Survivor by race twist which forced advertisers to pull out their sponsorships & seeing the ratings drop. Dishonorable Mention: Fox's The Rich Lidy is a ome-episode wonder.[/quote]Advertisers were not forced to pull their sponsorships from Survivor. GMC said that their putting up a couple of cars as prizes no longer 'fit their business objectives,' because $100,000 in merchandise is too much to have your name mentioned every time the v/o guy says "Survivor is brought to you in part by..." The sponsorship by the car company also ended well before the non-starter twist was ever revealed.

Joe Mello · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2006, 01:18:31 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'141249\' date=\'Dec 22 2006, 01:46 AM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'141240\' date=\'Dec 21 2006, 10:05 PM\']
You had a good list,
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He did? A minor tweak to Wheel is a candidate for Story Of The Year?[/quote]

First off, I thought this thread was just an amalgamation of stories, not a contest. Second off, I thought gameplay changes weren't minor.

This may not be major, but I think it's noteworthy: Stack the Deck becomes the 100th different Pricing Game to be played in the 35 years of The Price is Right.

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 22, 2006, 03:00:34 PM »

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'141275\' date=\'Dec 22 2006, 01:18 PM\']
First off, I thought this thread was just an amalgamation of stories, not a contest. Second off, I thought gameplay changes weren't minor.

This may not be major, but I think it's noteworthy: Stack the Deck becomes the 100th different Pricing Game to be played in the 35 years of The Price is Right.
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Balance Game ('06) was game #100, Stack the Deck was #101.

And also (edited post-post, just because) I do own both Ken and Bob's books...I'm almost done with Bob's book and it's an excellent read. I'm looking forward to reading Ken's book over the holidays.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 22, 2006, 03:09:10 PM »

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'141238\' date=\'Dec 21 2006, 11:58 PM\']
-Ken Jennings and Bob Harris publish books (I own the latter)
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And I own the former (with a nice autograph from the author).

Has anyone mentioned how great Pat O'Brien is yet?

aaron sica · « **Reply #24 on:** December 23, 2006, 12:21:16 PM »

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'141286\' date=\'Dec 22 2006, 03:09 PM\']
Has anyone mentioned how great Pat O'Brien is yet?
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Pat O'Brien? He's a class act.

cacLA8383 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 25, 2006, 12:10:25 AM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'141332\' date=\'Dec 23 2006, 11:21 AM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'141286\' date=\'Dec 22 2006, 03:09 PM\']
Has anyone mentioned how great Pat O'Brien is yet?
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Pat O'Brien? He's a class act.

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Yeah, what a classy guy that Pat O'Brien is. :-D

Don Howard · « **Reply #26 on:** December 26, 2006, 12:05:59 AM »

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'141215\' date=\'Dec 21 2006, 09:38 PM\']
Does Pat O'Brien even have kids?[/quote]
He does like it when I call him "daddy"...in a Judy Tenuta to Michael Burger sort of way.

mbc793 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:10:46 AM »

No comment from me. One story that came out that I can remember was Howie Mandel's refusal to do the syndicated Deal or No Deal and probably leaving some other game shows in jeopardy for 2007.

cweaver · « **Reply #28 on:** December 26, 2006, 08:16:05 AM »

Surprised no one has mentioned:

--VH-1's World Series of Pop Culture
--the death of game show pioneer Jan Murray (Dollar a Second, Treasure Hunt)

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #29 on:** December 26, 2006, 08:50:30 AM »

[quote name=\'mbc793\' post=\'141459\' date=\'Dec 26 2006, 04:10 AM\']
. . . leaving some other game shows in jeopardy for 2007.
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No pun intended, of course.

Author Topic: Biggest game/reality show stories of 2006 (Read 6640 times)

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