Updated Game Show Saturday Night

[game show guy]

Well, it looks like Mr. Steve Beverly has updated the list for the upcoming game show Saturday night offerings in March. Now, if everything is correct this time, with no preempts or shows taking the place of another show, this is the lineup.

March 10, Chain Reaction (8-10)
March 17, Card Sharks (Bob Eubanks, 8-10)
March 24, Double Dare with Alex Trebek (8-10) (Its Back) Yay
March 31, Press Your Luck (8-10)

And last, but not least the upcoming Game Of The Week Offerings

March 11, To Tell the Truth (color)
March 18, Two for the Money
March 25, Get the Message
April 1, To Tell the Truth (Collyer)

So for me more exciting Saturday nights for GSN our on the way! The Saturday night blocks in January and February MUST have worked as far as ratings are concerned. I am happy. Thanks to GSN! Also, can't wait to see the ("Two for the money" ep., can't recall the last time this was shown)

[cmjb13]

I take it the Chain Reaction marathon is the most recent version?

[William_S.]

Only one could Hope and pray for the Cullen episodes!

[PYLW]

Thank goodness that Double Dare marathon was put back at a different date, and nice to see Eubanks Card Sharks get a marathon.

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'William_S.\' post=\'146535\' date=\'Feb 21 2007, 09:36 AM\']
Only one could Hope and pray for the Cullen episodes!
[/quote]
I'd love for them to throw us a bone and show us some Blake Emmons or Geoff Edwards eps only because they have been rarely, if at all, seen.

GSN should have the rights to Edwards version, no?

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'146540\' date=\'Feb 21 2007, 10:17 AM\']
I'd love for them to throw us a bone and show us some Blake Emmons[/quote]
There's a dry line in there somewhere and I must avoid it.
Great to see the Double Dare four-pack see air after all.
As for Two For The Money, I believe late autumn 2005 was the last time the program played over that channel.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'146548\' date=\'Feb 21 2007, 08:18 AM\']
There's a dry line in there somewhere and I must avoid it.
[/quote]
For what it's worth, I thought of it too.

[Ian Wallis]

GSN should have the rights to Edwards version, no?

Well, they have aired a little bit of it before, so it is in Sony's holdings.

[Johnissoevil]

[quote name=\'William_S.\' post=\'146535\' date=\'Feb 21 2007, 09:36 AM\']
Only one could Hope and pray for the Cullen episodes!
[/quote]

I'd love to see that again.  But if it's the current version, that's fine, too (Yes, I do like the current version.  The fact that they're in a different type of set from previous versions and that they give the last letter are just small things to me).

[itiparanoid13]

I don't think the set and last letter are the main issues people have, and especially the main issues I don't have.  My issues with the are the semi-incompetant host, needless speedchain, dumb betting round, dumbass contestants messing up what should be an interesting main game and bonus round, and then I can add on the last-letter given, crappy set which is really obviously stealing old Millionaire set pieces (it tapes in the same studio as ABC Millionaire I've heard) and lousy music to just put the whole mess together.  I know in regular viewer terms it is interesting I suppose, but since I'm given this stuff to report and criticize for better or worse, this one leans on the worse side

A bit off topic, but if you didn't read Buzzer, here's the bonus round changes for season 2.

A team has 60 seconds to get 5 answers for $5,000.  If they don't get all 5, they get $100 per right answer.  After a team buzzes in to answer a question, the time stops for about 3 seconds and then resumes after that time or an answer is given.  The only decent thing about this as far as I've heard is that they have the players looking into monitors now and the answerer is seated infront of them, so it seems like GSN tossed them a few extra bucks for something that should have been there in the first place.

Back on topic, I've heard about the Edmonds version of Chain Reaction, but I've never seen it.  I've read the rules, but what was the deal with Edmonds himself.  Again, I've never seen him or his version so I'm just asking for plain curiosity sake.

[Blanquepage]

Back on topic, I've heard about the Edmonds version of Chain Reaction, but I've never seen it.  

Check it out here. First row, third clip. If you still feel curious, or if I'm in a particularly evil mood for that matter, I'll post a full episode.

--Jamie

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'146572\' date=\'Feb 21 2007, 11:34 AM\']
A team has 60 seconds to get 5 answers for $5,000.
[/quote]
Five? In 60? With a stop-clock?

Amazing. They have to get beautiful people instead of people who can play the game, so they dumb down the game even FURTHER to meet it.

[Joe Mello]

If they're still giving out cash in the maingame, then it may be (minutely) less about stupid people and more about GSN saying that they have money now and that they aren't afraid to spread it around.  Now it's not the best way to spend your newly-earned revenues, but it's better than hiding it under your mattress, I guess.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'146669\' date=\'Feb 22 2007, 11:27 AM\']
If they're still giving out cash in the maingame, then it may be (minutely) less about stupid people and more about GSN saying that they have money now and that they aren't afraid to spread it around.  Now it's not the best way to spend your newly-earned revenues, but it's better than hiding it under your mattress, I guess.
[/quote]
As usual, you are not making a damned bit of sense.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'146589\' date=\'Feb 21 2007, 05:41 PM\']
[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'146572\' date=\'Feb 21 2007, 11:34 AM\']
A team has 60 seconds to get 5 answers for $5,000.
[/quote]
Five? In 60? With a stop-clock?

Amazing. They have to get beautiful people instead of people who can play the game, so they dumb down the game even FURTHER to meet it.
[/quote]
Based on the contestants I've seen, I'll be surprised if they have an above-50% win rate in the bonus round.