Author Topic: Program Partners to provide options to stations... (Read 8226 times)

MikeK · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2008, 02:11:20 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'188858\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 12:22 PM\']Didn't Ryan go on "Inside the Box?"[/quote]
Yes. I had his episode on my site a year or two ago. I don't see why I can't upload it later today.

MizzouRah! · « **Reply #16 on:** June 24, 2008, 08:13:29 PM »

My favorite part of this story was the mention that stations were being offered a special "best of" Crosswords. Hmmmm, talk about a short list.

tvwxman · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2008, 08:22:08 PM »

[quote name=\'MizzouRah!\' post=\'188890\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 08:13 PM\']
My favorite part of this story was the mention that stations were being offered a special "best of" Crosswords. Hmmmm, talk about a short list.
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It's the episodes where Ty says "Here's your next clue...".

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #18 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:31:00 PM »

That's especially lovely for any double-run stations. "You know how you've had the same three months of reruns playing over and over and over this whole year? Here's a subset of those that you can run into the ground even faster!"

TLEberle · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:34:59 PM »

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'188798\' date=\'Jun 23 2008, 01:08 PM\']That's such a shame, though; I really liked the show. Let's hope In the Box is just as good. Maybe.....[/quote]Inside the Box has several things going for it:

* A fair game that rewards the best player throughout the entire episode
* Clever gameplay
* Material that almost anyone who's ever turned on a telly can play along with
* A host who knows his craft and is allowed to say more than what's on his TelePrompTer.

Four-nil: Teh Box.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #20 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:35:00 PM »

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'188891\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 08:22 PM\']
It's the episodes where Ty says "Here's your next clue...".[/quote]
Oh, man, I LOVED those!

mmb5 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:38:01 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'188919\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 10:34 PM\']
Inside the Box has several things going for it: ...
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For those who have seen it, how much CanCon does it have? Would you need deep Little Mosque on the Prairie knowledge or be able to rattle of key Street Legal plot points?

--Mike

BrandonFG · « **Reply #22 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:40:00 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'188922\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 10:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'188919\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 10:34 PM\']
Inside the Box has several things going for it: ...
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For those who have seen it, how much CanCon does it have? Would you need deep Little Mosque on the Prairie knowledge or be able to rattle of key Street Legal plot points?
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From the episode I saw, the TV shows in the questions all debuted in the U.S.

/Is it C.S.I.?
//Sorry, we were looking for DaVinci's Inquest! DaVinci's...Inquest...
///But they're both...
////DAVINCI'SINQUEST!!!

TLEberle · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:40:09 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'188922\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 07:38 PM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'188919\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 10:34 PM\']Inside the Box has several things going for it: ...[/quote]For those who have seen it, how much CanCon does it have? Would you need deep Little Mosque on the Prairie knowledge or be able to rattle of key Street Legal plot points?[/quote]The guy in The Box tries to figure out the Mystery Subject by asking questions from a prepared list in front of him. "Did it premiere in the 80s?" "Is the action mainly in a hospital?" "Does it star thus-and-so?" and so on. I think the host might have satisfied CanCon just by himself, I recognized all of the Mystery Subjects once they were revealed.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #24 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:43:28 PM »

So all my late-night Corner Gas viewing is not going to help?

TLEberle · « **Reply #25 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:47:13 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'188926\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 07:43 PM\']So all my late-night Corner Gas viewing is not going to help?[/quote]What you do with your Corner Gas is between you and Mrs. Ottinger, as far as I care.

vtown7 · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2008, 04:38:49 PM »

[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'188867\' date=\'Jun 24 2008, 01:36 PM\']

Quote

Didn't Ryan go on "Inside the Box?"

No, that was Ron Jeremy ;-)

Randy
tvrandywest.com
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I do believe that this is the first time I've had my name mentioned in conjunction with Ron Jeremy, so thanks (?) Mr. West

To Mike and the others - there is no "Canadian Content" persay in the questioning line, all of the TV show references are American. While this is a weird way to get the show on the air in the states, I do hope you enjoy the format!

Ryan

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 29, 2008, 08:32:17 PM »

Another article that says pretty much the same thing...but does mention that the "DaytimePlus" block will be in the fall with "Inside The Box".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080624/tv_nm/crosswords_dc_1

Argo · « **Reply #28 on:** July 13, 2008, 09:56:57 AM »

And just for some info, Inside the Box is from the producer of the 70s Canadian hit, The Mad Dash

Don Howard · « **Reply #29 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:14:55 AM »

[quote name=\'Argo\' post=\'190779\' date=\'Jul 13 2008, 09:56 AM\']
And just for some info, Inside the Box is from the producer of the 70s Canadian hit, The Mad Dash
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Now if we could get The Mad Dash five days a week on these shores, I'd be very pleased.