Author Topic: Syndication front (Read 89236 times)

PYLdude · « **Reply #75 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:02:43 PM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
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Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
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Unconfirmed.

Wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, at which point I would avoid it at all costs.

Don Howard · « **Reply #76 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:14:01 PM »

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'192454\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
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Unconfirmed. Wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, at which point I would avoid it at all costs.
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Oh, now certainly you'd give the first show a try out of curiosity, wouldn't you?

PYLdude · « **Reply #77 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:19:42 PM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192456\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'192454\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
Unconfirmed. Wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, at which point I would avoid it at all costs.
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Oh, now certainly you'd give the first show a try out of curiosity, wouldn't you?
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After Rossi this year, I'd pass.

clemon79 · « **Reply #78 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:38:55 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'192448\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 12:46 PM\']
And as for not wanting it aired, it seems to me that for those contestants, all they would have to gain from their experience is the chance to be seen on television, and now even that's been taken away from them. Seems like a bit of a gyp.[/quote]
Absolutely. But nowhere near any sort of S&P violation.

Let me go on record as saying I'm not defending the practice (personally, I'm thinking more along the lines of "if your format can be played out in such a way as to be utterly uninteresting no matter how good your contestant is, there's something wrong with your format"), but I'm not going to pound any drums about the contestants being screwed, either. The only SLIGHT eyebrow-raise might be that poorly-informed contestants won't know about the Blowout Rule policy and therefore have the expectation that they were gonna get on TV yanked out from under them, but I suspect this will be made clear as part of the contestant selection process going forward. Or if it isn't, it should be.

tvwxman · « **Reply #79 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:43:59 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192460\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:38 PM\']
Let me go on record as saying I'm not defending the practice (personally, I'm thinking more along the lines of "if your format can be played out in such a way as to be utterly uninteresting no matter how good your contestant is, there's something wrong with your format"), but I'm not going to pound any drums about the contestants being screwed, either. The only SLIGHT eyebrow-raise might be that poorly-informed contestants won't know about the Blowout Rule policy and therefore have the expectation that they were gonna get on TV yanked out from under them, but I suspect this will be made clear as part of the contestant selection process going forward. Or if it isn't, it should be.
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7 years ago, when I was on WLink, NBC would fly in 12 contestants for every 8-contestant show. The 12 would go in front of producers one final time so that they could determine just who would make the best 'tv' possible.

Two shows were taped in one day; the 4 that didn't make the cut on the first show, were thrown into the mix for the second.

I always thought that teasing a potential contestant by flying them in (and putting them up for 2 nights in the Sheraton, all on NBC's dime), whereas wasn't illegal, still sucked. To get 'that' close to playing a game on television for a lot of money, and then being denied, well, that to me wasn't right...but perfectly legal.

This, to me, is worse. Still not illegal, but worse.

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #80 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:45:08 PM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]That's "Scoop" Brady to you, mister!

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #81 on:** July 28, 2008, 07:22:45 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'192448\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:46 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192442\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:10 PM\']Good for the couple, showing how bad their gameplay sucked might be something they don't want aired. But maybe we viewers got cheated out of a laugh on this one?[/quote]
It's hard to fault someone for "gameplay" if they simply were unlucky with their case selection. And as for not wanting it aired, it seems to me that for those contestants, all they would have to gain from their experience is the chance to be seen on television, and now even that's been taken away from them. Seems like a bit of a gyp.

Understand that if a game comes down to the final few cases, there's still a big amount, and a player gambles and misses, that's still going to air. All we're talking about are games that were pretty much hopeless from the start. And honestly, I can certainly see why the producers wouldn't want those to air.
[/quote]Well, that's what happens when you have a weak ass format like DonD. I just think it's rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).

clemon79 · « **Reply #82 on:** July 28, 2008, 07:23:50 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'192494\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:22 PM\']
I just thought its rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).[/quote]
And you'd be absolutely correct.

But that's not an S&P violation.

weaklink75 · « **Reply #83 on:** July 28, 2008, 08:25:21 PM »

I would think they would have said something to them when they were picked for the show something to the effect of "the producers have the right to stop a game early if they think it's not airable- if this happens, you'll get the highest amount on the board plus a DVD of the taped footage for your trouble"...

fishbulb · « **Reply #84 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:25:16 PM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 12:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
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I love that you chose the Brady Variety Hour out of all the myriad Brady projects.

TLEberle · « **Reply #85 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:50:00 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'192494\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:22 PM\']Well, that's what happens when you have a weak ass format like DonD. I just think it's rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).[/quote]Except that's not the case either. They're going to keep in the Massive Flameouts, because watching someone walk the tightrope and fall is entertaining. They're only cutting the ones where someone trips and stumbles on the first rung of the ladder, to keep my ever-so-tenuous analogy rolling.

Make no mistake, I don't like the idea of a show being able to cherry pick their episodes. If three people did nothing but play Zombie Jeopardy! for eighteen minutes, we'd see that, and probably shake our heads in disbelief. Just because a show is allowed to do so because there isn't a rule specifically preventing it doesn't mean that they ought to do it.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #86 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:50:13 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'192494\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 07:22 PM\']Well, that's what happens when you have a weak ass format like DonD. I just think it's rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).[/quote]
Again, they're not JUST going to show us "big winners". The only ones that won't air are games that fail from the start. I imagine they'll still show us plenty of people who go one step too far late in the game and end up with a small amount.

EDIT: Yeah, what Travis said.

I also remain somewhat incredulous that people continue to refer to the "weak ass format" of DoND as if the show was some kind of colossal failure instead of the highest rated program on NBC. Yes, it's a very, very simplistic format, but the show works. The fact that we GS fans don't like it as much as the average viewer matters not one whit to them.

Don Howard · « **Reply #87 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:27:35 AM »

[quote name=\'fishbulb\' post=\'192551\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 11:25 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 12:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
I love that you chose the Brady Variety Hour out of all the myriad Brady projects.
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Because that's the only one which featured Geri Reischl.
Back to topic, has anyone come right out and said Temptation is done?
I realize most if not all of the signs are there, but has the distributor said the official words anyplace?

clemon79 · « **Reply #88 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:28:40 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'192559\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 08:50 PM\']
I also remain somewhat incredulous that people continue to refer to the "weak ass format" of DoND as if the show was some kind of colossal failure instead of the highest rated program on NBC.[/quote]
But the game itself *is* a weak-assed format. It's also wildly successful television. I don't think that speaks as much to the quality of the format as it does the stupidity of the average American.

parliboy · « **Reply #89 on:** July 29, 2008, 12:38:17 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192566\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 11:28 PM\']But the game itself *is* a weak-assed format. It's also wildly successful television. I don't think that speaks as much to the quality of the format as it does the stupidity of the average American. [/quote] Curiosity: would Americans be less stupid if their entertainment was less stupid? In other words, was it the chicken or the egg?