Author Topic: Random "Broadcasting & Cable" items... (Read 4475 times)

TimK2003 · « **on:** August 31, 2008, 10:00:19 AM »

From Broadcasting & Cable, here is an article with video attachments on the new season,

Included in this article:

-- An Interview with Scott St. John on the new daytime Deal
-- A :30 spot for Daytime Deal (Could this have been Howie's idea??)
-- A :30 spot for Trivial Pursuit (My guess is that the clips are from the pilot, sans Mark L. Wahlberg)

In a separate B&C article, there is early word of another reality/game show (whose label could be anything nowadays) called Hot Seat.

MTCesquire · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2008, 02:28:24 PM »

Completely off-topic to game shows, but I read in the article that "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" is the first first-run sitcom to hit syndication. Immediately springing to mind is "What's Happening Now!!" back in 1985, "Small Wonder" and the later years of "Charles in Charge", unless I've completely lost my mind. Confirm or deny, anyone?

/ObGS: Willie Aames was a celebrity on a few games including "Hollywood Squares" and "Win, Lose or Draw".

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2008, 03:16:12 PM »

[quote name=\'MTCesquire\' post=\'195625\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 02:28 PM\']
Completely off-topic to game shows, but I read in the article that "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" is the first first-run sitcom to hit syndication. Immediately springing to mind is "What's Happening Now!!" back in 1985, "Small Wonder" and the later years of "Charles in Charge", unless I've completely lost my mind. Confirm or deny, anyone?

/ObGS: Willie Aames was a celebrity on a few games including "Hollywood Squares" and "Win, Lose or Draw".
[/quote]

Maybe they mean first 1st-run sitcom strip, but that may not even be correct.

colonial · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2008, 03:21:13 PM »

[quote name='MTCesquire' date='Aug 31 2008, 02:28 PM' post='195625']
Completely off-topic to game shows, but I read in the article that "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" is the first first-run sitcom to hit syndication. Immediately springing to mind is "What's Happening Now!!" back in 1985, "Small Wonder" and the later years of "Charles in Charge", unless I've completely lost my mind. Confirm or deny, anyone?

I may be wrong on this, but I believe the B&C article should have said that "House of Payne" is the first first-run sitcom to air DAILY in syndication. IIRC, House of Payne is being offered as a five-a-week series in syndication (100 episodes have already been taped, and TBS ordered another 22 shows, as well as 10 episodes for a new Tyler Perry sitcom).

There were at least a dozen first-run sitcoms that aired exclusively in syndication in the 80s. Not sure what the last 30-minute first-run syndie sitcom was before "Payne" -- "The New WKRP", perhaps (think that ended in 93 or 94)?

JD

PYLdude · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2008, 03:22:07 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'195627\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 02:16 PM\']
[quote name=\'MTCesquire\' post=\'195625\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 02:28 PM\']
Completely off-topic to game shows, but I read in the article that "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" is the first first-run sitcom to hit syndication. Immediately springing to mind is "What's Happening Now!!" back in 1985, "Small Wonder" and the later years of "Charles in Charge", unless I've completely lost my mind. Confirm or deny, anyone?

/ObGS: Willie Aames was a celebrity on a few games including "Hollywood Squares" and "Win, Lose or Draw".
[/quote]

Maybe they mean first 1st-run sitcom strip, but that may not even be correct.
[/quote]

I'm pretty sure that it has to be reruns considering that they have well over 100 episodes of the show.

Joe Mello · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2008, 03:37:42 PM »

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'195629\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 03:22 PM\']I'm pretty sure that it has to be reruns considering that they have well over 100 episodes of the show.[/quote]For a sitcom that's not even 15 months old, that's no small feat. The magic of cable, I guess.

Don Howard · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2008, 06:34:41 PM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'195603\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 10:00 AM\']
In a separate B&C article, there is early word of another reality/game show (whose label could be anything nowadays) called Hot Seat.
[/quote]
My word, how many shows have called themselves Hot Seat over the years? We had the Hot Seat with Jim Peck, the Hot Seat with Wally George, The Hot Seat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and now this one. Have I left any out?
And how soon until we get Hot Pants Starring Jan Speck?

MTCesquire · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2008, 06:34:48 PM »

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'195629\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 03:22 PM\']
I'm pretty sure that it has to be reruns considering that they have well over 100 episodes of the show.
[/quote]

I thought the same thing initially when I first started seeing ads for it running on my local CW affiliate. But the article is speaking on new shows coming to syndication. I don't know, I'm going to have to do more research on that. In the meantime, I'll also have to research if "Trivial Pursuit" is being picked up around here in Richmond. I haven't heard any news about it thus far so I'm guessing not. Game-show-friendly WTVR CBS 6 got burned by "Crosswords", so I assume they decided to pass on new games altogether if they couldn't get their hands on DoND.

bwood · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2008, 07:40:28 PM »

[quote name=\'MTCesquire\' post=\'195640\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 06:34 PM\']

I thought the same thing initially when I first started seeing ads for it running on my local CW affiliate. But the article is speaking on new shows coming to syndication. I don't know, I'm going to have to do more research on that. In the meantime, I'll also have to research if "Trivial Pursuit" is being picked up around here in Richmond. I haven't heard any news about it thus far so I'm guessing not. Game-show-friendly WTVR CBS 6 got burned by "Crosswords", so I assume they decided to pass on new games altogether if they couldn't get their hands on DoND.
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There is a station list at http://www.tpamericaplays.com/listings.php. It looks like it is, however, nowhere near complete and there are a lot of TBA's.

clemon79 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2008, 11:15:31 PM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'195639\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 03:34 PM\']
And how soon until we get Hot Pants Starring Jan Speck?[/quote]
My bunk. I'll be in it.

Don Howard · « **Reply #10 on:** September 01, 2008, 01:12:59 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'195667\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 11:15 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'195639\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 03:34 PM\']
And how soon until we get Hot Pants Starring Jan Speck?[/quote]
My bunk. I'll be in it.
[/quote]
Won't Heather be jealous? Or is it a big bunk?

clemon79 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 01, 2008, 03:04:47 AM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'195679\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 10:12 PM\']
Won't Heather be jealous? Or is it a big bunk?[/quote]
Oh, there is *plenty* of The Director to go around.

joshg · « **Reply #12 on:** September 01, 2008, 06:39:05 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'195683\' date=\'Sep 1 2008, 12:04 AM\']
Oh, there is *plenty* of The Director to go around.

[/quote]
Great, now we know your nickname for it... thanks for that Chris.

/At least you're not The Dictator.

tvwxman · « **Reply #13 on:** September 01, 2008, 08:26:06 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'195683\' date=\'Sep 1 2008, 03:04 AM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'195679\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 10:12 PM\']
Won't Heather be jealous? Or is it a big bunk?[/quote]
Oh, there is *plenty* of The Director to go around.

[/quote]
That's funny. I always thought of you as The Key Grip.

Don Howard · « **Reply #14 on:** September 01, 2008, 08:29:06 AM »

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'195690\' date=\'Sep 1 2008, 08:26 AM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'195683\' date=\'Sep 1 2008, 03:04 AM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'195679\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 10:12 PM\']
Won't Heather be jealous? Or is it a big bunk?[/quote]
Oh, there is *plenty* of The Director to go around.

[/quote]
That's funny. I always thought of you as The Key Grip.
[/quote]
And I of him as The Best Boy. No Gaffer he.