ABC orders new game show

[colonial]

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that ABC has green-lit a new trivia game from Fremantle called "Downfall," which will be set on a skyscraper.  Contestants will see their winnings thrown off the skyscraper if they lose, in what sounds like a bizarre amalgam of "Russian Roulette" and Britain's "101 Ways to Leave a Game Show."...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...5fe4e0fd1ff0d31

JD

[clemon79]

"Oh, I'm sorry, we were looking for "Latvia." "Latvia." And now we have to say bye-bye to your new dining room set...gentlemen, load 'em up!"

/actually I'd watch that

[Johnissoevil]

NOW I've seen everything! :-)

[davidbod]

Sounds like a rip-off (or is it a format sale...?) of this idea:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-mil...ide/series-2010

[chris319]

Were he alive, the venerable Mr. Goodson would be kicking himself hard for never having come up with this idea.

It makes the show with dancing girls unfurling scrolls containing money amounts look brilliant.

[weaklink75]

So the Fox ripoff of this show would be  this then?

[Sodboy13]

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'238945\' date=\'Apr 6 2010, 12:53 PM\']Were he alive, the venerable Mr. Goodson would be kicking himself hard for never having come up with this idea.

It makes the show with dancing girls unfurling scrolls containing money amounts look brilliant.[/quote]
Needs more murse.

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'238975\' date=\'Apr 6 2010, 03:29 PM\']Needs more murse.[/quote]He'd have to be on the very first show, though.

Seriously? This was already done as Distraction's bonus round. The game had better be really badass to make up for the gimmick.

[MSTieScott]

Will there be an audience? Will they be at the bottom of the building?


I'd like to thank The Hollywood Reporter for giving The Game Show Forum the following setup:

[quote name=\'The Hollywood Reporter\']and a deceptive game show from producer Mark Burnett.[/quote]

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'colonial\' post=\'238927\' date=\'Apr 6 2010, 06:40 AM\']Contestants will see their winnings thrown off the skyscraper if they lose[/quote]
So they finally lured Letterman away from CBS, huh?

[Mr. Bill]

Suddenly that far-fetched game show spoof National Lampoon created on their Radio Dinner album nearly 40 years ago, "Catch It And You Keep It", doesn't seem so far-fetched.

For those not familiar with this, the object of the game was to catch prizes as they were thrown off the top of a skyscraper.  Catch it, it's yours -- drop it, you lose.

[Joe Mello]

[quote name=\'Mr. Bill\' post=\'239004\' date=\'Apr 7 2010, 09:40 AM\']Suddenly that far-fetched game show spoof National Lampoon created on their Radio Dinner album nearly 40 years ago, "Catch It And You Keep It", doesn't seem so far-fetched.[/quote]
You don't say.

I think this was also a Mole challenge.  20k if you won, and if you didn't, your stuff got tossed out the plane.

[weaklink75]

We have a start date....June 29th in the post-"Wipeout" slot..

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'239009\' date=\'Apr 7 2010, 09:57 AM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Bill\' post=\'239004\' date=\'Apr 7 2010, 09:40 AM\']Suddenly that far-fetched game show spoof National Lampoon created on their Radio Dinner album nearly 40 years ago, "Catch It And You Keep It", doesn't seem so far-fetched.[/quote]You don't say.

I think this was also a Mole challenge.  20k if you won, and if you didn't, your stuff got tossed out the plane.[/quote]Nearly there; the team could win $40,000 by being perfect in a Know Your Teammates quiz, missing one forfeited the money, and missing more than four meant that their main luggage was lowered into a gigantic bonfire.

/until it was revealed that those were dummy bags and the real luggage was returned unharmed after a few days.

[chris319]

[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'239015\' date=\'Apr 7 2010, 01:49 PM\']We have a start date....June 29th in the post-"Wipeout" slot..[/quote]
Should we start a pool on the finish date? Like maybe June 30?

/Maybe You're In the Picture wasn't so bad after all.