Author Topic: ATWT replacement named? (Read 7482 times)

chris319 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 21, 2010, 06:29:02 PM »

Millions of elementary school teachers across the country will now have nothing to watch while the kids are at recess.

How about if they call it "The View Through the CBS Eye". Catchy, huh?

Informal poll: Would you rather have a version of Pyramid which is not up to the standards of the Bob Stewart version, or no Pyramid at all?

Joe Mello · « **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2010, 07:09:48 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'244629\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 06:29 PM\']Informal poll: Would you rather have a version of Pyramid which is not up to the standards of the Bob Stewart version, or no Pyramid at all?[/quote]
What's your choice?

TimK2003 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2010, 08:15:22 PM »

[quote name=\'Casey Buck\' post=\'244624\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 04:01 PM\']It's now official. (CBS press release)[/quote]

Well, at least Chen-Bot is not the ONLY host of the show. Maybe she'll just stop in every so often ala Baba Wawa on ABC.

This might open up the opportunity for Andy Richter to audition for TPIR as was suggested elsewhere in the forum.

I know its a long shot, but with all of these 60 minute court shows and midday chatfests all over the local channels, could a 60-minute version of Pyramid work in the syndicated market? Perhaps to premiere in January or mid-season, after some of the new fall series start dying in the ratings. If it tested pretty decent, but not as well as the ATWT replacement with or without the M/M Moonves factor, would Davies put it out there?

ChrisLambert! · « **Reply #18 on:** July 21, 2010, 08:50:50 PM »

All the Julie Chen bashing and Pyramid lamenting is getting in the way of the real A story: Sharon Osbourne is considered an expert on motherhood!

dmota104 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 21, 2010, 09:07:04 PM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'244631\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 07:15 PM\']Well, at least Chen-Bot is not the ONLY host of the show. Maybe she'll just stop in every so often ala Baba Wawa on ABC.[/quote]

As much as it pains me to say this, "The View" could use a challenger. Between that, Oprah's departure and the obvious nepotism, the chances of CBS giving the green light to "Pyramid" were about as good as Ecuador hosting a future Winter Olympiad.

chris319 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2010, 10:36:08 PM »

30 minutes of Pyramid and 30 minutes of LMAD on CBS would work. A common complaint about LMAD is that it doesn't hold up in a 60-minute format.

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What's your choice?

I would rather there be no Pyramid at all than a poorly-done one (c.f. MG '98 and CS 2001).

chrisholland03 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2010, 10:55:36 PM »

I completely understand CBS's decision given the current landscape. And second the other Chris' opinion ^^^

TimK2003 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2010, 11:12:12 PM »

[quote name=\'chrisholland03\' post=\'244658\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 08:55 PM\']I completely understand CBS's decision given the current landscape. And second the other Chris' opinion ^^^[/quote]

Well someone has to represent the mothers of children who dress in goth, have piercings & tattoos up the wazoo, do drugs, and curse & swear like a sailor.

/....aaand have spouses that you can't understand.
//That's one thing the Chen-bot is not programmed for!

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2010, 11:35:12 PM »

[quote name=\'dmota104\' post=\'244640\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 08:07 PM\']As much as it pains me to say this, "The View" could use a challenger. Between that, Oprah's departure and the obvious nepotism, the chances of CBS giving the green light to "Pyramid" were about as good as Ecuador hosting a future Winter Olympiad.[/quote]
Something about this show doesn't seem right- and it's not because it's not Pyramid. Maybe it's the nepotism, maybe it's that it's another View, or maybe it's the fact that the selling point is basically that you have 5 Kathie Lee Giffords (Regis' KLG, not Hoda's borderline entertaining KLG) talking for an hour.

Either way, point taken- It's become more clear that the "Oprah Audience Jackpot" is the main focus right now for producers. With Tyra doing more serious material in her last couple of seasons (and winning a few awards and Emmys, at that), I would have thought that she'd be a major player. But since she has ended her show, there's no clear frontrunner (maybe Ellen?) for the throne. Either way, everybody's trying to get their cut of the Oprah crowd, and I guess it wasn't as apparent to me because she made her announcement months ago, and it's kinda slipped to the back of my mind until now.

/Didn't know Sara Gilbert was a lesbian.
//You learn something new everyday, I guess.

Joe Mello · « **Reply #24 on:** July 21, 2010, 11:38:08 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'244653\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 10:36 PM\']A common complaint about LMAD is that it doesn't hold up in a 60-minute format.[/quote]
I'm not sure if the 30-minute format makes it stable, though, especially for some of the longer skits they do.

I'd rather have Donnymid than no 'mid, personally. The 6-in-20 didn't bother me that much, but then again, I find 100k front-games to be kind of dull.

Also, despite it being Julie Chen's talk show, I don't think Julie Chen made it win. The women-talking-about-stuff format has been proven successful in daytime, while Emeril's show and Andymid are relative unknowns. It's "safe," and doesn't immediately alienate ATWT's demographic.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #25 on:** July 22, 2010, 12:32:48 AM »

[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'244666\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 11:35 PM\']/Didn't know Sara Gilbert was a lesbian.
//You learn something new everyday, I guess.[/quote]
Also surprised. Twice now.

J.R. · « **Reply #26 on:** July 22, 2010, 12:45:23 AM »

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'244667\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 10:38 PM\']I find 100k front-games to be kind of dull.[/quote]
I agree with you to a point, considering it felt like every game ended in a 21-20 or 20-19 decision.

But, it moves at a very quick pace and has some compelling factors (7-11, Mystery 7, $5000 tiebreaker), so it isn't THAT dull.

clemon79 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 22, 2010, 01:59:48 AM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'244661\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 08:12 PM\']have piercings & tattoos up the wazoo[/quote]
If I had piercings and tattoos up my wazoo, I would never be able to sit down.

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #28 on:** July 22, 2010, 04:11:07 AM »

I'm dissapointed Pyramid got passed over for a 2nd year now. But I'm not surprised either given the current situation right now along with Oprah leaving next season, somebody had to take ATWT's place. The only thing left for me now is old Pyramid episodes either on GSN(if they still show them) or YouTube

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 22, 2010, 09:21:45 AM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'244653\' date=\'Jul 21 2010, 10:36 PM\']30 minutes of Pyramid and 30 minutes of LMAD on CBS would work. A common complaint about LMAD is that it doesn't hold up in a 60-minute format.[/quote]
This, but with the amount of commercials needed, I don't think Pyramid would work 30 minutes anymore. Unless the bonus cards were sponsored by Wilford Brimley and it was the "Winners Circle Sponsored By The Zero-Turning Radius Hoverround".

I stopped watching Deal with any regularity after about a week because it was crawling along. Didn't help the variety in the games was lacking.