[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'251910\' date=\'Nov 30 2010, 01:59 PM\']The last time I watched GSN on a consistent basis was 2005 or so; since then, I've been wrapped up in college stuff, work, or whatever else. So for me, life happened, and GSN kept moving down the totem pole. That being said, I do think that they have a good crop of originals for the first time since 2002 or 2003.
For GSN, I think mornings and afternoons should be a healthy mix of classic from all decades. Why? Because game shows are a nostalgia kick for most people, whether they're fans or innocent bystanders. You watched them when you were sick, Grandma might have had them on, and the theme songs stay stuck in your head whether you like them or not. I even know people who'll watch a couple episodes of whatever show is on with me because they get a kick out of how people used to look "back in the day".
We yell at the TV, we cheer, we laugh at stupid answers and show our friends how smart or stupid we are; game shows as a whole are a versatile genre of programming, and looking at the GSN schedule, I don't think that's represented. I'm not really keen on them giving high replay to post 2000 shows; should they be on the schedule? Yes, but not in this capacity. They're doing to these shows what they did to Dawson Feud and Match Game as late as 2007 or 2008; running them into the ground by overplaying them. At least with older shows, you can get a kick out of seeing old favorites; by overplaying new stuff, I thought people would have a more negative reaction to shows they're already saying "meh" about in the first place. Shows like Beat The Clock 79 and Trebek Double Dare could have made for decent morning/afternoon fare, but got relegated to post-midnight duty.
So to answer the original question- yes, GSN has gotten stale, but considering the programming, it's worse than ever.[/quote]
It is, it really is. Deal Or No Deal 4 times in a day will never be an 'old favorite'.
