Author Topic: Two Equally Unlikely Wipeout Clones (Read 4840 times)

DoItRockapella · « **on:** January 14, 2011, 10:51:26 AM »

First, from Buzzerblog: The pilot for NBC's "Catch" will be hosted by NFL legend Jerry Rice.

Oh, but it only gets better from there: GSNN reports that Merv Griffin Entertainment has teamed with Namco to develop a "big, crazy, Wipeout-type event" based on...Pac-Man.

Words fail me on these two.

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2011, 01:53:39 PM »

[quote name=\'DoItRockapella\' post=\'254682\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 07:51 AM\']GSNN reports that Merv Griffin Entertainment has teamed with Namco to develop a "big, crazy, Wipeout-type event" based on...Pac-Man.[/quote]
I predict this will never see the light of day once MGE finds out just how protective and anal Namco is about their canon. The second they try to put a red bow in a female contestant's hair, Namco is gonna shiat a pickle. Bank on it.

J.R. · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2011, 03:30:27 PM »

[quote name=\'DoItRockapella\' post=\'254682\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 09:51 AM\']First, from Buzzerblog: The pilot for NBC's "Catch" will be hosted by NFL legend Jerry Rice.[/quote]
Continuing that great tradition of game shows hosted by NFL legends.

Mr. Armadillo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2011, 03:53:45 PM »

Remember, they're cloning a show hosted by a SportsCenter anchor. Not that that makes this automatically make sense...

gameshowcrazy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2011, 10:43:19 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'254690\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 01:53 PM\'][quote name=\'DoItRockapella\' post=\'254682\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 07:51 AM\']GSNN reports that Merv Griffin Entertainment has teamed with Namco to develop a "big, crazy, Wipeout-type event" based on...Pac-Man.[/quote]
I predict this will never see the light of day once MGE finds out just how protective and anal Namco is about their canon. The second they try to put a red bow in a female contestant's hair, Namco is gonna shiat a pickle. Bank on it.
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considering they need the permission to do this in the first place, I wouldn't expect that pickle to be shiated any time soon.

tyshaun1 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2011, 01:33:53 AM »

[quote name=\'gameshowcrazy\' post=\'254730\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 10:43 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'254690\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 01:53 PM\'][quote name=\'DoItRockapella\' post=\'254682\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 07:51 AM\']GSNN reports that Merv Griffin Entertainment has teamed with Namco to develop a "big, crazy, Wipeout-type event" based on...Pac-Man.[/quote]
I predict this will never see the light of day once MGE finds out just how protective and anal Namco is about their canon. The second they try to put a red bow in a female contestant's hair, Namco is gonna shiat a pickle. Bank on it.
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considering they need the permission to do this in the first place, I wouldn't expect that pickle to be shiated any time soon.
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Namco for years barely acknowledged the existance of "Ms. Pac-Man" due to it not being created in house. (For those that don't know, "Ms. Pac-Man" was created by 2 MIT guys who sold the game to Midway in 1981.) The only reason Namco considers it canon now is because it was even more successful than Pac-Man was at its peak. They don't even mention Jr. or Baby.

Tyshaun

knagl · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2011, 02:14:56 AM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'254693\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 04:30 PM\']Continuing that great tradition of game shows hosted by NFL legends.[/quote]

Would like a word with you.

clemon79 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2011, 02:24:59 AM »

[quote name=\'tyshaun1\' post=\'254739\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 10:33 PM\']The only reason Namco considers it canon now is because it was even more successful than Pac-Man was at its peak.[/quote]
Trust me when I tell you, and I tell you this based on personal, professional experience, that Namco does not consider it canon. At all. They own the rights (Midway turned them over to avoid getting sued into the 23rd century) and STILL will not acknowledge its existence.

clemon79 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2011, 02:29:32 AM »

[quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'254742\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 11:14 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'254693\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 04:30 PM\']Continuing that great tradition of game shows hosted by NFL legends.[/quote]
Would like a word with you.[/quote]
I'm gonna go ahead and assume Joe was being funnay.

/although if you think about it a little, and run fast and loose with the definition of "legend," it really isn't that short of a list

TLEberle · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2011, 02:42:31 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'254747\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 11:29 PM\']/although if you think about it a little, and run fast and loose with the definition of "legend," it really isn't that short of a list[/quote]Who fits the intersection of NFL player and Game Show Host, and for more episodes than Rolf?

Because I can think of two, and 1) I don't know if Trump Card made it to full series, and 2) I don't recall much of anything about the show Randall Cunningham hosted other than the football motif.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2011, 02:56:42 AM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'254752\' date=\'Jan 15 2011, 02:42 AM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'254747\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 11:29 PM\']/although if you think about it a little, and run fast and loose with the definition of "legend," it really isn't that short of a list[/quote]Who fits the intersection of NFL player and Game Show Host, and for more episodes than Rolf?

Because I can think of two, and 1) I don't know if Trump Card made it to full series, and 2) I don't recall much of anything about the show Randall Cunningham hosted other than the football motif.
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Ahmad Rashad.

TLEberle · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2011, 03:03:48 AM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'254754\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 11:56 PM\']Ahmad Rashad.[/quote]OK, let's get this done like a band-aid: which visual meme will be used to call me a dumbass for not remembering Caesar's Challenge?

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 15, 2011, 03:26:06 AM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'254752\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 11:42 PM\']Who fits the intersection of NFL player and Game Show Host, and for more episodes than Rolf?[/quote]
I wasn't aware the latter was a requirement. And yes, Trump Card made it to full series, plus Cefalo has done at least one other show. (Sports Snapshot, or something? Where I come from it aired with the same infrequency and in the same "timeslot" as Scramble did, filling the gap between the afternoon NFL games and the local 5:00P news.) Plus Cunningham with Scramble, and Rashad with The Tes-ti-klees Show. Also there's the whole boatload of them who showed up along the way on American Gladiators (Theissmann, Adamle (yes, he played too), Christensen, Czonka, wasn't Nitro a color guy on there at one point?)

And I bet you would find a few more if you dug REALLY deep.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2011, 03:33:40 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'254757\' date=\'Jan 15 2011, 03:26 AM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'254752\' date=\'Jan 14 2011, 11:42 PM\']Who fits the intersection of NFL player and Game Show Host, and for more episodes than Rolf?[/quote]
I wasn't aware the latter was a requirement. And yes, Trump Card made it to full series, plus Cefalo has done at least one other show. (Sports Snapshot, or something? Where I come from it aired with the same infrequency and in the same "timeslot" as Scramble did, filling the gap between the afternoon NFL games and the local 5:00P news.)
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That sounds about right on Snapshot...I don't think we got Scramble here. From what I remember, it had a QVC element. I wanna say contestants won sports memorabilia, which the viewers could then call in and buy.

NickS · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2011, 09:46:43 AM »

According to the reports I've seen strewn around the web, the pilot's between MGE and Namco/Bandai Games America. I don't think there will be an issue with a bow, tricycle, beanie-cap, etc.

/Since you asked, Travis...