Author Topic: GUTS: A Young Adult Television Fiasco (Read 5167 times)

trainman · « **on:** March 27, 2011, 08:30:34 PM »

Best game show-related thing I've seen in a while: a recollection from a "GUTS" contestant, in graphic novel form.

DoItRockapella · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2011, 10:07:05 PM »

Contestant notices for GUTS read "American Gladiators for kids." Wow. Well, at least there aren't any jokes about Mike O'Malley's career post Nickelodeon.

Poor kid.

Thunder · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2011, 10:23:06 PM »

What you call "Best", I call "Disturbingly in need of therapy".

If that was supposed to be satirically humorous, I didn't see it. I hope I'm wrong on that.

vtown7 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2011, 10:26:13 PM »

That is absolutely wonderful.

Love the part about he shows it to his students.

clemon79 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2011, 10:56:13 PM »

Quote from: Thunder on March 27, 2011, 10:23:06 PM

If that was supposed to be satirically humorous, I didn't see it. I hope I'm wrong on that.

I don't think it was supposed to be laugh-out-loud humorous, but I can certainly see the humor in it. It was a method for telling a story, and to that end it was very successful and creative.

inturnaround · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2011, 03:11:46 PM »

I thought it was great. A well-told story about being a kid on a game show. Pretty interesting ending. Hope Regan finds him.

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2011, 11:39:27 PM »

Just in case any of you were wondering, here is the episode in question:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5keNVUsBocI&feature=related

I liked the novel...until I got to the last page. I felt sorrow, pity, and a little disturbed. Sure, I know what it's like to be a 12 year old boy, quickly develop a crush on a girl, and never see her again. But jeez...I dunno....that last page still seemed a little stalkerish.

inturnaround · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2011, 07:54:23 AM »

Quote from: Jeremy Nelson on March 29, 2011, 11:39:27 PM

I liked the novel...until I got to the last page. I felt sorrow, pity, and a little disturbed. Sure, I know what it's like to be a 12 year old boy, quickly develop a crush on a girl, and never see her again. But jeez...I dunno....that last page still seemed a little stalkerish.

Thanks for the clips.

I didn't read it as stalkerish at all. I read that last line as the 12 year old boy in him speaking, not him as a man. And hitting someone up on Facebook is as inocuous as anything can be, in my opinion.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2011, 09:21:12 AM »

Heh. He lost to two girls. ;-)

I keed, but yeah, 12-year-old me would've been bummed too. Not so sure I believe the part about being mocked at school, although it's not impossible.

inturnaround · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2011, 09:45:55 AM »

Quote from: fostergray82 on March 30, 2011, 09:21:12 AM

I keed, but yeah, 12-year-old me would've been bummed too. Not so sure I believe the part about being mocked at school, although it's not impossible.

Yeah, because middle school is such a nuturing environment...

chad1m · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2011, 01:43:11 PM »

Quote from: fostergray82 on March 30, 2011, 09:21:12 AM

Not so sure I believe the part about being mocked at school, although it's not impossible.

As a 12-year-old who only lost to one girl on national TV, I promise you, it happens. (You just have to have the arsenal to fire back.)

JasonA1 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:43:18 PM »

Quote from: chad1m on March 30, 2011, 01:43:11 PM

[(You just have to have the arsenal to fire back.)

"What's YOUR Coryat score, bitch?"

-Jason

MikeK · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2011, 05:03:26 PM »

Quote from: JasonA1 on March 30, 2011, 03:43:18 PM

Quote from: chad1m on March 30, 2011, 01:43:11 PM
[(You just have to have the arsenal to fire back.)

"What's YOUR Coryat score, bitch?"

An internet to Jason, stat.

/Might start using "What's your Coryat score, baby?" as a pick-up line
//Not like anything else has worked wonders...

Joe Mello · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2011, 05:20:03 PM »

Quote from: MikeK on March 30, 2011, 05:03:26 PM

/Might start using "What's your Coryat score, baby?" as a pick-up line
//Not like anything else has worked wonders...

Funny, I woulda thought the "Hardball" pick-up lines wrote themselves...

/I move to grant "What's your Coryat score, bitch" meme status

MikeK · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2011, 05:29:38 PM »

Quote from: Joe Mello on March 30, 2011, 05:20:03 PM

Quote from: MikeK on March 30, 2011, 05:03:26 PM
/Might start using "What's your Coryat score, baby?" as a pick-up line
//Not like anything else has worked wonders...
Funny, I woulda thought the "Hardball" pick-up lines wrote themselves...

Nope. Telling the ladies I have had a "Hardball experience" typically ends conversations or produces comments about how I might like their brothers...