$ale of the Century to GSN.

[catnap1972]

I can\'t believe it\'s been 17 1/2 years since $ale has been rerun. I wonder what took so long: was Fremantle asking too high of a price all this time, or was GSN simply not interested until now?

Or a little of both...

[Strikerz04]

Have we started taking bets on which version (or year) this is happening?

 

Over/Under at the Nighttime version.

[catnap1972]

I\'ve already staked out last NBC season (88-89).

[PYLclark86]

We can easily rule out Rossi-era. Very easily.

[catnap1972]

We can easily rule out Rossi-era. Very easily.

Hopefully lost to a bonfire.

[Vahan_Nisanian]

USA only showed the syndicated edition and the last few months of the daytime run. And I believe that was how Grundy staffer Mitt Dawson (who passed away recently) assumed the rest of the daytime edition no longer exists.

 

But if (emphasis on \"IF\") it\'s true that the rest of the 80\'s daytime run no longer exists, then I guess I can see why so many people hate NBC so much, and crack jokes about it.

[Chelsea Thrasher]

Pulling one out of my rear: Daytime run, Late \'87 through the \'89 finale. That car\'s definitely from the very late 80s by the looks of it, and GSN\'s bothering to advertise $ale, so I can\'t imagine 50 episodes on this one.

[Vahan_Nisanian]

One thing just occurred to me: The lights behind Jim Perry, when he made his entrance were there as early as late 1987. So they could be starting with that, instead of late 1988.

[BrandonFG]

But if (emphasis on \"IF\") it\'s true that the rest of the 80\'s daytime run no longer exists, then I guess I can see why so many people hate NBC so much, and crack jokes about it.

Meh, that\'s a mild annoyance, and all three networks erased shows at one point or another. NBC gets joked because their upper management, plain and simple, SUCKS. 

[clemon79]

But if (emphasis on \"IF\") it\'s true that the rest of the 80\'s daytime run no longer exists, then I guess I can see why so many people hate NBC so much, and crack jokes about it.

 

Oh good lord.

 

Still now showing up in my TiVo listings yet, but I will keep an eye on it, and I assure you a Season Pass will follow quickly thereafter.

[Vahan_Nisanian]

But if (emphasis on \"IF\") it\'s true that the rest of the 80\'s daytime run no longer exists, then I guess I can see why so many people hate NBC so much, and crack jokes about it.

Meh, that\'s a mild annoyance, and all three networks erased shows at one point or another. NBC gets joked because their upper management, plain and simple, SUCKS. 

 

But if (emphasis on \"IF\") it\'s true that the rest of the 80\'s daytime run no longer exists, then I guess I can see why so many people hate NBC so much, and crack jokes about it.

Meh, that\'s a mild annoyance, and all three networks erased shows at one point or another. NBC gets joked because their upper management, plain and simple, SUCKS. 

It was an exaggeration.

[SuperMatch93]

I\'ll be the first to theorize...could there be a GSN revival of it in the works as well?

[BrandonFG]

I\'ll be the first to theorize...could there be a GSN revival of it in the works as well?

Ohhhh no you won\'t! ;-)

 

 

Part of me wonders whether they feel Temptation is worth reviving, and want to use the original to test the waters...

 

 

/Great minds think alike?

[Jumpondees]

I\'ll be the first to theorize...could there be a GSN revival of it in the works as well?

I highly doubt it.  The production costs on a show like $ale (excluding the prize budget) would be way out of their comfort zone.  After the last disaster revival of this format, who is going to want to touch this property?

[catnap1972]

And a revival turns into a \"damned if you do, damned if you don\'t\" thing...update it too much and people remember that recent piece of crap.  Keep it close to the original (like Pyramid) and people start saying \"Hey, didn\'t we watch this 30 years ago?\"