Major late September schedule changes

[Vahan_Nisanian]

While we all yearn for a GSN of the past (even one that shows Eubanks Newlywed Game 7x per day), having anything at all is a thrill.

Do not speak for everyone. Not everyone wants a GSN of the past.

[clemon79]

Do not speak for everyone. Not everyone wants a GSN of the past.

Of all of the "do not speak for everyones" I have seen, uttered, and otherwise been involved with, this one seems the least appropriate. I literally cannot think of a single era of GSN programming (and we're going back to Day One) that wouldn't appeal to someone here, or at the absolute MINIMUM be considered superlative to 48 hours a week of Steve Harvey's Dick Jokes.

[Vahan_Nisanian]

And what I find hypocritical is all the "Fun for the Whole Family" promos GSN would run.

When I think of something that is "Fun for the Whole Family", I do not think of, like you said, Steve Harvey's dirty jokes.

[clemon79]

And what I find hypocritical is all the "Fun for the Whole Family" promos GSN would run.

What does that have to do with your "do not speak for everyone" statement?

[Vahan_Nisanian]

Nothing. It was in response to you saying something about Harvey's dick jokes.

[clemon79]

Um, ok then.

[BrandonFG]

While we all yearn for a GSN of the past (even one that shows Eubanks Newlywed Game 7x per day), having anything at all is a thrill.

Do not speak for everyone. Not everyone wants a GSN of the past.

He can speak for me then. This era is better than what they were offering c. 2000-01, but I could do without the constant airings of Phallic Pheud just like I could've done without the numerous airings of Newlywed Game back then.

I know it will never be perfect to my preferences, but I wouldn't mind seeing a few more offerings from about 15 years ago. No need to play Forum Police.

[TLEberle]

Do not speak for everyone. Not everyone wants a GSN of the past.

And this is why it is dangerous to repeat memes when they may not be applicable.

He can speak for me then. This era is better than what they were offering c. 2000-01, but I could do without the constant airings of Phallic Pheud just like I could've done without the numerous airings of Newlywed Game back then.

I know it will never be perfect to my preferences, but I wouldn't mind seeing a few more offerings from about 15 years ago. No need to play Forum Police.

2000-01 was when we had some decent originals, lots of the good old stuff. Yes, we have The Chase, but we also have Baggage and Love Triangle and innumerable poorly-thought and soon-to-be-gone programs, and quite a lot of Inappropriate Feud.

There's a reason I'm not in a hurry to sign up for the higher tier again even with Sale of the Century on in the mornings.

(Edit: Changed "tie" to "tier.")

[BrandonFG]

Summer 2002 was one of my favorite eras for the network, outside of the first five years. It was a nice mix of solid originals, the "Breakfast with the Stars" marathons, and evening marathons (Loved Pyramid Thursdays!). What we have now is okay, but like you said, not enough to get me to subscribe.

[Matt Ottinger]

The Chase all by itself pardons a LOT of GSN sins, and Idiotest is turning into a fun goof.  Like the majority of us here, I don't care for the relationship shows, but they are competently made.  Thanks to the phenomenon of DVR default, I find myself turning on the TV and finding it tuned to GSN a lot now, and that hasn't happened in a long time.

Yes, an overreliance on one consistent performer is lazy programming (ALL DAY on Saturday?  Really?), but when you want to stay in the top 50 of a 500 channel universe, it's a necessary evil.  They still give us fun classics in the morning, and even though the first effort of the Time Capsule seems to have been watched by a statistically insignificant number of people, it's a nice thing to do for the fans and they don't appear to have entirely given up on it.  This is not a bad time at all for GSN.

[aaron sica]

It's also important to remember that GSN is nearly 20 years old - by comparison's sake, when the channel launched, episodes of MG '74 were themselves 20 years old at that point. I'm 40, and of the shows I enjoy most, the '70s and '80s ones were what I was most excited to see on GSN at launch. Someone who is 20 now, may favor shows from the '90s and 2000s. It's all a matter of personal preference.

[Ian Wallis]

I recently upgraded my digital cable package to get GSN again - first time in about 10 years since the C-band days I've had it.  Since this past Monday was a holiday, I spent my morning watching Card Sharks, Press Your Luck, Sale of the Century and $25,000 Pyramid...then watched Price is Right on CBS.  It was a very enjoyable morning and I hope GSN will always have a place for those morning classics.

Are they as good as they were in the first 5 years?  No, but I agree with the others that it's a nice period we're in right now.

Who knows...maybe they'll give us some additional surprises for their 20th anniversary.  Still hoping for something like Break the Bank '76 to pop up again sometime!

[Winkfan]

You know, it appears that GSN keeps changing its schedules every two weeks; or something to that effect.

As for STYD now history on GSN, I knew they should have started it with the original Lifetime run.

Cordially,
Tammy

[Dbacksfan12]

As for STYD now history on GSN, I knew they should have started it with the original Lifetime run.

Your personal wants and needs do not equal solid business strategy.

SWAK!!!

[BrandonFG]

You know, it appears that GSN keeps changing its schedules every two weeks; or something to that effect.

No more than any other cable network nowadays. I think the days of consistent cable programming are long gone, and that's not necessarily the worst thing in the world.

As for STYD now history on GSN, I knew they should have started it with the original Lifetime run.

Doubt it would've made any difference. No one outside of this board would realize the difference between the Lifetime, Family Channel* or PAX versions. They more likely would've said, "Oh, hey it's that cheesy game show from the 90s set in a mall! I remember this one..." Mark's right; this one sounds like a personal fan gripe.

*/Even if it WAS called The New Shop Til You Drop