"$100,000 Pyramid" primetime this summer on ABC

[byrd62]

Michael Strahan of Fox NFL Sunday and the Kelly & Michael show gets to host what would be the 6th incarnation of this classic award-winning game show, but its first network primetime series run.

http://www.vulture.com/2016/01/abc-is-reviving-game-show-classic-pyramid.html#

They better tape it in NY, and it better use Ken Aldin's "Tuning Up".  Too bad the Elysee Theatre is no more.

[TLEberle]

They better tape it in NY, and it better use Ken Aldin's "Tuning Up".  Too bad the Elysee Theatre is no more.

And if not I'll throw your television out my window.

[Thunder]

You beat me to that by 35 seconds. Well played, sir.

[TLEberle]

You beat me to that by 35 seconds. Well played, sir.

Minds that think alike will think alike. I presume that several of our number had similar thoughts--my neurons merely fired faster.

It annoys me that the first response to "Classic Game Show Revived!" is "I hope it happens in a particular state and uses the theme music from 1973," as opposed to "Hey, neat! I'll be sure to watch." or "Hey, neat! How does a person try out?" or even "How about that. I'm cautiously optimistic." But no, we get "It must be a relic from a millenium we are no longer part of."

[Thunder]

I await the hysterical outrage once the front game is revealed to not be "7 in 30", not "6 in 20", but "4 in 15" so that they can bring out ponies as Mystery 4 prizes.

[ITSBRY]

I really enjoyed the GSN revival. They got more right than wrong and I was disappointed it didn't get a renewal. It would be nice to see how it would do with a network audience. Looking forward to this!

[TLEberle]

I really enjoyed the GSN revival. They got more right than wrong and I was disappointed it didn't get a renewal

Now this is something and someone I can debate/have a debate with.

[weaklink75]

I'm wondering if it'll be an hour or half-hour; if it goes an hour how will they format it? (If it's an hour I'm guessing 4 players per show; either 2 qualifying rounds with a 25K WC, winners play a championship round for a shot at a 100K WC, or one ep is two separate games, two rounds per game with 25K WC for one trip and 100K if you win both rounds). A lot of this is counter-programming I suspect- it is an Olympic year for NBC, and CBS has Big Brother (though CFF did hurt it a little on Sundays).

[ITSBRY]

Now this is something and someone I can debate/have a debate with.

😄 I thought the GSN revival did a decent job of modernizing without destroying the stuff that makes Pyramid the perfect game show format. They also had a few really good celebrity players and several decent ones. Sometimes you forget how important that is to pulling off this format.  I loved the chrome too. That set was gorgeous!

[snowpeck]

I also liked the GSN version. Yes it had issues, but I feel like some of them could have possibly been ironed out in a second season. Will be interesting to see what this version is like, but I worry that Strahan will be a little too over the top.

[Johnissoevil]

They better change everything about the show just to spite byrdboy, if I see the slightest hint of classic Pyramid, I won't watch!

Seriously, good to see it back for another run.  Good luck to Mr. Strahan.

[J.R.]

Pleasantly surprised by this news. I'm also looking forward to this.

[PYLdude]

I await the hysterical outrage once the front game is revealed to not be "7 in 30", not "6 in 20", but "4 in 15" so that they can bring out ponies as Mystery 4 prizes.

Ice cream?

[BillCullen1]

Bob Stewart and Dick Clark must be smiling up above. This is indeed good news.

[PYLdude]

I definitely am going to keep my eyes peeled for whenever casting info comes out...and I hope it tapes in New York, just for convenience's sake.

In all seriousness, though, it would make the most sense...Strahan's based there, hosts GMA and Live there, and doesn't need to go to SoCal until football season, why not?