Author Topic: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK! (Read 5462 times)

ChuckNet · « **on:** April 23, 2005, 02:04:56 AM »

$ale gets new look

Gonna be odd referring to it as Temptation (its original 70s title), but I'm so thrilled to see $otC finally return after 3 yrs in limbo, I could care less what they call it!

Chuck Donegan (The Eager "Chuckie Baby")

DJDustman · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2005, 02:09:34 AM »

Ooh this looks very interesting. It's always nice to see how the Aussie's treasure such a great show.

clemon79 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2005, 05:13:38 AM »

[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Apr 22 2005, 11:04 PM\']$ale gets new look

Gonna be odd referring to it as Temptation (its original 70s title), but I'm so thrilled to see $otC finally return after 3 yrs in limbo, I could care less what they call it!
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That is freakin' awesome, but you have to wonder why they would abandon a brand that they've been building up for the last 20 years....

cmjb13 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2005, 07:48:38 AM »

[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Apr 23 2005, 02:04 AM\']$ale gets new look

Gonna be odd referring to it as Temptation (its original 70s title), but I'm so thrilled to see $otC finally return after 3 yrs in limbo, I could care less what they call it!

Chuck Donegan (The Eager "Chuckie Baby")

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I suppose there is no way to watch this except to move across the globe?

BrandonFG · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2005, 12:05:18 PM »

And it's still been 16 years for us. :-(

Yeah, I know there was the pilot from the late-90s, so you could say about 8 years. But that never went to series (and from what I read, maybe that's not a bad thing--no Instant Bargains?!), so I still say 16 years. :-)

clemon79 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2005, 02:34:14 PM »

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Apr 23 2005, 04:48 AM\']I suppose there is no way to watch this except to move across the globe?

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Believe me, as a huge Australian Rules Football fan, if there was a way to get the Nine Network in the US, I'd prolly have it.

Game Show Man · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2005, 05:08:18 PM »

As a huge Sale of the Century junkie, this is the news I've been waiting for. I'd probably have trouble calling it Temptation, but I'm sure that the Aussies will make this version better than the last.

That in and of itself will be hard.

tvwxman · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:32:48 PM »

Sounds like producers changing elements of a classic game show , just because they can. That would never happen here, right?

Though I am happy to see another Weatherman jump to the Hosting podium. Even if it's halfway around the world. Maybe that's my problem, my agent is looking for gigs on the WRONG FRIGGIN HEMISPHERE.

uncamark · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2005, 12:47:03 PM »

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Apr 25 2005, 12:32 PM\']Sounds like producers changing elements of a classic game show , just because they can. That would never happen here, right?

Though I am happy to see another Weatherman jump to the Hosting podium. Even if it's halfway around the world. Maybe that's my problem, my agent is looking for gigs on the WRONG FRIGGIN HEMISPHERE.

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Even the hostess is a weatherperson. Hey, if it worked for Sajak and O'Connell...

clemon79 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2005, 01:17:19 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 09:47 AM\']Hey, if it worked for Sajak and O'Connell...
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Much as we would have liked it to, it didn't work out so well for O'Connell.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2005, 01:22:42 PM »

Connecticut has too much weather. Move to Southern California where it never rains. How come Fritz Coleman never got a game show?

ChuckNet · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2005, 09:53:38 PM »

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Move to Southern California where it never rains.

Oh, it pours...man, it pours! :-D

Chuck Donegan (The 70s-Pop-Loving "Chuckie Baby")

Jumpondees · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2005, 03:00:13 AM »

Of all the shows I wouldn't mind seeing brought back to the US (yeah I know, wish in one hand...) $ale would be it.

Even if they upped the prize budget (in this current era of Game Shows) to the point where it wouldn't look cheap, but wouldn't be so outrageous that it would suffer from "Mo' Money Syndrome", it could be a great show.

My only concern is, could anyone be found to host $ale now that would give the show the same feel as Jim Perry did. Jim is the master, and it wasn't until I got old enough to realize how great he was at $ale. If the reruns of $ale ever appear somewhere, someday, I'd watch every show all over again, just to be able to fully appreciate the job he did with it.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2005, 03:06:25 AM »

[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 02:00 AM\']My only concern is, could anyone be found to host $ale now that would give the show the same feel as Jim Perry did. [/quote]
John O'Hurley.

Jumpondees · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2005, 03:16:49 AM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 02:06 AM\'][quote name=\'Jumpondees\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 02:00 AM\']My only concern is, could anyone be found to host $ale now that would give the show the same feel as Jim Perry did. [/quote]
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lol...I must be punch drunk from being up at this hour of the morning, but I actually found that response to be quite hilairious