The Celebrity Game

[remlap]

Well, a new channel launched here in the UK yesterday nothing special at all just another crappy gaming channel where mugs phone in to high rate numbers to guess a question, that almost never is correctly answered.

Well at 1-2pm they air classic american gameshows, today was the same episode repeated twice  The Celebrity Game complete with CBS sign off's and sponsered by Lipton Ice Tea.

Weird they show these to me though, they could of just thrown some other random crap  in the timeslot like the rest of the day, little qwerky

Now is this game show in public domain and anymore info on it, ive read its the father to Hollywood Squares.

The google results came up with the exact same episode as what was shown, with Mickey Rooney I didnt reconise anyone else since im only 18 and not American.

Thanks

Patrick

[Blanquepage]

Wow, The Celebrity Game in repeats?! Who'd have imagined it, even if it were to be across the pond?
Here's info from Dixon Hayes' Hollywood Squares page:

http://www.classicsquares.com/celebritygame.html

--Jamie

[remlap]

[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 05:11 PM\']Wow, The Celebrity Game in repeats?! Who'd have imagined it, even if it were to be across the pond?
Here's info from Dixon Hayes' Hollywood Squares page:

http://www.classicsquares.com/celebritygame.html

--Jamie

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Hi Jamie, yes indeed thats the exact same episode

Also our birthdays are the same but not years, isnt it great to be born on 9/11 sigh.

Patrick

[uncamark]

Technically, the format and episodes of "Celebrity Game" would be owned by MGM, which owns all of Heatter-Quigley's output outside of the "Hollywood Squares" format, but if an episode was technically never copyrighted, it's fair game for anyone.  And if they aired the same episode twice, it's probably public domain.

Interesting.

[Blanquepage]

So essentially, this new UK network can air anything from Shokus? Gee.

--Jamie

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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 05:34 PM\']Technically, the format and episodes of "Celebrity Game" would be owned by MGM, which owns all of Heatter-Quigley's output outside of the "Hollywood Squares" format, but if an episode was technically never copyrighted, it's fair game for anyone.  And if they aired the same episode twice, it's probably public domain.

Interesting.

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It is intresting, they aired it yesterday on or another episode I read on a media board about it I wouldnt of had a clue otherwise its that lack luster I wouldnt of ever switched over to it by chance, but im 90% sure with this channel it was the same one they cant even get programing schedule right they are clutses.

Alot of TV shows here air under the public domain rules, like Dragnet 50s, Bonanza, I Love Lucy (which hasnt survived very well) and loads of old movies, ive even stumbled across classic episodes of Felix the cat from the 60s a staple for me on BBC in the late 80s getting up really early in the morning.

Patrick

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[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 05:43 PM\']So essentially, this new UK network can air anything from Shokus? Gee.

--Jamie

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Read the last post I made it happens commonly with Shokus material, im hoping for more.

Shokus gets into on to a digital media boom cheap or free content to use.

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'remlap\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 12:46 PM\']Shokus gets into on to a digital media boom cheap or free content to use.[/quote]
Huh?

[tomobrien]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 01:36 PM\'][quote name=\'remlap\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 12:46 PM\']Shokus gets into on to a digital media boom cheap or free content to use.[/quote]
Huh?

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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "Passepartout Goes to England!"

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'tomobrien\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 04:05 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 01:36 PM\'][quote name=\'remlap\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 12:46 PM\']Shokus gets into on to a digital media boom cheap or free content to use.[/quote]
Huh?

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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "Passepartout Goes to England!"

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That must be the spinoff to "The Iris Mason Show."

[aaron sica]

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That must be the spinoff to "The Iris Mason Show."

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That was the only show in television history where the captioning machine overloaded and blew up.

[remlap]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 08:36 PM\'][quote name=\'remlap\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 12:46 PM\']Shokus gets into on to a digital media boom cheap or free content to use.[/quote]
Huh?

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I mean these channels have no way of showing the original reels of film so, I guess they  get the tapes from Shokus and since they have already converted it into a digital media its ready to show since its a easly played back medium

Also im Welsh not English im stupid by genetics

[tvwxman]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 04:16 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Apr 26 2005, 05:13 PM\']
That must be the spinoff to "The Iris Mason Show."

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That was the only show in television history where the captioning machine overloaded and blew up.

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and there's the LINE OF THE DAY, folks! Congratulations Aaron!

[snowpeck]

What is this new channel called?


Greg

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[quote name=\'snowpeck\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 12:53 AM\']What is this new channel called?


Greg

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Vegas 24/7 its next to FX on the SKY TV Guide if your in the UK.