OPINION: Future 'Saturday Night Classics'

[Winkfan]

Here's something for you to chew on: Which 'black & white' game show do you think GSN SHOULD do for their 'Saturday Night Classics?' And which B&W game show do you think GSN WILL do?

Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Marjorie Wallace of the Big Board!'

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'May 6 2005, 06:18 PM\']Here's something for you to chew on: Which 'black & white' game show do you think GSN SHOULD do for their 'Saturday Night Classics?' And which B&W game show do you think GSN WILL do?

Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Marjorie Wallace of the Big Board!'

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Would be nice to see them do at least one quintet of B&W shows. Do I think they'll do one, not likely, but we've been surprised before.

[saussage]

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'May 6 2005, 06:18 PM\']Here's something for you to chew on: Which 'black & white' game show do you think GSN SHOULD do for their 'Saturday Night Classics?' And which B&W game show do you think GSN WILL do?

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Tammy Warner--the 'Marjorie Wallace of the Big Board!'

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The ratings may plunge in the toilet. Many people find B&W shows a turn-off. A good compromize would be to show game shows that were during both the B&W and colour era and mix it up. Password or TTTT would be a good one to do.

[SamJ93]

Why would ratings go down or people be turned off just because shows are in B&W?  Last I checked, reruns of "I Love Lucy" and other B&W sitcoms were still pretty durned popular...

That said, I can't see GSN giving a black and white show a Saturday night marathon.  If I'm wrong, and they do...I hope it's TTTT, myself.

--Sam

[The Pyramids]

[quote name=\'SamJ93\' date=\'May 6 2005, 07:35 PM\']Why would ratings go down or people be turned off just because shows are in B&W?  Last I checked, reruns of "I Love Lucy" and other B&W sitcoms were still pretty durned popular...

That said, I can't see GSN giving a black and white show a Saturday night marathon.  If I'm wrong, and they do...I hope it's TTTT, myself.

--Sam

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I think all of the color choices will be used up by July. New, second runs of 'Dodgeball' may be running on Saturday nights by then like last summer.

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'May 7 2005, 09:36 AM\']I think all of the color choices will be used up by July. New, second runs of 'Dodgeball' may be running on Saturday nights by then like last summer.
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What a complete unfounded hypothesis.

[The Pyramids]

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'May 7 2005, 09:59 AM\'][quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'May 7 2005, 09:36 AM\']I think all of the color choices will be used up by July. New, second runs of 'Dodgeball' may be running on Saturday nights by then like last summer.
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What a complete unfounded hypothesis.

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Recenty in the daily paper here there was a local story about dodgeball leagues. Ian Valentine was quoted that 'Extreme Dodgeball II' is comming to GSN in July.

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'May 7 2005, 11:11 AM\'][quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'May 7 2005, 09:59 AM\'][quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'May 7 2005, 09:36 AM\']I think all of the color choices will be used up by July. New, second runs of 'Dodgeball' may be running on Saturday nights by then like last summer.
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What a complete unfounded hypothesis.

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Recenty in the daily paper here there was a local story about dodgeball leagues. Ian Valentine was quoted that 'Extreme Dodgeball II' is comming to GSN in July.

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They taped the shows this past week with the Championship being taped today.

[saussage]

[quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'May 7 2005, 09:36 AM\']I think all of the color choices will be used up by July. New, second runs of 'Dodgeball' may be running on Saturday nights by then like last summer.

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I didn't know GSN had such a small library.

*just joking*

I'm sure that all of us on this board can rhyme off 20 colour game shows that GSN could show on Game Show Saturday Night without even breaking a sweat. Heck, many of us could write down 52 different classic colour game shows that would keep that Saturday night busy for at least 1 year (although many of them would be different versions of the same game show and many of them would be one that GSN problably could air but haven't in a long time).

I guess if they can show a FF 94 Dawson ep at Halloween, anything is possible

[michaellinn]

GSN could also air Saturday night marathons of the same shows again, but with different episodes. But I think it would be cool to see some shows that aren't already somewhere on the current GSN schedule.

[saussage]

[quote name=\'michaellinn\' date=\'May 7 2005, 10:13 PM\']GSN could also air Saturday night marathons of the same shows again, but with different episodes. But I think it would be cool to see some shows that aren't already somewhere on the current GSN schedule.

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Ohhh, like another MG marathon with a "Burns and cuts" episode thrown in? It would be nice to see but I'm sure GSN has enough game shows in their massive library to not have to repeat different shows of the same series for months at a time.

Just look at Treasure Hunt. It's been 2-3 years since the last TH marathon on GSN.
It's been a while since Hot tsssss Potato was run into the ground as well. Rating would problably go higher if they could lease TPIR and FF94 eps for a one night stand. Oh right... GSN is trying to save $$$. Well, let's enjoy what we have then

Saussage
Vanna White having a bad day turns into the letter puncher

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'saussage\' date=\'May 8 2005, 12:10 AM\']Just look at Treasure Hunt. It's been 2-3 years since the last TH marathon on GSN.
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4 years actually. Last aired in April 2001.

[saussage]

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'May 8 2005, 05:54 AM\'][quote name=\'saussage\' date=\'May 8 2005, 12:10 AM\']Just look at Treasure Hunt. It's been 2-3 years since the last TH marathon on GSN.
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4 years actually. Last aired in April 2001.

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I feel old all of a sudden

Wow. It doesn't feel like it was that long ago.

[Ian Wallis]

4 years actually. Last aired in April 2001

If GSN's worried about ratings for some of these older shows, they could lease a few episodes for a Saturday night block and see how the ratings hold up - that could lead to such shows as "Joker's Wild" returning to the schedule if the ratings are decent.

Just a thought...

[michaellinn]

[quote name=\'saussage\' date=\'May 7 2005, 11:10 PM\'][quote name=\'michaellinn\' date=\'May 7 2005, 10:13 PM\']GSN could also air Saturday night marathons of the same shows again, but with different episodes. But I think it would be cool to see some shows that aren't already somewhere on the current GSN schedule.

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Ohhh, like another MG marathon with a "Burns and cuts" episode thrown in? It would be nice to see but I'm sure GSN has enough game shows in their massive library to not have to repeat different shows of the same series for months at a time.

Just look at Treasure Hunt. It's been 2-3 years since the last TH marathon on GSN.
It's been a while since Hot tsssss Potato was run into the ground as well. Rating would problably go higher if they could lease TPIR and FF94 eps for a one night stand. Oh right... GSN is trying to save $$$. Well, let's enjoy what we have then

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Vanna White having a bad day turns into the letter puncher

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Yes! I didn't have GSN during the "Hot Potato" and "Treasure Hunt" days (although I watched those when they had originally aired way back when). Bring 'em on!