Author Topic: NBC will air all 5 "Deals" (Read 6088 times)

ChrisLambert! · « **on:** December 03, 2005, 12:42:44 PM »

thefutoncritic.com quotes NBC's press release - an ep of DoND will air M-F, Dec 19-23 at 8 pm.

NBC has also released contestant names, so if any of you recognize them from other shows, flaunt your vast knowledge now.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #1 on:** December 03, 2005, 05:34:10 PM »

[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 01:42 PM\']NBC has also released contestant names, so if any of you recognize them from other shows, flaunt your vast knowledge now.[/quote]
Amy Dittbrenner? THAT Amy Dittbrenner?

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2005, 05:51:03 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 05:34 PM\']Amy Dittbrenner? THAT Amy Dittbrenner?
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Ohmygosh, Amy DIttbrenner! She was the cute girl who wore a red low-cut shirt on the 12/6/90 episode of The Challengers!!

sshuffield70 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2005, 06:00:57 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 05:51 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 05:34 PM\']Amy Dittbrenner? THAT Amy Dittbrenner?
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Ohmygosh, Amy DIttbrenner! She was the cute girl who wore a red low-cut shirt on the 12/6/90 episode of The Challengers!!

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Zach, quit inhabiting Mark's body!

JayDLewis · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2005, 10:08:44 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 05:34 PM\'][quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 01:42 PM\']NBC has also released contestant names, so if any of you recognize them from other shows, flaunt your vast knowledge now.[/quote]
Amy Dittbrenner? THAT Amy Dittbrenner?

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I know Amy Dittbrenner. And you, sir, are no Amy Dittbrenner.

Don Howard · « **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2005, 01:31:19 PM »

[quote name=\'JayDLewis\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 10:08 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 05:34 PM\'][quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 01:42 PM\']NBC has also released contestant names, so if any of you recognize them from other shows, flaunt your vast knowledge now.[/quote]
Amy Dittbrenner? THAT Amy Dittbrenner?

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I know Amy Dittbrenner. And you, sir, are no Amy Dittbrenner.

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Anyone know when her 100th birthday will be?

uncamark · « **Reply #6 on:** December 06, 2005, 04:43:28 PM »

And there's Darryl Johnson--but you doesn't have to call him Johnson. His name is Darryl J. Johnson, Jr., but you can call him Dar--or you can call him Jay...

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #7 on:** December 06, 2005, 11:37:44 PM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Dec 4 2005, 01:31 PM\'][quote name=\'JayDLewis\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 10:08 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 05:34 PM\'][quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Dec 3 2005, 01:42 PM\']NBC has also released contestant names, so if any of you recognize them from other shows, flaunt your vast knowledge now.[/quote]
Amy Dittbrenner? THAT Amy Dittbrenner?

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I know Amy Dittbrenner. And you, sir, are no Amy Dittbrenner.

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Anyone know when her 100th birthday will be?

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100 years after she was born, I'd think.

Brig Bother · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2005, 05:27:20 AM »

Five episodes? Pah, amatuers.

The UK version has just been recommissioned to run six days a week for the entirety of the next year.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2005, 10:59:59 AM »

The US is becoming more like the old British TV model with short-run series and "seasons" of 5-8 episodes, while the UK is adopting 52 week committments, like American TV used to do.

uncamark · « **Reply #10 on:** December 07, 2005, 03:52:11 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Dec 7 2005, 09:59 AM\']The US is becoming more like the old British TV model with short-run series and "seasons" of 5-8 episodes, while the UK is adopting 52 week committments, like American TV used to do.

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Not true for scripted programming, though--and as writer-driven as scripted programming in the UK is, that's not going to change any time in the foreseeable future.

For purposes of comparison, how many series does "Countdown" usually do a year and how many episodes per series?

Brig Bother · « **Reply #11 on:** December 07, 2005, 03:55:40 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Dec 7 2005, 08:52 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Dec 7 2005, 09:59 AM\']The US is becoming more like the old British TV model with short-run series and "seasons" of 5-8 episodes, while the UK is adopting 52 week committments, like American TV used to do.

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Not true for scripted programming, though--and as writer-driven as scripted programming in the UK is, that's not going to change any time in the foreseeable future.

For purposes of comparison, how many series does "Countdown" usually do a year and how many episodes per series?

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Two series a year generally and it's on every weekday without breaks (except over Christmas, I think.)

It used to be two series sharing it's timeslot with 15-1, then they were both on all year round and Countdown had four series, now they do two longer series per year.