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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: vtown7 on July 31, 2009, 06:21:08 PM
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And heeeeeeeeeeeere they are!
Lauren Conrad (“The Hills), playing for the M. Powerment Fund
Rapper Snoop Dogg, playing for the Snoop Dogg Youth Football League
Patricia Heaton (ABC’s new comedy, “The Middle”) playing for the Westside Pregnancy Clinic and Lighthouse Medical Missions
Shawn Johnson, Olympic gold medalist and champion of “Dancing with the Stars” playing for Blank Children’s Hospital
NBA star Steve Nash playing for The Steve Nash Foundation
Chart-topper Katy Perry playing for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
Rachael Ray, TV personality, author and cook, playing for Yum-O Organization and ASPCA
Sherri Shepherd, co-host of “The View,” playing for the March of Dimes
Vanessa Williams (“Ugly Betty”), playing for The Maria Torres Emerging Artist Project at the Amas Musical Theatre
Country star Wynonna playing for Backpack Mission Ministries
… and a special surprise guest
Yours to discuss.
R.
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[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'221594\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 03:21 PM\']Rapper Snoop Dogg, playing for the Snoop Dogg Youth Football League[/quote]
This ought to be good. "I'll pick Bizzle, fo shizzle. Final answer, Rizzle."
Rachael Ray, TV personality, author and cook, playing for Yum-O Organization and ASPCA
Yum-O Organization? Really? REALLY? God, FoodTV has SO gone to hell...
Sherri Shepherd, co-host of “The View,” playing for the March of Dimes
She's turning into the new Coolio. "Sherri Shepherd...was available."
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[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'221594\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 06:21 PM\']Chart-topper Katy Perry[/quote]
Note they did not say "Artist" :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221596\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 05:24 PM\']This ought to be good. "I'll pick Bizzle, fo shizzle. Final answer, Rizzle."[/quote]
I lol'd. Hard.
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221596\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 05:24 PM\']Yum-O Organization? Really? REALLY? God, FoodTV has SO gone to hell...[/quote]
All the more reason why I wish "Good Eats" would jump the sinking ship and find a better channel.
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[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'221594\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 06:21 PM\']… and a special surprise guest[/quote]
Hmm...Merideth Viera is my guess.
/That lineup? Oh dear.
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'221598\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 03:28 PM\']All the more reason why I wish "Good Eats" would jump the sinking ship and find a better channel.[/quote]
Thing is, I want Alton to make as much money from that show as he possibly can. And if that means sticking it out on the Sandra Lee Channel instead of taking it to public TV (which really is the only other logical place for it to go), then so be it. I have a Tivo, the distribution method for the show for me is really irrelevant. If nothing else, considering he produces one of the only quality shows on the network, he can probably milk them for cash pretty well. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221596\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 06:24 PM\']
Sherri Shepherd, co-host of “The View,” playing for the March of Dimes
She's turning into the new Coolio. "Sherri Shepherd...was available."[/quote]
Plus, in certain categories anyway, she could be very entertaining (http://\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/18/new-view-cohost-sherri-sh_n_64864.html\").
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221602\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 04:29 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'221598\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 03:28 PM\']All the more reason why I wish "Good Eats" would jump the sinking ship and find a better channel.[/quote]
Thing is, I want Alton to make as much money from that show as he possibly can. And if that means sticking it out on the Sandra Lee Channel instead of taking it to public TV (which really is the only other logical place for it to go), then so be it. I have a Tivo, the distribution method for the show for me is really irrelevant. If nothing else, considering he produces one of the only quality shows on the network, he can probably milk them for cash pretty well. :)
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I just want to go on record, appropos of nothing other than these quotes, as saying "I seriously lust Alton Brown!"
I'm sure that's more info than you want to know, but he is the Geek Supreme of my dreams! Yuhuuummmm, definitely Good Eats!
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Re: the Food Network criticism, what's up? I've only been watching it a year or so (when my girlfriend has it on) and I find the shows entertaining enough. Iron Chef is good background noise, I like Ace of Cakes, and I'll watch Unwrapped, Food Network Challenge and Triple D occasionally. Is it the proliferation of reality stuff?
-Jason
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'221645\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 09:38 AM\']Is it the proliferation of reality stuff?
-Jason[/quote]
Yes. There was a time when they actually ran shows about food without having some sort of trumped-up "competition" behind them. And any network that puts "Sondra Lee" and "Food" in the same sentence -- let alone gives her a show -- should be run through the Cuisinart.
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[quote name=\'tomobrien\' post=\'221655\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 12:19 PM\'][quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'221645\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 09:38 AM\']Is it the proliferation of reality stuff?
-Jason[/quote]
Yes. There was a time when they actually ran shows about food without having some sort of trumped-up "competition" behind them. [/quote]
Thank you for saying that! I am so glad I'm not the only viewer who hates the reality/competition shows that dominate the FoodNetwork p.m. lineup now. What a hassle! I LOVE TVFN but stop watching after the last real cooking show and don't turn it on again til the next morning. (Even Alton hosting Iron Chef can't get me to watch TVFN p.m.!)
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[quote name=\'pentellit\' post=\'221657\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 03:46 PM\']I LOVE TVFN but stop watching after the last real cooking show and don't turn it on again til the next morning.[/quote]
I wish they'd bring back Take Kerr. I'm certain the gourmet would gallop at the chance to return to our screens.
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'221645\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 09:38 AM\']Re: the Food Network criticism, what's up? I've only been watching it a year or so (when my girlfriend has it on) and I find the shows entertaining enough. Iron Chef is good background noise, I like Ace of Cakes, and I'll watch Unwrapped, Food Network Challenge and Triple D occasionally. Is it the proliferation of reality stuff?[/quote]
To be honest, I don't "hate" Food Network as much as I may have implied, just isn't as good as it used to be. I think it has to do with decent people (Emril, Mario) getting the shaft, while the weak (Rachel, Sandra) are given the biggest attention.
Unwrapped is a harmless enough show (Though seeing a gray-haired Marc Summers is rather startling) and I rather enjoy Triple D (Even if Guy Fieri is a Triple-D-Bag). The others are tolerable at best. (Though I wish "Challenge" would do something else besides giant cakes)
And I enjoy TNFN too. :)
/My vote would be for Jeffrey.
//This site is fun read: http://foodnetworkhumor.com/ (http://\"http://foodnetworkhumor.com/\")
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'221645\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 07:38 AM\']Re: the Food Network criticism, what's up? I've only been watching it a year or so (when my girlfriend has it on) and I find the shows entertaining enough. Iron Chef is good background noise, I like Ace of Cakes, and I'll watch Unwrapped, Food Network Challenge and Triple D occasionally.[/quote]
What used to be on FoodTV: Alton Brown, Emeril Lagasse (before he turned into a cartoon), Ming Tsai, Mario Batali, Sara Moulton.
What is on Food TV now: Alton Brown...Sandra Lee, Rachael Ray, the Neelys, Sunny Anderson, Guy Fieri. (Sorry, he's a douche. Watch DDD more than occasionally and you'll agree.) And fourteen different travelogue shows instead of, you know, cooking.
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[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'221594\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 03:21 PM\']And heeeeeeeeeeeere they are![/quote]
That's the Dating Game intro. This game warrants the Fastest Finger intro:
[quote name=\'Regis\' date=\'Aug 09 2009, 10:00 PM\']We have all of these special guest stars lined up to take their chances for charity. THEY ARE:[/quote]
[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'221594\' date=\'Jul 31 2009, 03:21 PM\']… and a special surprise guest[/quote]
In my book, it's between Rosie "You Are My Posey" O'Donnell and Ms. Vieira.
--Charlie
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Well, such is television. It's no longer enough to be knowledgeable and friendly on camera. BIG personalities cut through the clutter. Jim Cramer. Bill O'Reilly. Keith Olbermann. Most people on ESPN nowadays. I don't usually go for it, but with Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear, I do. When he reviews a car, he doesn't always reach a logical conclusion...or any conclusion, but he's usually fun to watch.
As for the celeb list, I have to say it kinda makes me worry about Pyramid, to go off on a bit of a tangent. If these are the names for a primetime show, what will a daytime show yield?
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221693\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 06:35 PM\']Guy Fieri. (Sorry, he's a douche. Watch DDD more than occasionally and you'll agree.)[/quote]
Quoted for truth. I do get a kick out of Paula Deen once in a while, preferably when she's not putting, say, lasagna or cake into a deep fryer.
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So where does Giada De Laurentiis fit in?
ObGameShow: Unless it's streamed online, I can't watch Millionaire even if I wanted to (no OTA reception; can't afford satellite TV, only satellite internet)
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[quote name=\'Tony Peters\' post=\'221755\' date=\'Aug 2 2009, 05:21 PM\']So where does Giada De Laurentiis fit in?[/quote]
Are they making another Star Wars flick anytime soon? (http://\"http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/5153/sarlaccox6.jpg\")
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[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'221696\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 08:38 PM\']Most people on ESPN nowadays.[/quote]This is what happens when you hire a bunch of good-looking morons who know nothing about the sport(s) they are covering. This seems especially obvious during NFL and NASCAR coverage.
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'221858\' date=\'Aug 3 2009, 07:40 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'221696\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 08:38 PM\']Most people on ESPN nowadays.[/quote]This is what happens when you hire a bunch of good-looking morons who know nothing about the sport(s) they are covering.[/quote]Respectfully disagrees. (http://\"http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/andrews_clicks.jpg\")
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I went to see the late afternoon taping on Monday, August 3rd. Had to report at the studio at 3 pm. Got a ticket and came back at 4:20. Didn't get in till about 6 pm, the early taping ran late. The taping finished at 8:45 pm. I saw the seventh of eleven shows, it will air Monday August 17th.
Here's who appeared so far:
Show 1 - ???
Show 2 - Vanessa Williams
Show 3 - Sherri Shepard
Show 4 - Lauren Conrad
Show 5 - Shawn Johnson
Show 6 - Rachel Ray
Show 7 - Patricia Heaton
Show 8 - Snoop Dogg
Now for some tidbits:
The celeb questions are the last feature on each show. They are NOT timed, like the contestant questions are. The celeb can ask the expert or the audience for help.
The questions have the same time limit and amounts as Meredith's version. So the 10th question is $25,000, not $32,000. I figured for prime time it would've been $32,000.
The "Ask the Expert" Lifetime comes into play after the $1,000 question. The other lifelines are Ask the Audience, Phone a Friend and Double Dip - no 50/50.
A "whoosh" sound effect now accompanies the contestant's name and hometown when it appears and disappears from the screen.
Jodi Piccoult, best selling author was the "expert" at the taping I saw. She was called on twice and appeared via Skype from her New Hampshire home. There was "dropout" several times during her segments. Ken Jennings is the expert on Show # 8.
Patricia Heaton was supposed to be the celeb on the show I saw, but she taped her segment earlier. We saw Snoop Dogg. He asked the audience for help on his question - I will say no more.
On later shows, Regis will be seated at the beginning. This is because he pulled his groin because his misjudged the distance between his chair's footrest and the floor at an earlier taping. He told this to the audience before the taping began. So on later shows, Regis will do a "Cullen opening." He still walks to the chair and hops in it when a new contestant takes the hotseat.
The "fatest finger" segment IS back.
The top prize is $1 million. No escalating top prize.
So there you have it. I don't believe any of this reveals the outcome of the game.
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[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222085\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 02:57 PM\']On later shows, Regis will be seated at the beginning. This is because he pulled his groin because his misjudged the distance between his chair's footrest and the floor at an earlier taping. He told this to the audience before the taping began. So on later shows, Regis will do a "Cullen opening." He still walks to the chair and hops in it when a new contestant takes the hotseat.[/quote]
Really? He walked during the opening of both episodes I saw yesterday.
/interesting quote of the night from Regis Philbin re: GSN
//"I haven't seen a dime from them for those reruns, to be honest with you."
///second interesting quote of the night from Michael Davies
////"Me neither"
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^ Oh, so I guess the injury wasn't that severe then. Good.
GSN does not pay performers for any show seen in reruns on their network. Apparently it's the same for producers, as well.
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[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222085\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 01:57 PM\']---snip---
Show 8 - Snoop Dogg
---snip---
Ken Jennings is the expert on Show # 8.[/quote]
Together at last.
-M
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If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.
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[quote name=\'MyronMMeyer\' post=\'222183\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:12 AM\'][quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222085\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 01:57 PM\']---snip---
Show 8 - Snoop Dogg
---snip---
Ken Jennings is the expert on Show # 8.[/quote]
Together at last.
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I guess this is concrete proof that they are indeed different people.
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[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'222193\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:42 AM\']If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.[/quote]
Who said they were pent up about it?
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[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222325\' date=\'Aug 7 2009, 10:51 PM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'222193\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:42 AM\']If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.[/quote]
Who said they were pent up about it?
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Craig...didn't you just see it?! ;-)
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'222326\' date=\'Aug 7 2009, 07:54 PM\'][quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222325\' date=\'Aug 7 2009, 10:51 PM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'222193\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:42 AM\']If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.[/quote]
Who said they were pent up about it?
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Craig...didn't you just see it?! ;-)
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*slaps forehead* I even QUOTED the damn thing! What's wrong with me? ;)
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Didn't want to make a new topic since we have this, but it appears WWTBAM could be doing full episodes on the ABC website. They already have some short previews of it. Given their history with putting their primetime shows on the web, this will be the first time a Regis version has been on abc.com
I know they did the "ITV" game back in the early 2000s, but "internet tv" was something that was still in the early stages with the 2004 remake.
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[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222085\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 11:57 AM\']Ken Jennings is the expert on Show # 8.[/quote]
I wonder if KenJen will mention his time in the "Play It!" Hot Seat in Anaheim in '04 (he brought this up in his book). I was pleasantly surprised he made it there, and even had the same host as when I played.
--Charlie
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If we're playing OddsMakers with that proposition, you can write down ZERO percent under my name.
>>>
I could see how that would go.
Jennings: I played this game when I was at Disneyland, but they've closed it down now because it fell out of popularity.
Regis: (silence)
Jennings: (silence)
Disembodied Producer Voice: CUT and everybody hold for a clean edit. Back in 5...4...3...
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[quote name=\'Thunder\' post=\'222362\' date=\'Aug 8 2009, 08:10 PM\']Jennings: I played this game when I was at Disneyland, but they've closed it down now because it fell out of popularity.[/quote]
Sidebar: They didn't close it down due to falling out of popularity (it was still packing full shows on weekends), but because so many of us local Annual Passholders were showing up day, after day, after day, to play - that we would even see repeat questions from other stacks from weeks before. In Flordia, it worked better because of the number of tourists. However, in CA - the issue was all the locals (or the 'dog pack' as we called ourselves), wouldn't stop playing. I loved the attraction, and loved the game, and was sad to see it go.
//Ooo-ahh-ohh-:p