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Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: ChuckNet on April 23, 2005, 02:04:56 AM
$ale gets new look (http://\"http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,15059812-10229,00.html\")

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")
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: DJDustman 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.
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: clemon79 on April 23, 2005, 05:13:38 AM
[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Apr 22 2005, 11:04 PM\']$ale gets new look (http://\"http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,15059812-10229,00.html\")

Gonna be odd referring to it as Temptation (its original 70s title), but I'm so thrilled to see $otC finally return after 3 yrs in limbo, I could care less what they call it!
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That is freakin' awesome, but you have to wonder why they would abandon a brand that  they've been building up for the last 20 years....
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: cmjb13 on April 23, 2005, 07:48:38 AM
[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Apr 23 2005, 02:04 AM\']$ale gets new look (http://\"http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,15059812-10229,00.html\")

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?
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: BrandonFG 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. :-)
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: clemon79 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. :)
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: Game Show Man 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.
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: tvwxman 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.
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Post by: uncamark 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...
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: clemon79 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. ;)
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: Jimmy Owen 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?
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: ChuckNet 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")
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: Jumpondees 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.
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: Dbacksfan12 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.
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: Jumpondees 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
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: clemon79 on April 27, 2005, 03:21:55 AM
[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 12:06 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]
John O'Hurley.
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He's my man. I'd also entertain the notion of Tom Bergeron, too, just because he displayed teh m4d reading skills on H2 that are necessary to preside over America's Biggest Bargain Sale. Plus I think he'd be damned funny adlibbing in the Instant Bargains.

He might be a little low-key, but I wouldn't do a spit-take if I heard the name "Pat Kiernan" come up again, either.
Title: Australia's biggest bargain sale is BACK!
Post by: Game Show Man on April 27, 2005, 01:00:19 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 12:21 AM\'][quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 12:06 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]
John O'Hurley.
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He's my man. I'd also entertain the notion of Tom Bergeron, too, just because he displayed teh m4d reading skills on H2 that are necessary to preside over America's Biggest Bargain Sale. Plus I think he'd be damned funny adlibbing in the Instant Bargains.

He might be a little low-key, but I wouldn't do a spit-take if I heard the name "Pat Kiernan" come up again, either.
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Big John's my choice to host it if I can't.

That's right, I said I could do.  Those who've seen me rock the GSC could attest to this. :D