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Lingo's new co-host is 2004 Miss USA winner Shandi Finnessey, and it's very obvious that Chuck is returning. And, as rumored before, the trip was dropped in favor of $10,000 for having the first ball a Lingo. Full story at Buzzer! in the link in my sig.
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"Chuck Woolery will be returning, but for certain reasons Stacey will not". What could they possibly be? And in what order?
Stacey is quoted in an article in an eye candy magazine that she received letters from people thanking her for teaching them English. What words would those be, Stacey baby? FASTER? SLOWER? Oh, wait. Those are words of more than five letters and according to the former judge of Lingo, each is therefore "not a word".
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[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' date=\'Jun 23 2005, 12:56 PM\']... 2004 Miss America winner Shandi Finnessey ...[/quote]
Wrong pageant. Shandi was Miss USA.
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Whoops, I'm sorry. I'll edit that here. My mistake.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jun 23 2005, 04:31 PM\']Stacey is quoted in an article in an eye candy magazine that she received letters from people thanking her for teaching them English. What words would those be, Stacey baby? FASTER? SLOWER? Oh, wait. Those are words of more than five letters and according to the former judge of Lingo, each is therefore "not a word".
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Look, it's not her fault that her job was what it was. She was just the person hired to fill it. It was a no-brainer job and she did the only thing she was really hired to do well: look good in tight fitting clothes.
I don't think the trip in the "tickle chair" on Howard Stern did her a world of good in the eyes of GSN, though. But that's just idle speculation on my part. I'm sure there were just as many execs at the channel who loved it.
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Jun 23 2005, 01:48 PM\']I'm sure there were just as many execs at the channel who loved it.
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Sound they made in front of reporters: "Oh, no, that's awful, we can't possibly be having our stars doing disgusting things like that."
Sound they made in their office once everyone left: "fap fap fap fap fap"
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Jun 23 2005, 03:48 PM\']It was a no-brainer job and she did the only thing she was really hired to do well: look good in tight fitting clothes.
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This is true. She gets an A+ on that. Perhaps she'll follow the trend set by Tiffany Bolton and avail herself for "after dark" features.
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Cool.
If we could post pictures here, I'd show you the sign near my house that identifies Florissant, MO, as "Home of Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey." Now I just have to talk the city council into covering up "Miss USA 2004" with "Lingo co-host."
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I still don't see the point of having an "assistant" for Chuck; as many have stated about Stacey's role on the show, it's pretty much filler and eye candy. It just doesn't seem to have a place on what GSN is trying to pass off as a bona fide game show. My favorite season of Lingo was always the second season, where Chuck was getting the hang of the game and he could just run with whatever he wanted to. He couldn't really do that with Stacey; he certainly had his moments, yes, in the third season, but I thought they were hindered somewhat by the fact that he tried so hard to include Stacey in his proceedings.
I do, however, like the fact that they're switching to just $10,000 as the "first pull" jackpot, since there were so few times that the trip was won anyway. That just seemed to be a waste since, usually, the only time the plug for the vacation destination was really prominent was if the team did win the trip; otherwise, it was just a part of the closing credits (which very few saw, most likely, since, by then, many, like myself, had already changed the channel).
Anyway, that's just my few pennies...:)
Anthony
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I really don't care that much about whether or not Chuck has a human body of some form at his arm. Sure, Chuck had less to do with Stacey sharing the stage, but it was nice seeing the host-cohost "relationship" return to the genre once again.
On another note, I hope they decide not to mess with the neon set and the perky theme music.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jun 23 2005, 04:31 PM\']Stacey is quoted in an article in an eye candy magazine that she received letters from people thanking her for teaching them English.
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Apparently Iris Mason doesn't watch Lingo.
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I really don't care that much about whether or not Chuck has a human body of some form at his arm. Sure, Chuck had less to do with Stacey sharing the stage, but it was nice seeing the host-cohost "relationship" return to the genre once again.
My sentiments exactly. The show works with or without her, but I think there's more flair with a model...and speaking of the new model...Yowza!
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[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' date=\'Jun 23 2005, 08:39 PM\']The show works with or without her, but I think there's more flair with a model.
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What's wrong with a show without flair? If there's too much flair, it can be take away from the game, in my opinion. I think Lingo works better without a model, but that's just me. I also agree with whoever said the second season was the best one. I quit watching when they added Stacey and I will not watch this season, either.
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[quote name=\'HairMetalLives\' date=\'Jun 24 2005, 01:04 AM\']What's wrong with a show without flair? If there's too much flair, it can be take away from the game, in my opinion. I think Lingo works better without a model, but that's just me. I also agree with whoever said the second season was the best one. I quit watching when they added Stacey and I will not watch this season, either.
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So Stacey single-handedly ruined your enjoyment of the show? Wow, I find that incredible. I mean why would it bother you so much?
She serves the same purpose as Icey did on "Cram": to bring in the young male demo and the creepy old guy demo. With the new season order, it looks like mission accomplished. That she was sent out to pasture only means to me that GSN sees her as interchangeable and expendable.
They're almost certainly right.
Still, I hope you enjoy your not watching Lingo. I'll enjoy actually watching it.
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Jun 24 2005, 12:28 AM\']So Stacey single-handedly ruined your enjoyment of the show? Wow, I find that incredible. I mean why would it bother you so much?
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The addition of a co-host did in fact ruin the show for me; I just think she was... there too much. But to be fair, it's not like I watched every day. I know why they added the co-host, because some guys my age might tune in just because there's this chick there. But then again, I'm not like most guys my age (as I sit here listening to Def Leppard).
I guess what bothered me is that they feel that they need to add a model to draw an audience. It was fine before, in my opinion. If they think the show can't stand by itsself, then maybe it shouldn't even be on the air.
[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Jun 24 2005, 12:28 AM\']Still, I hope you enjoy your not watching Lingo. I'll enjoy actually watching it.
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Knock yourself out. In all sincerety, I hope you really like it. You're probably right, though, I know I'm a bit stubborn (a BIT??). I should give the new season a chance, shouldn't I? There are definitely worse things on the air, that's for sure!
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GSN's own press release is here (http://\"http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050623/lath074.html?.v=12\"). It calls Shandi a "great, fresh dollop of fun." I'm all for great, fresh dollops. But then I'm part of the creepy old guy demo.
I always got a kick out of the kvetching over the addition of a co-host on Lingo. That addition didn't affect the gameplay at all. It hardly affected anything at all because Stacey was on-camera so little. Chuck had some fun (innocent, I presume) with Stacey, and she smoothed out a few transitions and some bookkeeping Woolery would rather not bother with. But otherwise she was just an occasional glimpse of eye candy. Hardly worth discussing, though many managed the feat.
Sounds like the rules haven't changed at all, except for the 10K top prize. I do hope they keep the lengthened first round from the third season (five or six puzzles). That helps keep the scores closer.
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And what I said back then about Icey was this--would you rather see some bald-headed stagehand give Graham his cards or Icey? I thought so. (Well, I guess Miss Pickwick could've been Graham's assistant, but still...)
Yeah, they're eye candy and probably unnecessary, but it doesn't hurt the show any, in my opinion. At least I'll hold that opinion until Aug. 1.
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[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Jun 24 2005, 08:23 AM\'] Chuck had some fun (innocent, I presume) with Stacey, and she smoothed out a few transitions and some bookkeeping Woolery would rather not bother with. But otherwise she was just an occasional glimpse of eye candy. Hardly worth discussing, though many managed the feat.
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Not worth discussing, because it happens to be an opinion you don't agree with? Please.
And what is this "smoothing of transitions" and "bookkeeping" you speak of?
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jun 27 2005, 05:30 PM\']Not worth discussing, because it happens to be an opinion you don't agree with?
[/quote]Come come now... you know that Mr. Abell can't disagree with someone without also making a gratuitous personal slam. Y'oughta be used to it by now.
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Nothing like making a gratuitous personal slam...when you're denouncing somebody else for making gratuitous personal slams.
I just don't think Stacey's very minor role on Lingo's third season was worth much discussion. For whatever reason (probably her obvious eye-candy contribution) she did generate a lot of chitchat. But people can discuss whatever they want.
As for the smoothing of transitions, this mainly occurred when there was a judging question. Stacey would relay whatever the judges decided and avoid the awkwardness of Chuck trying to run the game and listen to the judges at the same time. The bookkeeping concerned the number of free letters in the bonus round and the numbers the contestants had to pull to get a Lingo. Stacey handled those minor jobs that Chuck was never much interested in.
But these itty-bitty tasks aren't worth the discussion I've given them, which is typical of much of the talk about the now-departed Stacey.
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Casey, Mark, and Melman:
Cool it. All three of you.