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MikeK

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« on: November 03, 2006, 09:22:24 PM »
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795328...yid=14&cs=1

Will the ghost of Jackie Gleason show up on FOX this Wednesday to apologize?
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BrandonFG

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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 09:32:17 PM »
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'136830\' date=\'Nov 3 2006, 09:22 PM\']
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795328...yid=14&cs=1

Will the ghost of Jackie Gleason show up on FOX this Wednesday to apologize?
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Well, damn...just when I was starting to get into the show.

/All one episode of it.

This wasn't a prime-time multi-million dollar game show. It was a half-hour daytime or syndicated show that should be played for no more than $25,000. I liked the show, but the pacing was horrible, as was the timeslot. Come on, "Lost" and "Criminal Minds", and I think one of the 17 "Law and Orders" (can't remember)? FOX didn't have any faith in this, and this makes a perfect excuse for them "cancelling" it, or whatever they wanna call it.

Oh well, what the hell...

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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 09:46:15 PM »
This might have worked better in cable. I hope Eamonn gets another US game show gig sometime, like maybe with the new version of "The Joker's Wild"?
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jrjgames

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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 10:00:39 PM »
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'136836\' date=\'Nov 3 2006, 10:46 PM\']
This might have worked better in cable. I hope Eamonn gets another US game show gig sometime, like maybe with the new version of "The Joker's Wild"?
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Don't count on it! ;)

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Joe Mello

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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 10:01:28 PM »
If this is full-out cancellation, then it's a little undeserving.  Sure it wasn't awe-inspiring like Deal or 1vs100, but it wasn't utter crap.  I'm willing to bet being getting no press and coming on right after a World Series barely anyone watched didn't help.

/It was better than The One, though
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2006, 10:07:11 PM »
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'136839\' date=\'Nov 3 2006, 10:01 PM\']
If this is full-out cancellation, then it's a little undeserving.  Sure it wasn't awe-inspiring like Deal or 1vs100, but it wasn't utter crap.  I'm willing to bet being getting no press and coming on right after a World Series barely anyone watched didn't help.

/It was better than The One, though
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Yeah...if people (like myself) would have watch the WS, there probably would have been a greater viewership for the show.  They were promo-ing the heck out of the show then.

/missed the episode...drat!
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StevensM

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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2006, 10:17:28 PM »
For what it's worth, the web site for The Rich List is gone.  I didn't see the one episode, so I hope I get a chance to see it at some point; I'm sure the show wasn't that much worse than last year's surprisingly highly rated premiere of Deal or No Deal, but this was a tougher time to launch the show.  I've heard generally positive feedback on Eamonn, so hopefully he'll get a chance to do another show over here.

As I haven't seen it, I'm reluctant to comment, but from what I've seen of the format & heard, it sounds like this kind of show that might indeed be more successful outside of primetime.
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Matt Ottinger

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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2006, 10:19:31 PM »
And now the ugly little loophole in game show production:  If it doesn't air, we don't have to pay you.

How many people who made themselves some easy money on those lightweight questions aren't going to see their winnings?
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2006, 10:27:32 PM »
I hope it's just shelved temporarily and not canceled permanently. Like most everyone else said, it was a good show, it just needs to be put on a lower scale.
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2006, 10:29:25 PM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'136845\' date=\'Nov 3 2006, 10:19 PM\']
And now the ugly little loophole in game show production:  If it doesn't air, we don't have to pay you.

How many people who made themselves some easy money on those lightweight questions aren't going to see their winnings?
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How many episodes were produced, and I wonder if FOX plans to burn them off during the summer, despite shelving it. I believe they did that with one of their comedies from last year ("Head Cases", maybe?)
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2006, 11:00:56 PM »
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'136847\' date=\'Nov 3 2006, 10:29 PM\']
How many episodes were produced, and I wonder if FOX plans to burn them off during the summer, despite shelving it. I believe they did that with one of their comedies from last year ("Head Cases", maybe?)
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You gotta love FOX, they hype it as 'The Biggest sensation from Britian' since Who Wants to Be a Millionare.  It hasn't even aired in the U.K. yet.

Interestingly, they actually aired show #2, not show #1.  Eamonn has another show on the BBC called Sudo-Q, which is a combination of trivia and solving Sudoku puzzles against time.  This would make a nice little daytime show here, but even the Brits know this is a limited-audience show.  Top prize is four figures.


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cweaver

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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2006, 11:32:18 PM »
From an article online via the Orlando Sentinel:

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Fox's "The Rich List," a game show, managed a paltry 4.1 million for its debut.

Might have helped if it weren't on opposite CBS' Criminal Minds and the ABC Lost episode where Eko bites the dust.  Sure am glad I taped the one ep.
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2006, 12:23:17 AM »
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'136830\' date=\'Nov 3 2006, 09:22 PM\']Will the ghost of Jackie Gleason show up on FOX this Wednesday to apologize?[/quote]
No, just the ghost of Marissa Cooper. :-)
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Craig Karlberg

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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2006, 03:59:43 AM »
It's just as well FOX "apparently" ditched The Rich List as it stands right now.  This definitely screams the 2006 version of "You're In The Picture" minus a follow-up apology.  Hopefully, ABC doesn't pull a FOX on me with "Show Me The Money" on Nov. 14 or I sense a bad trend here.  YEESSHHH!!!
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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2006, 05:26:51 AM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'136846\' date=\'Nov 3 2006, 07:27 PM\']
Like most everyone else said, it was a good show
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What? What the hell board are YOU reading?
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