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uncamark

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"The Great [insert country here] Singing Bee?"
« on: April 03, 2007, 04:55:57 PM »
It's "Match Game" meets "Name That Tune" meets a spelling bee--ITV bought the show in the UK without a pilot and Gurin's doing a pilot for NBC--Variety reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111796239...=1&nid=2562

At least it's not another money-tree against the house show.
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tpirfan28

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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2007, 05:02:39 PM »
NBC, if you are reading this...

Stop wasting your time with this stuff.  Order up a pilot for "Concentration" and do things right.
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Clay Zambo

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"The Great [insert country here] Singing Bee?"
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2007, 05:06:29 PM »
How bizarre.  I wonder if the musical Spelling Bee was any inspiration for this deal.
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 05:09:25 PM »
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'149420\' date=\'Apr 3 2007, 02:02 PM\']
Stop wasting your time with this stuff.  Order up a pilot for "Concentration" and do things right.
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QF-friggin'-T.
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The Ol' Guy

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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2007, 05:32:44 PM »
If I'm reading it right, sounds like there's going to be a bit of Yours For A Song and What's This Song? in there. Back we go to "Everything old is new again..."
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tpirfan28

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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2007, 06:18:45 PM »
This paragraph from the Variety article struck me as interesting....

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In a highly unusual move, ITV snatched up the format rights to "Singing Bee" after seeing nothing more than an outline of the idea -- a so-called paper format. When it comes to American producers, British networks almost always demand to see a filmed pilot of a potential skein before moving forward.

Begs the question...are shows nowadays even piloted?  I'm not talking about this "a-show-we-can-put-on-first-and-pick-things-up-from-there" but true old-school "keep-em-from-air-cuz-they're-for-internal-use-only" pilots.

OT (kinda): NBC's new GS sked: DoND-Monday, This-Singing-Bee-Crap-Tuesday, Identity-Wednesday, 1vs100/Concentration-Friday (each half hours).  C'mon NBC...

/yes...I know I kinda Get It, so it won't happen.
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BrandonFG

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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 06:19:56 PM »
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'149420\' date=\'Apr 3 2007, 05:02 PM\']
Stop wasting your time with this stuff.  Order up a pilot for "Concentration" and do things right.
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Would love that, but this doesn't seem to be the same NBC from 20 years ago. I'm not sure if I want them Endemauling a classic.
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2007, 06:30:27 PM »
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'149424\' date=\'Apr 3 2007, 03:18 PM\']
skein[/quote]
God, I hate Variety.
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'149425\' date=\'Apr 3 2007, 03:19 PM\']
Endemauling
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Bravo. Bravissimo.
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2007, 11:14:30 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'149426\' date=\'Apr 3 2007, 06:30 PM\']
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'149424\' date=\'Apr 3 2007, 03:18 PM\']
skein[/quote]
God, I hate Variety.
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'149425\' date=\'Apr 3 2007, 03:19 PM\']
Endemauling
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Bravo. Bravissimo.
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Ah thankyew, sir. :-)
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