Author Topic: Now let's get to the cards (and applaud?) (Read 6680 times)

clemon79 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2008, 03:32:48 PM »

[quote name=\'Johnissoevil\' post=\'174657\' date=\'Jan 12 2008, 12:26 PM\']
What was so big about "DOUBLING/TRIPLING THE POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
[/quote]
The fact that a little light flashed spastically on a sign hanging above the audience immediately after the announcement?

saussage · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2008, 09:12:46 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'174659\' date=\'Jan 12 2008, 03:32 PM\']
[quote name=\'Johnissoevil\' post=\'174657\' date=\'Jan 12 2008, 12:26 PM\']
What was so big about "DOUBLING/TRIPLING THE POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
[/quote]
The fact that a little light flashed spastically on a sign hanging above the audience immediately after the announcement?
[/quote]
I'd rather have a bunch of crickets instead

Oooooooo... the excitement!

TimK2003 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2008, 10:40:35 AM »

[quote name=\'saussage\' post=\'174685\' date=\'Jan 12 2008, 10:12 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'174659\' date=\'Jan 12 2008, 03:32 PM\']
[quote name=\'Johnissoevil\' post=\'174657\' date=\'Jan 12 2008, 12:26 PM\']
What was so big about "DOUBLING/TRIPLING THE POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
[/quote]
The fact that a little light flashed spastically on a sign hanging above the audience immediately after the announcement?
[/quote]
I'd rather have a bunch of crickets instead

Oooooooo... the excitement!
[/quote]

"And now it's time for the Round Robin Game!!!" :-P

Don Howard · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2008, 03:01:56 PM »

[quote name=\'Card Shark\' post=\'174501\' date=\'Jan 11 2008, 05:48 AM\']
What exactly are they applauding? The cards? The board? Or the lovely card dealers that enter at that time? [/quote]
I'm applauding the opportunity to hear that kickin' theme music another time.

CJBojangles · « **Reply #19 on:** January 13, 2008, 10:20:33 PM »

Since Feud was mentioned, how about simply, "Let's play the Feud!" per Dawson or Combs? Let's applaud the board spinning around to reveal the first survey.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #20 on:** January 13, 2008, 11:08:17 PM »

Continuing the rhetorical ranting, why do so many game shows find it necessary to applaud the fact that they managed to successfully return from a commercial break?

"Yay, our lights are still on and the switcher works! Good for us!"

Casey · « **Reply #21 on:** January 13, 2008, 11:21:14 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'174771\' date=\'Jan 13 2008, 11:08 PM\']
Continuing the rhetorical ranting, why do so many game shows find it necessary to applaud the fact that they managed to successfully return from a commercial break?

"Yay, our lights are still on and the switcher works! Good for us!"
[/quote]
Well, unless you are Face the Music... You are then lucky if all of those things occurred...

uncamark · « **Reply #22 on:** January 14, 2008, 01:05:47 PM »

It's not just game shows, either--on the late-night shows they're applauding Paul/Kevin/Max/Cibo (?) and the band *before the band stops playing.*

I suspect that it's a holdover from the days of single sponsorship, when it was thought to be a good idea to have the audience applaud the word from our sponsor at its completion, especially if it was a live pitch in the studio.

Otherwise, a lot of the time it's just a miniature game show version of Hal Gurnee's Network Time-Killers, especially on "DOND," where they cue the audience EVERY FRIGGIN' TIME Howie says "$1 million."

I seem to recall that on "Feud," they applauded over the crossovers because Dawson didn't want to hear that music. I seem to recall in his crankier moments, if audio forgot to fade out the music before the applause stopped and Dawson heard as much as one note, he would stop and chew out audio (and it would make it on air).

tvrandywest · « **Reply #23 on:** January 14, 2008, 01:36:00 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'174771\' date=\'Jan 13 2008, 08:08 PM\']
Continuing the rhetorical ranting, why do so many game shows find it necessary to applaud the fact that they managed to successfully return from a commercial break?

"Yay, our lights are still on and the switcher works! Good for us!"
[/quote]
Just 14 hours ago I fielded this exact question from an audience member at a BIG SPIN taping. I said that the applause was because we were thrilled that we were not cancelled during the commercial break. Actually we were applauding in appreciation that the stage manager could successfully count backwards from five. ;-)

In reality, I think it's more about building some momentum. As for applauding the movement of set pieces, Johnny O exlained to me that it's about covering what would otherwise be awkward moments of silence.

<cue applause>

Randy
tvrandywest.com

BrandonFG · « **Reply #24 on:** January 14, 2008, 02:10:43 PM »

I've honestly wondered why they cue (canned) applause for when all three spoilers come back into the game on M.G.'s Crosswords. Hooray mediocrity!

uncamark · « **Reply #25 on:** January 14, 2008, 02:38:47 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'174829\' date=\'Jan 14 2008, 01:10 PM\']
I've honestly wondered why they cue (canned) applause for when all three spoilers come back into the game on M.G.'s Crosswords. Hooray mediocrity!
[/quote]

Bob LaMasney and Christian Schrader get paid so much per applause cue?

dale_grass · « **Reply #26 on:** January 14, 2008, 03:52:35 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'174820\' date=\'Jan 14 2008, 02:05 PM\']
I seem to recall that on "Feud," they applauded over the crossovers because Dawson didn't want to hear that music. I seem to recall in his crankier moments, if audio forgot to fade out the music before the applause stopped and Dawson heard as much as one note, he would stop and chew out audio (and it would make it on air).
[/quote]

I dimly remember one instance where Richard stated on air how much he disliked the music. He then asked Howard what kind of fly-by-night operation composed the music for the show. You could faintly hear Howard say "Score Productions," but either ABC or GSN dubbed "fly-by-night" over "Score" when Richard repeated it.

uncamark · « **Reply #27 on:** January 14, 2008, 05:49:21 PM »

[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'174851\' date=\'Jan 14 2008, 02:52 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'174820\' date=\'Jan 14 2008, 02:05 PM\']
I seem to recall that on "Feud," they applauded over the crossovers because Dawson didn't want to hear that music. I seem to recall in his crankier moments, if audio forgot to fade out the music before the applause stopped and Dawson heard as much as one note, he would stop and chew out audio (and it would make it on air).
[/quote]

I dimly remember one instance where Richard stated on air how much he disliked the music. He then asked Howard what kind of fly-by-night operation composed the music for the show. You could faintly hear Howard say "Score Productions," but either ABC or GSN dubbed "fly-by-night" over "Score" when Richard repeated it.
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ABC or (even G-T) did that. The only thing GSN does to the shows is put the time code markings that make possible cuing up past fee plugs and contestant plugs and cutting off fee plugs during credits. The shows themselves stay as they received them.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #28 on:** January 14, 2008, 06:20:59 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'174875\' date=\'Jan 14 2008, 05:49 PM\']
The only thing GSN does to the shows...cutting off fee plugs during credits.
[/quote]
The jerks!

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #29 on:** January 14, 2008, 07:08:45 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'174877\' date=\'Jan 14 2008, 06:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'174875\' date=\'Jan 14 2008, 05:49 PM\']
The only thing GSN does to the shows...cutting off fee plugs during credits.
[/quote]
The jerks!
[/quote]

The new president has done some nice things (Tic Tac Dough returning to the schedule is one of them). I hope eventually this practice will stop. I don't mind the squeezeback to run a promo, and I realize it's a reality in today's world, but bring it back forward once the promo is over. Cutting off credits/plugs mid-way through (even if in a small box) and moving straight to the next show looks very unprofessional to me.