Author Topic: GSN'S new name is out..... (Read 12225 times)

trainman · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2004, 11:17:59 PM »

[quote name=\'TV Favorites\' date=\'Jan 9 2004, 06:49 PM\'] I agree on the logo...it could use some different colors. The actual design (minus the colors) looks okay to me, though. [/quote]
My semi-educated guess is that they're going to end up using a variety of colors once the new logo actually hits the air.

I would like to point out that it's very reminiscent of an old Lifetime logo.

TV Favorites · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2004, 12:48:13 AM »

I have found an alternate graphic representing the new GSN...not sure if it'll be a logo or what, but here it is:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pmorgan983/g...ics/gsnlogo.jpg

clemon79 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2004, 05:40:33 AM »

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 9 2004, 05:19 PM\'] Speaking of Blackjack WITH trivia questions, I think that's what TNN's (now Spike TV) Top Card had. [/quote]
There was a little show called Gambit, too, but it didn't run long, you've probably never seen it....

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2004, 09:15:15 AM »

[quote name=\'TV Favorites\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 12:48 AM\'] I have found an alternate graphic representing the new GSN...not sure if it'll be a logo or what, but here it is:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pmorgan983/g...ics/gsnlogo.jpg [/quote]
Looks like the person who made "Joker" for TPiR made this logo as well. How bland.

melman1 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2004, 11:37:26 AM »

And the really sad thing is, the marketing company that "designed" this logo and wrote the marketing happy-talk to go with it, probably earned more money than most of us would see in several years of working.

NickintheATL · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2004, 12:25:11 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 05:40 AM\'] There was a little show called Gambit, too, but it didn't run long, you've probably never seen it.... [/quote]
Uh, Chris, the original run on Gambit lasted over 4 years on CBS, I wouldn't exactly say "it didn't run long"....

Edit: Maybe I need to adjust my sarcasm detector a little bit too... :-\

BrandonFG · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2004, 01:21:25 PM »

[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 09:15 AM\'] [quote name=\'TV Favorites\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 12:48 AM\'] I have found an alternate graphic representing the new GSN...not sure if it'll be a logo or what, but here it is:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pmorgan983/g...ics/gsnlogo.jpg [/quote]
Looks like the person who made "Joker" for TPiR made this logo as well. How bland. [/quote]
It has a retro look to it, but not in a good way.

gameshowguy2000 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2004, 02:27:39 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 04:40 AM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 9 2004, 05:19 PM\'] Speaking of Blackjack WITH trivia questions, I think that's what TNN's (now Spike TV) Top Card had. [/quote]
There was a little show called Gambit, too, but it didn't run long, you've probably never seen it.... [/quote]
I've heard of it, but I never saw it. But, judging by all the reviews I've seen, it looks pretty neat.

clemon79 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2004, 02:33:24 PM »

[quote name=\'NicholasM79\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 10:25 AM\'] Edit: Maybe I need to adjust my sarcasm detector a little bit too... :-\ [/quote]
Just a little, yeah.

clemon79 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2004, 02:36:32 PM »

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 12:27 PM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 04:40 AM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 9 2004, 05:19 PM\'] Speaking of Blackjack WITH trivia questions, I think that's what TNN's (now Spike TV) Top Card had. [/quote]
There was a little show called Gambit, too, but it didn't run long, you've probably never seen it.... [/quote]
I've heard of it, but I never saw it. But, judging by all the reviews I've seen, it looks pretty neat. [/quote]
Yeah, that much is obvious, because if you did know anything about it, you'd know that , aside from a couple format changes, Top Card was at utter ripoff of Gambit (which I am well aware enjoyed a fair amount of success, Nicholas)...

inturnaround · « **Reply #25 on:** January 10, 2004, 02:37:34 PM »

I guess we should have seen this one coming as the new "Game Across America" has an alternate version of the new logo on their microphones. Then again, I've not watched GAA yet, so I'm not kicking myself for not noticing until now.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #26 on:** January 10, 2004, 03:00:14 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 02:36 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 12:27 PM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 10 2004, 04:40 AM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 9 2004, 05:19 PM\'] Speaking of Blackjack WITH trivia questions, I think that's what TNN's (now Spike TV) Top Card had. [/quote]
There was a little show called Gambit, too, but it didn't run long, you've probably never seen it.... [/quote]
I've heard of it, but I never saw it. But, judging by all the reviews I've seen, it looks pretty neat. [/quote]
Yeah, that much is obvious, because if you did know anything about it, you'd know that , aside from a couple format changes, Top Card was at utter ripoff of Gambit (which I am well aware enjoyed a fair amount of success, Nicholas)... [/quote]
With a recycled set from The Big Showdown. :-P

ObGameShowSets: before someone tries to school me, yes I am aware they were both done by Ron Baldwin.

inturnaround · « **Reply #27 on:** January 10, 2004, 10:53:05 PM »

I haven't seen this mentioned yet (I didn't see it on the GSN name change PR), but it looks like Melena Scantlin from "Average Joe" is going to be the host of the "World Series of Blackjack".

This is according to Ellen Gray of the Philadelphia Daily News whose comments on the shift in focus would seem right at home in this forum.

TravisP · « **Reply #28 on:** January 11, 2004, 08:44:41 AM »

Yuck! Its more becoming like Challenge, too many similarities:

1) The Mole, Mole 2, Celebrity Mole
Challenge pulled the same stunt way back in the Summer by grabbing all three series and showing them every weeknight across July/August however they have only re-showed Series 1 and Celebrity Mole 1 since then and looks like its won't be reshown due to the fact that only 60,000 viewers saw the series.

2) The World Series Of Blackjack
Moving into Casino Games has also been done with Challenge recently showing World Poker Tour and UK Celebrity Poker also introducing Casino Casion which faces 4 players playing rounds of BlackJack and Roulette for a prize up to £25,000. I must admit its done very well since around 100,000 has been watching it.

3) Spy TV (Hidden Camera Shows)
The same method is going to be applied to the February Schedule by adding a 2 Hour Hidden Camera Block (4-5pm & 8-9pm) by showing US Oblivious, Make My Day and Street Magicians.

Honestly at the moment the UK Channel is an utter mess as they are buying single archive formats in a series by series basis and if they fail to get enough viewers they just repeat that series over and over the problem is that those series are short term runs of having 6-12 Episodes. They shows them weekdaily then dump them on the weekends, also they are buying utter crap shows. In the past few months they have bought and shown:

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here USA (Going to be reshown for the THIRD time next month)
Extreme Endurance (Based on the Japanese show but it only contains about 5 mins footage the remaining 10 mins is listening to comic prats in a studio)
Kenji's Letters Home (Pointless mini shows gives a Japanese Student his thoughts on UK Culture)
US Bloopers (The same ABC show but the channel has got 8 episodes and used to show them every day)
Robotica US (The same show on TLC i.e. the Poor Mans Robotica)
Better Homes (a DIY show to see which out of two houses can raise the biggest earnings and this is being shown at 8pm!)
Takeshi's Castle (Originally is was meant to be shown on the weekends but now its on something like 20+ times a week! and is getting too boring)
Sushi TV (Another Eng/Jap showing stuff already been shown on Tarrant On TV yonks ago).

The only good thing from the the channel is that they have acquired US Survivor I to be shown every night across 2 weeks but if it fails to attract ratings then they will show that series endless times and don't bother purchasing future series the same method applies to nearly all of the shows they have bought at the moment its too much relying on Takeshi's Castle as that is the only show what keeping them alive honestly they are too greedy of asking for more viewers and is gaining the same figures as they were 4 years ago when they had loads of Game Shows but had them in bulks of episodes, the only bulks are those shown on weekday mornings with PYCR (4 Series X 13 episodes), BPIR (4 Series X 13 Episodes). They think they want to beat the likes of ITV2 (Who will be showing American Idol 3 soon) and E4 but these channels are unstoppable on Digital TV.

whampyl03 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 11, 2004, 06:21:12 PM »

Wow. That new logo is more hideous than my "New Classic Concentration" set idea.

Don't like the new programming moves either. Well, I guess I have the mornings and the late hours to look forward to now...

Author Topic: GSN'S new name is out..... (Read 12225 times)

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