Author Topic: Pyramid is Back! (Read 6902 times)

TV Favorites · « **on:** April 13, 2004, 11:56:14 PM »

Just saw this posted at the GSN boards, so I hopped over to Donny.com. Take a look for yourself and see the banner at the top of the site.

Interesting? At first, I thought it could be a leftover banner promoting Donny's incarnation of the show, but underneath the banner, it says that more Details will be given in Donny's may newsletter.

Winkfan · « **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2004, 12:52:44 AM »

All I can say is, "Don't count your treasure chests before they're opened!"

Uh....."Don't count your tunes before they're named."

"Don't count your blanks before they're filled in?"

"Your mystery guests before they've signed in?"

What I'm REALLY getting at is, Let's not get our hopes up.

Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Brett Somers of the Big Board!'

passwordplus · « **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2004, 01:00:54 AM »

[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 12:52 AM\'] All I can say is, "Don't count your treasure chests before they're opened!"

Uh....."Don't count your tunes before they're named."

"Don't count your blanks before they're filled in?"

"Your mystery guests before they've signed in?"

What I'm REALLY getting at is, Let's not get our hopes up.

Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Brett Somers of the Big Board!' [/quote]
Now that jives with the post about NYC moving the time slot of Pyramid. Figure it like this, why would a station move a "dead" show to a different time slot(other than late night) if it was going to be cancelled anyhow?

Timsterino · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2004, 02:16:49 AM »

It sure looks like it is coming back from Donny's website. I guess we will see.

Tim :-)

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2004, 02:24:18 AM »

[quote name=\'Timsterino\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 01:16 AM\'] It sure looks like it is coming back from Donny's website. I guess we will see.

Tim :-) [/quote]
I couldn't imagine why.
Here's to another season of crappy judging.

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2004, 04:53:04 AM »

I wonder if those living in Boston, Philladelphia or LA may have sent a bunch of e-mail to Donny into coaxing him to put that banner up there on his site. Strange indeed.

catnap1972 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2004, 08:40:36 AM »

It couldn't be possible that GSN bought into a new run of shows, could it?

Pyramid80 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2004, 08:50:13 AM »

[quote name=\'catnap1972\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 06:40 AM\'] It couldn't be possible that GSN bought into a new run of shows, could it? [/quote]
Why would they want to do that? If it isn't an original or reality they won't have anything to do with it.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2004, 10:57:21 AM »

[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 01:24 AM\'] I couldn't imagine why.
Here's to another season of crappy judging. [/quote]
Here's the way I look at it: it's a game show. It's better than another reality or makeover show...

However, I don't know if Stephen Brown still lurks, but maybe he and/or other staffers take note of our complaints. Stephen, we don't mean to tell you how to do your job, but trust us with our comments*; we won't steer you wrong. ;-)

*And just for the heck of it, my "constructive criticism" is to keep one steady shot of the team during the whole clue-giving (including Winner's Circle), and don't jump back and forth.

joshg · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2004, 02:55:24 PM »

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 12:53 AM\']I wonder if those living in Boston, Philladelphia or LA may have sent a bunch of e-mail to Donny into coaxing him to put that banner up there on his site. Strange indeed.[/quote]
In fact, the L.A. market sent so much e-mail that KCAL moved Pyramid to 12:30 AM because it was so good! Good riddance for a lame-o revival!

Not a fan...

JOSH

passwordplus · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2004, 03:27:05 PM »

[quote name=\'matchgame\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 02:55 PM\'] [quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 12:53 AM\']I wonder if those living in Boston, Philladelphia or LA may have sent a bunch of e-mail to Donny into coaxing him to put that banner up there on his site. Strange indeed.[/quote]
In fact, the L.A. market sent so much e-mail that KCAL moved Pyramid to 12:30 AM because it was so good! Good riddance for a lame-o revival!

Not a fan...

JOSH [/quote]
I'm sure everyone here is entitled to their opinion, but it is the 2nd Pyramid slam in this thread(not counting the many others that have been posted here before). Lame-O, for example, would be Kenny/Spenney(LAME!) and Funny Money.

Pyramid is a decent classic(at the very least) that has many fans. I would think twice before calling it lame.

uncamark · « **Reply #11 on:** April 14, 2004, 04:30:52 PM »

I just checked donny.com. The banner's gone.

Make of that what you will.

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2004, 04:32:15 PM »

[quote name=\'passwordplus\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 12:27 PM\'] I would think twice before calling it lame. [/quote]
I've thought about it several times.

The Clark version of the Pyramid is my all-time favorite game show. Save maybe for Concentration.

The Osmond version was crap. The lone bright spot was the discovery of Donny Osmond as a credible game show host. The game itself was a complete butchery of a classic, and pretty much for no other reason other than someone decided they could.

I'm not saying it SHOULDN'T be brought back. Any half hour of game shows is better than Yet Another Access Hollywood (with Pat O'Brien!) But the fanbois around here refuse to see some VERY fundamental problems with their format that keep it from being the great show it could have been.

MCArroyo1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2004, 05:16:23 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Apr 14 2004, 02:30 PM\'] I just checked donny.com. The banner's gone.

Make of that what you will. [/quote]
Ummm..
I just checked donny.com. The banner's still there.

Make of that what you will.

ChuckNet · « **Reply #14 on:** April 14, 2004, 05:24:48 PM »

I also saw the banner...could the campaign have miraculously worked? I sure hope so...for all its judging flaws, Pyramid's a decent revival, and it'd be nice if Sony reversed its decision and gave it a 3rd season.

And the "Yee-haw!" heard as the Pyramid banner at the top of the page dissolves to the "Pyramid is back!" graphic leads me to believe some good news is in store...

Chuck Donegan (The Optimistic "Chuckie Baby")