GSN in Canada

[CaseyAbell]

Found an odd story in the Google news cache about GSN in Canada. Or at least I assume it's GSN. They're still using the Old Moniker in the frozen north.

Besides getting mentioned just after a discussion of hard-core gay pornography, GSN provokes surprise from the story writer that the network could actually do okay in the ratings. Hey, maybe there are, you know, some game show fans in Canada?

[aaron sica]

Either that, or the writer of the article doesn't know they've dropped the words "Game Show Network" from the channel.

TV Guide actually did the same thing, in saying new episodes of Celebrity Blackjack would be coming to "Game Show Network".

[CaseyAbell]

It's a common usage. Variety employed the Ancient Label in its story today about GSN's 37% increase in prime time viewers for the third quarter.

You'd think "GSN" would just be easier to type...

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 10:39 AM\'] You'd think "GSN" would just be easier to type... [/quote]
 And you'd think Variety, of all people, would come up with a smarmy abbreviation.

[vtown7]

A reminder to those of you on Bell ExpressVu.... GSN is "movin' on up" to channel 639 tomorrow.

I realize this may be a "woolery left wheel" moment - but pardon my ignorance, can someone explain to me what that means?

Ryan

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'vtown7\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 01:54 PM\'] A reminder to those of you on Bell ExpressVu.... GSN is "movin' on up" to channel 639 tomorrow.

I realize this may be a "woolery left wheel" moment - but pardon my ignorance, can someone explain to me what that means?

Ryan [/quote]
 I'm confused by your question...Do you mean what "movin' on up" means?

If so, that's a reference to the theme song of "The Jeffersons", in which they were "movin' on up to the east si-iiiiiiide"....

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'vtown7\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 10:54 AM\'] I realize this may be a "woolery left wheel" moment - but pardon my ignorance, can someone explain to me what that means?
 [/quote]
 I believe the genesis of the gag came from the Greed contestant and Charter Member of the Mah-Rone Hall Of Fame who failed to recognize Chuck Woolery as former host of WOF when he was standing not four feet from said contestant.

I _think_ it also might tie in with a poster to ATGS who honestly didn't know that Wheel had found themselves a new host  - a solid fifteen years before.

At any rate, folks have used the phrase today sarcastically to refer to someone posting a "breaking news story" that is in fact, old news.

[CaseyAbell]

I figured the Prof would be the first with an unbearably coy nickname.

GreatbeforebodenSdeparturebutnowrealityinfestedNet?

Ah, a little long even for him.

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 02:02 PM\'] [quote name=\'vtown7\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 10:54 AM\'] "woolery left wheel"
 [/quote]
I believe the genesis of the gag came from the Greed contestant and Charter Member of the Mah-Rone Hall Of Fame who failed to recognize Chuck Woolery as former host of WOF when he was standing not four feet from said contestant.

I _think_ it also might tie in with a poster to ATGS who honestly didn't know that Wheel had found themselves a new host  - a solid fifteen years before. [/quote]
 The first reference I could find for it on Usenet was from -- of all people -- Chuck Gibson in March of 2002.  The original usage had nothing to do with the embarrassingly clueless Greed contestant, and it wasn't a reaction to someone truly not knowing that Woolery had, in fact, left Wheel.  It was just a sarcastic way of saying, "You're telling us something that we already know."

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 12:36 PM\']Either that, or the writer of the article doesn't know they've dropped the words "Game Show Network" from the channel.

TV Guide actually did the same thing, in saying new episodes of Celebrity Blackjack would be coming to "Game Show Network".[/quote]
It's the same sort of bobble that has some writers, even those who should know better, talking about watching Jon Stewart and "The Daily Show" on "The Comedy Channel," which Comedy Central hasn't been known as since April 1, 1991.

If you're talking about Jon Stewart and the Comedy Channel, it's not "TDS," it's "Short Attention Span Theater" with Patty Rosborough sitting across from him.  (Yes, that show was also on the net as Comedy Central--and the very short-lived thanks to Canadians CTV the Comedy Network.)

[sshuffield70]

Damn, I remember watching SAST in college.

[GS Warehouse]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 06:00 PM\'] It's the same sort of bobble that has some writers, even those who should know better, talking about watching Jon Stewart and "The Daily Show" on "The Comedy Channel," which Comedy Central hasn't been known as since April 1, 1991. [/quote]
 If they're going to get the name of the channel wrong, the least they can do is say Craig Kilborn still hosts TDS.

Yes, Kilborn left The Daily Show, and it wasn't the last show he left...

ObGS: Kilborn used to anchor Sportscenter.  Kenny Mayne is now a SC anchor and once hosted a game show.

[vtown7]

Thanks guys for your replies about "woolery left wheel".  Much obliged!

Would it be worth putting together a list of these to post in a thread somewhere - maybe "behind the scenes" perhaps?

Ryan

[ChrisLambert!]

"Woolery's Leaving Wheel" will give you an earlier reference, BTW.

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Sep 29 2004, 01:01 PM\']If so, that's a reference to the theme song of "The Jeffersons", in which they were "movin' on up to the east si-iiiiiiide"....

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Which was sung by Janet du Bois, one of the nine celebrities who joined us in playing Break The Bank for a week in 1976.