31Oct2005
GSN and Fashion Bug Want YOU To Live Like a Millionaire
One of GSN's highest rated shows ever, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, is getting it's own sweepstakes in partnership with Fashion Bug. SVP of Marketing Dena Kaplan announed "Live Like a Millionaire" today, Halloween day. “We are thrilled to partner with Fashion Bug stores during the busy holiday season to promote Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on GSN. Not only is “Live Like a Millionaire Sweepstakes” the perfect promotion to generate renewed excitement for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, it will also remind people that Millionaire is on GSN every night," she stated. How do you win? All you have to do is visit www.gsn.com or www.fashionbug.com to sign up. This will last from November 1st through December 31st. Also, Fashion Bug will b
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Howie Mandel to host Deal or No Deal
What's this? NBC giving ACTUAL NEWS about Deal or No Deal? An NBC spokesperson stated that comedian Howie Mandel will host the newest entry into the primetime million dollar game show genre. Mandel makes frequent appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and also had his own show, Hidden Howie, most recently on Bravo along with being featured on St. Elswhere for 6 years. Deal or No Deal will start production this week, although no air date has been set. However, rumors, and I stress rumors, from people close to the network have said that this will be a midseason replacement. (Make that your rumor control for the day)
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Indonesia’s former dictator loves his Millionaire
Indonesia's former dictator, Suharto, known for supposedly amassing billions of dollars during his rule, is apparently addicted to Indonesia's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" According to Suharto's granddaughter, Gendis Siti Hatmanti, "Grandfather often watches 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,' that is his favorite show." Suharto, who the Transparancy International group considers the most corrupt leader ever, has suffered two strokes, of which doctors have claimed caused brain damage. This has prevented him from standing trial for allegedly gathering anywhere between 15 and 35 billion dollars for himself and his family. [source - AFP via Yahoo!]
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Rosa Parks GSN Tribute
Sorry for the extremely delay in this. The snowstorm hit my area directly and I just got power back today. Civil Rights icon, Rosa Parks, regretfully passed away this Monday at the age of 92. To honor her, GSN will be airing two special shows this Friday, AKA tomorrow, during the Men of GSN morning classic game show block. At 9:30AM ET, GSN will air an episode of "To Tell the Truth", hosted by Robin Ward, featuring Parks as the celebrity guest. 12PM will show Rosa Parks being the question to an answer read by Martin Luther King III.
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Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages
Poker, like many "sports," is ever-evolving. The elements of style and play are always changing. The "Young Bloods," as the wily old vets like to call the under-30 crowd, has a different, rogue style of play. GSN is capitalizing on this strategic kind of play with Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages, premiering with two back-to-back episodes on Friday, November 4 at 10:00PM ET/PT. Representing the poker masters are TJ Cloutier (six World Series of Poker bracelets), Dan Harrington (appeared at back-to-back final tables at the 2003 and 2004 World Series of Poker where he won over $2,000,000), “Miami” John Cernuto (three World Series of Poker bracelets), Barbara Enright (best all around 2002 Legends of Poker), Maureen Feduniak (1st Place 2003
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Can a New Poker Show Save GSN’s Ratings?
CableWorld published GSN's ratings: a .3 with a 198,000 household count. This is the lowest since the changeover from Game Show Network to GSN. However, this isn't stopping them from debuting a new poker show that will hopefully lift the spirits of the TV poker industry. The new 13 episode show, "High Stakes Poker" (No, it's not Poker Royale), will be a game where each player has to pay their way to play. Each person pays $100,000 just to enter, and each player can continue digging money out of their own wallets to continue playing. CEO Rich Cronin stated "The difference between tournament poker-even the World Series of Poker, with a $10,000 buy-in-and a cash game where a player can lose several hundred thousand dollars of their own m
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World Series of Blackjack Back for 3rd Season
Yes, you heard it right. GSN's original card series from the transformation, World Series of Blackjack, will answer the calls of hundreds of thousands of fans and have a 3rd season. According to a source in Washington, "I was riding the bus, and there was an advertisement for the WSOBJ at the Lucky Eagle Casino in Seattle WA. Complete with the GSN Logo." Even more, there is a website with it... World Series of Blackjack 3 Qualifier This season will have 40 people battling each other to take a share of $1,000,000. The entry fee is $85, but if you live around there, you could win $5,000 and a shot at possibly a hell of a lot more. Stay tuned to here for more info.
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Wheel of Fortune in your living room… again
Wheel of Fortune is once again available to play in your home, this time in a seperate plug-and-play console. TV Games will be releasing the game that supports up to three players and also includes a single player mode for those lonely times. The controller contains a knob which will represent the wheel the players will spin. It is expected to be available at toy stores soon, and will cost US$19.99. [source: thetoyguy.com]
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Bil Dwyer to host I’ve Got a Secret pilot
As we've been covering, GSN is testing out a revival of the classic panel game show I've Got a Secret. We have recently learned that the host of the pilot will be Bil Dwyer, also known for his color commentary work on Extreme Dodgeball, the host of the PAX game show Dirty Rotten Cheater, and the Comedy Central robot-fighting series Battlebots. It is not known at this point if Dwyer will be the main host of the show if it is picked up. We will report any more details about the pilot as we get them.
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I’ve Got A Secret Taping Date
Wow, we've been full of GSN news recently. The "ALL GAY game show WANTS YOU", as they say. Want to see a taping of a show that's hopefully like the 50s version? Well here's your chance. If you live in LA, call the ticket hotline at 1-323-957-3928. Invite your friends and family, or even total strangers if that's your thing, to go to The Production Group (address at the bottom) on November 5th at 2PM and enjoy TV's most recent game show revival. The Production Group 1330 Vine Street Hollywood, CA 90028 I've Got A Secret Craigslist Report
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Hoosier Millionaire No More
The Journal and Courier Online from Palmyra, NY reports in its editorial today that the Hoosier Millionaire game show has been given the axe. Reasons given for the cancellation include slowing scratch-off ticket sales and a general decline in interest. The cancellation ends the 16-year run that Hoosier Millionaire had on television. So Long, Lottery Show (Journal and Courier Online)
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Your Worst Nightmare Casting
As reported a few days ago, GSN's psychological challenge Your Worst Nightmare was taping its pilot in November. Now, instead of reading about it here, you can try out in LA. All you need is a group of three: you and two of your friends/relatives. You will be forced to endure "a labirynth of fear" and face an array of horrific challenges all while staying in some of the scariest locations on the planet. The team that makes it out first wins the grand prize, which, according to craigslist, is cash. If you're 18 and have 2 people who want to compete with you, the link below is just for you. Your Worst Nightmare Casting
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GSN Tapes Pilot Part 2: I’ve Got A Secret
Remember hearing about the all new I've Got A Secret with the all gay panel? Well, GSN is going a step further now and wants you to try out for it. If any of you watch The Real Tonight Show with David Letterman, you might see where he is going. GSN is looking for "Stupid Human Tricks" for a new segment on the show. If you have anything interesting at all, GSN wants you to contact them right now. The only stipulations are that it must be fun, unique, and safe. Sign up now! Editor's note: Damnit, Alex, check your links!
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GSN Shoots Nightmare Pilot
As we reported ages ago, GSN gave out a bevy of show ideas that they will be making pilots for and attempting to get to the network. One of them, at least my personal favorite from the list, is close to pilot stage. "Your Worst Nightmare" is a horror game/competition show where two teams of players attempt to escape from some of the scariest locations on the planet. The first team that does it wins the grand prize. It was described as "not unlike World's Scariest Places from Fox Family". GSN has informed us that they will be taping a pilot for the show in November which it will then go through the screening processes. If it gets picked up, viewers should be getting the piss scared out of them in a game show sense in late spring/early Summer
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Australia FINALLY has a Millionaire!
281 shows. 6 years. No one had ever conquered the 15 questions of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Australia), although some came close, winning $500,000. However, the first person who had the guts to go for it, Rob "Coach" Fulton, became the richest person in Australian quiz show history as he was the first to win $1,000,000. His question: Which of these popular 60s TV shows premiered first? A: Bewitched B: Get Smart C: Hogan's Heroes D: I Dream of Jeannie He correctly guessed A and cashed in on the $1,000,000, something not seen in the USA since the first season of Who Wants to be a Millionaire's syndication run with Meredith Vieira. Please follow the clip below to see the wonderful clip, courtesy of the Australian Game Show Page.
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