31Dec2008
TOP 07 OF 07: Number One
I don't think it'll be a huge surprise as to what is number one: Drew Carey's debut as host of The Price is Right. I'm not saying the earth shook when Bob Barker retired (mainly because I'm not really a fan of his), but it was still big. There was a pretty big division in the game show world, which was either between sane, skeptical fans and sane, accepting fans; or sane fans and insane Bob Barker people. A vast majority of people were very happy with Drew Carey's performance, and I can honestly say I have not cared about The Price is Right until he came in. He made the show a lot more fun than it has been in ages. A tiny note: we could not do this without mentioning the monumental passing of game show icon Merv Griffin. Eve
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Reminder: Final Day of Nick GAS
As previously reported Nickelodeon GAS is ceasing production after 6am tomorrow (12/31) morning. This is your final chance to watch and DVR shows like GUTS, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Figure it Out, Get the Picture, Double Dare 2000, and Nick Arcade. While they say it's going Broadband, for some reason I don't think Viacom cares enough to actually go through with it. While the channel may be crap now, the shows are still golden and this is your last shot to see them.
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TOP 07 OF 07: Number Two
This was by far my favorite game of 2007, producing a good number of the best moments of the year. It's the Grand Slam finale. Everyone knew the match-up between Ogi Ogas and Ken Jennings was going to be epic. I was never planning on it being this epic, though. The show was one of the greatest game show events I've seen and I'm really hoping GSN's smart enough to renew it for a new season. But even if they don't here's the full game, because just one part doesn't do this amazing game show justice. The rest are under the break. (more...)
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TOP 07 OF 07: Number Three
Number three on our countdown is from one of my personal favorite new shows: CBS's Power of 10. It's not often you get a major winner on a primetime game show. However, on the first game on the first episode of the Drew Carey hosted show, first contestant Jamie Sadler won the second biggest prize; $1,000,000; in an extremely exciting finish. He decided not to go for the top prize of $10,000,000 which proved to be wise. Fantastic casting for a fantastic show made for a fantastic win. Only Michael Davies and Embassy Row on mass can take such a tiny idea and make it a
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Ratings Updated
We're back! For a few minutes! We got a ratings update for syndicated shows and figured you'd all like to know. It was up-up-up for all the decent shows. Every show was up, but most noticeable was Who Wants to be a Millionaire? increasing to a 3.2, a season high. Crosswords also went up to a 0.9, and Feud is teetering on the edge of a 2.0. Check out the ratings page for full information.
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TOP 07 OF 07: Number Four
Number four is the second moment of sadness coming from my favorite show of the new primetime game show era: 1 VS 100. This clip features contestant Raul Torres risked a massive $263,000 with fifteen mob members left. Eliminating the rest gave him $1,000,000. This moment is one of the most memorable ever for me because of the question. The audience laughed when they heard the question, but loud groans followed by complete quiet came after the choices. The Mob had a nice payday after he missed the question and lost the money to five Mob members, but you could def
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TOP 07 OF 07: Number Five
Next on our countdown is one of two moments of sadness. This one is actually about a show: the revival of Temptation. To say that was an anticipated show among the game show community is a major understatement. To say that there was a severe level of sadness and confusion after a few weeks of its debut is another understatement. Even I am left wondering how they could screw the show so much. Many problems came from just how brutally feminine the show is. It's staggering how it is; it's like they forgot men existed when creating it. Whether or not is sees another seas
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TOP 07 OF 07: Number Six
Number six on our countdown is very recent. Two days ago as a matter of fact: Duel's finale. This was memorable for me for a number of reasons. First off, obviously it was a lot of money so it was big for that reason. Second off, it really was a mix of everything I saw decent and bad in the format. I did enjoy the trivia portion. And I suppose, after thinking and talking to others, there is some strategy involved, and a bit of use of bluffing. However, the execution was just wrong for me. I realized that I did not care about the contestants, especially the on
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TOP 07 OF 07: Number Seven
For the remainder of the year, we'll be counting down the most memorable game show moments of 2007 that our staff decided on. There's only one sad stipulation. It had to be regulated to things we had video clips for, which was most of it, but there were a few we couldn't do. We'd place the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? $500,000 win really high, but we couldn't get the rights to it, sorry! At number seven is an international one: the first ever £250,000 UK Deal or No Deal win. It's not involving our country directly, but it was sure a big one. Laura Pearce ha
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Game Show Segment featured on ESPN
Former 2-Minute Drill host Kenny Mayne is back at it in the game show world. Well, he at least covered a segment for ESPN on game shows. It features Wink Martindale, Pat Sajak, Howie Mandel, Claudia Jordan, and Ken Jennings. They discuss Randy Moss' attempt in getting a new game show on the air. This is a comedy segment where pretty much every guest in this short two and a half minute segment are acting out of character. It's really funny, just give it a watch. Click HERE for the video.
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Recent “Crosswords” Changes
I don't know if you've been watching Crosswords recently, but they've made a few changes. One change is especially nice for the budget. Round 3 now has the totals $200, $400, and $600 for right answers. We've seen some players get $10,000 or more in the main game recently, so it's helping some apparently. The X-Box plug during the extras are gone, and the announcer now introduces the Spoilers. It seems like host Ty Treadway is doing less relying on teleprompters or cards, but he now sounds a bit robotic and non-emotional. If we get a second season, hopefully we
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Ratings Update
Ratings are in again for new weekly network shows. Duel is staying steady, but not in a safe place. It's the same level that Show Me the Money was at before it got canned which is really sad in a way. I'm not necessarily a fan, but I wouldn't mind seeing it come back potentially, especially if they can fix some issues. The Singing Bee can basically be declared dead with the really horrible ratings it got on Friday. The rest of the shows are right on par.
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We’re Back to Normal
Yes, the 1 VS 100 sale and survey is over. I really thank you for either taking part in either the survey or the sale. I promise, if we have advertisements again it will be better arranged on the website and will only involve game shows or game show related products. I'd also like to congratulate Jason Huhn for randomly winning the $50 from the survey contest! This week is going to be really slow, obviously. Everyone's away on vacation and there will be no news until 2008 most likely. So what will you be getting? We'll dig through our archives and try to fin
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“American Gladiators” Event Photos
We have loads of pictures from NBC's revived series of American Gladiators debuting January 6th. The old events are basically the same only made more extreme, like The Wall and Joust being over water. Look for an amazing new tweak to Assault which will see the Gladiator sent sky high if he or she loses. All of this is really making me anticipate the new series. Plus Helga scares the living crap out of me, and I've played hockey for around 20 years.
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“How Much is Enough?” Review
GSN is launching a new original on Tuesday, January 8th, called How Much Is Enough?. The game is honestly excessively simplistic and easy. A clock starts from $0 and goes to a predetermined dollar value or starts at a predetermined dollar value and goes to $0. Just don't be the greediest person (or the cheapest either on the final $5,000 clock) and you win what's on it. That's it. No special bells and whistles. Not a gigantic neon set. Just a simple, nicely budgeted game of strategy and some body language, and that's just fine. By just understanding that it's not some spectacle of game play amazement, the show comes off as a fun half hour. One keeping this show afloat is host Corbin Bernsen. He is absolutely fantastic. If he's reading a teleprompter I can't tell, and that's what comes from a host who has TV experience and knows how to do things. With all due respect to people like Dylan Lane of Chain Reaction, if someone like him hosted the show would be terrible. Corbin keeps the game moving, can slow down the game and talk to the contestants while not making it boring, and creates a nice level of tension. Speaking of tension, watch out for the final clock where you'll see tens of thousands of dollars available. Beyond Grand Slam, it's the one of the more suspenseful thing I've seen on GSN in quite some time. (more...)
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