The new season of That’s The Question was going to be interesting to say the least. If you saw the first twenty episodes you may know there were a few, uh, issues. The set was odd, music and sound effects were god awful, the writing was poor, too many factual errors, the show [...]

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When Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader first came out, I slammed it a Millionaire ripoff for dumbasses.  Harper Collins Publishing recently supplied me with an advanced copy of the new Fifth Grader book, and maybe I need to take another look at the show.  Even if you’re not a fan of the hit [...]

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I’m really sorry for the lack of updates recently.  This week has been tough on me.  A little glimpse into my personal life: I just got a job as a referee in a Pittsburgh roller derby league, so I’m stacking that on top of work, classes, and other projects I’m working on, so it’s just [...]

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No joke here: the Family Feud Movie Edition DVD Game is definitely for sale. Why they’re still using the Karn/Anderson logo on this thing, I have no idea. But in any event, this one’s actually starting out at $19.99 for a change. I’m not really that much of a movie buff, so [...]

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No real good news for any game shows on this ratings update on September 18th, 2007.  Day two ratings came in for Crosswords and Temptation.  Both are down and looking rather ugly at the moment.  Obviously you have to give it a few weeks to see how the show holds up, but early signs tell [...]

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Heads up for you Shokus Internet Radio and Hollywood Squares fans.  The original host of the show, Peter Marshall, will be a guest of the show on Wednesday, September 19th, at 4PM PT.  Be sure to check it out and call in.  Yes, you can ask Peter Marshall some question if you would like.  It [...]

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If you haven’t been checking out WeDigTV recently, you should go look now.  They’ve released a brand new site and two new games: Deal or No Deal and Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.  Deal follows typical UK rules and has some very interesting twists and turns, like having to control your heart rate, judge [...]

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Sad day in the game show world today. Famous Match Game panelist Brett Somers died Saturday at her home of stomach and colon cancer, her son said. She was born Audrey Johnston in New Brunswick, Canada, and grew up in Portland, Maine. She ran away from home at age 17 and headed for [...]

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Entertainment Tonight and The Insider both got an inside look at Drew Carey on the new set of The Price is Right. Both shows are syndicated by CBS so it’s the same interviewer, but still two totally different interviews. The set looks so awesome and Drew looks like he’ll fit in just fine. There’s are [...]

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Quick question: How many of our BuzzerBlog readers have been on a game show? I know we have the Grand Slam people, Robert McKee’s been on a few, Nevelle was just on Crosswords, and we have a few Deal or No Deal contestants lurking around? If you haven’t been on one yet, how [...]

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