30Jun2009
“Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Adds Video and Phone Auditions
Edit: OK, the big piece of information can finally be revealed. The phone game that let anyone in America call up and become a millionaire on Who Wants to be a Millionaire is indeed coming back. Starting July 6th at 7:00PM ET and running for 10 days, from July 6th through July 16th from 7:00PM ET to 3:00AM ET, call 1-800-999-7878 and play the phone game. Good luck Not living in a location which lets you get to one of the many Who Wants to be a Millionaire auditions easily? The crew at the ten year old quiz show just added an all-new way to get you closer to the hot seat and $1,000,000. You can now upload an audition video to the show's website in lieu of going to an on-site audition. The process is basically the reverse of the
Read MoreView Comments (17)30Jun2009
“Let’s Make A Deal” Pilot Now Casting
Fun news from yesterday afternoon: the CBS daytime pilot for Let's Make A Deal is now casting. If you're in the LA area in early July with a costume handy, click here to take part. They've got some good hosts lined up for you. Really good
Read MoreView Comments (12)30Jun2009
Interview with “Silent Library” Executive Producer Adam Dolgins
Talk about an accidentally overlooked interview. I'm really sorry about this. It somehow got lost in the shuffle of technical problems, a long vacation, and other things. MTV has been airing a new comedy game show called Silent Library weekdays at 5:30PM ET. Basically a team of friends have to compete in challenges in a library while not making noise to win money. It's a pretty funny show if you watch it for the right reasons. It's not supposed to be taken seriously; it's a comedy. It does what it's supposed to. Now that we got that out of the way, before I left for vacation I got to do an interview with executive producer Adam Dolgins about the show. Silent Library has roots in Asian television, much like the FOX game show Hole
Read MoreView Comments (3)29Jun2009
Regis Philbin Talks About His “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Memories
The tenth anniversary edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, starting on August 9th at 8:00PM ET on ABC, is gearing up. I don't think I need to do a lot to excite a good deal of you, but ABC gave us some great clips celebrating the long history of arguably the most popular quiz show in the world. We'll be rolling these out as the debut grows closer. For now, here's an interview ABC has on their website featuring host Regis Philbin discussing his favorite moments on the
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Rumor Control: US Casting for French Adventure Game Import. Could it be “Fort Boyard” or “Intervilles”?
EDIT: Bother's Bar thinks this may be a different French format called Intervilles, which aired in England under the title It's A Knockout, which is another stunt type show. Again, maybe someone who has seen it can explain more. Here's the UKGameshows page on it, and below is a YouTube link. All you who live close to New York City, are physically fit, and have a passport may want to pay attention to this one. Casting directors are looking for people with free time in the middle of July to take part in an all-expensive paid trip to France and be on a game show pilot. The game show is a long-running adventurous game show. They are basically asking for you to have a good personality, to be adventurous, and be physically fit.
Read MoreView Comments (11)28Jun2009
Weekend Replay: QI
I wanted to show you all part of a hysterical episode of one of my favorite British shows (and one of my favorite TV shows, period). We featured it previously. This is called QI. Featured in this episode is Oscar winner Emma Thompson, and the topic of the show is Films. QI is a comedy panel show where it's better to know interesting things, not the most obvious. It's a hysterically impossible panel quiz, and something I'd love to see pop up on BBC America. [stream flv=x:/flashgameshows.com/wordpress/videos/qipart1.flv width=630 height=343 bandwidth=med
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“Deal or No Deal” Wants Contestants, Too
Do you want to play Deal or No Deal for $500,000? If you're near East Hanover, NJ, you can head over to the Warnock Dodge Chrysler Jeep from 10am-2pm tomorrow, June 27th (that's at 175 Route
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“Millionaire” Auditions in Houston and Kansas City; “Deal or No Deal” Needs Audience
Casting for Who Wants to be a Millionaire's new syndicated season, hosted by Meredith Vieira, as well as the ABC 10th anniversary edition hosted by Regis Philbin is moving away from the east coast and heading across the country. Next stops: Texas and Missouri. On Monday, June 29th, Millionaire will be at the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City (3200 N. Ameristar Dr., Kansas City, MO 64161). Auditions take place from 7:00AM to 11:00AM. If you live in Texas, be sure to catch out the audition at Pavilion Royale in Houston (5800 N. Airline Drive, Houston, TX 77076) also from 7:00AM to 11:00AM. It's on Wednesday, July 1st. All you have to do is pass their test and wow the producers to get your shot at the hot seat and the $1,000,000 top
Read MoreView Comments (5)25Jun2009
“Whose Line is it Anyway”’s Jeff Davis Up for “Let’s Make A Deal” and “The Dating Game”
Former Whose Line is it Anyway? cast member Jeff Davis, seen in a few episodes, recently said he tested for a Fremantle revival of Let's Make A Deal, which should get a pilot eventually. He also did a run through for a revival of The Dating Game from Embassy Row. Both shows are being looked at as CBS daytime replacements for Guiding Light which is leaving the air
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Set Report from “The $1,000,000 Pyramid”
CBS recently shot a pilot for their new daytime game show The $1,000,000 Pyramid, an update of the classic 80s game show The $100,000 Pyramid. Again, like most news-worthy things, it happened while I was on vacation. Many of you may already know about it but for those that don't, you'll be very happy to know the show was updated perfectly from the old version to today." Thanks to audience member Mitch J. for the info and pictures. This entire pilot and potential show is just validating my point that Embassy Row is the only production company I place all my trust in to make a good, exciting, fun game show anymore. The game is exactly like the old version. Two teams of a contestant and a celebrity pick one of six categories. Your
Read MoreView Comments (139)24Jun2009
No GSN’s “Big Saturday Night” on July 4th
GSN won't be airing their Big Saturday Night on Saturday, July 4th. A rerun of 2oQ will air at 8:00PM ET, a rerun of The Money List at 9:00PM ET, and Deal or No Deal at 10:00PM
Read MoreView Comments (3)24Jun2009
Who Disturbed “The Price is Right” While I Was on Vacation?
It's been a recurring trend for the past couple years that if I take a vacation some big story takes place or there's a major fan meltdown of massive proportions which ranges from catastrophic to unbelievably amusing. Coincidentally, all of the above happened while I was away. Major thanks to Nick who posted updates about The Price is Right host Drew Carey's new Twitter and blog which is a great fan resource. I love when hosts get involved like this. Not to mention the fact that Twitter's a great marketing tool for spreading news quickly and easily. Then I look in my inbox at all of the freaked out people about set changes. It goes back to my "amusing meltdown" item at the top. I see that the set is getting a technology overhaul
Read MoreView Comments (32)22Jun2009
Drew Carey Tweets Season 38 “Price” Changes
Drew Carey joined the blogosphere this weekend, with a new blog and Twitter account. Between the two, we've gotten word of some very "big" changes to Price for the upcoming 38th season. First off, the season premiere (EDIT: this episode will air on September 21) will feature former Drew Carey Show colleague Craig Ferguson, now the host of the Late Late Show. Also, there are some major and minor upgrades to the set. First, the one bid displays are going "unpasteled," and getting LED lights inside of them. The lights on the edge of the stage for Drew's recent Million Dollar Spectaculars are present for the premiere, but as of right now are not known to be permanent for the season (but my guess is they are). But the most obvious change
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“20Q” and “Money List” Gain Weekday Evening Replays
Edit: I said 10AM, for some reason. I meant 12:00AM. Sorry. This is why I need a vacation. I'm burned out. I'm on vacation for the next week and staying far away from a computer for the most part. I wrote this on my iPhone so I'll have to check your feelings and comments next week when I return. However, I had to pass this along. Big Saturday Night seems like a little bit of a bomb, doesn't it? I haven't heard more than two or three people saying anything good about the BSN segments they did between shows. Again, personally, I thought it sucked and bordered on embarrassing. I appreciate the effort, but it failed rather spectacularly. However, 20Q and The Money List ended up pretty good. I honestly fear for the two shows being
Read MoreView Comments (16)18Jun2009
“Price is Right” Sued Again
Seriously, how many times can a show be sued? This time, Michael Lerner, a former contestant, is suing the show because he fell down and hurt his ankle. This same thing has happened plenty of times before, all without incident. What makes a guy with a Barker-sized ego want to sue? Oh wait, I think I answered my own
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