Preview of the Game Show Awards Ceremony

I talked about my red carpet experience for GSN's 2009 Game Show Awards, debuting June 6th at 8:00PM ET. That aspect was an incredible amount of fun and such a thrill. And then we come to the actual meat of the show, which is the awards ceremony. I went in cautiously optimistic, and it ended up very fun. There are two different sections of the show: the actual awards and the games. To make the ceremony more like a game show, they threw in games between each award. As for the giving-of-the-awards, that was fine. Actually, it was extremely fine. The presenters were funny and right on target. The winners, for the most part, were good and deserved it. I'd still love to see the results because some of those winners weren’t ones I wou

A Very Brady Game on GSN’s 2009 Game Show Awards

We've got a few more videos to show you before the big premiere of GSN's 2009 Game Show Awards, debuting June 6th at 8:00PM ET. Don't forget to take a look at their Twitter and Facebook pages by clicking here. Here's another video of one of the mini-games thrown in between each award can you. This one's essentially a giant Brady Bunch parody, featuring four of the Brady kids.

Cloris Leachman and “Dancing With the Stars” on the 2009 Game Show Awards

As I've said before, one of the biggest thrills I had at GSN's 2009 Game Show Awards, debuting June 6th at 8:00PM ET, is meeting Cloris Leachman. I'm a big Mel Brooks fan, and Young Frankenstein's my favorite movie. Getting to meet Cloris, who was featured in many Brooks movies as well as playing Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her spin-off, was a thrill that I didn't see coming my way. Cloris and other Dancing With the Stars pros came on stage during one act of the awards to dance to some classic game show music. Take a look. Be sure not to miss it on Saturday. While you're at it, check out the GSAs on Facebook by clicking here, or on Twitter by clicking here also.

Game Show Awards Preview: Ken Jennings VS Charo

It's hard to believe but GSN's 2009 Game Show Awards, hosted by Howie Mandel, is only a few days away. It debuts this Saturday at 8:00PM ET. With it coming so close, we want to make sure you're excited and ready for it. All this week we're going to be showing you either video or picture content, along with some of our opinions, of the awards all leading up to the big event on Saturday evening. We'll even bring back the BuzzerBlog chat box so you all can talk about the show and what you thought of it all. Today let's start with some video. Between each award, different games are played with contestants hoping to win big cash and prizes. Some of the games were between celebrities, though. For instance, check out this trivia competitio

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REVIEW: Ludia’s “The Price is Right”

Do you remember when we talked about a "Price" PC game in development? Well, after a long wait, it has been released to the public. I must say, it's pretty good. Graphics are good-looking, There's only a couple of minor issues. First, the prizes are video clips from actual aired shows, so there's a very small chance that somebody playing may have that episode on tape, and can then guess the ARP exactly. Second, it would be nice to have keyboard support for typing in bids. Clicking on "hidden arrows" up and down gets the job done, but it's not the way the average user would expect to enter numbers on a PC game. The complete list of pricing games: 3 Strikes Bonkers Check-Out Cliffhangers Flip Flop Freeze Frame Hole

Two Quick News Items + BuzzerBlog News

Two quick news items and then an explanation for the lack of updates recently. *Following some rather crappy ratings recently, Singing Bee will be shelved in November and replaced by a two hour Biggest Loser. That coincidentally makes The Singing Bee the biggest loser, go figure. It's getting nearly lower than Identity level ratings which isn't a good sign. Who would have figured Don't Forget the Lyrics would keep its ratings while Singing Bee wouldn't. *Dennis Miller has signed on to host NBC's new game show Amnesia which will create yet another genre war with FOX's The Moment of Truth. Dennis Miller's most recent job was hosting GSN's Grand Slam which we really hope comes back. We don't get smart game shows often. And now wh

BREAKING NEWS: WILLIAM SHATNER TO HOST “SHOW ME THE MONEY”

ABC is yet again using one of their network's stars to do the hosting of shows.  William Shatner, who was recently roasted on Comedy Central, will be the host of the new game show "Show Me the Money".  In the game, contestants will have to answer trivia questions and be lucky while picking "scrolls".  Getting an answer right will multiply your bank roll by what is on the scroll.  However, one wrong answer and you will be divided by what's on it, possibly losing millions.  No premiere date has been set, but seven episodes have been ordered. Here's the only thing that scares me.  I like the idea of the game, but even FOX turned it down.  Is it that bad and ABC is dumb for picking it up, or is FOX stupid?  I'd go with FOX being stupid if AB

“National Vocabulary Championship” Update

Buzzer was provided with a press kit for GSN's "National Vocabulary Tour", and there are a few new nuggets of information. First off, the online qualifying exam dates: Friday, October 27th- 10PM ET/7PM PST Saturday, October 28th- 12PM ET/9AM PST Sunday, October 29th- 10PM ET/7PM PST Monday, October 30th- 11PM ET/8PM PST Tuesday October 31st (boo)- 11:30PM ET/8:30PM PST Wednesday, November 1st- 7PM ET/4PM PST Thursday, November 2nd- 8PM ET/5PM PST Friday, November 3rd- 10PM ET/7PM PST Saturday, November 4th- 5PM ET/2PM PST Sunday, November 5th- 9PM ET/6PM PST Participants must go to Win With Words to learn more The cities have been announced, but locations and times haven't, so we'll keep this "a secret" u

Capcom Launches “Millionaire 2007″ Mobile Game

Capcom recently announced that one lucky "Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 2007" mobile phone game player will have a chance to sit in the hot seat opposite host Meredith Vieira and win an actual $1,000,000.  Available in Get It Now-enabled phones currently, the mobile game plays like the actual show: 15 questions away from a virtual $1,000,000 with all four lifelines: 50/50, Ask the Audience, Phone a Friend, Switch the Question. "Millionaire 2007 is a very important brand for Capcom Interactive and we're tremendously excited to offer fans of the franchise the chance to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity," said Midori Yuasa, president, Capcom Interactive, Inc.

“Identity” Casting Call

Per Craigslist, a new major network game show called "Identity" is casting.  They are looking for people with strange and/or outlandish, even mildly interesting hobbies/activities/traits/talents/jobs.  If you are 18 and think you fit the bill, click the link below to apply for "Identity". IDENTITY CASTING

Mobliss Launches “Deal or No Deal” Mobile Game

Let's make a checklist.  Check it off if you have it... ( ) "Deal or No Deal" Board Game ( ) "Deal or No Deal" Electronic Table-top Game ( ) "Deal or No Deal" Electronic Hand-held Game ( ) "Deal or No Deal" Card Game ( ) "Deal or No Deal" DVD Game Not to mention Toys R Us has that giant contest, there is a computer game coming out, and the dozens and dozens of computer ripoff versions, plus the King.com edition, playable at the "Deal or No Deal" NBC website.  Mobliss today announced the launching of a mobile edition of "Deal or No Deal".  Take a wild guess what it is.  Right!  You play "Deal or No Deal" on your cell phone; no reason to describe much more.  Visit your mobile provider's website or a store to find out if you

“Celebrity Jeopardy!” Players

I appologize for announcing this around five years too late. USAToday announced the list of players for the "Celebrity Jeopardy!" series, taking place around the area of the 5,000th episode and being taped in New York City. A list of celebrities taking part is located below the jump. "Celebrity Jeopardy!" will begin November 8th.

Welcome to the new BuzzerBlog!

I'd like to welcome everyone to the new BuzzerBlog.com. It's been a long and strange journey so far, but we are very happy with what we have here. More than anything, we are just happy to be off of Blogger. Nothing, content wise, has changed from the old site, but we have added two new features. One is for you, our readers, to