16Oct2008
Jack Narz: 1922-2008
Update: GSN Tribute and Videos Below Television lost a legend today. Jack Narz, host of classic shows like Dotto, Seven Keys, Video Village, Beat the Clock, and Now You See It, has passed away at age 85. Stu Shostak of Shokus Radio said that Mr. Narz had suffered from two massive strokes and kidney failure in the last three weeks. Even though Narz's last regular game show work was announcing on The All New Beat the Clock in 1979 and 1980, Narz was very appreciative of the current generation of television and game show fans, as younger fans called in during his appearance on Shostak's online radio show last year and were eager to meet Mr. Narz during his appearances at Game Show Congresses over the last four years. GSN will be doing
Read MoreView Comments (47)26Jun2008
The next Comedy Central roast recipient: Bob Saget
TV Week reports that a Comedy Central roast for Bob Saget will air on the network on August 17. And you thought Bob had to deal with some unruly mobs on 1 vs. 100.
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Pizza party at 33 on Saturday!
There will be pizza at the Bob Barker Studio on Saturday and if you're reading this, you're probably not invited. Sorry. Drew Carey is having 45 pizzas delivered to CBS for the TPiR staff on Saturday...from Cleveland. The story is at Cleveland.com. For what it's worth, my favorite pizza in Cleveland is from Zeppe's, and I don't say that because I was an employee of Zeppe's from 1993 to 1994.
Read MoreView Comments (5)29May2008
Waiting for Bingo America money? It’s coming.
Nick posted two weeks ago that he got his $50 from being an at-home winner on Bingo America. I won a week and a half later, on April 11, the night when the in-house contestant won $100,000. I was expecting my $50 shortly after Nick's check arrived. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting. Lo and behold, in the mail this afternoon was my $50 check. GSN said it would take 6 to 8 weeks. It took almost 7 weeks. (Then again, GSN said it would be 4 to 6 weeks for me to get my PlayMania money last year, yet that took less than 2 weeks.) In a nutshell, if you've been waiting for your Bingo America winnings for a month or more, you'll get it within a few weeks. If you're one of the naysayers who has gone on a certain cable network's messag
Read MoreView Comments (5)12Oct2007
A small reminder, in case anybody forgot
This Monday. CBS. Check your local listings.
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New VP of Original Programming at GSN
Michael Bevan has been promoted to Vice President, Original Programming at GSN. Bevan, who has served as Executive Director of Programming since May 2005, has been behind some of GSN’s most popular shows including CAMOUFLAGE, CHAIN REACTION, and THE NATIONAL VOCABULARY CHAMPIONSHIP. “Michael has been an instrumental voice in our game show programming,” commented Jamie Roberts, GSN’s Senior Vice President of Programming. “He’s consistently delivered for us, overseeing innovative shows like CAMOUFLAGE and, more recently, THAT'S THE QUESTION, which came to fruition quite nicely under his guidance.” Bevan will continue to oversee original series and development projects for the network. His GSN credits also include EXTREME DODGEBALL,
Read MoreView Comments (1)05Sep2007
Temptation comment post
We forgot to post this earlier. Feel free to comment about Temptation here. Some people have chimed in. Here are my thoughts... If you go in expecting something besides a continuation from where Sale of the Century left off 18 1/2 years ago, you'll be pleasantly surprised. The mish-mosh of mini-games was decent. Rossi Morreale came across as a much better emcee than expected, but with room for improvement. The whole shopping at home gimmick doesn't do a thing for me. The pacing of the show left a lot to be desired i.e. it ended way too early. (Maybe this gets cleared up in non-celebrity shows.) By first impressions only, Temptation appears to be the most solid new syndicated game show in at least a decade, possibly since the sh
Read MoreView Comments (49)05Sep2007
Official GSN press release for That’s the Question S2
(Santa Monica, CA) – Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007 – GSN is bringing THAT’S THE QUESTION back for a second season on Tuesday, September 11. Produced by Scott Sternberg Productions and hosted by Bob Goen (“Entertainment Tonight,” “Miss Universe”), the fast-paced word game will air Tuesday thru Saturdays from 9:00 – 9:30 PM, ET.THAT’S THE QUESTION is a half-hour series that combines word scrambles with a test of world history and pop culture trivia knowledge. Contestants compete against each other in a race to discover a question. Clues to the question are revealed by unscrambling words that contain one extra letter, which is, upon being unscrambled correctly, dropped into its proper place in the question, a la “Hangman.” The players ta
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EW writer tries hand at hosting Temptation
Adam B. Vary, a writer for Entertainment Weekly, was given an opportunity to play the role of Rossi Morreale on the set of Temptation. You can see video of Mr. Vary's time at Temptation here. Disregard Mr. Vary's hosting abilities and pay attention to the show itself. My excitement level for Temptation went from "eager to see it but don't have much faith in its success" to "the MyTV preview in 4 days can't get here soon enough". Enjoy!
Read MoreView Comments (14)23Aug2007
Ixnay on the osswordscray eviewpray
NBC has put the kibosh on the primetime preview of Merv Griffin's Crosswords, previously scheduled for Saturday, September 8. Instead, NBC will air an installment of Most Outrageous Moments at 8 PM Eastern and the NBC Fall Preview Special at 8:30 PM Eastern.
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Merv Griffin’s Crosswords preview on NBC on Sat. 9/8
TheFutonCritic.com reports that NBC will preview Merv Griffin's Crosswords at 8:30 PM Eastern/7:30 PM Central on Saturday, September 8, following the network's fall preview special. This makes the second primetime game show preview of that week, following Temptation's back-to-back episode preview on MyNetworkTV on Wednesday, September 5. I've heard at least one market has no affiliates showing either show. At least that market and possibly others have a chance to see the new offerings.
Read MoreView Comments (7)29Jul2007
The Price is Right S36 Changes
From our good friends at Golden-Road.net... Syd Vinnedge is the new Executive Producer of the show. The main theme is being redone in stereo. The tune will stay the same. Some set changes will be made. Let the arguing about why Roger Dobkowitz wasn't picked as EP begin.
Read MoreView Comments (21)01Jul2007
No “Deal” for the DS until August
Until today, gamestop.com and gamespot.com had Deal or No Deal for the Nintendo DS as being available this Tuesday, July 3. That date has been pushed back to August 7. Gamespot.com lists the Game Boy Advance version as being released on July 17. Destination Software added some screen shots of the DS game within the past few days. Gamestop.com has the DS game listed at $29.99. Hopefully that price drops a bit because I'm not overly impressed with the graphics and because most, if not all of Destination Software's previous DS titles have had pricepoints of $20. Outside of being listed as "coming soon" on Destination's web site, there is no news about Deal for the Wii.
Read MoreView Comments (3)08Apr2007
Deal or No Deal video game update
In the last week, I mentioned that Deal or No Deal is coming to the Nintendo DS in June. I brought up the idea of a Wii version of Deal. According to Destination Software's website, versions of Deal or No Deal will be available for the DS, the Game Boy Advance, and......the Nintendo Wii. When we get more information about these games, it will be posted here.
Read MoreView Comments (1)08Apr2007
Miljoenenjacht returning to Tien in May
The original version of Deal or No Deal, Miljoenenjacht, is returning to Dutch airwaves for a brief Spring run, likely either 6 or 7 weekly episodes. The hunt for a top prize of €5,000,000 will return on Sunday May 6, around 3:30 PM Eastern time. In the mean time, Tien's Sunday night fare (early Sunday afternoon in the States) is the original version of 1 vs. 100, a superior show named Eén tegen 100. You can watch a live stream of Tien's programming via their web site.
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