OK, I did promise this yesterday, but hey, I’m a busy guy.
Deal or No Deal is NBC’s new one-week “Super Millionaire”-esque game show smash. Airing all this week, Howie Mandel hosts this million-dollar extravaganza. Since the rules of the game has been reviewed many different times here at Buzzer, I’m just going to jump into [...]

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The Boston Herald is posting its review for Deal or No Deal, and it’s looking like a No Deal for ABC. The big complaint is the gameplay itself: Can you really base a whole game on DRAMA without skill? The Herald says, no.
The Boston Herald

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So, GSN has done documentaries before. Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal? Good. The video game one? Ehhh… not so much. But GSN’s rolling out a new series of documentaries chronicling winners: maybe by cheating, maybe by sneakiness, maybe by any means necessary.
The first episode is about Rosie Ruiz and the Boston Marathon. For [...]

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An interesting post from AgencyFAQs.com (which seems to be from 2000, but Google News is funny like that) notes how and why an Indian version of Survivor wouldn’t necessarily work. Check it out to see not only how Indian producers think, but how they view our culture.
Link - AgencyFAQs.com

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They say Americans aren’t too bright. But stupidity isn’t as American as Apple Pie. The Sun Online has a good compilation of stupid people saying stupid things all while other people watch/listen. My personal favorite on this list? The very last one, featured on Daryl’s Drivetime on Virgin Radio.
Daryl Denham: In which country would you [...]

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TVSquad.com has a list of their top 5 Game Show Panelists. Number 5 is Gilbert Gottfried, so take this list as you see fit. Actually, it’s a good list, although you could see it coming with a ten-foot pole. Check it out.
The Five Greatest Celebrity Game Show Panelists - TVSquad.com

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Poker, like many “sports,” is ever-evolving. The elements of style and play are always changing. The “Young Bloods,” as the wily old vets like to call the under-30 crowd, has a different, rogue style of play. GSN is capitalizing on this strategic kind of play with Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages, premiering with two [...]

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The Journal and Courier Online from Palmyra, NY reports in its editorial today that the Hoosier Millionaire game show has been given the axe. Reasons given for the cancellation include slowing scratch-off ticket sales and a general decline in interest.
The cancellation ends the 16-year run that Hoosier Millionaire had on television.
So Long, Lottery Show [...]

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Keep your pants on, Homie G. Buzzer’s on top of it. On the left, under the archives, on the sidebar (over the river and through the woods) we have a new, albeit skimpy Game Show Schedule. We’re working on making it better. But for now, enjoy those BRAND NEW EPISODES!

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On the week of October 10 (That’s next week, if you’re keeping score at home), GSN is showing a week of Nipsey Russell episodes of Match Game, from 3:30-4:00 ET/PT. The episodes will span 4 years of Nipsey’s run on Match Game, the years of 1974 through 1978. Russell passed away on Sunday in New [...]

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