Instead of making two different posts about shows we don’t know a lot about, why not make one large post putting them together? Two new game shows were recently announced, one for ABC who never seems to give up and one for MTV.
The ABC game show is called Opportunity Knocks which is from both Katalyst and 3 Ball Productions. The show, as Cynopsis tells us, is very similar to the old after show audience game from Let’s Make A Deal. Hosts on the show travel from house to house asking people questions for cash if they give a right answer. ABC ordered 13 episodes which will probably debut in the Fall. We’ve really fully come to an age where two-minute segments on shows are the entire program, haven’t we?
The other show, for MTV, is called The Phone which is being produced by Justin Timberlake and Fremantle who everyone seems to love so much. They are really making sure to call the show “genre-busting”, but it’s basically a stereotypical competition show. Two people pick up phones at different ends of a busy city. They have five seconds to decide to take the challenge, which could net them a large cash prize, or back down. If they accept, the guide on the phone gives them a mission to complete before time runs out. If they do, they win the cash.
Any early thoughts on these? Opportunity Knocks sounds kind of lame, but The Phone sounds interesting, almost The Mole- like to a certain degree.
I’m telling you, we can’t seem to get any new ideas out there that connect with people anymore. But this revival definitely has the potential to be awesome. According to Cynopsis, where we seem to get just about everything, Nick at Nite is bringing back the popular sports competition show GUTS for families under the title My Family’s Got GUTS. No word yet on when this primetime original will see the light of day.
Just as in movies, it seems game shows are being taken over by revivals today. Password is coming back soon, GSN has a revival of sorts of Gambit, TBS has Match Game, we have The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game from Embassy Row, there’s a few more in the wings, and now we can add another to the list. Cynopsis announced that Comedy Central has revived The Gong Show, a popular 70’s variety/game show, and is currently casting.
Seems like the shows we rumored about ages ago are coming to reality. Our good friends at Embassy Row asked us to put some notices about casting for The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, revivals of two popular classic game shows. These shows were rumored to be on Lifetime, but no official word just yet. If you want to apply for either of the shows, click here for 
TV Land, the place for TV hits or something or other now, greenlit a pilot for a new game show with some old school roots. The show is called, for now, What’s in the Box?, and it’s literally as simple as it comes. Something’s in a box. Teams compete and ask up to 20 questions about what’s in it. If they guess correctly, they win a cash jackpot and a chance to win the grand prize. Doesn’t get any simpler, does it?
Speculation can end: the revival of Match Game is being developed for TBS, which opens up many more doors than on GSN. The revival is part of TBS’s new announced development slate which includes a few sitcoms, sketch shows, and a late night revival of the classic comedy game show. Don’t worry about it being late night. GSN’s amazing I’ve Got A Secret revival was in late night and it was one of the classier (and funnier) shows in ages.
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