23Aug2010
News Flashes: “1 VS 100″, iPad Apps, and “Family Feud”
Nothing big yet so here are some early morning news flashes for you. We'll have an interview with Who Wants to be a Millionaire host Meredith Vieira later so stay tuned. Our American news flashes include a veteran game show producer consulting for Millionaire, exclusive word on an offer placed on a host for GSN's new season of 1 VS 100, new iPad game show apps, and a new clip of @Family_Feud and Steve Harvey.
Read MoreView Comments (9)11Aug2010
GSN REVIVES “1 VS 100″
We reported weeks ago that 1 VS 100 would be coming back to television, but we could not say the network. We can now confirm that GSN has picked up the incredibly popular Endemol game show for a new series of episodes. The show has been off the air since 2008, but it came back for an XBox run until 2010. The show will now return to television. 1 VS 100 is now casting for its new season. Click here to be a contestant or, possibly, a Mob member and win huge money. Read on for all the exciting details and updates regarding the show, and leave a comment to say what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (39)08Aug2010
Aussie Weekend Replay: “Minute to Win It”
Like they say in previews, Minute to Win It has taken off all over the world...well in three other countries. Australian's version of Minute to Win It is going pretty strong. Channel 7's edition, hosted by Darren McMullen, is basically the same as Americans except it's not as psychotic and there is a milestone level at $2,500 unlike the $1,000 level in America. It hasn't been on long but they've already had a contestant try for $500,000. The game contestant Grant Nelson has to play is "Double Trouble", where he must bounce two ping-pong balls off a table, using one hand, and they have to land in two separate cups. It's very hard and he's on his final life. Can he do it? Check out the video after the break.
Read MoreView Comments (6)24Jul2010
Holy Crap of the Week: Team Plays For $500,000 on “Minute to Win It”
know I said I wouldn't write about Minute to Win It, but when something like this happens it's just wrong to ignore it. I've got issues with things regarding the show, but they've got an addicting game once they stick to it. It had, without a doubt, its most exciting moment this past Wednesday and one of the more exciting moments of the year. In a couples edition, Kim Fox and Aaron Hedrick breezed past essentially the entire game, winning $250,000 without using a single life. They went further than any other regular contestant has before. They played an extremely hard game for $500,000 called Extreme Nutstacker and burned two lives during it. With one chance left, it came down to the buzzer. Check out if they won it after the break.
Read MoreView Comments (13)15Jul2010
XBox “1 VS 100″ Dead
The world has gone 1 VS 100 crazy recently. First we got the exclusive word that an American television network is looking at picking up 1 VS 100 for a brand new (and cheaper which will probably work better) series. Today, though, we get bad news. XBox has announced that it's 1 VS 100 live arcade game has finished after two seasons. The show seemed strong, with tens of thousands playing for real cash and prizes each week. The outcry for the death of 1 VS 100 has been very visible, too. Check out any tech blog and you'll see an overwhelming if not unanimous declaration of sadness to see the show go away. It was very popular and done unbelievably well. It opened the door for a lot of social game show programming. I doubt we would have seen stuff like the Family Feud Facebook game without it. Read on for more information.
Read MoreView Comments (6)13Jul2010
Format Update: “Baggage”, “1 VS 100″, and “Pass the Joke”
I've got some small updates about various formats. Let's start with the most exciting. *I'm hearing from very reliable sources that 1 VS 100 is looking to make a television network comeback. It won't be on NBC, though. 1 VS 100 has been a major player for GSN, achieving big ratings for the game show network even though it has few episodes. Next, GSN has a hit with Baggage in America, and it's starting to sell abroad. Our friends at K7Media forwarded us to a report that the French network NRJ 12 has picked up Baggage for a 30 episode run. It will debut in France in September. Finally, A new unscripted TV production company, Shevick Zupon Entertainment, just got a show commissioned by GSN for a pilot apparently. According to C21Media, the company is developing the show Pass the Joke for the network, which is based on a 1972 format originally hosted by comedian Milton Berle. Read on for full details and more exclusive inside information.
Read MoreView Comments (28)05Jul2010
Video Games: “1 VS 100″, “WCG” and NBC Gaming Show
I know we've got a lot of people who are big video game players who read. Thought it would be a good idea to do a video game update which vaguely ties in to the idea of the site. Vague is what we do best. We've got updates on XBox's 1 VS 100, the World Cyber Games airing on Spike, and NBC's new video game primetime show.
Read MoreView Comments (10)01Jul2010
“Minute to Win It” Releases Their Summer Activity Guide
Recently, it was announced that Mattel is going to be releasing a home version of NBC’s game show “Minute to Win It.” I have to say that when I first heard the news, I literally scratched my head and thought to myself, “I could dish out $50 at my Wal-Mart and buy all my supplies there.” Then again, who am I to judge? I’m actually anticipating in seeing what Mattel offers in the home game. As for now, the "Summer Activity Guide" is the best route to go.
Read MoreView Comments (5)30Jun2010
“Minute to Win It” Plans a Million Dollar Mission
Well that didn't take long, did it? Minute to Win It, the modestly rated NBC stunt show, returns to the airwaves on Wednesday, July 7th, following America's Got Talent. New stunts and ways to play, which they have been experimenting with all last season, will be featured throughout the various episodes. Apparently some new guaranteed levels at the beginning and around the $250,000 level will be added to get people to actually attempt to play the practically impossible million dollar game Super Coin. But that's not stopping them. The show will be doing a Million Dollar Mission. One audience member each show will get a guaranteed shot at $1,000,000. Read on for the full details.
Read MoreView Comments (18)11Jun2010
NBC Shoots Pilot for Quiz Show “Who’s Bluffing Who”
Hollywood Reporter announced today that NBC shot a pilot for a new quiz show called Who's Bluffing Who. It's from ITV Studios. The show actually appears to be a show announced a while ago by them called Secret Treasure. Comedian D.L. Hughley will be hosting. The show appears to be a mix of a bluffing game pretty similar to our own production Double Cross.
Read MoreView Comments (7)08Jun2010
“Minute to Win It” Gets Home Version from Mattel
This one's a bit understandable but still slightly baffling. NBC announced today that they have partnered with Mattel to bring the game show Minute to Win It to homes. Other NBC products like 1 VS 100 have been adapted for the home market by Mattel in the past. The games are expected to hit the stores in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Read MoreView Comments (11)26May2010
What Did We Learn This Season?: “Minute to Win It” Edition
The season is winding down (or has come to a close) for the game shows on networks or syndication, and I thought a nice way to close the book on the Fall 2010 season is recapping what we've learned from each show throughout the weeks. Sunday saw the "season" finale of Minute to Win It.
Read MoreView Comments (5)18May2010
Casting for GSN’s “Baggage”, “Catch 21″, and NBC’s “Minute to Win It”
Two casting notices for GSN going on right now: Thanks to reader Mark D. for the email about this. We can apparently say it now: the hit GSN show Baggage, hosted by Jerry Springer, has apparently been renewed for another string of 65 episodes. Why can we say it? The show's begun casting.
Read MoreView Comments (4)16May2010
“Minute to Win It” Joins NBC’s Schedule March 2011
NBC announced their Fall 2011/Spring 2011 schedule today and Minute to Win It has a place on it. In March 2011, after NFL ends, Minute will air Sundays at 8:00PM ET and will be followed by another season of The Celebrity
Read MoreView Comments (11)10May2010
“Minute to Win It”: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
If you read this site you're well aware that I was a bit hard on Minute to Win It at first because it was so unrelentingly a clone of the ITV game show The Cube. It hasn't stopped me from watching occasionally, though; and the more I watch the more the show seems to be trying to distance itself from The Cube and become it's own product.
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