15Aug2011
“Million Dollar Money Drop” Gets Facebook Adaptation
The timing of this is pretty funny. Fox's long cancelled quiz show Million Dollar Money Drop will be getting its own Facebook adaptation. It's in the programming phase right now so no word of impeding release. The company behind it is iWin, who did the good adaptations of Deal or No Deal, 1 VS 100, the upcoming $100,000 Pyramid, and the massively popular Family Feud. Click here for more information and to see what you can expect.
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Morning Buzz for August 12, 2011
Everyone else happy it's the end of the week? We'll kick off your weekend with some stories you may find interesting this Friday morning. Updates this morning include a new ABC game show in development from Embassy Row, the classic 80s game show Starcade is coming online in interactive form, and debut dates for favorites Secret Fortune and The Million Pound Drop in Europe. Click here for all the stories.
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“Name That Tune” Returns as Live Stage Show
Name That Tune, the classic music guessing game show, is making a comeback. It won't be on television, however. The game will be returning as a live stage show in Las Vegas. The stage show will update the iconic format to meet today's standards and give 100 players a chance to win cash and prizes. The music will span most genres so you're sure to find something you like. The show begins at the Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, August 18th. Click here for more information about the show.
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“The $100,000 Pyramid” Gets Facebook Game This Summer
Game show fans already had enough problems concentrating on work due to Facebook. We've already got Family Feud, The Price is Right, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Deal or No Deal, 1 VS 100, and Fifth Grader among others I'm sure I'm forgetting. You've got another reason to focus on the website. The popular long running game show The $100,000 Pyramid will be getting a game this summer on the social networking platform. Click here to learn more about the game.
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Game Show-ish Podcasts to Last the Summer Season
The Fall television season is over and there's a giant load of nothing on. Sure, we've got stuff like 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show and Take The Money and Run, but those are temporary. What about for you trivia lovers? No new trivia or vaguely game show-ish shows (of decent quality) are out there right now. There is another medium to get some summer game show enjoyment, though: podcasts. We've gone out of the podcast game (for now) and shifted to television; something that's terrifying to us. However, there are tons of other podcasts out there celebrating trivia, playing games, or from vaguely game show personalities out there that can last you through the summer. Click here to learn about all of them.
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Morning Buzz for June 29, 2011
Good Wednesday morning, everyone. We're at the start of the extremely slow summer season where news is a luxury, so I apologize for delays. We have scoured the web today, though, and found a few things that may interest you. Early updates include a look at ABC's upcoming spy-themed game show Take The Money and Run, information on a new iOS game for The Weakest Link, and information on the recently deceased Elaine Stewart. Click here for the full story on each.
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Morning Buzz for June 16, 2011
Good Thursday morning, everyone. Let's start out with some brief stories. We've got just one more guest host left this season on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. D.L. Hughly, the comedian and actor, will take the place of regular (and returning) host Meredith Vieira for one week only. We've also got information on a chat this afternoon with The Price is Right executive producer Mike Richards which could end up hysterical, a new preview of ABC's 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show, and a new game show game for Microsoft's Kinect. Click here for the full story on each.
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GSN Ramps Up “Lingo” Promotion with Two New Clips and Online Game
GSN's Lingo, a revival of the network's former top rated original show, begins Monday. The new version is hosted by Bill Engvall and stays true to the most part. New additions include clues to the word in the form of jokes and a new end game where answering five words correctly in 90 seconds for $100,000. With the show starting Monday at 8:00PM ET, GSN is going, for lack of a better phrase or joke, balls to the wall with promotions. We already shows off one clip of the show. GSN released two new clips showing off the way the clues and the new edgy humor of the show works. I'm really curious to see what you think of them. Click here to see them and play the new online game.
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Morning Buzz for May 24, 2011
Good morning, everyone. There is literally nothing going on right now. It's the end of the season down time. Not much to talk about but we found a few small items. We've got updates on a brand new The Price is Right video game coming out this year, a small trailer for Who's Still Standing, a new Backstage Pass video from Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and today's schedule. Click here for all the updates.
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Morning Buzz for May 20, 2011
Good morning, everyone. Thanks to Nick for doing the update yesterday. I'm back in town, and here's the first updates for the day. This morning's updates include information about a brand new Only Connect game for iPhone and iPad, a way to play Only Connect right now, audience listings for shows like It's Worth What?, Family Game Night, and Baggage, plus a look at a US fan favorite from a foreign perspective. All that and today's short game show schedule. Click here for all the stories.
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Morning Buzz for May 11, 2011
Update: Added information for NBC's It's Worth What?. We've got a a few small stories this Wednesday morning. Family Feud is making yet another move. Last season it went from its Los Angeles base to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. This season it's moving up the country. Next, we posted about the new version of GSN's Lingo. We've got a clarification of our opinions plus a pretty interesting picture of the show from a reader. Learn about the "Trivia Championships of North America." Plus check out our new daily schedule to see what game shows will be on tonight. Click here to learn more about each story.
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Take Our Money: Our “Price is Right” Bribe and Competition
Our entire goal at BuzzerBlog, beyond bringing you the latest game show news, is to make these shows more ridiculous daily. We've left a mark on the industry. It's more like a sore, but it's a mark nonetheless. We want to bring whatever influence we can to another show: The Price is Right. It's well established we are fans of the new announcer George Gray and his history hosting Weakest Link and others. We are going to do a new competition and while it may be a joke making fun of some traditions of Price, the actual contest itself isn't. Click here to learn how to win $100.
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Morning Buzz for May 6, 2011
Hopefully you've having a good Friday so far. Here are some stories to help you recover from your Cinco de Mayo hangover. Updates include a video game adaptation of The Hub's popular game show Family Game Night, a big win on Family Game Night, a preview of the new Lingo set, and Channel 5's new game show Impossible. Click here to read more.
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Wendy’s Brings “Minute to Win It” to Kids’ Meals
Fans of NBC's show Minute to Win It will have even more chances to play along. Wendy's is partnering with the game show for a line of toys and games that will be placed inside each Kids' Meal. The games will appear starting May 16th and will be there for six weeks. Five different games will be available: “Bucket Head,” “Hang in There,” “Nutstacker,” “Spin Doctor” and “Stack Attack.” Click here to read more about the promotion.
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News Flashes: Ratings, Casting, and Facebook Games
There isn't a large amount of big news going around, so here are some smaller stories making the rounds. First, the syndication season is winding down so ratings are doing their typical dips. The week ending April 17th saw some drops. Next, East coasters have two chances to be a part of a game show. First off, Family Feud will be coming to Atlantic City to cast soon. Also MTV2 is getting into the game show genre with a quiz show based on hip hop. Finally, We recently discussed the new Jeopardy! Facebook game, and already another is out. The previously announced Deal or No Deal game is out. Click here for the full story on all three news flashes.
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