If you haven’t noticed, the current game show host trend is to get stars from the 80s or 90s who have faded, had some fame back then, and make them the new big thing.  For the most part it’s worked out well.  Really, the only people who haven’t been hired by this process are Mark Walberg and Regis Philbin, but they are both awesome so they deserve the primetime gigs.  GSN’s been doing the same thing with Corbin Bernsen and Patrick Duffy, slipping further in the celebrity list.  Who did they drag up from Kathy Griffin’s D List basement this time for the revivals of Dating Game and Newlywed Game?  Kim Coles and Judy Gold.

I follow stand up comedy so I know Judy Gold, who is taking over Newlywed Game, from the endless Comedy Central specials.  She was a writer and producer for Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show also.  Kim Coles, who will be hosting Dating Game, appeared on many shows like Fraiser, Living Single, In Living Color, and Six Feet Under, which is all well and good.  But she’s also done Celebrity Mole and Celebrity Fit Club which are notorious for celebrities desperately trying to get their name out there.  Of course Corbin did Celebrity Mole as well, so who knows.  I’m trying as hard as I can to imagine how these two will do in these roles and I just can’t come up with anything.  It easily confirms that GSN understands the main audience for these shows will be women their ages (40s), so why not go for a host that’s just like the viewers?  GSN said they went for unique people, and I don’t buy that.  I buy going for a host that is their audience.

Edit: Fixed the shows.  Had the hosts flipped around.  Sorry!