News Flashes: “Instant Recall” Debuts, “Minute to Win It” Videos, and More
Slow news day, so here’s a few news flashes for you today.
*GSN’s newest hidden camera show, since the last one did so well, Instant Recall finally debuts tonight at 8:30PM ET. It’s hosted by Wink Martindale and they’ve definitely been promoting him in this thing far more than the actual show which is probably for the best. No idea what anything in this show will involve since apparently screener copies of shows are things of the past, but it looks to be decent and Wink is always a delight. Then again Hidden Agenda looked decent also, and it tanked hard. Our schedule (and everyone else’s schedule) says that Hidden Agenda moves to Fridays at 8:30PM ET, but the GSN online schedule says it doesn’t. Next week Family Feud airs at 8:30PM ET on Fridays for sure. GSN probably just didn’t send the new ones out, sorry.
*NBC’s promoting the hell out of Minute to Win It. As if the comments from someone connected to the show in some loose way weren’t enough, we’ve got a behind the scenes look at the show. That set looks remarkably like Who Wants to be a Millionaire mixed with Russian Roulette, so take that as you will. I still don’t have high hopes for this thing in the long run, but it definitely could be far worse.
*ABC has two ice dancing shows coming for some reason. One is quite literally a figure skating competition called Thin Ice, hosted by Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Kurt Browning. Can’t you just sense the excitement? You can’t either? OK. Then it was just announced that they are working on importing the UK series that’s essentially Dancing With the Stars on ice. Is ice dancing really that incredibly popular? But then again I really think Dancing With the Stars is up there on the stupid-scale, so I know nothing about these reality competitions. By the way, didn’t Fox do a show very similar to this before also? I seem to remember it coming and going quickly.
*ITV in London shot a pilot some episodes for the quiz and stunt show The Whole 19 Yards yesterday. If you recall CBS shot a pilot a while ago but it didn’t sell. It’s a shame, because the format described by one of our favorites, Bother’s Bar, looks to be incredibly fun and entertaining. And CBS seems to be the most trusted network for game shows these days, so I think it would have ended up fine. Read about it here, and there are some links to pictures in there.
*As we said in the MiniBuzz, the fantastic Wipeout will return on ABC Thursday, June 22nd. People constantly want to think this is the old Peter Tomarken quiz show Wipeout (which is frankly vastly overrated), but it’s not. Whenever I mention Wipeout it’ll solely be for the ABC series, and any odd reference to the other one will be labeled. All the cast returns. They are redoing a lot of the challenges, and you can see pictures visiting the show’s Twitter page.
It's good dirty clean fun.
I'm going to see how Instant Recall works out. Hopefully Wink can save the show.
Just a correction, that wasn't a pilot, it's the first episode of a series filming about twice a week for the next month. Probably to go out once Push the Button finishes its run.
Wipeout's boring. The commentators are tools.
Wipeout's boring. The commentators are tools.
I think it's good clean fun :)
I think it's good clean fun :)
I find Dancing With The Stars to be one of the most tolerable reality competition shows – although it's just that, tolerable. I'd probably feel the same way about the skating shows. But they're coming hot on the heels of the Olympics, where skating is always a popular attraction. So this may work.
I'll admit, the presence of Wink makes me want to actually check out Instant Recall, though I don't have high hopes for it. Hidden Agenda didn't appeal to me at all.
I find Dancing With The Stars to be one of the most tolerable reality competition shows – although it's just that, tolerable. I'd probably feel the same way about the skating shows. But they're coming hot on the heels of the Olympics, where skating is always a popular attraction. So this may work.
I'll admit, the presence of Wink makes me want to actually check out Instant Recall, though I don't have high hopes for it. Hidden Agenda didn't appeal to me at all.
It's good dirty clean fun.
I'm going to see how Instant Recall works out. Hopefully Wink can save the show.
It's good dirty clean fun.
I'm going to see how Instant Recall works out. Hopefully Wink can save the show.
Well, the actual hidden camera portion is hilarious, but the actual game… Well, there's hardly any! There's maybe 4-5 minutes of game! It has so much potential, but it's more Candid Camera than game show…
Just a correction, that wasn't a pilot, it's the first episode of a series filming about twice a week for the next month. Probably to go out once Push the Button finishes its run.
Just a correction, that wasn't a pilot, it's the first episode of a series filming about twice a week for the next month. Probably to go out once Push the Button finishes its run.
Instant Recall's on right now! It's great! Even funnier than Hidden Agenda!
Instant Recall's on right now! It's great! Even funnier than Hidden Agenda!
Well, the actual hidden camera portion is hilarious, but the actual game… Well, there's hardly any! There's maybe 4-5 minutes of game! It has so much potential, but it's more Candid Camera than game show…
Well, the actual hidden camera portion is hilarious, but the actual game… Well, there's hardly any! There's maybe 4-5 minutes of game! It has so much potential, but it's more Candid Camera than game show…
Whoops, my fault, sorry. Fixed it now.
Was there ever any doubt tat ABC would review "Wipeout" for another season? The ratings have been quite sunny. The folks at ABC are no fools.
Big question is: what will ABC pair "Wipeout" with? "I Survived A Japanese Game Show" was not able to hold the audience during its first season, and it did even worse during its second season. I'd be very much surprised if there is a third!
Was there ever any doubt tat ABC would review "Wipeout" for another season? The ratings have been quite sunny. The folks at ABC are no fools.
Big question is: what will ABC pair "Wipeout" with? "I Survived A Japanese Game Show" was not able to hold the audience during its first season, and it did even worse during its second season. I'd be very much surprised if there is a third!
"Wipeout will return on ABC Thursday, June 22nd." According to my calculations, either the day is wrong or the date is wrong. It's either Tuesday the 22nd or Thursday the 24th, unless you mean Tuesday July 22nf.
"Wipeout will return on ABC Thursday, June 22nd." According to my calculations, either the day is wrong or the date is wrong. It's either Tuesday the 22nd or Thursday the 24th, unless you mean Tuesday July 22nf.
"Wipeout will return on ABC Thursday, June 22nd." According to my calculations, either the day is wrong or the date is wrong. It's either Tuesday the 22nd or Thursday the 24th, unless you mean Tuesday July 22nf.
I believe ABC canceled "Japanese Game Show." Haven't seen or heard any evidence suggesting the show is returning. The Alphabet did renew "Shaq Vs." for a second season — that could work as a "Wipeout" partner.
I believe ABC canceled "Japanese Game Show." Haven't seen or heard any evidence suggesting the show is returning. The Alphabet did renew "Shaq Vs." for a second season — that could work as a "Wipeout" partner.
One word: Embarrassing. Wink deserves a much better show than this. The pop-ups were annoying. The camera confessions? Unnecessary, and has been done to death. How about letting us watch the game in real-time? GSN is counting on this to help save the network? Good luck with that.
Regrettably, and without explanation, people have stopped asking me about the set design on "It's Academic"…Pity…
Regrettably, and without explanation, people have stopped asking me about the set design on "It's Academic"…Pity…
Regrettably, and without explanation, people have stopped asking me about the set design on "It's Academic"…Pity…
Regrettably, and without explanation, people have stopped asking me about the set design on "It's Academic"…Pity…