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By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:05:11 +0000

LOS ANGELES (QP) — Inspired by other fan efforts to get canceled shows returned to the air — such as viewers of “The 4400″ mailing hundreds of packages of sunflower seeds to network executives — fans of the game show Russian Roulette have been sending thousands of loaded revolvers to the offices of GSN.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has been contacted.

By: GUY

GUY — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:13:23 +0000

Hey alex, your a fan of the show (and so is everyone else) why don’t you hold a rally on the site to get RR back on the air (i bet we could do it too)

By: Don H.

Don H. — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:19:03 +0000

I never had a chance to see the show, as I didn’t have GSN when it aired. But after seeing clips of the show online, I also really want to see the show brought back!

By: devares

devares — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:23:08 +0000

Love the show. 2001-04 was the best years in GSN’s life. Russian Roulette, Whammy, Cram, Friend or Foe, Lingo? Tell me what other network have the greatest original shows? Today’s GSN originals have nothing on the originals back in the day. Kudos to Bob Bodin (I hope I spelled his name right). Oh, and Ryan, it’s Temptation Island, not Paradise Island.

By: Ryan Mihalus

Ryan Mihalus — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:56:09 +0000

I have to agree with you Alex, RR was a great show. At first, I didn’t care for it, but the more I watched it, the more I enjoyed it.

Not to mention, Walberg did a great job. Since his stint on Paradise Island, I really think he does a great job. I know work it work, but it would be nice to see him back on a show that isn’t on FOX. I just think he need to be given the right opportunity or else a show that is good (like RR) needs to be kept around.

By: Scott Meckley

Scott Meckley — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:39:47 +0000

Russian Roulette is one of those gameshows that i feel deserves a revival whether on GSN or maybe primetime on say ABC. ABC would be a great place for this as long as it’s not put up against Deal Or American Idol. I would up the top prize to $250,000 to where you can risk $25,000 to go for $250,000 and also I think having returning champs would make this interesting too because then if a player came back on day 2 or 3 then they may be tempted to go for $250,000. If a network wanted to go an hour then you could up it from 4 contestants to eight contestants. A revival or reruns on GSN would be great.

By: The Cosmic Jester

The Cosmic Jester — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:18:48 +0000

Russian Roulette easily had one of the best endgames I’ve ever seen, right up there with Winners’ Circle on Pyramid and the Wonderwall on Winning Lines. I’d love to see RR come back. For that matter, I’d love to see Winning Lines come back, maybe with some fixes to the second round so Americans would understand what’s going on.

By: Ken C.

Ken C. — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:34:50 +0000

The one time that I really remember was the time that GSN had the big April Fool’s Day Switcheroo of 2003 and Todd Newton did the duties for Mark L’ Walberg. Funniest Russian Roulette Ever. But besides that, the music, the lights, the tension and that click,click,click,click, BOOM! (I’ve always wanted to make a music video of RR footage to the tune of “click click boom” by Saliva but never got around to doing it) Man I hope that Russian Roulette gets a comeback someday.

By: CarShark

CarShark — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:11:04 +0000

I’ve always liked the show. I did like the original Killer Questions better, though. One would be multiple choice. One would be true or false. Another would be an anagram. I liked it more than the “one of three misleading answers” round in standard 10 in 60 format. I think the two $100K wins in the first season sent them scrambling for a fix. Mark having to read all the answers must have eaten 8-10 seconds off the clock every time. That’s an extra drop zone, easily.

It paid out nicely for a GSN Original, though. Sure, three people won top prize, but a bunch of people left $12-$13K richer after passing up the final gamble. Not bad for 30 minutes work.

Maria Lay’s win always struck me as strange because it was so kludged together. I wondered what happened to cause such a weird edit.

By: Alex Davis

Alex Davis — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:04:08 +0000

They could do $100,000 now if they wanted to I think. Remember, Bingo America has a shot at $100,000 nightly and is bound to give loads more away than Russian Roulette did on average because of the $50 or so that goes to each home viewer that bingos, which will be a lot.