The episode of Dallas where the cast says farewell to the character is
a free download on the iTunes Store. I thought it was well done, in
keeping with the series and the character, and it was fun to see many
of the older cast members pay their last respects (or disrespects, as
the case may be).
Canada's Comedy Network has done a remake of Match Game that I just
discovered. They've added lots of lights and music cues and animations
and fast money rounds. They made the stars raise their hands, shout
pick me, and generally feign enthusiasm for Super Match. They did
all those things and
From Mark Jeffries
As far as I can tell, Take It All was not a direct adaptation of a
British format, although the Prisoner's Dilemma gambit is or has been
used by a British game show
Yes, as the Wikipedia page points out -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_It_All_%28game_show%29 - it is
Last night's The Office really made me miss Phil Hartman, since he should
have been there to introduce the episode: Dwight, and two siblings we've
never seen or even heard of before, inheriting their aunt's farm? It could
happen! And keep your eyes peeled -- you never know who from Scranton
One of my favorite bar discussions at my previous place of business was
putting together a Match Game panel based on people at the office. We
immediately figured out the Brett and Charles spots, solved the
Dawson/Martin and White/Flagg seats shortly thereafter, but went back and
forth on the two
Page Six says Sony is quietly looking around for replacements if Alex
Trebek hangs it up when his Jeopardy contract ends in 2016, and the lists
include Matt Lauer and Anderson Cooper.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/matt-lauer-and-anderson-cooper-jeopardy-hosts_b170828#more-170828
BriWi would also be awesome. And, hey: if Hugh Downs could host Concentration...
Returning to reality: I'm trying to imagine Matt Lauer hosting, and its not
really coming up particularly clearly.
I'd also like Probst, but would this mean he'd have to give up Survivor?
On Mar 15, 2013, at 11:55
Hey, *The Bachelor/ette* has ended without a proposal as often as with...
what's keeping Donkey Boy from surprising everybody at the end?
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On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote:
Phil says they're the first team to be eliminated with a still unused
express pass.
The best part was John arguing that he stood by his game plan of saving the
express pass because the strategy was good, just the
On 15 March 2013 12:34, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote:
BriWi would also be awesome. And, hey: if Hugh Downs could host
Concentration...
Returning to reality: I'm trying to imagine Matt Lauer hosting, and its
not really coming up particularly clearly.
I'd also like Probst, but would
If Ken Jennings isn't on the list, Sony's being stupid. He's got regular
trivia columns on Slate and in Parade magazine and puts out a book every so
often, so he's still a presence. The continuity with the Trebek era should be
a selling point.
If Seacrest is on the list, Sony's being stupid.
Notwithstanding what I said about this show in the earlier thread...
Daily
Beasthttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/11/why-did-the-bachelor-hide-sean-lowe-s-born-again-virginity.html:
On a series where the stuff Standards won't let them show can happen, and
enough times does, it
On Mar 15, 2013, at 11:15 AM, David Lynch wrote:
Last I knew, Jeopardy does 10 episodes over a weekend 23 weekends per year
(plus or minus a bit if they take the show on the road).
Their regular taping days are Tuesday and Wednesday, actually. (Which probably
doesn't change Probst's
I have to say that Pointless was probably my favorite British game show of the
handful I sampled when in London last fall. The panel shows weren't nearly as
entertaining.
David
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Well, he DID have time to do that failed talk show, so its possible.
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Yes, technically this would've happened with someone in the second or third
position, but still...
http://dailyink.com/shared_comics/877d93a4-cbde-4526-a0cb-aa71ca9aa9c0
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But we all know which web site loves to link to Nikki--the one run by that
Matt guy...
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On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote:
He'll get something from the Gore-led group that sold their channel to
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, technically this would've happened with someone in the second or
third position, but still...
http://dailyink.com/shared_comics/877d93a4-cbde-4526-a0cb-aa71ca9aa9c0
Not necessarily. He could be a returning champ who
On 15 March 2013 12:34, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote:
BriWi would also be awesome. And, hey: if Hugh Downs could host
Concentration...
Apparently, Sony agrees. Also mentioned: Keith O's former sidekick, Dan
Patrick.
And it was shooting a TV monitor. Not a big surprise for Beck's fans.
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On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote:
The impersonation JT performed in the cold open was not put on Hulu
(claiming
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 5:44 PM, David Lynch djly...@gmail.com wrote:
On 15 March 2013 12:34, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote:
BriWi would also be awesome. And, hey: if Hugh Downs could host
Concentration...
Apparently, Sony agrees. Also mentioned: Keith O's former sidekick, Dan
Was someone mistaking it for Fios1?
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/time-warner-cable-rename-ny1-article-1.1289236
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/time-warner-plan-rebrand-ny1-boneheaded-move-article-1.1289258
While I can understand eliminating Your News Now and News
Whang was also on the Las Vegas show as a semi-regular, playing a woman
with a(n intentionally?) bad and stereotypical Chinese accent who worked
in a nail salon.
--Dave Sikula
On Friday, March 15, 2013 4:23:30 PM UTC-7, Mark Jeffries wrote:
For those who remember the days when the f was
Personally, I don't care who it is, as long as Alex is gone. I can't
reapply while he's still the host.
--Dave Sikula
On Friday, March 15, 2013 9:55:17 AM UTC-7, djl...@gmail.com wrote:
Page Six says Sony is quietly looking around for replacements if Alex
Trebek hangs it up when his
On Mar 15, 2013, at 4:57 PM, Dave Sikula wrote:
Personally, I don't care who it is, as long as Alex is gone. I can't reapply
while he's still the host.
Of course, I can see the producers declaring that it'll still count as the same
version of the show even with the new host, and you
On Mar 15, 2013, at 4:33 PM, K.M. Richards wrote:
Probably because GSN has run repeats of the entire Match Game '7x series
somewhere on the schedule for the entire 18 years of their existence.
There was a period of about 6 months, October 1997-April 1998, when the rights
to most of the
I'm 99% certain they run them out of order now. The panelists change
every day (other than the two regulars, at least one of whom is
obnoxious at any given time), and I have the sneaking suspicion that
they were all taped in about 2 weeks in Montreal sometime last summer.
There are very few
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote:
The fast money round--or Match-Ups!--was created in the 1990 ABC version
as a way of playing a full game in one show and not having to play three
rounds and edit down the writing or play two rounds and risk having lots
Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote:
Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker, mentioned in pol circles as a future
Presidential candidate, called into The Best Show on WFMU -- host Tom
Scharpling, ISTR, was associated with the USA series Monk -- and got pulled
into a trivia tiff with guest John
had VIP tickets to LSWDL Tuesday that I had gotten from my son - guest was
Steve Carell who was fine but most interesting part was when the bit about Dave
calling the papal conclave got screwed up and he had to do it three times. By
the third take, which involved stopping the taping and
Keith Olbermann.
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Three words: Beauty School Riot.
On Mar 15, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote:
When people watch Match Game, the last thing they should be focused
on is the actual game aspect of the show. That episodes ended without
a clear winner was never of consequence to me. What
News-Tribune, possible
paywall:http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/03/14/2512950/click-fisher-sue-to-keep-rates.html#storylink=misearchThe
Seattle/Tacoma area's stations contend their retrans contracts with
municipally-owned systems led by Click Cable are trade secrets, while the
paper argues
Among other shows, he is credited with naming *Kotter*'s Sweathogs and
bringing Frank Zappa to *The Monkees*. In Newport Beach earlier this week;
82.
Can Ellwanger or anybody slam them in the comments for misnaming Gabe
Kaplan, please?
It's blank 'cuz Malachi Throne had so many different roles... from
False-Face in the 60s *Batman* series, to that voice in the *Star Trek*(TOS)
pilot, to RJ's boss in
*It Takes A Thief*, to the Centauri prime minister on *B5*...
I found out via Armin Shimerman (Quark/DS9) on Twitter, but Malachi Throne has
passed. Among many television roles, he played Robert Wagner's boss on It
Takes A Thief.
THR -
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/malachi-throne-batman-star-trek-thief-429009
David
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Subject: [TV orNotTV] Safe home Malachi Throne
I found out via Armin Shimerman (Quark/DS9)
I heard one of Dad J's radio idols gripe the other day why there aren't
more conservative-oriented media... the Wa(r)shington *Times* will be a
partner in One America News, expecting to launch July first in 10 to 20
million homes...
Semi-related, Jim, did anybody actually question this Taylor Swift answer?
HuffPosthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/14/jeopardy-burns-taylor-swift_n_2874884.html?utm_hp_ref=tv
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I heard one of Dad J's radio idols gripe the other day why there aren't
more conservative-oriented media... the Wa(r)shington *Times* will be a
partner in One America News, expecting to launch July first in 10 to 20
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Semi-related, Jim, did anybody actually question this Taylor Swift answer?
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Alex: Brad, ringing in ahead of Jim
Me: What is yes?
But how {upset will she get, many songs will she write} once she learns that
Glee considers
Updating this from Sept 7th:
THR Live
Feedhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cougar-town-bill-lawrence-justin-halpern-i-suck-at-girls-368557:
Fox has a pilot commitment for Warners' Bill (*Cougar Town*) Lawrence
project I Suck At Girls, based on the sequel to S__t My Dad Says in
The NBC drammer will move to Saturdays in April... *Ready for Love* now has
a 2hr slot when it arrives...
NYThttp://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/nbc-moves-struggling-smash-to-saturday-slot/?ref=media
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