Re: [TV orNotTV] Foxx Still Laid Up, Cannon to Fill In for Him on 'Beat Shazam'

2023-05-04 Thread Jim Ellwanger
It's a Hilton next to the 405, actually (formerly a Doubletree, and before that it was a Radisson). "Jeopardy!" also holds local contestant tryouts there on occasion. They don't validate parking for potential contestants (valet-only, and the nearest street parking is some distance away), but at

Re: [TV orNotTV] Foxx Still Laid Up, Cannon to Fill In for Him on 'Beat Shazam'

2023-05-04 Thread Mark Jeffries
It should be pointed out that U.S. game shows, with a few exceptions, do not pay to fly in or put up contestants for a LA or New York recording. The best "Jeopardy!" contestants get is a discount at the Marriott near the Sony lot and the hotel's airport limo taking them over to the Trebek Stage and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Foxx Still Laid Up, Cannon to Fill In for Him on 'Beat Shazam'

2023-05-04 Thread Kevin M.
For a while at least, the Ninja Warrior and Total Wipeout shows were not being filmed in the US due to insurance/liability issues, but I think they worked that out On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 9:26 AM Jim Ellwanger wrote: > Wasn't another reason for starting these expatriate productions so that > they

Re: [TV orNotTV] Foxx Still Laid Up, Cannon to Fill In for Him on 'Beat Shazam'

2023-05-04 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Wasn't another reason for starting these expatriate productions so that they could get full audiences of people not wearing masks? U.S. audiences (at least in the Los Angeles area) were being required to wear masks until recently, due to the unions' Covid safety agreements with the studios. >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Foxx Still Laid Up, Cannon to Fill In for Him on 'Beat Shazam'

2023-05-04 Thread Adam Bowie
On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 4:18 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > > And as to why Ireland, it's either because facilities in the U.S. are > still being taken up by Peak TV or they're trying to save money (even if > they have to fly contestants from the U.S. and put them up in a hotel, > since there aren't en

[TV orNotTV] Foxx Still Laid Up, Cannon to Fill In for Him on 'Beat Shazam'

2023-05-04 Thread Mark Jeffries
Jamie Foxx has been in an undisclosed hospital for undisclosed reasons since Apr. 12, while he was making a film for Netflix in Atlanta--since it seems as though his Fox game show "Beat Shazam" was shooting for its annual summer run in Ireland, NIck Cannon will fill in for him for this year's ru