[TV orNotTV] Re: Bowling for ratings: Fox-PBA partnership a success so far

2021-04-11 Thread JW
> The kid whose first sport autograph was Earl Anthony would like a word with > you. > > "Million Dollar Earl" was the first bowler to achieve seven figures of > career earnings, plus 43 career titles. > > Also, Pete's Dad, Dick, was no slouch either. Together the two of them was > who brought

[TV orNotTV] Re: Hockey Night Punjabi

2021-04-11 Thread JW
They went viral five years ago. https://twitter.com/HkyNightPunjabi/status/737478515390447616 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[TV orNotTV] "National Velvet," my arse

2021-04-11 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Over 76 years after the release of that MGM chestnut now owned by Warners... ...and over ten years after the passing of Elizabeth Taylor... ...a real-life woman, Rachael Blackmore from County Tipperary, Ireland, becomes the first woman to win the Grand National steeplechase. "Riding on the

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread Kevin M.
Every few years, game shows seem to cycle back in the rotation I was around for the ‘90s comebacks, and got to know most of the producers from the ‘70s and ‘80s who had gone on to become real estate agents and accountants, but promptly quit those jobs because their passion for the genre was

[TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread Diner
According to their 2021 format sales catalog, they're trying to bring back "Concentration" and "Tic Tac Dough." https://twitter.com/buzzerblog/status/1381113042361069568 But as noted in this follow-up tweet, there's nothing definite yet, they're just shopping the idea around.

Re: [TV orNotTV] "National Velvet," my arse

2021-04-11 Thread Adam Bowie
This is *the* sports story of the weekend in the UK. For those who don't know, the Grand National is the biggest horse race of the year in the UK - think the Kentucky Derby, except on turf and over [big] jumps. It's a race that non-horse racing public watch and bet on, or have office sweepstakes

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread PGage
Interesting. For me, Concentration: Top 5 all time Game Show. Tic Tac Dough: Bottom 5. On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 at 10:19 AM Diner wrote: > According to their 2021 format sales catalog, they're trying to bring back > "Concentration" and "Tic Tac Dough." >

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread Jim Ellwanger
I do like "Tic Tac Dough," but I realize that might just be childhood nostalgia. "Tic Tac Dough" and "The Joker's Wild" were the primary trivia-based game shows in the late '70s/early '80s, until "Jeopardy!" came along in 1984. I didn't realize NBC held the format rights to "Tic Tac Dough," but

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread daniel anderson
I remember watching the 1990 version with Patrick Wayne, since it aired on the NBC affiliate out of Greenville SC. But i have seen Wink Martindale host it too, from reruns on GSN. Martindale, by far was the better host... The Joker's Wild was on the CBS affiliate in 1990, hosted by Pat

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
When the scandal epitomized in "Quiz Show" hit, NBC bought out Barry and Dan Enright. They would later sell "Concentration," originally B-E property, to Goodson-Todman, so that's now Fremantle prop. The later shows they produced were acquired by Sony (GSN) after Enright passed. B Jim

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread PGage
Also hate Jokers Wild. And for me, Jeopardy! Came along way before 1984... On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 at 10:59 AM Jim Ellwanger wrote: > I do like "Tic Tac Dough," but I realize that might just be childhood > nostalgia. "Tic Tac Dough" and "The Joker's Wild" were the primary > trivia-based game shows

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

2021-04-11 Thread Mark Jeffries
NBC has always owned "Concentration." It was licensed in 1973 (under orders from daytime programming chief Lin Bolen to get producer Norm Blumenthal fired for not following her mandates) to Victory Television, who then hired G-T to produce. The license eventually ran out and Fremantle's BUZZR is