On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > On Nov 4, 4:18 pm, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seacrest is producing a new show, dropping Dec 14th on E!, where > > contestants tell their sob stories to, initially, a quartet of the > > well-off led by Candy Spelling: > > > > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/11/dream-of-begging-... > > > > I wouldn't be on something like this... I'd rather that people get > > involved in helping me reach a goal, instead of throwing cash at the > > problem... > > It's "Queen for a Day" or "Strike It Rich" (the original Warren Hull > sobfest, not the Joe Garagiola game show that only game show geeks > like me remember) for a new era, basically. There hasn't been a show > like that since the short-lived "The Girl in My Life" back in the 70s, > although the prime time version of "Deal or No Deal" got a lot of > mileage out of sob stories (it seemed like the only contestants they > booked were either sob stories or walking ethnic cliches) and the > short-lived Peter Marshall show "Fantasy" back in 1982 did its share > of tearjerking (along with segments closer to conventional game or > talk shows). > I'd argue that elements of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" were "Queen of the Day"-ish. > > > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
