The “Price Is Right” taping I went to back in September took quite a bit longer than that, mostly thanks to two extended stopdowns due to issues with the pricing games (the monitor wasn’t working on “Card Game,” and they’d forgotten to attach the sign to “Rat Race”).
> On Mar 4, 2024, at 8:11 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > > And even with the edits they do nowadays, I believe that Fremantle can still > finish a "Price is Right" in 90 minutes. Of course, back in the Bob Barker > days, Phil and Rog took exactly an hour unless there were really bad screwups. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 10:05 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> It's not so much the call time itself as it is the fact that the call time >> is so early because 1) there are 100 contestants, and 2) they're taking a >> full day to produce one hour's worth of game show. >> >> >>> On Mar 4, 2024, at 7:53 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> A 6:30 a.m. call time for contestants for a game show. >>> >>> Mark Goodson, Merrill Heatter, Bob Quigley, Stefan Hatos, Monty Hall and >>> Chuck Barris are all doing the Lambada in their graves. >>> >>> Mark Jeffries >>> Saints Spotlight Editor >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> I tried out for "The 1% Club" back in May 2023 - actually, I tried out for >>>> "untitled quiz show for a major streaming service," but based on the >>>> questions that were asked during the Zoom tryout, I figured out what show >>>> it was (and found episodes of the Australian version, which is hosted by >>>> comedian Jim Jeffries, to watch so I knew exactly what it would be like). >>>> >>>> It was originally scheduled to tape in July 2023, but ended up being >>>> pushed back to February 2024 by the strikes. Unfortunately, they ended up >>>> only wanting me as a standby contestant, which would have meant having to >>>> sit around for 8+ hours and getting paid a whole $100, so it wasn't worth >>>> taking a day off from my actual job. 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