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Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: catnap1972 on June 26, 2007, 09:01:43 PM
Has GSN already axed the show?  Tonight's 8pm episode was a no-show, instead replaced with an episode of Celebrity Millionaire.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on June 26, 2007, 09:21:47 PM
I would have started with the first-run episodes, as pretty much anyone who had an interest caught at least the first episode when it ran on ABC.  Why watch something that was just on a few months ago?
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: uncamark on June 27, 2007, 12:08:15 PM
I noticed that an airing for this Sunday night had fallen off my DVR (left over from the network run, still on my list only to catch the last first-run eps before I delete it).  Don't remember if next Tuesday night's airing had also fallen off or not.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: itiparanoid13 on June 28, 2007, 02:13:39 PM
It's off of the schedule for now.  GSN told me "Just a schedule change for the moment".
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Don Howard on June 28, 2007, 02:25:10 PM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'156139\' date=\'Jun 26 2007, 09:21 PM\']
Why watch something that was just on a few months ago?
[/quote]
Guess they figured that the episode with Murse Man was a can't-miss.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Joe Mello on June 28, 2007, 03:30:15 PM
GSN suffer heap big buyer's remorse.

So it seems.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: catnap1972 on June 28, 2007, 08:00:29 PM
[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'156227\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 02:13 PM\']
It's off of the schedule for now.  GSN told me "Just a schedule change for the moment".
[/quote]

Sounds like codespeak for "Man we screwed up again...maybe if we bury it and deny we ever had it nobody will hold it against us"
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: xavier45 on June 28, 2007, 08:26:45 PM
And now they are getting rid of Karn's Feud at 11pm for more Poker. It's pretty much "Crap for more Crap" with these 2 changes.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: clemon79 on June 28, 2007, 08:52:39 PM
[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'156252\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 05:26 PM\']
And now they are getting rid of Karn's Feud at 11pm for more Poker. It's pretty much "Crap for more Crap" with these 2 changes.
[/quote]
Many would consider that an improvement.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Joe Mello on June 28, 2007, 10:32:43 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'156255\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 08:52 PM\']
[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'156252\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 05:26 PM\']
And now they are getting rid of Karn's Feud at 11pm for more Poker. It's pretty much "Crap for more Crap" with these 2 changes.[/quote]
Many would consider that an improvement.[/quote]
Yes they would, whether it's because Poker's on or Karn's off.

/I'll raise.......to TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS! *canned cheers*
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: bandit_bobby on June 28, 2007, 11:56:18 PM
Looks like we will never know what happened on the sixth and seventh episodes.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: TLEberle on June 28, 2007, 11:58:47 PM
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'156235\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 12:30 PM\']GSN suffer heap big buyer's remorse.[/quote]I just now got the image of the old GSN logo guy with a tiny tear on his head, in front of a pile of Extreme Gong, Love Buffet and DJ Games tapes.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: aaron sica on June 29, 2007, 07:08:25 AM
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'156294\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 11:58 PM\']
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'156235\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 12:30 PM\']GSN suffer heap big buyer's remorse.[/quote]I just now got the image of the old GSN logo guy with a tiny tear on his head, in front of a pile of Extreme Gong, Love Buffet and DJ Games tapes.
[/quote]

There are people on this board with mad skills that could make that image a reality. :)
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: xavier45 on June 29, 2007, 11:47:06 AM
And there is another change from buzzerblog. I think some here may be happy with this. GSN is getting rid the Tuesday night airing of Quiznation. So now it will be on for 5 days a week now. Ratings must be slipping for the show. First they get rid of 100 winners and now 1 airing of Quiznation.

I am one person who hopes they get rid of it altogether so I can tell the playmaniacs at the GSN boards "See I told you guys to shut up".
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: catnap1972 on June 29, 2007, 12:00:21 PM
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'156305\' date=\'Jun 29 2007, 07:08 AM\']
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'156294\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 11:58 PM\']
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'156235\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 12:30 PM\']GSN suffer heap big buyer's remorse.[/quote]I just now got the image of the old GSN logo guy with a tiny tear on his head, in front of a pile of Extreme Gong, Love Buffet and DJ Games tapes.
[/quote]

There are people on this board with mad skills that could make that image a reality. :)
[/quote]

Is the pile of tapes ablaze?
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: tpirfan28 on June 29, 2007, 01:05:10 PM
If someone can find me a picture of the GSN Ball guy, I can whip something up.  I've got a good shot of some tapes...and I can put them ablaze if you want. :)
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: MikeK on June 29, 2007, 01:30:35 PM
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'156327\' date=\'Jun 29 2007, 01:05 PM\']
If someone can find me a picture of the GSN Ball guy, I can whip something up.  I've got a good shot of some tapes...and I can put them ablaze if you want. :)
[/quote]
I think Travis was referring to Winnie, an image of which is here (http://\"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Game_Show_Network_94.jpg\").

I crafted a picture of Winnie in a noose with a tape of SMTM on fire.  Half a cookie, please?
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Don Howard on June 29, 2007, 01:31:18 PM
Curiosity strikes me and can't be shaken.
What made the GSN programmers so doggone sure acquiring this show was a good buy?
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Joe Mello on June 29, 2007, 04:10:41 PM
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'156294\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 11:58 PM\']
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'156235\' date=\'Jun 28 2007, 12:30 PM\']GSN suffer heap big buyer's remorse.[/quote]I just now got the image of the old GSN logo guy with a tiny tear on his head, in front of a pile of Extreme Gong, Love Buffet and DJ Games tapes.[/quote]I was actually trying for this (http://\"http://www.tv.com/futurama/where-the-buggalo-roam/episode/120494/summary.html\")  (Curse you, Youtube) but that's an interesting mental picture, too.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on June 29, 2007, 05:21:54 PM
If worse comes to worse, they could prolly negotiate with Disney to swap money spent on SMTM for some additional plays of Millionaire without too much harm done.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: catnap1972 on June 29, 2007, 08:26:29 PM
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'156332\' date=\'Jun 29 2007, 01:31 PM\']
Curiosity strikes me and can't be shaken.
What made the GSN programmers so doggone sure acquiring this show was a good buy?
[/quote]

"It's got hot wimmin, big munni, and Kirk!!!  What more could they possibly want?!?!?"
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Don Howard on June 29, 2007, 10:54:11 PM
[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'156372\' date=\'Jun 29 2007, 08:26 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'156332\' date=\'Jun 29 2007, 01:31 PM\']
Curiosity strikes me and can't be shaken.
What made the GSN programmers so doggone sure acquiring this show was a good buy?
[/quote]
"It's got hot wimmin, big munni, and Kirk!!!  What more could they possibly want?!?!?"
[/quote]
Had they plunked in a double-episode of Now You See It in the same time block, I wonder how well it would have fared in comparison.
Anyone know how the NYSI four-pack did ratings-wise last April?
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: bandit_bobby on July 01, 2007, 10:47:53 AM
They need to get the first season of sydnicated Millionaire. That was the best season of the show ever, bar none.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on July 01, 2007, 06:59:41 PM
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'156455\' date=\'Jul 1 2007, 09:47 AM\']
They need to get the first season of sydnicated Millionaire.
[/quote]
Why do they need to get it?  Haven't Millionaire's ratings been trailing off lately?  I honestly think GSN needs to stop all acquisitions until they have an idea as what direction they want to take the network.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: dzinkin on July 01, 2007, 07:06:38 PM
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'156473\' date=\'Jul 1 2007, 06:59 PM\']
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'156455\' date=\'Jul 1 2007, 09:47 AM\']
They need to get the first season of sydnicated Millionaire.
[/quote]
Why do they need to get it?  Haven't Millionaire's ratings been trailing off lately?  I honestly think GSN needs to stop all acquisitions until they have an idea as what direction they want to take the network.
[/quote]
For that matter, who's to say it's not going in the direction they want?  I'm sure they'd prefer higher ratings, but maybe they know the extent of their potential better than we do.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Ian Wallis on July 02, 2007, 12:37:01 PM
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For that matter, who's to say it's not going in the direction they want? I'm sure they'd prefer higher ratings, but maybe they know the extent of their potential better than we do.

Show Me The Money and syndie Millionaire are recent shows.  That seems to be the direction GSN wants to take - even if a show wasn't successful.  Maybe they figure if they get a channel-surfer catching it by chance, they might stick around.

Maybe 1vs 100 will be coming to GSN soon too! :)
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: Don Howard on July 03, 2007, 01:15:01 PM
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'156523\' date=\'Jul 2 2007, 12:37 PM\']
Show Me The Money and syndie Millionaire are recent shows.  That seems to be the direction GSN wants to take - even if a show wasn't successful.  Maybe they figure if they get a channel-surfer catching it by chance, they might stick around.
Maybe 1vs 100 will be coming to GSN soon too! :)
[/quote]
I wouldn't mind seeing those unaired episodes of Winning Lines.
The darned winners were paid; must as well see how they did.
Of course, there is the matter of blocking out the telephone element.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: SwohS Emag on July 03, 2007, 01:21:34 PM
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'156609\' date=\'Jul 3 2007, 01:15 PM\']
I wouldn't mind seeing those unaired episodes of Winning Lines.
The darned winners were paid; must as well see how they did.
Of course, there is the matter of blocking out the telephone element.
[/quote]


All GSN would have to do is run a disclaimer during the show's first segment saying that the contest is no longer current.  They could take the third segment out of the show completely (it was the one that revealed last week's telephone winner) - the show would be cut down to something like 18 minutes, and they could run extra commercials in place.  That way, we both win.
Title: Don't Show Me The Shatner?
Post by: TLEberle on July 03, 2007, 11:45:28 PM
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'156609\' date=\'Jul 3 2007, 10:15 AM\']I wouldn't mind seeing those unaired episodes of Winning Lines.
The darned winners were paid; must as well see how they did.[/quote]1) You mean that one unaired episode. :)

Since I attended a different show's audition and happened to be in line with a person who made it to the Cover Your Ass round of that unaired episode, here's the results, just for you, Don:
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[color=\"#FFFFFF\"]The eventual winner collected $40,000 on the Wonderwall, and was none too pleased about not winning a whole lot more. Thus, his was the episode that was canned. [/color]
/Yeah, Don was probably kidding, but what the hell, for once I had inside information. :)