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Title: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: snowpeck on August 10, 2017, 05:14:31 PM
Buzzr is teasing on social media that they're doing another "Lost and Found" stunt in September. They posted about it last week, but the posts were deleted shortly thereafter for some reason. Now they're back up again.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: snowpeck on August 15, 2017, 11:27:38 AM
Buzzr's newsletter says it will run September 11-15 and include things never seen on Buzzr before like Trivia Trap and Richard Simmons' Dream Maker (?!)

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A buzzer and a bell? What could this mean? That’s right, folks: Lost and Found is back September 11th until September 15th. BUZZR has searched every nook and cranny of its vaults to bring you some hidden gems, including never-before-seen programming like Trivia Trap with Bob Eubanks and Richard Simmons' Dream Maker. Stay tuned for more details!

The newsletter also says they've been listening to their viewers and are promising new episodes and new series on the lineup this fall.

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We’ve been listening to what you have to say; and, we’re doing something about it. Coming this Fall, we are adding more episodes and new game shows. Keep an eye out for updates and details from BUZZR in the coming weeks.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: clemon79 on August 15, 2017, 12:01:11 PM
Richard Simmons' Dream Maker (?!)

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The newsletter also says they've been listening to their viewers

Apparently not, unless one of their viewers is Richard Simmons.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Chelsea Thrasher on August 15, 2017, 05:55:04 PM
There was a very short lived daytime talk/variety series in Fall '99 with that title (there's some footage on Youtube and some info in the B&C archives on AmericanRadioHistory).  If it's the same series, it'd be easily the most unusual thing to turn up on Buzzr to-date for at least two reasons: It wasn't a game show largely, and the 1999 series was a Tribune Entertainment project - which as far as I know isn't an asset FremantleMedia's come into acquisition of.

Of course, it's also entirely possible the title was used for more than one project - however, it's the only one a search of the Broadcasting/B&C archives turned up anything on. 

Here's one example clip of the 1999 series - an adoptee meets her birth mother for the very first time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXWiPvTnjMU
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: gamed121683 on August 15, 2017, 06:20:59 PM
If you're up for a laugh, I'll follow up Chelsea's post with fake Richard Simmons (played by Will Sasso) in MAD TV's send-up of the forgotten talk show.

https://youtu.be/gv0tFwqznWw
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: clemon79 on August 15, 2017, 06:41:51 PM
Of course, it's also entirely possible the title was used for more than one project

Nope, that's definitely the one.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: snowpeck on August 15, 2017, 07:05:14 PM
Reiterating Chelsea, my question is how did it come to be in Buzzr's possession in the first place?
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: arrowood20 on August 15, 2017, 07:24:58 PM
Back in 2001, Fremantle began a partnership with Tribune. They shared profits on what shows were airing at that time (Family Feud, To Tell the Truth and Card Sharks), as well as collaborated on new shows. That may have also involved acquiring shows that Tribune had produced previously. I personally believe Dream Maker is no more a game show than Fantasy was, but because people can win something, there it is. I'd rather watch an hour of Mark Goodson ironing his underwear, but hey.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: BrandonFG on August 15, 2017, 09:16:47 PM
Back in 2001, Fremantle began a partnership with Tribune. They shared profits on what shows were airing at that time (Family Feud, To Tell the Truth and Card Sharks), as well as collaborated on new shows.
Yep. For a few years, Tribune was also one of the actual packagers for those three, along with Celebrity Name Game.

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That may have also involved acquiring shows that Tribune had produced previously. I personally believe Dream Maker is no more a game show than Fantasy was, but because people can win something, there it is. I'd rather watch an hour of Mark Goodson ironing his underwear, but hey.
It was pretty much the same thing, except Fantasy had a few game portions.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Jamey Greek on August 16, 2017, 05:22:56 PM
IIRC, Dreammaker had a game show related episode one involving Wheel.  Hopefully they plan to air that!
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: parliboy on August 16, 2017, 05:45:20 PM
I'd rather watch an hour of Mark Goodson ironing his underwear, but hey.

Based on his fill-in work when they couldn't get substitute emcees, he'd probably make it watchable.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: PYLdude on August 16, 2017, 11:12:32 PM
Here's an article from a Seattle paper about a month before the show launched. Also, as an aside, an interview with Louie Anderson regarding both Simmons' show and his then-project, which also launched that fall.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-08-07/news/9908070165_1_jerry-springer-show-dr-joy-browne
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: BrandonFG on August 16, 2017, 11:31:12 PM
IIRC, Dreammaker had a game show related episode one involving Wheel.
Yep...I think it was two women who wanted to see a taping. Not much of a dream, but what do ya do?
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: SamJ93 on August 17, 2017, 06:16:08 AM
Yep...I think it was two women who wanted to see a taping. Not much of a dream, but what do ya do?

I'm reminded of this (https://goo.gl/images/dZkNjm) comic strip, for some reason...
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: TLEberle on August 17, 2017, 11:59:13 AM
I'm reminded of this (https://goo.gl/images/dZkNjm) comic strip, for some reason...
Points.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: arrowood20 on August 17, 2017, 11:14:24 PM
Based on the commercial I just saw, it looks like Winner Take All, Play for Keeps, the Trivia Trap pilot, Choose Up Sides and Play Your Hunch will be part of it. There is also a reference to the "very first" episode of Match Game, which I would assume is the pilot again, unless they found the premiere episode.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Matt Ottinger on August 18, 2017, 04:26:50 PM
Based on the commercial I just saw, it looks like Winner Take All, Play for Keeps, the Trivia Trap pilot, Choose Up Sides and Play Your Hunch will be part of it. There is also a reference to the "very first" episode of Match Game, which I would assume is the pilot again, unless they found the premiere episode.

I know they're not catering to the obsessive fans with this, but I get the impression that there may not be anything genuinely "new" to us this time around, unless somehow there's an extra episode of one of those fifties shows that GSN never got around to airing.  Still a nifty stunt, and I'm sure a significant chunk of their audience never saw the old black & white shows on GSN.  Whether that demographic particularly cares is another question.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: snowpeck on August 29, 2017, 02:48:11 PM
Here's the schedule. It runs Mon-Fri 8P-10P with a repeat from 11P-1A Eastern time. The event also runs in a marathon on Sunday, September 17, from 4PM to 2AM.

The channel schedule changes on September 18, with Richard Simmons' Dreammaker, Trivia Trap and Wordplay being added to the lineup. I'll post about that separately.

Monday, September 11:

8PM: Make the Connection 55-0004 (8/4/55, guest: Sam Levenson)
8:40PM: Choose Up Sides 56-0001 (1/7/56)
9:20PM: The Match Game pilot

Tuesday, September 12:

8PM: Wordplay - Pilot
8:30PM: Wordplay #0001 (12/29/86)
9PM: Trivia Trap #0001
9:30PM: Trivia Trap #0002

Wednesday, September 13:

8PM: Missing Links - Pilot
8:40PM: Winner Take All #52-0002 (2/28/52)
9:20PM: Play for Keeps - Pilot

Thursday, September 14:

8PM: Richard Simmons' Dreammaker #0001
9PM: Body Talk Pilot
9:30: Star Words Pilot

Friday, September 15:

8PM: It's News to Me (listed as pilot) #51-0001 (5/11/51, guest Mickey Mantle)
8:40PM: Play Your Hunch #60-0002 (4/15/60, guest Jonathan Winters)
9:20PM: Nothing But the Truth pilot
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: thomas_meighan on August 29, 2017, 08:11:43 PM
FWIW, UCLA has a "preview" of Missing Links dated 8-21-1963 with Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman and Chester Morris on the panel.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Matt Ottinger on August 29, 2017, 09:54:36 PM
FWIW, UCLA has a "preview" of Missing Links dated 8-21-1963 with Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman and Chester Morris on the panel.

That's the one Buzzr will show.  Technically not a pilot in the strictest sense of the word, but let's not split hairs when they're going out of their way to show us the odd stuff.

http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=MissingLinks&sort=1Lewis-Prockter
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Matt Ottinger on August 29, 2017, 10:26:45 PM
Have they said anything about the Wordplay pilot?  Because if it's the one I think it is, there are any number of treats!
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: tyshaun1 on August 29, 2017, 10:34:55 PM
Have they said anything about the Wordplay pilot?  Because if it's the one I think it is, there are any number of treats!
Gotta be the Tomarken pilot, right? That's the only thing I'm looking forward to.

Tyshaun
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Sodboy13 on September 07, 2017, 12:22:46 AM
New, more-detailed promos now coming out for next week's event. Monday's a night of Gene Rayburn, plus the "first episode" of Match Game. More of note, though is a promised "preview" of a new game show documentary series, Game Changers. This was originally teased by Buzzr about two years ago, but nothing ever came to pass of it. Back then, it was supposed to be a look at people who had a major impact on the industry, and weirdly enough, the supposed interview subjects all seemed to be from Sony properties. Interested to see the final product.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: snowpeck on September 08, 2017, 07:11:22 PM
Press release:

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BUZZR UNEARTHS HIDDEN TREASURES DURING LOST & FOUND WEEK INCLUDING THE 1962 PILOT OF MATCH GAME, AS WELL AS RICHARD SIMMONS’ RETURN TO TELEVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS WITH A RE-AIRING OF 1999’S DREAM MAKER
 
WATCH BUZZR LOST & FOUND NIGHTLY BEGINNING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTLAg3zY3KE&feature=youtu.be

Journey with us beneath the abandoned podium as BUZZR takes you on a trip through rarely seen game show gems.  BUZZR is home to the world’s largest retro game show vault and on Monday, September 11th the network will take viewers on a walk down memory lane to the most clandestine portion of their game show treasure chest.
 
BUZZR Lost & Found will explore iconic hosts such as Gene Rayburn with episodes from Make the Connection, Choose Up Sides and even the original 1962 pilot of Match Game.  In addition, Richard Simmons will be back on television for the first time in years as he graces the BUZZR shiny game show floor as host of Dream Maker from 1999, along with his rare appearance in the 1990 pilot of Body Talk - hosted by Vicki Lawrence but left behind on the cutting room floor having never been sold into production. 
 
Last but not least, Lost & Found  will include the triple threat of hosts John Daly, Merv Griffin, and Mike Wallace as they entertain us with the 1951 pilot of It’s News To Me, the first nighttime episode of Play Your Hunch, and the pilot of To Tell The Truth… known then as Nothing But The Truth.
 
BUZZR Lost & Found will feature an abundance of content that hasn’t graced the airwaves for decades and can be seen from 8:00-10:00 pm ET Monday, September 11th – Friday, September 15th.  Lost & Found programming will then repeat each of these days from 11:00 pm-1:00 AM ET.  On Sunday, September 17th, BUZZR will host a special 10-hour marathon in which the network will re-air all Lost & Found content.
 
 
LOST & FOUND SCHEDULE:
 
Monday, September 11th
·        Make The Connection (1955) – First TV game show episode hosted by Rayburn
·        Choose Up Sides (1956) – First episode in the NBC series and hosted by Rayburn
·        Match Game (1962) – Pilot of the original Match Game, hosted by Rayburn
 
Tuesday, September 12th
·        Wordplay (1986) - Pilot hosted by Peter Tomarken
·        Wordplay (1986) – First episode of the series featuring host Tom Kennedy
·        Trivia Trap (1984) – Hosted by Bob Eubanks
 
Wednesday, September 13th
·        Missing Links (1963) - Pilot hosted by Ed McMahon
·        Winner Take All (1952) – First game show produced by the Goodson/Todman partnership. Program was broadcast on both radio and television. This is the first television game show Bill Cullen hosted.
·        Play For Keeps (1955) – The pilot was the unsold revival of Winner Take All, hosted by Sonny Fox
 
Thursday, September 14th
·        Dream Maker (1999) – Hosted by Richard Simmons
·        Body Talk (1990) Pilot hosted by Vicki Lawrence and featuring Richard Simmons
·        Star Words (1983) - Pilot hosted by Nipsey Russell
 
Friday, September 15th
·        It’s News To Me (1951) - Pilot hosted by John Daly with special guest Mickey Mantle
·        Play Your Hunch (1960) - First nighttime edition of this program, hosted by Merv Griffin
·        Nothing But The Truth (1956) - Pilot episode of what eventually became To Tell The Truth, hosted by Mike Wallace
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: BillCullen1 on September 13, 2017, 11:59:59 AM
Have they said anything about the Wordplay pilot?  Because if it's the one I think it is, there are any number of treats!
Gotta be the Tomarken pilot, right? That's the only thing I'm looking forward to.

Tyshaun 

I had never seen this before. Very nice to see. Seems like the only thing they changed was the host.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: BillCullen1 on September 13, 2017, 12:02:21 PM
More of note, though is a promised "preview" of a new game show documentary series, Game Changers. This was originally teased by Buzzr about two years ago, but nothing ever came to pass of it. Back then, it was supposed to be a look at people who had a major impact on the industry, and weirdly enough, the supposed interview subjects all seemed to be from Sony properties. Interested to see the final product.

We now have a date for this. October 20, per the Buzzr promos.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Sodboy13 on September 13, 2017, 12:52:16 PM
Watching the pilot and premiere back-to-back really emphasized how much of the show depended on the celebrities' ability to deliver the material. Pat and Betty were a riot on the pilot. Everyone on the premiere seemed uneven, at best.

Also, from the minutiae department: A comma on an eggcrate display? There's something you don't see every day.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: BillCullen1 on September 14, 2017, 11:42:35 AM
On that Play For Keeps pilot, I wonder what would've happened if the champ said he/she didn't want to take on the challenger. Does Sonny Fox say "Thanks for coming from Hawaii, but we can't use you?" They sure gave away big money for a simple quiz. I would have expanded it to maybe five right answers to win, instead of three.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: TLEberle on September 14, 2017, 11:52:30 AM
The challenger and the challenger-in-the-wings play for whatever the base amount would be.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Bob Zager on September 14, 2017, 12:11:52 PM
Have they said anything about the Wordplay pilot?  Because if it's the one I think it is, there are any number of treats!
Gotta be the Tomarken pilot, right? That's the only thing I'm looking forward to.

Tyshaun 

I had never seen this before. Very nice to see. Seems like the only thing they changed was the host.

More than just the host.  Rod Roddy announced the pilot episode, and Charlie O'Donnell announced the entire series run!  In addition, the main game's board grid was set up differently (with some pre-set blocks), and did not feature a "bonus word."  Although played the same, the pilot's "bonus round," was called "speed word," on the first episode of series, and after that, was called the "double definition," round.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: SwohS Emag on September 14, 2017, 12:25:11 PM
Last night's promo for tonight's airing of Star Words shows "Annette" as a contestant.  I don't believe Annette features in the pilot (available on youtube) that was aired two years back.  This makes me wonder, also, whether the Body Talk pilot will be the same one tonight.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: JasonA1 on September 14, 2017, 03:00:28 PM
The Buzzr Facebook page posted a teaser video with the first 3-minutes of last year's Body Talk pilot, but I'm holding out hope they still play a different one tonight.

-Jason
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: JasonA1 on September 15, 2017, 06:55:23 PM
To follow up - last night's Body Talk & Star Words were the same pilots aired in the last Lost & Found.

-Jason
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: ivoryman1986 on September 16, 2017, 01:59:30 AM
Also, another difference between the pilot and the series is in the pilot, the loser got to keep the money they won but in the series, only the winner keeps the score money the player won, likewise with PYL and Jeopardy! since the 2nd pilot.
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: Nick on September 17, 2017, 07:49:51 PM
I'm curous... They did end up airing two pilots for Trivia Trap, correct?  If so, which of the two was the one already on the trading circut, and were there any differences between the two?
Title: Re: Another Buzzr "Lost and Found" stunt
Post by: snowpeck on September 17, 2017, 07:54:12 PM
I'm curous... They did end up airing two pilots for Trivia Trap, correct?  If so, which of the two was the one already on the trading circut, and were there any differences between the two?
They did not. They aired the first and second episodes of the series.