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Title: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: gsfan85 on June 26, 2019, 01:20:53 PM
According to the audience warm-up for Nashville Squares, Mark Sweet (@marksweetmedia on instagram), Bob Saget is the host.  From the pictures, looks like Marie Osmond and Gary Busey are just two of the celebs.

Country artists look to be the contestants.  Mitchell Tenpenny who is a Sony recording artist posted about it.

Should be interesting.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: BrandonFG on June 26, 2019, 01:40:09 PM
Here's a link to the post (https://www.instagram.com/p/BzGmGoZpDMx/)...
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: SuperSweeper on June 26, 2019, 03:13:56 PM
Other names I see include Bill Engvall and Carson Kressley. This makes me wonder how country-oriented this will actually be.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: cliffhanger285 on June 26, 2019, 05:27:28 PM
Other names I see include Bill Engvall and Carson Kressley. This makes me wonder how country-oriented this will actually be.

Carson I understand, but why are you surprised at Bill? He has a large following from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour (alongside Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy, and Jeff Foxworthy).
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: mparrish11 on June 26, 2019, 05:44:05 PM
Already I loathe the set.  That seating arrangement reminds me of the MG-HS hour.  There's no "squares", just risers and seats. Blech!
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: BrandonFG on June 26, 2019, 06:00:44 PM
Already I loathe the set.  That seating arrangement reminds me of the MG-HS hour.  There's no "squares", just risers and seats. Blech!
I'm guessing they're basing it off the Hip Hop Squares set design, which went to a tiered setup (http://static-34.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/72f8895b-369e-4d41-a725-9d8514a52f6b-large16x9_HIPHOPSQUARES.PNG?1489089292613) for the VH-1 revival, as opposed to the grid (https://icecreamconvos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hhs-jumbotron.jpg) used on the MTV2 season. Viacom usually keeps a similar template for its shows, based on the network. Economics and all.

I kinda like the look though...it feels more relaxed.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Jeremy Nelson on June 26, 2019, 06:51:10 PM
I'm guessing they're basing it off the Hip Hop Squares set design, which went to a tiered setup (http://static-34.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/72f8895b-369e-4d41-a725-9d8514a52f6b-large16x9_HIPHOPSQUARES.PNG?1489089292613) for the VH-1 revival, as opposed to the grid (https://icecreamconvos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hhs-jumbotron.jpg) used on the MTV2 season. Viacom usually keeps a similar template for its shows, based on the network. Economics and all.

I kinda like the look though...it feels more relaxed.
Exactly. Why pay for a brand new set design when you're already using it on the other network?

This set actually clues me in as to why Carson is there- for those of you who haven't seen Hip Hop Squares, it's probably the most celebrity-driven version of the show. The host, DeRay Davis, spends a lot of time interacting with the celebrities, and this set design also enables them to interact with each other all throughout the show- Carson is good at that. If HHS is any indication, the gameplay won't be the focus, as there will be some shows where they only get through two games.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Allstar87 on June 27, 2019, 10:10:25 AM
According to Randy West, Nashville Squares is taped in the same studio as Hip Hop Squares. The two share a lot of the same set pieces, they just redressed them for the new show.

It'll be neat to see what they've done with the rest of it, I like what I've seen so far.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Clay Zambo on June 27, 2019, 10:13:04 AM
There's no "squares", just risers and seats. Blech!

What are those regular parallelograms behind the chairs?
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Mr. Matté on June 27, 2019, 11:06:16 AM
There's no "squares", just risers and seats. Blech!

What are those regular parallelograms behind the chairs?

Their setup is not too much different that Match Game-Hollywood Squares's setup.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: TimK2003 on June 27, 2019, 01:02:50 PM
But do they do a Nashville Squares dance at the end of the episode?

 <ducking>
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: aaron sica on June 27, 2019, 01:25:46 PM
But do they do a Nashville Squares dance at the end of the episode?

 <ducking>

Maybe Teena Marie can re-record the theme song as "Nashville Square Dance".
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: BrandonFG on June 27, 2019, 03:00:37 PM
But do they do a Nashville Squares dance at the end of the episode?

 <ducking>

Maybe Teena Marie can re-record the theme song as "Nashville Square Dance".

Unfortunately, Teena died in 2010. I did like her version that they used during the H^2 era.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: aaron sica on June 27, 2019, 10:21:34 PM
Unfortunately, Teena died in 2010. I did like her version that they used during the H^2 era.

Aw, I wasn't aware. That's what I get for not looking her up first. Mea culpa.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: ChrisLambert! on October 04, 2019, 06:22:41 PM
The premiere is set for Friday, November 1.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: rialtus on October 05, 2019, 12:12:30 AM
Press release: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/10/04/cmts-nashville-squares-hosted-by-comedian-bob-saget-to-premiere-on-friday-november-1st-at-8p-7c-739113/20191004cmt01/
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: The Ol' Guy on October 08, 2019, 10:38:20 AM
Like the set. Kinda like having celebs sitting in front of a giant Toss Across game. No claustrophobia, and the screens add variety. Nice work.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: ChrisLambert! on October 08, 2019, 10:58:59 AM
Did not ever expect to be annoyed that xfinity moved CMT into a higher package than the one to which I subscribe, but here we are.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Tim L on October 09, 2019, 02:32:00 PM
Things you miss when you are away for an extended period.  This might be worth a look. 
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: JMFabiano on October 09, 2019, 02:52:06 PM
Like the set. Kinda like having celebs sitting in front of a giant Toss Across game. No claustrophobia, and the screens add variety. Nice work.

Indeed.  As I said, it's the one thing "legit" revivals of Squares needed to lift from MG/HS : the symbol filling the square in a backdrop of some kind. 
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: JakeT on October 09, 2019, 06:53:00 PM
Like the set. Kinda like having celebs sitting in front of a giant Toss Across game. No claustrophobia, and the screens add variety. Nice work.

This layout definitely helps if you want to encourage interaction among the celebs...

JakeT
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: BrandonFG on October 09, 2019, 07:37:12 PM
Like the set. Kinda like having celebs sitting in front of a giant Toss Across game. No claustrophobia, and the screens add variety. Nice work.
I like it too...it feels more open and laid back. If Original Recipe Squares ever returns, I'd love to see a similar setup.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Jeremy Nelson on October 11, 2019, 02:16:35 AM
This entire setup is ripped straight from Hip Hop Squares with a fresh coat of paint. If the format follows, most episodes won't see a completed third game.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Neumms on October 22, 2019, 01:33:54 PM
I tend to be a purist, but I like the set, too. It's still impressively large. I'd put each row's squares closer together, however, so it better resembles a tic-tac-toe board. They could throw more lights up to fill the screen space on the sides.

It's a dang shame almost everyone on Hee-Haw has passed away. Junior Samples would have been a scream! That's the vibe to shoot for, though. Unless the bit is that he's a fish out of water, Carson is wrong. Saget would make a good host for Hollywood Squares, but unless his act has gone a direction I haven't seen, he doesn't fit either.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Neumms on October 22, 2019, 01:36:33 PM
This entire setup is ripped straight from Hip Hop Squares with a fresh coat of paint. If the format follows, most episodes won't see a completed third game.

In a Hip-Hop episode I found, they didn't get to the first question until the 6:30 mark and that doesn't include commercials. Do they even complete a second game?
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Jeremy Nelson on October 23, 2019, 10:31:47 AM
This entire setup is ripped straight from Hip Hop Squares with a fresh coat of paint. If the format follows, most episodes won't see a completed third game.

In a Hip-Hop episode I found, they didn't get to the first question until the 6:30 mark and that doesn't include commercials. Do they even complete a second game?

They often don’t, unless the first game ends after 3 or 4 questions. It’s a bit of a slog for me. It’d be different if the host, DeRay Davis, was the straight man who kept the game going, but he often times enables the banter to continue. It’s more about the celebs than the game itself, supported by the fact that the “contestants” are now celebrities as well, and they’re each playing for a civilian player.

To your point about Bob Saget, I think he would work here. He’s probably not marking out like a fan in the same way DeRay does on HH Squares, and with some previous experience, I’m assuming he’ll work as a better straight man to the panel.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: ChrisLambert! on November 02, 2019, 12:26:36 PM
Any thoughts from the board on premiere night, while I wait for a CMT free preview weekend to roll around?
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: aaron sica on November 02, 2019, 01:09:39 PM
Any thoughts from the board on premiere night, while I wait for a CMT free preview weekend to roll around?

I was quite disappointed. Way too much talk and banter and stunts (a question about watermelon seed spitting contests resulted in one during the game). Not enough play. Enough time for two complete games to be played.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: BrandonFG on November 02, 2019, 01:23:49 PM
Any thoughts from the board on premiere night, while I wait for a CMT free preview weekend to roll around?

I was quite disappointed. Way too much talk and banter and stunts (a question about watermelon seed spitting contests resulted in one during the game). Not enough play. Enough time for two complete games to be played.
One of the promos had Bob Saget riding a go-kart or something, and that was when I realized the game was going to take a backseat to everything else. Which is fine...this wasn't going to make me go back to cable no way. :-P Same went for Hip Hop Squares.

/Still like the sets they use
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: JakeT on November 02, 2019, 07:04:59 PM
Probably my least-favorite reboot ever...virtuallty everything about it was wrong...only made it through 15 minutes before I dumped it...

JakeT
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: PPatters on November 04, 2019, 10:10:18 PM
Personally, I’m not offended by this incarnation. That said, I agree that I wish there was more game. The more “party” atmosphere for show is fine, but not fit for a 30-minute format. At the end of the day, I wonder if the average person is watching to watch people win money or to watch celebrities have fun.

A few things that bothered me. First, giving each square a seemingly random dollar worth doesn’t make sense to me. Second, Bob isn’t really phenomenal. The first three minutes of the episode was pretty much just him saying “[insert celebrity] is here!!!” Third, not that I’d expect it, but the fact that Caroline Rhea HAS done Hollywood Squares before could’ve maybe been mentioned. Fourth, making each question some kind of a “game” is cute for a couple of questions, but it got old. And fifth, I just don’t see how celebrity contestants makes this any better. There are already 9 (or in the case of the first episode, 10) celebrities — what does adding two more REALLY add to the game?

With that said, I really didn’t think it was atrocious. I also know I’m not really the audience, so I don’t know if I’ll keep watching.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Neumms on November 07, 2019, 12:19:31 PM
I wonder if the average person is watching to watch people win money or to watch celebrities have fun.

Or as opposed to them having fun, being funny. I agree with you, I don't find the appeal of watching a party I'm not invited to.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: Neumms on November 07, 2019, 12:22:24 PM
Way too much talk and banter and stunts (a question about watermelon seed spitting contests resulted in one during the game).

It's a shame the producers never watched John Davidson's version or they'd have seen how stunts bog down the proceedings without adding to the entertainment.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: david91722 on November 09, 2019, 12:16:54 AM
Any thoughts from the board on premiere night, while I wait for a CMT free preview weekend to roll around?

You don't have to wait. Full eps are right here ---> http://www.cmt.com/shows/nashville-squares
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: BrandonFG on November 09, 2019, 02:00:56 AM
I skipped past the first five minutes because it was mindless celebrity banter.

Like the current Card Sharks this show has everything I was tired of seeing in game shows 15 years ago. Pop-up captions for everything, cheering for everything (No. Really. What exactly does cheering because the contestant agreed with a celebrity add?), idiotic gimmicks, and everything feels forced and manufactured. And for some reason, someone thinks we need an audible celebrity reaction for everything.

The set is nice, but that's about the only positive I found from this.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: ChrisLambert! on November 09, 2019, 09:41:41 AM
You don't have to wait. Full eps are right here ---> http://www.cmt.com/shows/nashville-squares

Thanks! I have nothing positive to add to the discussion. :) This is exactly everything I dislike about Hip Hop Squares, only with panelists I'm more familiar with... and honestly, a worse host. Is Saget even trying?   

(And let me tellie you, I hate hate hate that I know who Mike Caussin and Jana Kramer are.)
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: clemon79 on November 09, 2019, 01:09:56 PM
Is Saget even trying?

This one phrase pretty much sums up the entirety of Bob Saget's career.
Title: Re: Nashville Squares-hosted by Bob Saget
Post by: BrandonFG on November 09, 2019, 01:24:05 PM
Is Saget even trying?

This one phrase pretty much sums up the entirety of Bob Saget's career.
In all fairness, in the 25 years since Full House, he's tried very hard to remind us he actually has a potty mouth. :P

I also see he hasn't stopped shouting since 1 vs. 100.

/Granted, the Half Baked cameo was funny