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Jimmy Owen

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« on: December 29, 2004, 11:58:41 AM »
Sure, "Quiz Show" but how about movies like "Caddyshack" or "Rocky"? Also, what kind of stories would make a good made-for-GSN TV-movie?
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2004, 12:20:10 PM »
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Dec 29 2004, 11:58 AM\']Sure, "Quiz Show" but how about movies like "Caddyshack" or "Rocky"? Also, what kind of stories would make a good made-for-GSN TV-movie?
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Hands down, Michael Larsen's story would.

As well, to go with their "Network for games" moniker....

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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2004, 12:46:11 PM »
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Dec 29 2004, 11:58 AM\']Sure, "Quiz Show" but how about movies like "Caddyshack" or "Rocky"? Also, what kind of stories would make a good made-for-GSN TV-movie?
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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2004, 01:01:23 PM »
Silly Topic, IMHO, but i'm replying anyways....guess i'm a silly guy!

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Now, for them to feasibly do this, they need at least 2 months worth before they can rerun the same garbage over and over.....So far, I see only 3 good movies...the rest are a REALLLLLLLLL stretch!

(But hey, once they put the Dream Derby on, that opens up the floodgates for all of the good horseracing movies!!! Seabiscuit? Easy Money? Black Stallion?)
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BrandonFG

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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2004, 01:08:14 PM »
Casino...nah, too much language, and USA seems to have a monopoly on that one. :-)

Honeymoon in Vegas maybe.
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2004, 01:12:55 PM »
Swinger!:  The Matt Ottinger Story, with Brad Pitt playing the title character.

Matt, please make that blank check payable to "Cash".

BrandonFG

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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2004, 01:36:49 PM »
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Dec 29 2004, 01:12 PM\']Swinger!:  The Matt Ottinger Story, with Brad Pitt playing the title character.

Matt, please make that blank check payable to "Cash".
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Hmm...I thought Jeffrey Tambor would've been a better choice. (holds up blue card)
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WhammyPower

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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2004, 03:53:07 PM »
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Confessions of a Dangerous Mind yet, even though it's sorta referenced in fostergray's sig.

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« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2004, 06:23:55 PM »
"Quiz Show"
"Champagne for Ceasar"
"The Running Man"
The movies where Ralph Edwards appeared with "T or C"
"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (one of the major plot twists hinge around a "Fortune Hunt" TV show sponsored by World Wide Widgets, the company where J. Pierpoint Finch is climbing up the corporate ladder)
"Three on a Date"
"The Cincinnati Kid" (Steve McQueen's a poker player, with Edward G. Robinson)

(Of course, I realize the older films are very unlikely, but...)

tvwxman

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« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2004, 06:41:18 PM »
Well, we can add..."It Happened To Jane"...when Doris Day's character (yep. Jane)...appears on "I've got a Secret"..in color no less!

What would GSN think about putting Doris on in Primetime? Think about the demos!
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« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2004, 07:45:36 PM »
There has to have been some movie called "The Better Sex"

And what was the movie where Rosie Perez was trying to get on Jeopardy!

Also...let's see, movies with game show hosts - not counting Groucho, of course.

Hey, they could run movies featuring Hal March, and call it Hal March Jackpot Night! (Hosted by ProfSteve)
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2004, 12:05:35 AM »
[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' date=\'Dec 29 2004, 03:53 PM\']I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Confessions of a Dangerous Mind yet ...
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For somewhat the same reason, how about Catch Me If You Can?  IIRC, the man Leonardo diCaprio played appeared on TTTT in real life.

BTW, someone (I forget who) mentioned that the clip of PYL shown in Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy was the best part of the whole film.  (If Dave Zinkin agrees, that's all I need to know to guess who his least favorite actor is.)
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BrandonFG

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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2004, 02:42:28 AM »
"Confessions" is a good one. I know GSN did a Gong Show marathon in honor of the movie's release.

BTW DrBear, the movie was "White Men Can't Jump." That's not a crack on the Caucasian population of this forum. ;-)
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« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2004, 07:46:52 AM »
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 30 2004, 02:42 AM\']"Confessions" is a good one. I know GSN did a Gong Show marathon in honor of the movie's release.


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The Gong Show marathon GSN did was in 2001 for the Gong Show's 25th Gongiversary. They repeated it once or twice afterward.

WhammyPower

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« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2004, 12:29:26 PM »
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 30 2004, 07:46 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 30 2004, 02:42 AM\']"Confessions" is a good one. I know GSN did a Gong Show marathon in honor of the movie's release.
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The Gong Show marathon GSN did was in 2001 for the Gong Show's 25th Gongiversary. They repeated it once or twice afterward.
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But I do remember them having Confessions interviews during a "Gong Show" marathon.... I think.
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