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Dbacksfan12:
According to Steve; the programming announcement comes today.  I hope this isn't it:


--- Quote --- Evan Marriott, the original Joe Millionaire, who made temporarily famous the phrase: "I think I'll give her a shot," has agreed to host Game Show Network's first original dating show, Fake-a-Date. Details on the format are expected later today.
--- End quote ---

(The above blurb was also provided by Steve).

A poster on the GSN boards who claims to have a "relative" who knows the "top brass" at GSN made the comment--"you won't be dissapointed".  We shall see...

Starkman:
good grief, personally i think the video games were a better idea (actually i don't think the VG block is that bad at all, just not fitting with the rest of their programming.) This smells of Burt Luddin, funny money and DJ games. If it is what I think it is from your discription it sounds like a VERY bad idea.

Robair:
[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Dec 3 2003, 03:21 AM\'] Evan Marriott, the original Joe Millionaire, who made temporarily famous the phrase: "I think I'll give her a shot," has agreed to host Game Show Network's first original dating show, Fake-a-Date. [/quote]
 I thought that quote came from Phil Spector.

Anyway, this dating show...not good. I don't want clonelets of the docudateries that are already clogging up lesser channels on GSN.  Especially when the industry feeds its own and recruits its pseudo-celebs to host them.

That's why Boden's announcement is so key...it being Boden and not Cronin, we know this is going to have to do with a classic franchise.

aaron sica:
This is a fun day, no matter what the outcome. Luckily I have an internet connection as work, as I have been cycling through Prof's page, GSN boards, and here in no particular order.

I honestly don't think Marriott's new show is what Prof's alluding to.....My gut tells me some kind of acquisition (I'm hoping TPiR but won't be crestfallen if it's not).

Later on, though, I'll be doing stuff in the evening, so if I left my cell #, could someone text me with what it is? I'm too lazy to come on here and check for myself....

(last part was a joke, BTW - although there are some people over on the GSN board asking questions like that - which makes me sick).

uncamark:
[quote name=\'Robair\' date=\'Dec 3 2003, 06:22 AM\']Anyway, this dating show...not good. I don't want clonelets of the docudateries that are already clogging up lesser channels on GSN.  Especially when the industry feeds its own and recruits its pseudo-celebs to host them. [/quote]
I'm not happy about this, but as long as it remains a once-a-week deal, it's OK by me.  Just don't start stripping an original dating show or doing a second original one (or looking into picking up the reruns of "ElimiDate," although my sense tells me that it could happen a few years down the line).

As if Bob Boden is waiting with baited breath for my programming advice.

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