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More on GSN's "evolution"...
Matt Ottinger:
[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Dec 9 2003, 11:34 PM\'] GSN is becoming just another cable lemming. [sigh] The advertisers have won. [/quote]
I've got my own problems with the direction GSN is heading as well, but let's keep in mind that in the world of commercial television, the advertisers HAVE to win. That's the way the system works.
The problem, best I can figure it, is that Sony and Liberty have a product that they want to be Spike TV, and it just isn't. No amount of tweaking the "game" concept is going to draw the demographic they seem to be interested in. It never occurred to me that they might be considering something as radical as what Mark suggested -- replacing the entire concept with an "action" network -- but with the genre's biggest champion out at GSN, I guess anything's possible.
dzinkin:
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Dec 9 2003, 10:49 PM\'] I've got my own problems with the direction GSN is heading as well, but let's keep in mind that in the world of commercial television, the advertisers HAVE to win. That's the way the system works. [/quote]
Exactly. And if you take the advertisers out of the equation, it'll never work. No self-respecting PBS station would ever run a game show these days... right, Matt? :-D
- David
(diving behind a snowbank)
whampyl03:
--- Quote ---Cronin eventually envisions the network devoting only 25% of its primetime lineup to traditional game-show programming. "We’re continuing with the evolution of Game Show Network," he said.
--- End quote ---
OOF! Well, I guess it's better than nothing at all.
Even though Bob made a few programming moves I was never favorable of, I think that Bob will be missed at the programming helm.
Dbacksfan12:
[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' date=\'Dec 9 2003, 08:11 PM\'] Yeah! Since, Boden is resigning GSN is going down. He was there since it's inception, and he is a classic Game Show Fan. I think he is getting tired of all this Mess, like us. [/quote]
If your going to try to post facts, at least make them accurate.
J.R.:
You know, I would care less if GSN went under and cesed to exist. As it seems noone likes it anyway.
Belinkoff is probably reading this and thinking to himself: "Sigh... why did I take this job ? I have to appeal to these bitter obsessed wackos ?!"
Give him a chance. New Management is known for a few good suprises now and then.
Ever since I gave-up on watching GSN on a regular basis, I've found other good channels to watch. Like "Trio", which is a Rockin' channel ! (Just watched "Queen of a Day" !)
-Joe R.
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