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Behind Door No. 2: A Revamped GSN
Thad Dixon:
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 10:56 AM\']A long time ago, there was a show on CBS called "Mama," which, according to Wesley Hyatt's book on daytime TV "went off not due to low ratings, but because its sponsor Maxwell House learned that the same people had been watching for seven years and thus the show was not attracting any new buyers for Maxwell House products."[/quote]
Just curious, but Mr. Owen's bringing this up got me wondering: have there been any other shows at all in the past, that went off due to circumstances like this?
gameshowguy2000:
I think that was a pretty stupid move on their part.
One, not very many people are into reality programming
Two, it doesn't fit on a Game Show Network like GSN
And three, neither did the GSN Video Games show.
So, I call this "GSN Does the Darndest Things to make viewers unhappy."
MikeK:
[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 15 2003, 02:18 PM\'] I think that was a pretty stupid move on their part.
One, not very many people are into reality programming
Two, it doesn't fit on a Game Show Network like GSN
And three, neither did the GSN Video Games show.
So, I call this "GSN Does the Darndest Things to make viewers unhappy." [/quote]
Let's break this down bit by bit.
1. "People aren't into reality programming"? Then why do networks churn out reality show upon reality show? Why has Survivor gone through 7 different series? Why did anybody give a darn about Trista's wedding?
2 and 3. Just like dating shows and The Real World don't fit on Music Television.
melman1:
And, from the Self-Promotion Department, tvgameshows.net writes:
"TVgameshows.net has requested a phone hookup with Cronin this week."
SB: "Hello, is Rich there?"
Secretary: "Who's calling, please?"
SB: "This is TVgameshows.net!"
Secretary: "And you are..."
SB: "This is TVgameshows.net!"
Secretary: "I'll tell him you called."
CSUPYLFAN:
Too bad, really. I don't watch GSN much anymore as I no longer get it myself and only have access to it when I visit my mother, but I enjoyed it. I was also hoping to see the later 1985 and 1986 episodes of PYL. But such is life.
It'd be hard for me to totally speculate on GSN's motivations without seeing the last year's worth of ratings. I was under the impression they were better. I also thought that the video game block did not do well. It's going to take quite a marketing effort and some remarkable programming to compete with the established G4.
I'm wondering what will happen to the bulletin boards over there (I haven't been over there yet to see if anything's been said about it). Additionally, I sure hope you all continue to maintain this forum. I like it here. =)
I have a feeling, though, that we haven't seen the last of Mr. Boden. Maybe he will re-emerge as the programming director or some other high position on another network, and bring game shows in some fashion back. Or perhaps he will develop another very cool game show. Time will tell.
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