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gameshowguy2000:
And expect me to be sawing (snoring) through some of the new stuff. Heck, here goes:

"And it all goes downhill from there....ZZZZ (Snoring As We Speak)"

CaseyAbell:
The "pitch the niche" folks obviously still have a lot of say at GSN. The new March 15 schedule on Adlink is completely dominated by traditional in-studio game shows. Some non-trad stuff gets mixed in at 10:00 and 11:00 Eastern. But even during these hours there's plenty of standard game show programming to hedge GSN's bets.

Can't blame Cronin for dipping his toe very gingerly into the non-traditional waters. He can't expand his carriage as long as he's stuck with the usual old-skewing audience for traditional game shows. But he can't alienate all the niche freaks (love that term) with a total, immediate makeover.

Mu guess is that any of the non-traditional stuff which doesn't get good numbers right quick will get the ax right quick.

By the way, I LIKED Naturally Stoned. Sure, the narrator needed to be de-snarked. But Chuck was charming and likeable, much more alert and witty than the usual brain-dead subjects of these shows. Too bad that genuine reality intruded with his marital problems.

Jay Temple:
[quote name=\'1978-Jeopardy\' date=\'Jan 28 2004, 05:32 PM\']
--- Quote ---Now, now, let's give the new format a chance. Crapping For Cash may turn out to be a tape trader's dream.
--- End quote ---

Don't be silly! That's much too classy for GSN... [/quote]
 Even Fox wouldn't sink that low.  The WB, on the other hand, ...

Tony:

--- Quote ---Well, PAX has themselves a decent little evening lineup. Perhaps they could pick up some of the more recent GSN shows, mainly since 1) they aired Hollywood Showdown, and 2) they have already aired 2 other Fremantle properties, Feud and Beat the Clock...I imagine Whammy wouldn't be too difficult because of #2 alone.

As for another cable network, I think our resources are exhausted. Just about every single network has very little to do with its original intent for programming, esp. those that used to have game show repeats.
--- End quote ---

Given that PAX is having trouble staying afloat as it is, I don't think even they will be a viable option right now.

Is it just me, or does the whole situation with GSN, the cancellations, and the lack of enthusiasm for the genre among broadcast and cable networks (even counting the pickups by ABC, which is clearly desperate for something to work ratingswise) seem like we are on the verge of a Game Show Great Depression (as oppposed to just a recession)?

TonicBH:
[quote name=\'Tony\' date=\'Jan 29 2004, 02:14 PM\']Is it just me, or does the whole situation with GSN, the cancellations, and the lack of enthusiasm for the genre among broadcast and cable networks (even counting the pickups by ABC, which is clearly desperate for something to work ratingswise) seem like we are on the verge of a Game Show Great Depression (as oppposed to just a recession)? [/quote]
It's funny, I was thinking about that about a week or two ago, that we may be heading into a "Great Game Show Depression".

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