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GSN deals two more hands......
ChrisLambert!:
I'm pretty sure "he's jumping the gun" in the original post referred to Cronin, not Beverly.
PeterMarshallFan:
[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Jan 29 2004, 07:58 PM\'] I'm pretty sure "he's jumping the gun" in the original post referred to Cronin, not Beverly. [/quote]
You win 96 kajillion dollars.
goongas:
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I was referring to the line quoted above.
Fedya:
[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' date=\'Jan 29 2004, 05:50 PM\'] I assume these are meant ot begin after the WSoBj ends? Given that was only a six-episode event, I assume future shows will follow in the same timeslots. Beats endless reruns, anyway. [/quote]
What makes you think GSN won't rerun the original six episodes of "World Series of Blackjack" over and over? :-|
CaseyAbell:
Travel Channel's blackjack show was certainly interesting enough. Okay, some might think they overdid the human interest angle on how the eventual winner lost his son-in-law on 9/11. But how do you ignore something like that? The producers didn't get too gooey over the tragedy.
There's no question that blackjack can't sustain interest the way no-limit hold 'em can. So an hour show is definitely the way to go, compared to the two-hour poker epics. But the Travel Channel got enough intelligent comments from players on their goofs and gains to keep this viewer watching.
I'm sure that GSN will rerun the original blackjack cycle mercilessly. Welcome to cable economics, folks. But it's nice that they will have some new shows to offer as well.
For some reason I get the feeling that the blackjack show will do the best numbers of any of the non-traditional efforts. Like Matt says, it just seems lower risk, more of a natural fit for GSN's existing audience than Spy TV or the Joe Millionaire docudatery (thank you, Prof).
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