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New Buzzr lineup effective 9/30
snowpeck:
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--- Quote from: Matt Ottinger on February 02, 2020, 05:04:45 PM ---I don't think we even know for sure that Buzzr is following the same policy GSN did regarding celebrity clearances.
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Matt (or others), could you go into some detail about celebrity clearances with GSN? Would GSN seek the clearance from the celebrity...and would the celeb then get residuals? Just curious about that whole process works.
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There are people who know the specifics better than I do, but the very short version is that GSN/Sony decided to try and get permission from every celebrity that appeared, and if a celebrity said no, then that celebrity's shows wouldn't be shown. Luckily, very few said no. Residuals didn't come into play because of the age of the episodes, but I think GSN did offer token payments. Soupy Sales tells of expecting a windfall for his WML shows, but ending up with some laughably small amount.
I am told that Tattletales was particularly problematic. My friend at GSN says that Newhart's people specifically said no to Tattletales, but yes to other appearances. No idea why. While this wouldn't be the problem in Newhart's case, you can imagine that some celebrities would veto their appearances because of who their partner was at the time.
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I can also imagine celebrities being embarrassed in hindsight by some of the personal details that would come out on a show like Tattletales as opposed to something as innocuous as Password.
JMFabiano:
Another M-word banishment tonight on MG/HS.
And now we wonder what Sybil thought no one wanted to lick.
EDIT: Another $30,000 win. Didn't see that coming. As the old Usenet posts that compiled the $30K wins they knew of didn't mention it.
Allstar87:
--- Quote from: JMFabiano on February 03, 2020, 10:18:19 PM ---And now we wonder what Sybil thought no one wanted to lick.
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According to Jason Cranmer, if you watch as she writes her answer, she spells out ASS.
Sodboy13:
Adding "JACK" as a prefix makes it suitable for broadcast.
PYLdude:
--- Quote from: JMFabiano on February 03, 2020, 10:18:19 PM ---Another M-word banishment tonight on MG/HS.
And now we wonder what Sybil thought no one wanted to lick.
EDIT: Another $30,000 win. Didn't see that coming.
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How many times has Jon had the 30 card now, twice?
Did Leonard Frey ever do any other game show? I never remember seeing him on anything else (sure as heck didn't know who he was until MGHS).
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