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From the Dog Eat Dog followup file...
ssjason:
Well, this is interesting...and hadn't seen it posted about so far...
Check out Doug Landis Bio - BB&D2.
Yes, this is the same Doug Landis who appeared on Dog Eat Dog last Tuesday (6/24). And like all good game show fans, seeing the same person on two shows in two weeks brings up eligibility questions in my mind.
And perusing the eligibility rules for BB&D, it looks to me like there could be some issues (didn't immediately see the eligibility rules for DED). I posted up part of the rules on my site (they're long, didn't want to quote from them on here)...feel free to check them out. The link is at the bottom of the message.
Anybody else agree/disagree/got any thoughts...other than the obvious \"you knew they had to run out of people for these shows eventually\"?
-Jason E.
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uncamark:
--- Quote ---Yes, this is the same Doug Landis who appeared on Dog Eat Dog last Tuesday (6/24). And like all good game show fans, seeing the same person on two shows in two weeks brings up eligibility questions in my mind.
And perusing the eligibility rules for BB&D, it looks to me like there could be some issues (didn't immediately see the eligibility rules for DED).
--- End quote ---
Here is the relevant paragraph from the application for \"Fame\"--the application for \"Fear Factor\" has the same wording, so I believe that this is NBC's standard eligibility policy:
I represent that I have not appeared as a contestant in more than two (2) television competition or game shows within the last five (5) years from the tape date of the episode(s) in which I may appear. In addition, I have not appeared as a contestant on more than one (1) television competition or game show within the past twelve (12) months from the tape date of the episode(s) in which I may appear (regardless of whether such appearance has been broadcast or cablecast).
Here's the relevant \"BBOD\" rule as quoted by Jason:
H. No Finalist has appeared on any national broadcast or cable network primetime television reality/game show\" [list deleted] \"that (i) has been telecast during primetime within one (1) year prior to Contestant selection or (ii) is intended to be telecast during primetime within one (1) year after Contestant selection.\"
Which by my interpretation means that Mr. Landis is ineligible for \"BBOD\" and it's highly possible that he didn't bother telling ESPN that he'd taped \"DED\" (I believe that \"DED\" taped their season at the end of last year/beginning of this year, since they were originally shooting for a mid-season time slot). There's no indication in the task list of when \"BBOD\" occurred this year as in time-specific events (the first series was taped in the spring of 2001 and the task list included tasks related to the Kentucky Derby).
Since it's likely that \"BBOD\" is finished taping by now, I would say that ESPN got screwed by Mr. Landis and that they may have to put a disclaimer up on every episode (and this is something that, in my mind, would require Summer Sanders doing a detailed on-camera disclaimer on the first and last episode). If his team wins, I hope he doesn't receive any of the prizes.
DrBear:
Or maybe they could run them with a slight edit of the standard disclaimer:
\"Contestants must meet eligibility requirements\"
...and one guy didn't.
ssjason:
[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Jul 2 2003, 06:54 PM\'] There's no indication in the task list of when "BBOD" occurred this year as in time-specific events (the first series was taped in the spring of 2001 and the task list included tasks related to the Kentucky Derby). [/quote]
There *is* one indicated task that is time-specific...getting a picture with one of the nets cut down by 2003 Final Four teams. So that implies that the program was taped after March '03 (am I reading that right?).
So, assuming the \"DED\" eligibility rules are the same as the other NBC shows, Mr. Landis is 100% eligible for \"DED\" since (as far as we know) he hadn't appeared on a game in the last year before the \"DED\" tape date.
But he seems to definitely be ineligible for \"BB&D2\"...unless he was selected as a contestant before 06/24/02...which is unlikely since \"BB&D1\" was only just finishing its taping at that time.
It'll be interesting to see if this is something EOE (ESPN Original Entertainment) might have caught on their own already. I suppose we'll see Tuesday...though in the glut of reality shows at 8pm ET Tuesday the whole show could get lost.
ChuckNet:
--- Quote ---I represent that I have not appeared as a contestant in more than two (2) television competition or game shows within the last five (5) years from the tape date of the episode(s) in which I may appear.
--- End quote ---
But then, that didn't seem to be a problem for Skyler from the W! premiere, who turned up on DOD's debut just 2 mos later.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious \"Chuckie Baby\")
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