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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: byrd62 on July 13, 2004, 10:42:43 AM
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Bob Goen, who once hosted such game shows as Perfect Match (1986), daytime WOF (1989-91) and Hollywood Game (summer 1992) before becoming co-host of ET, is leaving the tabloid show after a decade for what his spokesman calls a development deal that could include Bob returning to game shows.
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Bob is going to host the revival of Blackout which will air on Fox as a lead into American Idol this fall season.
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IIRC, Bob said back when he first started in television that his goal was to host game shows. Maybe Marianne is starting to rub off on him...... (figuratively ;))
Tyshaun
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I thought he was teriffic on "Wheel of Fortune." If he does come back to game shows, I'd definitely welcome him back.
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[quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 10:12 AM\'] Bob is going to host the revival of Blackout which will air on Fox as a lead into American Idol this fall season. [/quote]
Who will be producing this revival of Blackout?
John
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[quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 01:54 PM\'] [quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 10:12 AM\'] Bob is going to host the revival of Blackout which will air on Fox as a lead into American Idol this fall season. [/quote]
Who will be producing this revival of Blackout? [/quote]
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!
I knew Pyramid80's statement wasn't true because if Fox wants something to be a hit, they debut it after American Idol rather than before it. (The Swan, anybody?)
ObGameShow: AFAIK, Fremantle hasn't pitched anything for syndication, game show or otherwise, since TTTT2k. Of course, ever since AI caught fire, they came to realize that network prime time is where the big money is.
ObBlackout: IMO, Blackout wasn't that bad, but it needs a little tweaking if it ever does come back.
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 01:43 PM\'] [quote name=\'Skynet74\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 01:54 PM\'] [quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 10:12 AM\'] Bob is going to host the revival of Blackout which will air on Fox as a lead into American Idol this fall season. [/quote]
Who will be producing this revival of Blackout? [/quote]
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!
I knew Pyramid80's statement wasn't true because if Fox wants something to be a hit, they debut it after American Idol rather than before it. (The Swan, anybody?)
ObGameShow: AFAIK, Fremantle hasn't pitched anything for syndication, game show or otherwise, since TTTT2k. Of course, ever since AI caught fire, they came to realize that network prime time is where the big money is.
ObBlackout: IMO, Blackout wasn't that bad, but it needs a little tweaking if it ever does come back. [/quote]
Sorry guys I never make comments like that...but it sure felt good!
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 02:43 PM\'] ObGameShow: AFAIK, Fremantle hasn't pitched anything for syndication, game show or otherwise, since TTTT2k. Of course, ever since AI caught fire, they came to realize that network prime time is where the big money is. [/quote]
You forgot about Card Sharks 3 years ago. Don't worry, all of us forgot about it.
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[quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 11:50 AM\'] Sorry guys I never make comments like that...but it sure felt good! [/quote]
To outright lie?
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 10:43 AM\'] Who will be producing this revival of Blackout? [/quote]
Bill Todman
ObBlackout: IMO, Blackout wasn't that bad, but it needs a little tweaking if it ever does come back.
Don't we all!
You forgot about Card Sharks 3 years ago. Don't worry, all of us forgot about it.
That pilot taping was memorable to me as the first time I met Randy Amasia, and the first time I worked with Mandel Ilagan. Plus the Clip Chips were delicious ;-)
IIRC, Bob said back when he first started in television that his goal was to host game shows
Bob Goen is a cool guy. We share a mentor as he was brought into national television by veteran producer Ray Horl (NameThatTune, FaceTheMusic, etc.) who saw Bob doing local sports in Palm Springs and liked what he saw. ;-)
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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They could bring back Mindreaders. It is a Fremantle property, you know.
I can see some programming executive in his office:
Of course there's Blackout ...
But then there's Mindreaders ...
Blackout ...
Mindreaders ...
Blackout ...
Mindreaders ...
Blackout ...
Mindreaders ...
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The article says that Goen's development deal is with Paramount, same company he's at now with ET. Hey, wait a second... last time Paramount went anywhere near a game show was Wipeout. CBS/Viacom's division best known for game shows is King World, afterall.
Should be interesting.
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But, Chris, hang on a minute! "Mindreaders" has already revived, as "The New Card Sharks" on CBS. So, now it's time for "Blackout" to shine again. For 13 weeks.
-Travis
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[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 01:30 PM\'] [quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 10:43 AM\'] Who will be producing this revival of Blackout? [/quote]
Bill Todman [/quote]
Senior
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[quote name=\'HairMetalLives\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 12:16 PM\'] I thought he was teriffic on "Wheel of Fortune." If he does come back to game shows, I'd definitely welcome him back. [/quote]
Or maybe Fremangle will consider him for TPIR when the time comes..... He's roughly the age Barker was when he began hosting it.
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[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 04:30 PM\']
ObBlackout: IMO, Blackout wasn't that bad, but it needs a little tweaking if it ever does come back.
Don't we all! [/quote]
You mean we all think Blackout wasn't that bad or we all need a little tweaking?
And come to think of it, could CS01 may be why Fremantle never pitched any syndication projects since?
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 03:38 PM\'] You mean we all think Blackout wasn't that bad or we all need a little tweaking? [/quote]
It's like a Rorschach test. It means what you think it means ;-p
And come to think of it, could CS01 may be why Fremantle never pitched any syndication projects since?
Doubtful. Feud is a hit... season 6? season 7?
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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But likewise, Feud itself might be a reason why Fremantle isn't pumping out another game show title. Want a companion show to Feud? How about more Feud... buy the double-run package! No need to develop a second title when they have a show that's being seen three times daily in major markets... twice on a major station in current season episodes, and last season's episodes reruning on Pax at 7:30pm.
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[quote name=\'LostCluster\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 04:32 PM\'] The article says that Goen's development deal is with Paramount, same company he's at now with ET. Hey, wait a second... last time Paramount went anywhere near a game show was Wipeout. CBS/Viacom's division best known for game shows is King World, afterall.
Should be interesting. [/quote]
I hate to nitpick, but it was nighttime TPiR from '94.
But you're right, it does seem interesting. :-)
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 04:08 PM\'] [quote name=\'HairMetalLives\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 12:16 PM\'] I thought he was teriffic on "Wheel of Fortune." If he does come back to game shows, I'd definitely welcome him back. [/quote]
Or maybe Fremangle will consider him for TPIR when the time comes..... He's roughly the age Barker was when he began hosting it. [/quote]
Hey, I didn't think of that! He'd be a great fit, I think!
I've always thought Marc Summers should succeed Bob Barker on "Price," but who's older: Goen or Summers? Or would that even factor into any decision?
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[quote name=\'HairMetalLives\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 01:46 AM\']
I've always thought Marc Summers should succeed Bob Barker on "Price," but who's older: Goen or Summers? Or would that even factor into any decision? [/quote]
SUmmers is two or three years older than Goen.
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I truly believe Bob Goen could host just about any game show and do a good job as the man loves the genre and would put his heart and soul into it. He even made The Home Shopping Game bearable.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 01:09 PM\'] I truly believe Bob Goen could host just about any game show and do a good job as the man loves the genre and would put his heart and soul into it. He even made The Home Shopping Game bearable. [/quote]
That was the very first time I had heard of Bob Goen, was from the "Home Shopping Game"....WCAU-10 (then CBS) aired it in the summer of '87 with another game show - can't remember what it was though..
Bob was one of two hosts on Home Shopping Game if I remember...Bob Circosta was the other one - what was his claim to fame?
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Bob Circosta's biggest claim to fame was apparently selling a billion dollars worth of stuff during his time as a host on HSN. Long way from the 112 can openers Bud Paxson asked him to sell after a newscast.
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[quote name=\'mystery7\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 03:09 PM\'] Bob Circosta's biggest claim to fame was apparently selling a billion dollars worth of stuff during his time as a host on HSN. Long way from the 112 can openers Bud Paxson asked him to sell after a newscast. [/quote]
Ah, OK.
I thought I remembered him being tied into HSN in some capacity, but wasn't sure. After all, this was 17 summers ago..
Summer 1987 - the summer that home shopping games invaded TV (don't forget "Bargain Hunters".....OK, on second thought, *forget* "Bargain Hunters").
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 02:59 PM\'][quote name=\'mystery7\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 03:09 PM\'] Bob Circosta's biggest claim to fame was apparently selling a billion dollars worth of stuff during his time as a host on HSN. Long way from the 112 can openers Bud Paxson asked him to sell after a newscast. [/quote]
Ah, OK.
I thought I remembered him being tied into HSN in some capacity, but wasn't sure. After all, this was 17 summers ago..
Summer 1987 - the summer that home shopping games invaded TV (don't forget "Bargain Hunters".....OK, on second thought, *forget* "Bargain Hunters").[/quote]
It was home shopping *everything* that year--after HSN went public and caused a sensation on Wall Street, everyone and his brother wanted in on it--and for the most part, lost their shirts.
We can't forget Lorimar/Telepicutres' "VTV/Value Television," or what Alex Trebek considered his last best hope for doing a talk show. When they upped the pitching and cut down the interviewing after the first 13 weeks, he and co-host Meredith MacRae both bailed out, to be replaced by--Richard Simmons. Which shows you how cold the home shopping craze had become by then.
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Anybody ever see "D.H.(Dayton Hudson) Direct"? It was on only one station in Michigan and from what I understand it was hosted by Jim Peck.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 03:43 PM\']Anybody ever see "D.H.(Dayton Hudson) Direct"? It was on only one station in Michigan and from what I understand it was hosted by Jim Peck.[/quote]
It also ran in Chicago, although Dayton Hudson (now Target Stores) had yet to acquire Marshall Field's. Did see a promo, but never saw the actual show, can't remember which station it was on (although I would guess either WPWR or WGBO).
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 02:59 PM\'] Summer 1987 - the summer that home shopping games invaded TV (don't forget "Bargain Hunters".....OK, on second thought, *forget* "Bargain Hunters"). [/quote]
Goen hosted the Home Shopping Game.
Bob Goen had better luck after shaving that mustache when doing the daytime Wheel for CBS & NBC.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 12:35 PM\']
Bob was one of two hosts on Home Shopping Game if I remember...Bob Circosta was the other one [/quote]
Debbie Barlett of 80s Dream House and Every Second Counts was Bob and Bob's co-host.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 02:59 PM\'] [quote name=\'mystery7\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 03:09 PM\'] Bob Circosta's
Summer 1987 - the summer that home shopping games invaded TV (don't forget "Bargain Hunters".....OK, on second thought, *forget* "Bargain Hunters"). [/quote]
Forget Shopper's Casino in Fall 1987, too.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 12:35 PM\']
That was the very first time I had heard of Bob Goen, was from the "Home Shopping Game"....WCAU-10 (then CBS) aired it in the summer of '87 with another game show - can't remember what it was though..
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HSG replaced Strike it Rich on WCAU. I think Elaine Joyce DG was the 9AM show on WCAU at the time.
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[quote name=\'GSWitch\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 04:47 PM\'] [quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 02:59 PM\'] Summer 1987 - the summer that home shopping games invaded TV (don't forget "Bargain Hunters".....OK, on second thought, *forget* "Bargain Hunters"). [/quote]
Goen hosted the Home Shopping Game.
Bob Goen had better luck after shaving that mustache when doing the daytime Wheel for CBS & NBC. [/quote]
Aaron never said that Bob hosted Bargain Hunters. He just said that it was another shopping game from 1987.
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Jul 18 2004, 03:33 PM\']Aaron never said that Bob hosted Bargain Hunters. He just said that it was another shopping game from 1987.[/quote]
...Which was hosted by Peter Tomarken, and produced by Merrill Heatter, of Hollywood Squares fame.