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It looks like ADLINK was right about GSN for the week starting January 10th. Yahoo TV listings during that time also put Tattletales at 3:00am.
But the one thing many of us STILL don't know about this is plain and simple.....
WHY?!?!
Why should GSN continue to tinker with what WAS NOT broken to begin with? Some have stated that 'this is just for one week;' others said that 'the color versions are replacing the black & white ones.' And without bringing it up again, yes, I gave my guess as to the reason for it when news of this development first broke; only to be verbally 'kicked in the teeth' by having my thoughts called 'ridiculous.' I've been lurking at the GSN boards in the hopes of getting to the bottom of this matter, but it seems they're 'tight-lipped' about it. Some of their members have mentioned it happening, but there's no reasons as to why. Even this 'GuideAngel' person hasn't said anything about it.
Whatever, there HAS to be SOMETHING about this schedule change; and some of us won't be satisfied until we know WHY!
Your honors, I rest my case.
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Mary Wickes of the Big Board!'
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And without bringing it up again, yes, I gave my guess as to the reason for it when news of this development first broke; only to be verbally 'kicked in the teeth' by having my thoughts called 'ridiculous.'
My teeth got kicked, too, for even entertaining your suggestion as a possibility. But consider the source of the kicking (smile with my remaining teeth) and shrug it off.
It does seem strange to trot out a week of...Tattletales? I don't know, maybe GSN just wants to see if they can draw a few more people in the wee hours with a little more variety. I never understood why GSN would put the same shows on for months in the 3:00 AM slots. Why not vary the menu?
I'd put on different shows every night to try to generate a little more interest. What's there to lose? It's not like zillions of viewers are tuning in to those deep-sleep time slots. Anyway, all the programming sources show Name's the Same returning after next week.
As for Guide Angel, she replied to a question of mine that she doesn't know anything about the Tattletales week.
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[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 09:28 AM\']It does seem strange to trot out a week of...Tattletales?
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Any idea who the guests are for that week? Perhaps that'll shed some light upon this mystery.
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Any idea who the guests are for that week?
Nobody seems to have a clue. A couple weeks ago Guide Angel told me she didn't even have the shows on her schedule.
Would be kinda funny if it was just a mistake in the programming info. But couldn't GSN ease a lot of kvetching by running different shows each day in those snooze slots? Holy Batcrap, Batman, they could even put on IGaS once a week.
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[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 08:28 AM\']My teeth got kicked, too, for even entertaining your suggestion as a possibility. But consider the source of the kicking (smile with my remaining teeth) and shrug it off.
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I disagreed (and still do), thinking that Henny Backus was a non-entity across much of America and not worth a tribute week (considering she died three weeks ago or so, and also considering how quick GSN was with scheduling a tribute to Jerry Orbach, whose passing was more recent). If you and Tammy consider that being "kicked in the teeth," I'm terribly sorry.
If I'm wrong, I will show up here and apologize, but I still highly doubt that the Backuses are the reason for GSN putting it on the schedule (if it, in fact, actually does make it to air).
Doug -- celebrating 900 posts (and I apologize for the other 899)
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Like I said, shrug it off. BTW, I don't want to steal the credit for the "verbally kicked in the teeth" comment from Tammy. That's a good one, and she deserves the honor.
Of course, it's a possibility that GSN might show one or more eps with the Backuses. And it's a possibility they might not show those eps. And it's a possibility they might not show Tattletales at all. The whole thing could be a goof in the programming info supplied to the Internet sites. I don't know, and I don't care because I'm not a Tattletales (or Name's the Same) fan.
I don't mind repeating myself: if you want an argument on this "issue," you'll have to find somebody else. I am a little interested in the possibility that GSN may begin to vary their offerings in the 3:00 AM slots. They showed some tendencies in this direction with the Number Please and Winner Take All eps a few months ago. That's why I asked Guide Angel about the (supposed) Tattletales week.
Finally, I don't particularly care for the reference to Henny Backus as a "non-entity." No, she wasn't as well known as her husband, but she enjoyed a favorable reputation as an author and actress. This (http://\"http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:xqUyYi5gTMAJ:www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/obituaries/10459377.htm+%22Henny+Backus%22&hl=en\") is a graceful, if brief, remembrance.
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The Tattletales week is real, and Henny Backus is not on it. That's all I can say, sorry.
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Aw, Matt, you're teasing us. Anyway, Tattletales fans can enjoy the week. Maybe we IGaS fans might get a glimpse sooner or later. Seems like GSN could make fans of a lot of older shows happy - at very little cost - by varying the lineup in the 3:00 AM hour.
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[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 10:00 AM\']Aw, Matt, you're teasing us. Anyway, Tattletales fans can enjoy the week. Maybe we IGaS fans might get a glimpse sooner or later. Seems like GSN could make fans of a lot of older shows happy - at very little cost - by varying the lineup in the 3:00 AM hour.
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You'll get no argument from me on that one. :)
Doug
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[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 07:28 AM\']My teeth got kicked, too, for even entertaining your suggestion as a possibility. But consider the source of the kicking (smile with my remaining teeth) and shrug it off.
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And given the opportunity, I'd try to pick up the spare, because the Henny Backus angle was and continues to be ludicrous.
But it's a moot point now, since we now know that it's, as suspected, 100% wrong.
Seems like GSN could make fans of a lot of older shows happy - at very little cost - by varying the lineup in the 3:00 AM hour.
This, however, we agree on...and in fact if they'd like to turn this into a Game Of The Week hour like they used to do on Sunday nights, and give me a shot at seeing a Now You See It or something else rare and 70's, I'd certainly let them, and arm the Tivo appropriately.
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Did Jerry Orbach ever appear on "Tattletales"?
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 11:42 AM\']Did Jerry Orbach ever appear on "Tattletales"?
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Don't know, but that wouldn't be the reason for the scheduling unless someone with a crystal ball knew he was going to pass away several weeks before he did so.
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Seems like GSN could make fans of a lot of older shows happy - at very little cost - by varying the lineup in the 3:00 AM hour.
I'd love it if they did, but would also hope they'd show episodes from every library they have. They always just seem to stick with Goodson-Todman - I'd rather see something else once in a while.
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Seems like GSN could make fans of a lot of older shows happy - at very little cost - by varying the lineup in the 3:00 AM hour.
I'd love it if they did, but would also hope they'd show episodes from every library they have. They always just seem to stick with Goodson-Todman - I'd rather see something else once in a while.
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They basically do G-T/MGP because that's the library that they have everything of (through 1993) without any extra effort. A good portion of the Sony backlog has yet to be converted, if it ever will, and it seems like they have to pay extra for it now, as well.
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I doubt that anybody on this thread will get as graceful an obit (or any obit) from the NY Times as Henny Backus did.
I know I won't. Shrug.
They basically do G-T/MGP because that's the library that they have everything of (through 1993) without any extra effort.
Once GSN locks in a set of shows for the 3:00 AM hour, it stays locked for a while. This Tattletales week is the first change since October. Why?
Sure, GSN execs don't spend much time thinking about these literally slumbering time slots. But couldn't they mix in different shows on different days? Or if that's too radical, why not drop in a week of different shows more than once every three months? Unless you're a particular fan of WML, Name's the Same or BtC, where's the motivation to tape?
Diehard fans of a show that's stuck in the hour (like Terry Teachout (http://\"http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/archives20031102.shtml#59289\") with WML) might get miffed if their fave has to share space with a few other offerings. But even they might not mind a little variety now and then. They might even (gasp!) sample a few other shows and like them. After all, they're already fans of at least one old game show.
We're not talking about CBS prime time here. There's no risk of losing a large (or maybe even measurable) audience. For shows already licensed and converted, there's no additional cost. What would be the harm in a little more varied menu?
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[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 01:59 PM\']We're not talking about CBS prime time here. There's no risk of losing a large (or maybe even measurable) audience. For shows already licensed and converted, there's no additional cost. What would be the harm in a little more varied menu?
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Still, I feel that contiunity; not a varied lineup is the best way for any network; not just GSN. If you were to run "Now You See It" and "Family Challenge" on Monday night..and immediatly run "Fantasy" and "H²" the next; you run the risk of alienating and confusing your viewers.
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I don't know...both TV Land and Nick at Nite have run "vertivision" blocks in the past and at least TV Land still does it to this day. I guess they would have been axed by now if they produced negative results.
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Nothing in life is certain, except cliches. But Nielsen Media Research probably wouldn't detect a dramatic decline in GSN's 3:00 AM numbers - assuming they can detect any numbers - if the network ran five different shows Monday through Friday instead of Name's the Same every day. In other words, there's really no risk, and it would ease some of the complaints from hardcores like us that GSN doesn't use enough of their vault.
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 12:36 PM\']Still, I feel that contiunity; not a varied lineup is the best way for any network; not just GSN. If you were to run "Now You See It" and "Family Challenge" on Monday night..and immediatly run "Fantasy" and "H²" the next; you run the risk of alienating and confusing your viewers.
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At 3:00 in the AM? Dude, if there's a place to experiment, it's 3:00 in the freakin' AM. Quick, what does your UPN affiliate run at 3:00AM? Right, I have no idea what mine does either.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 04:37 PM\']At 3:00 in the AM? Dude, if there's a place to experiment, it's 3:00 in the freakin' AM. Quick, what does your UPN affiliate run at 3:00AM? Right, I have no idea what mine does either.
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That's not fair. No one knows what their UPN affiliate runs at 8:00 PM, let alone 3:00 AM. :)
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Looking at TV Guide and my onscreen guide, it appears that Tattletales doesn't start to air until Tuesday morning. I guess we will have to see which day it starts.
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[quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 06:42 PM\']Looking at TV Guide and my onscreen guide, it appears that Tattletales doesn't start to air until Tuesday morning. I guess we will have to see which day it starts.
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Well, in real time, it's Tuesday morning, but by GSN's schedule, it's still late Monday night.
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[quote name=\'ilb4ever2000\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 07:47 PM\'][quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 06:42 PM\']Looking at TV Guide and my onscreen guide, it appears that Tattletales doesn't start to air until Tuesday morning. I guess we will have to see which day it starts.
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Well, in real time, it's Tuesday morning, but by GSN's schedule, it's still late Monday night.
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Not to confuse things anymore than they are already..but according to said Yahoo TV Listings..The Names The Same DOES return to The 3AM ET Time slot on Tuesday January 18.(Late Monday GSN Time)
Tim Lones
Edit:Titan TV lists the same schedule for Tuesday the 18th
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[quote name=\'Tim L\' date=\'Jan 6 2005, 01:12 AM\'][quote name=\'ilb4ever2000\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 07:47 PM\'][quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 06:42 PM\']Looking at TV Guide and my onscreen guide, it appears that Tattletales doesn't start to air until Tuesday morning. I guess we will have to see which day it starts.
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Well, in real time, it's Tuesday morning, but by GSN's schedule, it's still late Monday night.
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Not to confuse things anymore than they are already..but according to said Yahoo TV Listings..The Names The Same DOES return to The 3AM ET Time slot on Tuesday January 18.(Late Monday GSN Time)
Tim Lones
Edit:Titan TV lists the same schedule for Tuesday the 18th
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Please let's get one thing straight:
In terms of the schedule, you can look at it two ways:
The one beginning with infomercials (6AM-6AM)
or the one beginng with that crap or "Card Sharks" (9AM-9AM). In either case, 3AM is "Late Day/Overnight". So, Tuesday 3AM is "Late Monday", no matter what your TV Guide says.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 04:37 PM\'][quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 12:36 PM\']Still, I feel that contiunity; not a varied lineup is the best way for any network; not just GSN. If you were to run "Now You See It" and "Family Challenge" on Monday night..and immediatly run "Fantasy" and "H²" the next; you run the risk of alienating and confusing your viewers.
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At 3:00 in the AM? Dude, if there's a place to experiment, it's 3:00 in the freakin' AM. Quick, what does your UPN affiliate run at 3:00AM? Right, I have no idea what mine does either.
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Five'll get you ten it's "Commercial Program" or "Shopping Service."
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 04:37 PM\'][quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 12:36 PM\']Still, I feel that contiunity; not a varied lineup is the best way for any network; not just GSN. If you were to run "Now You See It" and "Family Challenge" on Monday night..and immediatly run "Fantasy" and "H²" the next; you run the risk of alienating and confusing your viewers.
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At 3:00 in the AM? Dude, if there's a place to experiment, it's 3:00 in the freakin' AM. Quick, what does your UPN affiliate run at 3:00AM? Right, I have no idea what mine does either.
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I also can't imagine there would be a whole lot for GSN to lose by testing during the 9 AM slot.....unless there are parts of the country where people are obsessed with Star Search........=)
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I also can't imagine there would be a whole lot for GSN to lose by testing during the 9 AM slot.....unless there are parts of the country where people are obsessed with Star Search........=)
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They could move the MG7x block to 9-10AM and use the 2-3AM block to experiment, too.
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GSN could run finger-painting contests at 3:00 AM, and the numbers would tumble from 0.0 to 0.0. This lost-in-dreamland hour is strictly for hardcore tapers. So why not give them a few more shows to tape?
I'd run different shows every day at 3:00 and a five/two of two other shows at 3:30. The lineup would change at least every couple months. This would make no difference in the (nonexistent) numbers, of course, but it might get some of the complaints off the net.
Also, I wouldn't be religious about B&W. Color oldies would get a shot.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 10:48 AM\']The Tattletales week is real, and Henny Backus is not on it. That's all I can say, sorry.
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The Perf is saying it'll be a week with jockey Bill(Willie) Shoemaker and his sopuse on it. The week is being shown to coincide with the launch of American Dream Derby next week. It'll be another test to see if the Perf actually gets something right.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 09:59 AM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 10:48 AM\']The Tattletales week is real, and Henny Backus is not on it. That's all I can say, sorry.
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The Perf is saying it'll be a week with jockey Bill(Willie) Shoemaker and his sopuse on it. The week is being shown to coincide with the launch of American Dream Derby next week. It'll be another test to see if the Perf actually gets something right.
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That makes sense. BTW re: Dream Derby, I'm predicting the cheering blonde chick in the promos will win and the tearful brunette will lose.
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Topic drift warning...but those solemn, pretentious Dream Derby promos are getting on my nerves. They betray Masters Syndrome, a dread disease that makes sporting events take themselves way too seriously. Syrupy strings, weeping contestants, misty views of a racetrack.
Wish the promos looked more like Dodgeball. Guys, it's a horserace.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 09:59 AM\']The Perf is saying it'll be a week with jockey Bill(Willie) Shoemaker and his sopuse on it. The week is being shown to coincide with the launch of American Dream Derby next week. It'll be another test to see if the Perf actually gets something right.
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Any idea what era that Tattletales is from?
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 10:17 AM\'][quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 09:59 AM\']The Perf is saying it'll be a week with jockey Bill(Willie) Shoemaker and his sopuse on it. The week is being shown to coincide with the launch of American Dream Derby next week. It'll be another test to see if the Perf actually gets something right.
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Early November of 75.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 10:56 AM\'][quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 10:17 AM\'][quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 09:59 AM\']The Perf is saying it'll be a week with jockey Bill(Willie) Shoemaker and his sopuse on it. The week is being shown to coincide with the launch of American Dream Derby next week. It'll be another test to see if the Perf actually gets something right.
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Early November of 75.
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Ah. So we'll be hearing Gene Wood telling us to "stay tuned for Give 'N Take".
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 10:20 AM\']Ah. So we'll be hearing Gene Wood telling us to "stay tuned for Give 'N Take".
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Not if they reduce the closing to 1/9th size. :)
Doug
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 10:59 AM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 10:48 AM\']The Tattletales week is real, and Henny Backus is not on it. That's all I can say, sorry.[/quote]The Perf is saying it'll be a week with jockey Bill(Willie) Shoemaker and his sopuse on it. The week is being shown to coincide with the launch of American Dream Derby next week. It'll be another test to see if the Perf actually gets something right.[/quote]
Steve is correct.
Also, according to matchgame.org, the other stars for the week will be Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and BernNadette Stanis (Good Times)
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Not if they reduce the closing to 1/9th size. :)
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They leave the 3-4amET block untouched at the end, so that little annoyance won't pop up for these.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 11:42 AM\']the other stars for the week will be Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and BernNadette Stanis (Good Times)
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Ah, yes, I'd forgotten Tom and BernNadette were dating at the time. Who's the third couple?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 01:16 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 11:42 AM\']the other stars for the week will be Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and BernNadette Stanis (Good Times)
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 02:16 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 11:42 AM\']the other stars for the week will be Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and BernNadette Stanis (Good Times)[/quote]
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I think others here a copyright on "Line of the Day", but this amused me greatly.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 01:29 PM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 01:16 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 11:42 AM\']the other stars for the week will be Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and BernNadette Stanis (Good Times)
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Esther Rolle and Henry Winkler. Word has it that when they lost, Esther threw her purse to the floor and yelled out "DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!"
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I saw the show. Tom Bosley appeared with his wife, and BernNadette Stanis appeared with her husband. Hope that clears that up.
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' date=\'Jan 11 2005, 06:15 AM\']I saw the show. Tom Bosley appeared with his wife, and BernNadette Stanis appeared with her husband. Hope that clears that up.
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I guess they did the couple-swap during a subsequent week. Did you see the way those two were looking at each other?
By the by, I notice that no longer is the 3am show safe from the ranks of the shrunken screen. Actually, there was audio only of Tattletales at the end. You butchers! You murderers!! %&$# you all to @$!%. Great open collar, Bert. You so sexy.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Because of the video trouble in the goodbye segment, that's why the screen was scrunched at the end late Monday night. For late Tuesday and Wednesday, the video was fine at the finish and the ending played out without interference---and the Give-N-Take plug was given.
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So that was it? One week of Tattletales as a promo for some horse thing I've never heard of?
Can we get any more tenous of a connection than that?
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[quote name=\'Gromit\' date=\'Jan 17 2005, 11:41 PM\']So that was it? One week of Tattletales as a promo for some horse thing I've never heard of?
Can we get any more tenous of a connection than that?
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If it's tenuous enough to show a week of a classic show not currently on the GSN lineup, nothing wrong with that :)
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[quote name=\'Gromit\' date=\'Jan 17 2005, 11:41 PM\']So that was it? One week of Tattletales as a promo for some horse thing I've never heard of?
Can we get any more tenous of a connection than that?
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So? It happens here all the time!
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[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Jan 18 2005, 09:49 AM\'][quote name=\'Gromit\' date=\'Jan 17 2005, 11:41 PM\']So that was it? One week of Tattletales as a promo for some horse thing I've never heard of?
Can we get any more tenous of a connection than that?
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What was suprising to me was (and correct me if I'm wrong) that there was no on-air promotion tying "Tattletales" to "Dream Derby." "Tattletales" just appeared in the middle of the night and the connection wasn't played up.
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Too bad it couldn't have been Celebrity Sweepstakes, but it was still nice to have TT back--even if just for a week.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 18 2005, 09:55 AM\']
What was suprising to me was (and correct me if I'm wrong) that there was no on-air promotion tying "Tattletales" to "Dream Derby." "Tattletales" just appeared in the middle of the night and the connection wasn't played up.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 18 2005, 11:13 AM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 18 2005, 09:55 AM\']What was suprising to me was (and correct me if I'm wrong) that there was no on-air promotion tying "Tattletales" to "Dream Derby." "Tattletales" just appeared in the middle of the night and the connection wasn't played up.[/quote]A GT show hasn't gotten a stand alone promo on GSN since 2001 IIRC, not surprising to me.[/quote]
I think Jimmy's point is, why bother doing it in the first place? If you're not going to promote your...uh...promotion, then the only ones who'll even know it happened are the tiny handful of faithful like us, and any fans of the B&W segments who don't happen to follow the network as closely as we do would just be befuddled.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 18 2005, 10:21 AM\']I think Jimmy's point is, why bother doing it in the first place? [/quote]
Of course, if Zach took somebody's point for once; he wouldn't have the opportunity to insert his "useless factoid of the day".
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 18 2005, 10:21 AM\']
I think Jimmy's point is, why bother doing it in the first place? If you're not going to promote your...uh...promotion, then the only ones who'll even know it happened are the tiny handful of faithful like us, and any fans of the B&W segments who don't happen to follow the network as closely as we do would just be befuddled.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 18 2005, 11:05 AM\']Then again, how many stations, local or national, plug something that airs at 3AM EST?
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 10:05 AM\'][quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 09:59 AM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 5 2005, 10:48 AM\']The Tattletales week is real, and Henny Backus is not on it. That's all I can say, sorry.
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The Perf is saying it'll be a week with jockey Bill(Willie) Shoemaker and his sopuse on it. The week is being shown to coincide with the launch of American Dream Derby next week. It'll be another test to see if the Perf actually gets something right.
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That makes sense. BTW re: Dream Derby, I'm predicting the cheering blonde chick in the promos will win and the tearful brunette will lose.
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Just thought I'd dredge up this stunningly brilliant prediction now that ADD is over.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 21 2005, 11:56 PM\']Just thought I'd dredge up this stunningly brilliant prediction now that ADD is over.[/quote]
And just think, only about thirty seven people actually saw the episode to prove you right! (At least I assume you were right. I wasn't one of the 37.)
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Feb 21 2005, 11:06 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 21 2005, 11:56 PM\']Just thought I'd dredge up this stunningly brilliant prediction now that ADD is over.[/quote]
And just think, only about thirty seven people actually saw the episode to prove you right! (At least I assume you were right. I wasn't one of the 37.)
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This I wonder. Did more people watch an episode of Tattletales during the week it ran at 3am or did more watch an episode of ADD at any time during its run?
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Don:
This has nothing to do with the topic bit I want to tell you that i love your "Cleveland-Centeric" signatures on the side and at the end of your posts..(Judd Hambrick Fan Club, etc.)