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Title: Rick Rosner's latest project
Post by: dzinkin on January 08, 2007, 01:24:29 PM
Rick Rosner, producer of the Davidson-era Hollywood Squares, has a new project: a fully portable, self-contained DirecTV satellite dish and receiver.  I'd been reading about the Sat-Go for some time but didn't know he was behind it.

The full article, which also briefly discusses his work in TV including his Squares tenure (and even has a mention of the Bahamas trip and a quote from Harry Friedman), can be found here (http://\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/technology/08satellite.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin\").

Fair warning: while Davidson's not involved in the project, he is mentioned in the article. ;-)
Title: Rick Rosner's latest project
Post by: Game Show Man on January 08, 2007, 05:00:46 PM
That's little expensive for my tastes, but darn if that isn't one of the niftiest ideas I've ever seen.  Imagine taking one of these things to a tailgate party outside, say, the Super Bowl.

ObGameShow: Rosner's Caesar's Challenge was a nifty little game, Ahmad Rashad notwithstanding.
Title: Rick Rosner's latest project
Post by: Jimmy Owen on January 08, 2007, 09:49:21 PM
Rosner had three pretty good shows on NBC daytime: CChallenge, Just Men and CHiPs.
Title: Rick Rosner's latest project
Post by: Kevin Prather on January 08, 2007, 10:17:22 PM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'142532\' date=\'Jan 8 2007, 06:49 PM\']
Rosner had three pretty good shows on NBC daytime: CChallenge, Just Men and CHiPs.
[/quote]
Three shows from three different genres, all from one guy. Pretty versatile man.

(I consider JM to be a talk show with a game personally. YMMV.)
Title: Rick Rosner's latest project
Post by: clemon79 on January 08, 2007, 10:29:11 PM
[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'142537\' date=\'Jan 8 2007, 07:17 PM\']
(I consider JM to be a talk show with a game personally. YMMV.)
[/quote]
So did they.

Funny story (in an "I laugh because I dare not cry" way): After reading your post I wondered if there was a Wiki article for JM. Indeed there is. It contains the following passage:

In the final round, using only the celebrities with unclaimed keys, each of the two contestants were given the chance to straight-up question a celebrity, based on the round's topic.

"Straight-up question." Following the initial shudder, I was compelled to check the edit history to see who thought "straight-up question" was appropriate language for an encyclopedia article.

I was right. (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_Men%21&action=history\")
Title: Rick Rosner's latest project
Post by: TimK2003 on January 09, 2007, 10:10:42 AM
[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'142537\' date=\'Jan 8 2007, 11:17 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'142532\' date=\'Jan 8 2007, 06:49 PM\']
Rosner had three pretty good shows on NBC daytime: CChallenge, Just Men and CHiPs.
[/quote]
Three shows from three different genres, all from one guy. Pretty versatile man.

(I consider JM to be a talk show with a game personally. YMMV.)
[/quote]

I always thought JM should have been called "CHiPS: Up Close and Personal".  Rosner had nearly every male regular from that cop show appear as a celeb for at least a week.  

I don't remember Erik Estrada appearing on the show, though -- I guess it was below him to appear on some lower-class show to make an extra buck.


/LA-15-7-Mary-3 in pursuit of a rusted out pickup truck on the Muncie Bypass.
Title: Rick Rosner's latest project
Post by: uncamark on January 09, 2007, 12:51:01 PM
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'142571\' date=\'Jan 9 2007, 09:10 AM\']
[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'142537\' date=\'Jan 8 2007, 11:17 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'142532\' date=\'Jan 8 2007, 06:49 PM\']
Rosner had three pretty good shows on NBC daytime: CChallenge, Just Men and CHiPs.
[/quote]
Three shows from three different genres, all from one guy. Pretty versatile man.

(I consider JM to be a talk show with a game personally. YMMV.)
[/quote]

I always thought JM should have been called "CHiPS: Up Close and Personal".  Rosner had nearly every male regular from that cop show appear as a celeb for at least a week.  

I don't remember Erik Estrada appearing on the show, though -- I guess it was below him to appear on some lower-class show to make an extra buck.


/LA-15-7-Mary-3 in pursuit of a rusted out pickup truck on the Muncie Bypass.
[/quote]

He was still a star back then.  :)