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The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: chad1m on March 18, 2014, 01:15:27 PM
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GSN had their 2014 upfront presentation in New York today. Here's what we learned:
Current series:
- The Chase has been renewed for a third season, consisting of 13 episodes.
- The American Bible Challenge premieres Thursday, May 22nd at 8 PM ET with a special two-hour presentation.
Upcoming series:
- It Takes a Church, the Christian-themed dating program, premieres Thursday, June 5 at 9 PM ET after new episodes of Bible Challenge.
- 40 episodes of Idiot Wars, hosted by Ben Gleib, are ordered. The show pits two teams against each other, in "several rounds of rapid-fire questions whose answers any "idiot" should know: the questions, taken from the game, test observation and attention to detail as much as they test general knowledge."
Possibly to come:
- App Wars, where designers of apps show their creations to a panel of judges and the best ideas get help with mentors, eventually giving the top prize to the winner. (Ordered to pilot)
- Say What?, an "extreme" take on the game of Telephone, with variations on passing information down the line. (Ordered to pilot)
- Heavy Betters, a weight loss program inspired by The Biggest Loser-style challenges at workplaces.
- The Line, a traveling game show where the object, naturally, is to advance to the front of the line.
- Star Crossed Lovers, a traditional-sounding game show where celebrities advise with their desired pick.
- The Tunnel, a quiz show in a literal tunnel where contestants must keep tabs on the moves their opponents are making. (More information here (http://www.absolutely.nl/showformat/TIME_TUNNEL.html).)
Source: A multitude of GSN releases.
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Plus! The Chase casting website (http://www.chasecasting.com/) has been revamped and a bunch of audition dates - plus a video submission option - have been announced.
March 29th and weekly: Los Angeles, California
April 5th: Washington, D.C.
April 5th: Austin, Texas
April 12th: New York, New York
April 19th: San Francisco, California
April 19th: Chicago, Illinois
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, but those who have auditioned for The Chase: what should I expect? I plan on going to the Chicago one.
EDIT: Guess not; eligibity reqs say it's 21+. Maybe they're having it at a casino, like they do when Wheel and Millionaire come here?
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That seems to be a lot of contestant searching for just 13 episodes...
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, but those who have auditioned for The Chase: what should I expect? I plan on going to the Chicago one.
If it's anything like my test: a written test, a group interview-slash-multiple choice test, and then if you get called back, an on-camera audition and a play test round of the Final Chase.
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, but those who have auditioned for The Chase: what should I expect? I plan on going to the Chicago one.
If it's anything like my test: a written test, a group interview-slash-multiple choice test, and then if you get called back, an on-camera audition and a play test round of the Final Chase.
The Atlanta audition I attended last year did the interview/MC test in a one-on-one setting, not a group, so it may differ depending on number of attendees, time constraints, etc.
JD
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, but those who have auditioned for The Chase: what should I expect? I plan on going to the Chicago one.
EDIT: Guess not; eligibity reqs say it's 21+. Maybe they're having it at a casino, like they do when Wheel and Millionaire come here?
No, it's held downtown at the Sofitel. This is somewhat redeeming because I missed out last year due to Wisdom Tooth Removal Surgery.
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I also missed it last year; I had an (unsuccessful) college Jeopardy audition in KC the same day.
Welp, still a chance of being able to go next year, if it's still on.
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Welp, still a chance of being able to go next year, if it's still on.
I'm sure not using the word "Welp" will increase your chances manyfold.
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I just slapped my own forehead because I was re-reading Chad's post to see what this new show "Slate" was about. Was it inspired by the website? ... Ohhh, GSN's slate of programming.
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- It Takes a Church, the Christian-themed dating program, premieres Thursday, June 5 at 9 PM ET after new episodes of Bible Challenge.
Is it presented by ChristianMingle.com ? ["Find God's match for you."] Those guys advertise on cable a lot, so a show like this more than fits right in.
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Those guys advertise on cable a lot, so a show like this more than fits right in.
That's the bar to be crossed now? Coming soon: Mopping For Dollars with Anthony Sullivan!
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That "bar" is made out of money and probably not much money at that.
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Idiot Wars is the show I'm most interested in, since I run a trivia meetup group in NYC. Someone in that group tried out for The Chase. She got the impression they were looking mostly for younger people (under 40).
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GSN has picked up "The Line", which is a traveling show- first stop is Nashville..
http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/gsn-traveling-game-show-the-line-jeff-davis/
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The Chase is up 8 percent in total viewers. Last night's new episode scored 534,000 total viewers.
Source: SonoftheBronx Twitter
Can we just permanently link to these info sources? That way we can just bypass him altogether.
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SingAlong: Just repeat to yourself "It's just a
show message board, I should really just relax."
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(http://www.truthdig.com/images/eartothegrounduploads/palinoliver300.jpg)
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Ooh, edgy!
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A reminder-bump that Idiotest premieres tonight. I was surprised to find an ad on the USA TODAY homepage this morning. Obviously played for laughs, but it's got a very traditional (well, Millionaire shiny-floor traditional) look to it.
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I saw Idiotest. It uses visuals and cleverly worded questions, but overall I liked it. Clearly it's not a hard quizzer like Jeopardy or The Chase, but the questions do make you think, something that I personally like. Host Ben Gleib is a bit of a wise guy, but not a total asshat about it. The format of the show allows for it. I would watch the show again. I believe GSN did the standard 40 episodes. Each show is a half-hour, so they're airing two episodes a week.
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How is the game played?
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How is the game played?
I'll try to explain. A question is asked with the picture being shown, like "Which of these highway signs has subliminal sex in it?" One of the signs had THIS EXIT in it. That was the right answer. Spot the right answer and you win money. Wrong answers score nothing, but no money is taken away for them. The value of each question goes down with each second. The longer you take, the less money you win. Two teams of two players compete. Winning team plays for $10,000.
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How is the game played?
It's basically a series of lateral-thinking visual puzzles with dopey twists played on a massive touchscreen. For example, last night one of the questions had a picture of a row of houses with flags on them, and the question was to choose the flag that did not display national pride, and the correct answer was to tap the upraised flag on the mailbox.
Watch it soon if you want to see it, because if they were putting their best foot forward on the premiere episode with Teh Chase as a lead-in, they're screwed, as three of the four contestants were in fact abject idiots and their stupidity actually made the show unpleasant to watch.
/didn't help that it was led into by possibly the worst Chase team ever to play the game
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And we're supposed to laugh "haw, what a dumbass!" because the contestant didn't make the proper logical leap, as opposed to a similar British game show that actually respects its contestants and audience that wouldn't ever set their players up to fail like that.
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And we're supposed to laugh "haw, what a dumbass!"
That's certainly what I thought the tone of the show would be based on the promos, but in watching last night (episode 2), they didn't do that at all, which surprised me. FYI, when your money meter reaches $0, it doesn't say $0, it says "IDIOT." Wonder if they backed off those jokes in the studio, or some (all?) got edited out.
-Jason
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I was pleasantly entertained. No, it's not a companion piece to The Chase, but neither is it vacuous. It rewards good, smart play, and leaves open the chance for some gentle teasing when the player screws up. Which, with the pressure of the clock, happens quite a lot. I found it notable how often a player realized his or her mistake too late, but still long before it was pointed out. If you're just interested in the content, it's an easy show to DVR through. There's a lot of down time. Still, if you accept it as a humor program, it's worth catching this Ben Glieb fellow's improvisational flair.
I didn't know much about him, but I was amused to find that his Wikipedia page is one of those low-level celebrity offerings that's written (possibly by the subject) more as a promotional piece. Many VERY tiny credits are included, including the header, which says he was named as a comic on the rise -- in 2007.