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Title: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: colonial on April 30, 2014, 08:52:29 PM: EW is reporting that History has green-lit a game show spinoff of "Pawn Stars" called "Pawnography," which should air this summer ...

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/30/pawn-stars-game-show/

JD
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: clemon79 on April 30, 2014, 08:55:18 PM: Holy Christ, it's Win Rick Harrison's Crap.
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: parliboy on April 30, 2014, 09:10:54 PM: As someone who has no interest in reality TV, I can honestly say that I would totally watch Win Rick Harrison's Crap.
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: BrandonFG on April 30, 2014, 09:19:04 PM: I got sick of the overly-scripted schtick awhile ago, but I'll admit the title Pawnography made me chuckle a bit.

/In before the "Remember when History Channel aired history?!" gripes
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: colonial on June 17, 2014, 08:42:41 AM: Bumping this up with the news that the show premieres July 10 on History, and actor/comedian Christopher Titus is the host.

http://www.thewrap.com/titus/

JD
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: TimK2003 on June 17, 2014, 09:06:21 AM: Looking at that set, I'm expecting Ben Stein to walk out at any second.
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: BrandonFG on June 17, 2014, 12:26:41 PM: Set looks kinda cool...I'm actually surprised to see a show using eggcrates, although I'm guessing it's an LED tote, not unlike the directional signs you might see on the interstate.

Corey and Chumlee have really slimmed down...
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: nowhammies10 on June 17, 2014, 02:48:46 PM: To my eye those look like true eggcrates. Judge for yourselves. (http://p1cdn01.thewrap.com/images/2014/06/pawnography-cast-history-3.jpg)
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: SuperMatch93 on June 17, 2014, 05:36:29 PM: Quote from: nowhammies10 on June 17, 2014, 02:48:46 PM
To my eye those look like true eggcrates. Judge for yourselves. (http://p1cdn01.thewrap.com/images/2014/06/pawnography-cast-history-3.jpg)

If you look closely, each display looks like five separate units with grids of bulbs, so they probably are eggcrates.
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: TLEberle on June 17, 2014, 05:55:22 PM: I like the melding of the wood desks with the background of a garage. It looks like a game show without resorting to mood lighting.
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: JasonA1 on June 17, 2014, 06:24:30 PM: Not that you can tell from the pictures, but Brandon might have been referring to the change over from incandescent light bulbs into LEDs that had the same look, but newer technology behind it. Debt and It Takes Two (with Dick Clark) are cited on the Display Field Guide (http://www.qwizx.com/gameshows/dfg/dfg.html) as two such shows that did this.

I now need to find a sink and wash off the minutiae. :)

-Jason
Title: Re: History to air "Pawn Stars" game show spinoff
Post by: BrandonFG on June 17, 2014, 07:40:03 PM: Correct. More like LED totes...I was referring to something like this (http://b2bimg.bridgat.com/files/LED_Moving_Message_Sign.jpg).