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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: chad1m on March 11, 2015, 01:33:53 PM
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CULVER CITY, Calif. (March 11, 2015) – Pat Sajak and Vanna White, hosts of America's Game, "Wheel of Fortune," and Alex Trebek, host of "JEOPARDY!," America's Favorite Quiz Show, have renewed their contracts with Sony Pictures Television to continue hosting their respective shows through the 2017/18 season, it was announced today by Harry Friedman, executive producer of both shows.
“The enduring success of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘JEOPARDY!’ serves as a testament to the talents of these remarkable hosts,” said Friedman. “The renewal of their contracts continues the special bond that Pat, Vanna and Alex have formed with generations of TV viewers."
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"America's Game" (rolls eyes)
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Was this taken from AP?
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"America's Game" (rolls eyes)
That's "America's Game® (http://tinypic.com/r/24ybic2/8)" to you.
(Image is a screen shot from the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Electronic Search System.)
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Was this taken from AP?
It's a press release straight from the show(s).
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I'm not too surprised at Pat and Vanna- but Alex was thought to be all but done (maybe they don't want to change horses while FF is breathing down the necks of both shows)...I'm just hoping we don't end up in a Jack Barry situation where they have to make a sudden decision...
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I'm not too surprised at Pat and Vanna- but Alex was thought to be all but done (maybe they don't want to change horses while FF is breathing down the necks of both shows)...I'm just hoping we don't end up in a Jack Barry situation where they have to make a sudden decision...
Speaking of FF, BuzzerBlog is reporting that Family Feud is telling them that Steve Harvey has been signed on for another 5 years. This should tie him with Dawson as Feud's longest consecutive host.
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"America's Game" (rolls eyes)
That's "America's Game® (http://tinypic.com/r/24ybic2/8)" to you.
(Image is a screen shot from the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Electronic Search System.)
Oh wow. Didn't know they'd taken it that far. It says "No Claim is Made to the Exclusive Right to Use "Game" Apart From the Mark Shown". It more or less answers my question as to how the NFL Network can produce a documentary of the same name.
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"America's Game" (rolls eyes)
Ditto for Dallas being "America's Team".
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"America's Game" (rolls eyes)
Ditto for Dallas being "America's Team".
You gotta take that one up with NFL Films.
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Not that they've stopped making plans.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors (http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors)
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Not that they've stopped making plans.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors (http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=dan-patrick-or-josh-elliott-on-shortlist-of-jeopardy-successors)
This reminds me of the early-eighties list of potential successors for Johnny Carson that included Richard Dawson. The times and the climate can change a lot in a short time, and three years is an eternity for something like this.
Plus, if I was a cynical person (which of course I'm not), I'd be tempted to believe that this particular article was "suggested" by Josh Elliott's people, in much the way that Dave Price so actively pushed himself into the conversations about Barker's replacement.
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And yet Larry King still supports Brian Williams for being the successor:
https://youtu.be/-2F0sZcSQ7k?t=49s
Whatever you say, Lar.
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It's OK...even if Brian Williams doesn't end up hosting, he'll still retroactively claim he did so...while simultaneously rescuing a busload of children from a burning building...with a helicopter he piloted himself...
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Speaking of FF, BuzzerBlog is reporting that Family Feud is telling them that Steve Harvey has been signed on for another 5 years. This should tie him with Dawson as Feud's longest consecutive host.
So I'll expect to see the Bullseye round show back up in 2019 then. Cool beans.
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I'm not too surprised at Pat and Vanna- but Alex was thought to be all but done (maybe they don't want to change horses while FF is breathing down the necks of both shows)...I'm just hoping we don't end up in a Jack Barry situation where they have to make a sudden decision...
That's a pleasant thought.
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On the upside, the job can't go to Bill Cullen this time, so Jim Peck: it'll be yours if you want it.
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This reminds me of the early-eighties list of potential successors for Johnny Carson that included Richard Dawson....Plus, if I was a cynical person (which of course I'm not), I'd be tempted to believe that this particular article was "suggested" by Josh Elliott's people, in much the way that Dave Price so actively pushed himself into the conversations about Barker's replacement.
Matt, wasn't that the same list with McLean Stevenson? And gosh, Josh Elliott's people must be something, parlaying his brief run as fourth or fifth banana on Good Morning America into gobs of money to hang around waiting for Matt Lauer or Bob Costas to quit (or get caught in repeated conflations).
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Matt, wasn't that the same list with McLean Stevenson?
Yes. I knew there was another ridiculous choice that I couldn't remember.
And gosh, Josh Elliott's people must be something, parlaying his brief run as fourth or fifth banana on Good Morning America into gobs of money to hang around waiting for Matt Lauer or Bob Costas to quit (or get caught in repeated conflations).
Given his success at wringing $4 million out of NBC for, as you say, very little actual current work, Elliott strikes me as someone who's very, very good at playing the "career ladder" game. and part of that is making sure your name is always in the conversation for any high-profile gig.
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Regarding Family Feud:
If memory serves correctly, I learned on BuzzerBlog that Harvey's Feud will remain on the air through 2020. Not only will this make Steve Harvey the longest serving Family Feud host in history, but the current version of Family Feud will be historical - if I remember correctly, it will run for more than double that of the second-longest run - the original ABC version with Richard Dawson (Dawson's ABC run lasted 9 years, and the current Feud will have ran for 21 years).
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Regarding Family Feud:
If memory serves correctly, I learned on BuzzerBlog that Harvey's Feud will remain on the air through 2020.
Also mentioned on the first page of this very thread.
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Also mentioned on the first page of this very thread.
And also at this rate, the current era of Family Feud (since 1999) will be surpassing the original What's My Line? (1950-1967; 18 years; CBS Primetime).
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1) As opposed to the daily version? Good to know
2) Thanks for the arithmetic lesson too.
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1) As opposed to the daily version? Good to know
2) Thanks for the arithmetic lesson too.
You know, when you're trying to prove to Zachan Horanian that his preconceived notions about you are bunk, it isn't wise to give him something to support his theory.
(Yes, I'm aware I just did the same thing...)
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Are you volunteering to adjudicate all attempts at humor and metaphorical point-making? Because if you are that's wonderful and I'll forward my thoughts to you and wait for your seal of approval.
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Hey, don't blame me because your attempt fell flat.
Sometimes the effort is better saved for the inevitable time for when he will deserve such an effort. You obviously feel different about this time than I do, but it isn't the end of the world either.
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You know, when you're trying to prove to Zachan Horanian that his preconceived notions about you are bunk
...then you are doing it wrong, and your fallacy is in giving two tin shiats what Zachan's preconceived notions about you are.
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You know, when you're trying to prove to Zachan Horanian that his preconceived notions about you are bunk
...then you are doing it wrong, and your fallacy is in giving two tin shiats what Zachan's preconceived notions about you are.
Point well made (could've parsed my opening better, prove might not have been the best). I would just rather not give him any room to talk, perceived or otherwise, for when he inevitably goes on another one of his tantrums about how he can't discuss game shows because we think he's some form of evil incarnate.
Rolling back to Josh Elliott for a second...does being a former SportsCenter anchor still carry the weight it once did, considering that the product airs practically around the clock?
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I would just rather not give him any room to talk, perceived or otherwise, for when he inevitably goes on another one of his tantrums about how he can't discuss game shows because we think he's some form of evil incarnate.
Fine, but it still sounds to me like there is some giving of a damn as to what he thinks in there.
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I would just rather not give him any room to talk,
Why do I have to worry about "giving him room to talk"? Either he's going to complain or not, either about this or the next thing that catches his eye? It is not my job to keep things to myself so that he can have a better GSF experience, when he could improve his experience by doing other things.
Rolling back to Josh Elliott for a second...does being a former SportsCenter anchor still carry the weight it once did, considering that the product airs practically around the clock?
I wasn't aware it carried weight at all other than being a line on the resume.
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How close does this get to Pat's eclipsing Bob Barker's record for longest continuous tenure of host of one show?
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How close does this get to Pat's eclipsing Bob Barker's record for longest continuous tenure of host of one show?
Pat will eclipse Bob in December 2016.
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How close does this get to Pat's eclipsing Bob Barker's record for longest continuous tenure of host of one show?
Pat will eclipse Bob in December 2016.
"Roger, am I still a record?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27evSVwjzzI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27evSVwjzzI)
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I'm not too surprised at Pat and Vanna- but Alex was thought to be all but done (maybe they don't want to change horses while FF is breathing down the necks of both shows)...I'm just hoping we don't end up in a Jack Barry situation where they have to make a sudden decision...
That's a pleasant thought.
Pleasant? Absolutely not. But the comment has merit. Alex will be 75 this year and he's had two heart attacks already- that's a scary thought.