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Title: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: colonial on April 14, 2015, 11:07:50 AM
"Heads Up" is based on a segment/app on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show, and will features contestants paired with celebrities.

65 episodes ordered, five days a week, Loni Love hosts ...

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/14/hln-orders-game-show-heads-up-based-on-app-from-the-ellen-degeneres-show/388999/


JD
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: Neumms on April 14, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Am I wrong, or is this the Pyramid front game but with the monitor on the teammate's forehead instead of in the desk?
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: BrandonFG on April 14, 2015, 02:16:03 PM
Looks like it; you flip your phone downward to switch answers. I've played it before, but didn't know that's the name.
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: TLEberle on April 14, 2015, 06:38:49 PM
I was going to dismiss it as another iteration of Hedbanz, but it sounds like there might be a few differences. That said, wake me when we get to Celebrity Hanabi Showdown.
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: clemon79 on April 14, 2015, 07:56:31 PM
That said, wake me when we get to Celebrity Hanabi Showdown.

Allison Janney to Simon Baker: "These two cards are red. But you probably already knew that."
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: TLEberle on April 14, 2015, 08:14:47 PM
I apologize for taking the thread further away, but it does connect to the joke I made earlier: is Emile Autouri still alive?
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: PYLdude on April 16, 2015, 01:16:20 AM
Looks like it; you flip your phone downward to switch answers. I've played it before, but didn't know that's the name.

Its full name, if I remember correctly, was "Heads Up Charades".

It's a humongous pain in the ass to play on a tablet. :)

Definitely will look to try out if this comes around for auditions.
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: Jeremy Nelson on April 17, 2015, 08:54:03 PM
Looks like it; you flip your phone downward to switch answers. I've played it before, but didn't know that's the name.

Its full name, if I remember correctly, was "Heads Up Charades".

It's a humongous pain in the ass to play on a tablet. :)

Definitely will look to try out if this comes around for auditions.
I believe there is a Charades card pack or variant, but the original game is just Heads Up.
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: colonial on March 07, 2016, 03:50:37 PM
Bringing this topic back from the grave to update that "Heads Up" won't air on HLN after all ...

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/hln-ellen-degeneres-heads-up-1201724153/

HLN is going through yet another reboot, said to be more "news-centric" and "more partnered" with the CNN mothership, so "Heads Up" is getting the boot.

Sixty-five episodes have already been produced, and Telepictures is said to be shopping the show again for cable or syndication.


JD
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: Thunder on March 08, 2016, 12:27:06 AM
The Trainwreck-O-Comments on that Variety.com article is spectacular.

(http://i.imgur.com/5JmngWz.png)

That is truly award-winning.
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: Fedya on March 08, 2016, 05:03:30 AM
At least it's in English, and not Variety-speak.
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: BillCullen1 on March 08, 2016, 09:27:22 AM
If I was the producer of this shelved show, I'd try selling it to a network like GSN.
Title: Re: HLN to launch second game show in 2016
Post by: Jamey Greek on March 08, 2016, 02:44:57 PM
If I was the producer of this shelved show, I'd try selling it to a network like GSN.

Bob Boden is.  I am sure he would use his connections to do so.