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Title: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: Matt Ottinger on February 03, 2016, 06:44:01 AM
Shades of Burt Luddin's Love Buffet...

NBC has ordered a pilot for what would be a real game show mixed with a scripted sitcom about the backstage goings-on.  More details (but not many more) here:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-orders-pilots-bill-lawrence-861473
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: brianhenke on February 03, 2016, 03:41:03 PM
  ...and we remember what Love Buffet turned out to be.

  Brian
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: TLEberle on February 03, 2016, 04:30:54 PM
Who's we, fella? It was fifteen years ago--I've forgotten most of it other than the tiebreak and hackable end game.
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: parliboy on February 03, 2016, 05:31:57 PM
I respect Betsy Thomas' frequent efforts to try something different.

I just wish she'd try something good once in a while.
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: colonial on March 10, 2016, 04:19:03 PM
The show has tapped Craig Ferguson to play the game show host in the pilot ...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/craig-ferguson-star-nbc-game-874316


JD
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: Jimmy Owen on March 11, 2016, 05:18:15 PM
Quote from: colonial on March 10, 2016, 04:19:03 PM
The show has tapped Craig Ferguson to play the game show host in the pilot ...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/craig-ferguson-star-nbc-game-874316


JD

Steve Harvey was busy?
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: clemon79 on March 11, 2016, 07:00:22 PM
Quote from: Jimmy Owen on March 11, 2016, 05:18:15 PM
Steve Harvey was busy?

Yeah, he's busy trying to steal Art Linkletter's act on Little Big Shots.

/wonderfully ironic considering the dick joke that Feud has become
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: Matt Ottinger on March 11, 2016, 09:47:36 PM
Quote from: clemon79 on March 11, 2016, 07:00:22 PM
/wonderfully ironic considering the dick joke that Feud has become

Let us also not forget that Bill Cosby has mined this territory as well.
Title: Re: NBC Pilot "Crunch Time"
Post by: parliboy on March 11, 2016, 11:03:58 PM
Quote from: Matt Ottinger on March 11, 2016, 09:47:36 PM
Let us also not forget that Bill Cosby has mined this territory as well.

Let us not debate which territory Cosby has mined.