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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: gshowguy on August 21, 2004, 07:19:42 PM

Title: Are we going to get game show revivals...
Post by: gshowguy on August 21, 2004, 07:19:42 PM

...this fall or next fall? I know last year we didn't (that was disappointing).

Title: Are we going to get game show revivals...
Post by: zachhoran on August 21, 2004, 07:51:36 PM

[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 21 2004, 06:19 PM\'] ...this fall or next fall? I know last year we didn't (that was disappointing). [/quote]
 None for this Fall, and it remains to be seen what GS revivals we might see next Fall, if any.

Title: Are we going to get game show revivals...
Post by: leszekp on August 21, 2004, 11:39:17 PM

At the GSC 3 pitch session, it was made pretty clear that there's no market right now for traditional game shows. If it's not a "reality" show, or a game show with "reality" elements, there's no market.

Title: Are we going to get game show revivals...
Post by: tommycharles on August 22, 2004, 12:02:20 AM

[quote name=\'leszekp\' date=\'Aug 21 2004, 10:39 PM\'] At the GSC 3 pitch session, it was made pretty clear that there's no market right now for traditional game shows. If it's not a "reality" show, or a game show with "reality" elements, there's no market. [/quote]
 My UPN station even promotes Karn Feud as "reality."

Title: Are we going to get game show revivals...
Post by: HairMetalLives on August 22, 2004, 01:02:39 AM

[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Aug 21 2004, 09:02 PM\'] My UPN station even promotes Karn Feud as "reality." [/quote]
 That's sacreligious!! That's evil!! That's... not... cool.

Title: Are we going to get game show revivals...
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on August 22, 2004, 01:34:33 AM

[quote name=\'HairMetalLives\' date=\'Aug 22 2004, 12:02 AM\'] [quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Aug 21 2004, 09:02 PM\'] My UPN station even promotes Karn Feud as "reality." [/quote]
That's sacreligious!! That's evil!! That's... not... cool. [/quote]
 It's also not that big of a deal. Some of you need to widen the parascope just a tad.

Title: Are we going to get game show revivals...
Post by: chris319 on August 22, 2004, 03:21:35 AM

[quote name=\'leszekp\' date=\'Aug 21 2004, 08:39 PM\'] At the GSC 3 pitch session, it was made pretty clear that there's no market right now for traditional game shows. If it's not a "reality" show, or a game show with "reality" elements, there's no market. [/quote]
 You Don't Say played while a helicopter dangles the contestants over a shark tank might sell.

You might have a minuscule chance of selling your show to Mr. Pax.