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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Matt Ottinger on June 17, 2010, 10:48:40 PM
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A story in Thursday's USA TODAY. (http://\"http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-06-17-1Acable17_CV_N.htm\")
Scroll down a bit for our stuff, though there's not a lot of detail. Traditionalists will approve of the host, who says, "People into game shows are going to find us." I'm doing my part.
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Sounds a lot like the show that Travel Channel was going to do with Newton playing as a contestant on various game shows around the world. By my recollection, they did one episode in Japan and that was all.
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[quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'242704\' date=\'Jun 17 2010, 10:58 PM\']Sounds a lot like the show that Travel Channel was going to do with Newton playing as a contestant on various game shows around the world. By my recollection, they did one episode in Japan and that was all.[/quote]
I'd be interested to see how much the show plays into stereotypes. That was part of the reason I couldn't really watch Wipeout or I Survived a Japanese Game Show.
/That, and I find them both insipid
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[quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'242704\' date=\'Jun 17 2010, 07:58 PM\']Sounds a lot like the show that Travel Channel was going to do with Newton playing as a contestant on various game shows around the world. By my recollection, they did one episode in Japan and that was all.[/quote]
Yes. Good memory! Japan was the pilot. With a little re-tooling the show finally got its pick-up. Congrats to Todd!
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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Meh, this should have been on GSN, I don't get the same Travel Channel you do in Canada.
But this might sound fun...
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My first thought when I saw this, and the network? "Oh, a clip special! Neat!"
But an actual show? This could be good. At least Todd is hosting it. I just mean the format may not be engaging. I guess we'll see!