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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: cmjb13 on December 22, 2003, 01:28:22 PM
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Would you try out for a game show that you hate (assuming you hide the hatred from contestant coordinators) to win prizes?
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1) Fear Factor...ok, it's not a game show
2) Dollar a Second
Charles
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I would like to have been on Greed even though I didn't like the show. It seemed like an easy way to win fairly big money. Unfortunately I knew one of the producers...
Also, Weakest Link is a show I don't really like, but probably would have gone on if given the opportunity.
In a reversal of your topic, are there shows that you like to watch but wouldn't want to be a contestant?
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No. Neither would I go on one I like. I aspire to host a show but I don't want to be a contestant.
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 22 2003, 12:28 PM\'] Would you try out for a game show that you hate (assuming you hide the hatred from contestant coordinators) to win prizes? [/quote]
1) I wouldn't take the opportunity away from someone else who likes the show.
2) The Golden Rule: If I had a game show, I wouldn't want someone to be on my show if they didn't like it. Therefore, I wouldn't try out for someone else's show if I didn't like it.
3) I think you're "assuming" a lot. I hope that contestant co-ordinators would figure out that such a person is not someone they want on the show, even if they didn't specifically figure out that he doesn't like it. In particular, if they have mock games as part of the audition process, I suspect such a player would play in a way that they don't like to put on the air.
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 22 2003, 01:28 PM\'] Would you try out for a game show that you hate (assuming you hide the hatred from contestant coordinators) to win prizes? [/quote]
No...all the game shows I hate all involve someone screwing their teammate(s) over, mainly Friend or Foe. That's really the only one I couldn't stand, Weakest Link and Greed were cool, if the contestants looked at competence and not personal agendas or bias against another.
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 22 2003, 01:28 PM\']Would you try out for a game show that you hate (assuming you hide the hatred from contestant coordinators) to win prizes?[/quote]
I wasn't really that wild about "Card Sharks" back in 1979 but I did try out for it in LA. I have the feeling that the contestant people figured that out, since I was shown the door after the "tell us about yourself" and the written test. And the guy walking out the door with me to the elevator said that he didn't care much for game shows himself, but just needed the money. I bet the contestant people figured that out pronto.
On the next day and "Whew!," things were different--but a medical disruption and the need to return to LA for a second interview kept me from going on. Down the hall from where the audition took place, I found out years later that Randy Amasia was in a tryout for Wolpert's pilot "Pandemonium" that day. If only I'd known him then...
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 22 2003, 11:28 AM\'] Would you try out for a game show that you hate (assuming you hide the hatred from contestant coordinators) to win prizes? [/quote]
Absolutely. If I was going on a game show with the intent of maximizing my winnings, Wheel Of Fortune would be right at the top of my list. They give away cash like it came out of a Monopoly set, and I'm reasonably certain I could kick the crap out of whatever attempts at opponents they threw at me. :)
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Id go on a teen jeopardy even though jeopardy on occasion bores me to death.
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I really disliked "JEP!", but I wanted to go on anyway so I could show off my knoledge and shut-out the other kids.
Unrelated q: Was "JEP!" a GSN Original ?
-Joe R.
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[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Dec 22 2003, 11:36 PM\'] I really disliked "JEP!", but I wanted to go on anyway so I could show off my knoledge and shut-out the other kids.
Unrelated q: Was "JEP!" a GSN Original ?
-Joe R. [/quote]
Even though your "grand" prize would be a limo ride to school?
Yes, JEP! was a GSN original.
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 01:16 AM\'] -Joe R. [/QUOTE]
Even though your "grand" prize would be a limo ride to school?
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In second grade, I got a couple of rides to and from school in a limo, my moms boyfriend owned and drived one. Made me pretty popular.
Along the lines of Joe's question- Was Wheel 2000 a GSN original?
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I probably would. I've tried a couple of times to get on a game show in the past but have been unsuccessful. I probably would even go on something like "Friend or Foe" (which I don't really care for) if the opportunity arose just to have the experience. Since you're allowed on more than one game show in your life once something I really wanted to go on came up I'd still have a shot at it.
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[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 01:35 AM\']
Along the lines of Joe's question- Was Wheel 2000 a GSN original? [/quote]
WHeel 2000 was produced for CBS, but reruns of it did air on GSN from 1997-2001.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 08:59 AM\'] I probably would. I've tried a couple of times to get on a game show in the past but have been unsuccessful. I probably would even go on something like "Friend or Foe" (which I don't really care for) if the opportunity arose just to have the experience. Since you're allowed on more than one game show in your life once something I really wanted to go on came up I'd still have a shot at it. [/quote]
I wonder if some of our excessive game show love and knowledge turned anyone away from getting on a show? Just a thought.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 09:12 AM\'] [quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 08:59 AM\'] I probably would. I've tried a couple of times to get on a game show in the past but have been unsuccessful. I probably would even go on something like "Friend or Foe" (which I don't really care for) if the opportunity arose just to have the experience. Since you're allowed on more than one game show in your life once something I really wanted to go on came up I'd still have a shot at it. [/quote]
I wonder if some of our excessive game show love and knowledge turned anyone away from getting on a show? Just a thought. [/quote]
I wonder the same thing. For example, when I went to TPIR almost five years ago, I didn't know as much about the process of picking contestants and what to say/not say when it was time to talk to Phil. So, I was thinking about how Phil might react if I said something like, "How are YOU, Mr. Rossi? It's good to see you again..."
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[quote name=\'Card Shark\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 09:59 AM\']
I wonder the same thing. For example, when I went to TPIR almost five years ago, I didn't know as much about the process of picking contestants and what to say/not say when it was time to talk to Phil. So, I was thinking about how Phil might react if I said something like, "How are YOU, Mr. Rossi? It's good to see you again..." [/quote]
My contestant producer on Moron.... er...... Millionaire in August 1999, Jen Kelly(who has since moved up the ranks on the staff), was 24 I think at the time. I was five years older than her, and she really didn't know game shows(at least at that time) the way some of us in here do/did(she had also worked on The Man Show at that time). She may well have learned something from me, hard to believe but true. In the case of someone like Phil Rossi or Roger D. or Harry Friedman, who have worked on game shows as long or longer than most of us been alive, knowing too much might have a negative impact on some of us getting on the show.
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In the case of someone like Phil Rossi or Roger D. or Harry Friedman, who have worked on game shows as long or longer than most of us been alive, knowing too much might have a negative impact on some of us getting on the show.
Harry could probably point that out, but I don't think Roger or Phil could see if a contestant knows what he/she is doing from a 10 second interview.
They can definitely weed out the fakers as far as enthusiasm goes, but unless you are rambling off prices of prizes or brag how you know how to master some games, I don't know how they could know if you can master some of the games.
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 11:14 AM\']
They can definitely weed out the fakers as far as enthusiasm goes, but unless you are rambling off prices of prizes or brag how you know how to master some games, I don't know how they could know if you can master some of the games. [/quote]
WHat if you told them you worshipped Professor Price or On the Nose?
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I wonder if some of our excessive game show love and knowledge turned anyone away from getting on a show? Just a thought.
This absolutely happens to the avid game show lover. Rabid game show fans come in to an audition and they're so eager to prove that they're deserving to be on the show that they spout off all kinds of arcane information in an effort to establish superiority over the others trying out. Sometimes they even get competitive with the coordinators themselves--a sure recipe for getting shown the door. They quickly get weeded out because the coordinators are looking for likable every day folks. It's like making out a guest list for a party; while it's a pre-requisite that they must play the game well, they must be people you want to have in your home, and who you enjoy being around, and who will be gracious and subservient to the host no matter what happens. The last thing they want is to put someone on who demonstrates a superior attitude and who (god forbid!) might even challenge the host.
I've worked in the contestant selection process and seen excellent knowledgeable players leave the office only to have the producer write the fatal initials PITA across their tryout forms. The kiss of death!
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[quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 11:26 AM\'] It's like making out a guest list for a party; while it's a pre-requisite that they must play the game well, they must be people you want to have in your home, and who you enjoy being around, and who will be gracious and subservient to the host no matter what happens. [/quote]
This is what I meant earlier. Someone who hates a given show would probably fail some part of this.
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[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 10:33 AM\'] This is what I meant earlier. Someone who hates a given show would probably fail some part of this. [/quote]
Why? I hate Wheel, but I sure as heck know what not to say at an interview. :)
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[quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 12:26 PM\'] the fatal initials PITA across their tryout forms. The kiss of death! [/quote]
Say, what does "PITA" stand for anyway ?
Thanks
-Joe R.
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[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 03:33 PM\'] [quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 12:26 PM\'] the fatal initials PITA across their tryout forms. The kiss of death! [/quote]
Say, what does "PITA" stand for anyway ?
Thanks
-Joe R. [/quote]
Pain In The Ass.
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[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 03:33 PM\'] [quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 12:26 PM\'] the fatal initials PITA across their tryout forms. The kiss of death! [/quote]
Say, what does "PITA" stand for anyway ?
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-Joe R. [/quote]
PITA is a Middle Eastern pocket bread...or in this case, it likely stands for "pain in the ass".
Edit: I didn't see Brandon posted a reply to this. Darn you Brandon! :-)
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 03:35 PM\'][quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 03:33 PM\'] [quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 23 2003, 12:26 PM\'] the fatal initials PITA across their tryout forms. The kiss of death! [/quote]
Say, what does "PITA" stand for anyway ?
Thanks
-Joe R. [/quote]
Pain In The Ass.[/quote]
"The Gong Show" staff had that shortened to just "PIA." The "PIA" abbreviation was the one thing that would keep acts from appearing on the show who also got a "OMG"--as in Oh, My God.