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ChrisLambert!:
No less than four cable networks are currently airing poker shows. i wonder if GSN had ever given consideration to doing one of their own, rather than the risky proposition of the much less interesting game of blackjack?

Seems like they could've put together a show of non-professional contestants (punk rockers! grannies! smell the confrontation!) playing for a stack o' real money and it could've been made interesting.

Blackjack may or may not work; poker seems to be a sure thing...and clearly no one network owns the exclusive cable rights to the game.

Just thinking aloud.

MikeK:
The Travel Channel has aired a one hour summary of a $1M blackjack tournament a few times the past month.  Watching the highlights of that tournament was the equivalent of watching paint dry.  The psychological aspect of poker isn't there with blackjack since everybody's trying to beat the dealer, not trying to outwit, outdraw, or outbet an opponent.  (The end of the last sentence sounds like a good slogan if there's ever a Survivor:  High End Tables at the Bellagio series.)

chris319:

--- Quote ---The Travel Channel has aired a one hour summary of a $1M blackjack tournament a few times the past month. Watching the highlights of that tournament was the equivalent of watching paint dry.
--- End quote ---
This used to be a running joke at Goodson-Todman: a game show where the audience watches other people sitting around playing (insert name of game with zero audience play-along). That's why there was Gambit instead of real Blackjack and TV Scrabble (really a variation of Hangman) instead of real Scrabble. Poker may be a limited exception to this notion but it doesn't have the same feel as, say, FF by a long shot.

gameshowguy2000:
Blackjack could work. Other than Gambit, who could forget Top Card?

As for Poker, that could work, too. I like both games, as they are both easy to play, easy to win, and easy to lose.

Speaking of Poker, who could forget Pay Cards/Super Pay Cards?

Brandon Brooks:
[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 17 2004, 07:35 PM\'] Blackjack could work. Other than Gambit, who could forget Top Card?

As for Poker, that could work, too. I like both games, as they are both easy to play, easy to win, and easy to lose.

Speaking of Poker, who could forget Pay Cards/Super Pay Cards? [/quote]
Again, the point was already made that all of these shows are not just plain blackjack or poker.

Blackjack is a horrifically painful spectator sport to watch.  But hey, GSN knows what they are doing (heh).

Brandon Brooks

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