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WarioBarker

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New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« on: December 16, 2023, 11:57:27 AM »
From the most recent Buzzr newsletter.

Notably, one question asks if you'd like to see the following shows on Buzzr, with the below shows mentioned (anything in (parentheses) was part of the listed name):

American Gladiators
Wild & Crazy Kids
Trivial Pursuit
The Weakest Link
Love Connection
Scrabble
Tic Tac Dough
Hole in the Wall
Double Dare (Alex Trebek version)
Lingo
To Tell The Truth
Shop 'Til You Drop
Wordplay
Scattergories
Celebrity Name Game
The Price is Right (80s version)
Joker's Wild
Hollywood Squares (90s version)
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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2023, 03:15:14 PM »
These kinds of surveys are interesting...it's also puzzling to figure out just what they mean.  There are a lot of shows on there that aren't (as far as we know) in the Freemantle archives.

It's notable that rarer shows like Celebrity Sweepstakes aren't on the list.  I guess that's no longer an option (maybe it never really was).

It was posted somewhere a while ago that GameTV was trying to get rights to Joker's Wild.  It's interesting to see that and its sister show pop up on this list.  Maybe Sony's considering leasing more of their library...they've had some success with the '90s Newlywed Game.

Some of the others I could do without...and I've never considered Love Connection to be a game show.
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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2023, 03:19:42 PM »
From the most recent Buzzr newsletter.

Notably, one question asks if you'd like to see the following shows on Buzzr, with the below shows mentioned (anything in (parentheses) was part of the listed name):

To Tell The Truth

...so what is airing on the channel currently at 8PM EST daily...and at 4AM.....???
Shop 'til You Drop would make a nice pair with Sweep again.  I just wish 70's Cross-Wits could see the light of day again.
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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2023, 03:38:20 PM »
The Price is Right (80s version)

The Barker era or the Kennedy treatment?  How much of the latter did GSN air back in the day?
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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2023, 05:07:50 PM »
The Price is Right (80s version)
The Barker era or the Kennedy treatment?  How much of the latter did GSN air back in the day?
I'm not sure, but from what I've seen online it seems they aired a good chunk of it, including the first taped episode (March 1985) and at least some of the February '86 tapings (the last two taping days were February 26 and March 6).
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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2023, 09:13:50 AM »
From the most recent Buzzr newsletter.

Notably, one question asks if you'd like to see the following shows on Buzzr, with the below shows mentioned (anything in (parentheses) was part of the listed name):

To Tell The Truth

...so what is airing on the channel currently at 8PM EST daily...and at 4AM.....???

Seeing the list of potential shows out of the 90s and aughts, It wouldn't surprise me if they might be considering dusting off the NBC Daytime TTTT and/or the O'Hurley syndicated versions.

Celebrity Name Game
Hollywood Squares (90s version)

Both already have their own FAST/Streaming channels.   

Now if BUZZR would consider replacing MGHSqH with Ross Shaffer's MG and John Davidson's HSq, I would call that an (slight) upgrade.


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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2023, 09:20:27 AM »
These kinds of surveys are interesting...it's also puzzling to figure out just what they mean.  There are a lot of shows on there that aren't (as far as we know) in the Freemantle archives.

The got the sense that this list was of products that are all digitized and ready for air, pending rights acquisition.
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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2023, 11:46:34 PM »
I would like to see Narz Conentration and Whew! back. I'm really surprised they never circled through the entire run of Whew!

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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2023, 12:28:49 AM »
I would like to see Narz Conentration and Whew! back. I'm really surprised they never circled through the entire run of Whew!

All the yesses.

For me, "Scrabble" would be the biggie. I'm also curious about TTTT being on there (different version??) as well as "Wordplay" (given the circumstances of its disappearing faster than they brought it out). And I agree with tpirfan28 re. "Cross-Wits".
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Re: New Buzzr Survey (12/15/23)
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2023, 08:55:13 AM »
I'm also curious about TTTT being on there (different version??)
My guess would be Anthony Anderson's.