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Who Wants to Be?

yaxu — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:23:18 -0800

Who wants to be? is a democratic game show where the audience pools together prize money, then decides the rules of the game to ultimately decide what to spend the money on. Next week the show travels to the Copenhagen climate forum, and audience members can join remotely.

"So you go home at night, like me, smarter than you were when you woke up in the morning."

Rhaomi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:20:51 -0800

Andy Richter destroys Wolf Blitzer in Celebrity Jeopardy (twice, if you count the rehearsal show). Of course, Richter is no stranger to the game.

"It's not the final answer, and you just lost a lot of money."

Damn That Television — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:13:31 -0800

As George Carlin once said, "it is an infinitely more interesting news story for a team to repeatedly fail at the highest level than it is for them to finally win." After ten years and over 1,500 episodes, last night's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (the US version) featured its very first Top Prize Loser. Ken Basin, of Los Angeles, incorrectly guessed that LBJ prefered Yoo-Hoo over Fresca, and walked away with $25,000 instead of $1,000,000. He's not the first person to screw up a game show, though. And to tie it back to Carlin's original quote, there's no Top Prize Loser worse than the Buffalo Bills, who lost the Super Bowl four (1 2 3 4) consecutive years.

1966 GE College Bowl: Agnes Scott vs. Princeton

ocherdraco — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:47:01 -0800

In 1966, NBC broadcast a GE College Bowl match between a team from Princeton University (all male, of course—Princeton wouldn't go co-ed until three years later) and a team from Agnes Scott College, a small women's college in Decatur, Georgia. In one of the most exciting upsets in the history of the program, after trailing early, Agnes Scott came from behind to win, pushed over the edge by Karen Gearreald's final answer, with only one second left on the clock. "That young lady, by the way, was the only person in the theater who could not see the clock," the program's host, Robert Earle, later wrote. "She is blind." So where are they now? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution followed up with the winning Agnes Scott team and their coach in 2008. Karen Gearreald, Agnes Scott's first blind student, got her Ph.D. at Harvard, a law degree at Duke, and after years as a Navy lawyer, works on projects for the visually impaired, and has the distinction of being the personal hero of Georgia State football coach Bill Curry. Malinda Snow, captain of the Agnes Scott team, is a professor of English at Georgia State University, and is a Sacred Harp shape note singer (she wrote the article on Sacred Harp in the New Georgia Enclyclopedia). Katherine Bell died in the 1980s, after a career as a botanist that included research on a little-known arctic mountain plant, Kobresia bellardi. She taught botany and ecology at the University of Nevada. Betty Butler Ravenholt is an internationally known expert on family planning (one of her papers). And the Princeton boys, who were "knocked off by a bunch of girls from Agnes Scott"? Team captain Steve Chernicoff, who's written several books on Macintosh computers, eventually went on to be one of the biggest winners on Jeopardy! in the mid-1990s. Then-freshman Steve Kahler eventually decided to major in biology, and is now a professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas College of Medical Sciences. James Kostman (who couldn't quite beat Katherine Bell to the buzzer on the question about Parmenides) became a professor of philosophy, with a special interest in Plato. And of Frank Ward, I've found nothing, except that he did, indeed, finish his thesis on the influence of the American Revolution on the legal profession in New Jersey.

Crass Commercialism for Cash Prizes!

not_on_display — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:25:46 -0800

Title This is a cable-access game show "where art critics and celebrities compete to title Mark Kostabi's paintings for cash rewards." Kostabi hosts, and is sometimes featured playing piano with a jazz combo (e.g. here, with Ornette Coleman). Here's the episode with Mason Reese and Michel Gondry as guest panelists.

Pink foam walls reveal national character.

Alison — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:47:42 -0800

Tunnels no Minasan no Okage Desu is a Japanese game show where contestants strike poses to fit through cutouts in pink foam walls. International reproductions of this game show reveal much about national character; reproductions exist in Italy, Russia, France, Denmark, Hong Kong, Korea, and Australia. Though this game show has popped up before, it's popularity has grown to a worldwide scale. Next up is the United States.

He won't be back in two and two.

miss lynnster — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:36:09 -0800

Eric Lieber, producer of the groundbreaking Dick Cavett and Mike Douglas talk shows as well as the creator of (my own beloved guilty pleasure) Love Connection, has passed away of leukemia at age 71. From this site: Lieber, called a boy genius by several who worked with him as a young graphic artist in the late 1950s and early '60s, also produced talk shows for Mike Douglas, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dick Cavett. He also supervised three Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons... ...Eventually, after shifting (from working on the highly controversial game show Dotto) to talk shows and several network specials, Lieber created his signature show in 1983. After some token interest was forged by NBC for a pending afternoon slot, Lieber opted for syndication for Love Connection, a variation on The Dating Game. The game had a double twist. A single male or female who had already been on a date with one of three hopefuls would come on to discuss the outing. The byplay, which often took on loud overtones, provided the entertainment. The other twist had a contestant allowing the studio audience to select his or her date from three singles shown in brief videotape vignettes.

"Yes"

frobozz — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:36:06 -0800

Salvador Dali on "What's My Line?" - slyt Nine minutes, but worth it.

This was Jeopardy!

kyleg — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:39:55 -0800

Inside Jeopardy: An interview with former writer/researcher Carlo Panno [Part 2] [Part 3]

To be fair, the hosts can be stupid too.

flatluigi — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:44:53 -0800

Let's pause for a moment to view the best part of any gameshow -- the stupid contestants. One of my favorites so far.

Interactive British Game Shows at wedigtv

milquetoast — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:44:38 -0800

Are you a fan of Channel 4's venerable game show Countdown, but never had the chance to play? Check out this well-made Flash version. It's just one of the classic British game shows made interactive at wedigtv.com, which also features The Price is Right, Family Fortunes, and Blockbusters. Caution: Heavy Flash video, commercial breaks, and some of the UI takes a bit of practice. Via.

I'll take what's behind door number 4'33".

converge — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:07:38 -0800

John Cage gives a little concert on a 1960's gameshow called "I've Got a Secret." (Flashvid)

Jeopardy history

Silky Slim — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:28:51 -0800

Jeopardy history. This early hint came to pass last night; For the first time after 23 years, all 3 contestants in an episode of Jeopardy came to an exact tie.

The reason all the tuna are disappearing

arruns — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:31:18 -0800

Makoto Nagano: (YOUTUBE) 33 year-old fisherman from Japan and a Ninja Warrior.

Starcade!

avoision — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:18:24 -0800

Billed as TV's frst video arcade game show, Starcade had its contestants battling each other on video game trivia, as well as actual gameplay. Originally aired in the early 1980's, the show featured games like Zaxxon, Congo Bongo, Star Trek and Journey, to name a few.

Ten full episodes are available online, for those of you who want a bit of video game nostalgia. And, if nothing else, looking at the contestants is pretty entertaining, in and of itself.

I Hope All Your Troubles Get Zapped

milquetoast — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 04:07:04 -0800

Starcade was an arcade-themed game show that aired in the early 1980's. Today is the last day to watch episode #59 online.

Lizard vs Heads of Meat!

XQUZYPHYR — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 14:53:49 -0800

Japanese games shows are f*cked up, part 4,543,213. Contestants strap meat to forehead and release giant lizard. Hilarity ensues.

This Night Has Opened My Eyes

The Jesse Helms — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 14:53:27 -0800

Morning Musume vs. Lizard. Japanese pop group is attacked, sort of.

The Price Is Right

AloneOssifer — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:23:17 -0800

The Price Is Right has been around forever.. and has plenty of great fan sites. But not at BobBarker.com. No, sir.

Nerd.

Stan Chin — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:36:10 -0800

The Day is Mine, Trebek. Who wants to punch Ken Jennings in the face?

RIP Rod

dr_dank — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:27:12 -0800

Rod Roddy Dies at 66 Veteran game show announcer known for his work on the Price is Right and Press Your Luck succumbs to breast and colon cancer.

prentiz — Wed, 30 Oct 2002 01:36:30 -0800

Trial by Tabloid? Top BBC presenter Angus Deaton has been sacked after a sex & drugs scandal. He has presented comedy news quiz Have I Got News For You for over ten years. So, is ti right for him to be sacked after trial by tabloid? Do we actually care what our T.V. presenters get up to after the cameras are turned off?

riffola — Fri, 12 Apr 2002 00:06:49 -0800

This is your mission should you choose to accept it. You start at Victoria Peak with bicycles and ride all the way down to the Victoria Harbour without using the pedals, and see how far you can go. The rules are: No pedalling allowed. Keep your feet off the ground. Ride with safety. It's not a time trial. The winner is the one who rides the most distance. Sounds fairly straightforward, but here's the hitch... you'll be competing against Jackie Chan. A two part mpeg video from a Japanese TV variety show called Tetsuwan Dash.

tiaka — Mon, 21 May 2001 21:37:32 -0800

Coming to a tv near you: WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE - Couples edition. Thus proving 2 people can be stupider than one...

briank — Tue, 27 Mar 2001 06:46:09 -0800

You Are The Weakest Link, Goodbye! Yes, the "Rudest Person on Television" is about to hit American airwaves as NBC desperately tries to catch up to "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and "Survivor". This little BBC profile of Anne Robinson explains it all for us unsuspecting Yanks. Is "YATWLG" about to be the next hot meme?