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GSNN Originals Getting Into the Spirit |
Posted 12/31/08 |
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From the Strike to the stricken.... The Million Dollar Mission to
Million Dollar Password... Morons gone wild... Morons on the run... And
everything in between. From January to December... if it made game show
news... it made the WLTI 2008 Year in Review Special. |
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"Bachelor" Searches for a Mom ABC Launches 13th Edition Tonight From Chicago Tribune |
Posted 1/5/09 |
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There will be two unmarried men
making the big decision in the 13th edition of the reality
show "The Bachelor," beginning Monday on ABC. First, there is Jason Mesnick. You might remember him from his marriage rejection on "The Bachelorette." Deanna Pappas said no at the end of that competition. Now, it's Mesnick's turn. He's the one who will reduce a field of 25 potential spouses while television cameras roll. Then there is Mesnick's 3-year-old son, Tyler. This is the first edition of "The Bachelor" to feature a single dad. That means Mesnick will be looking for a wife for himself and a stepmother for his son. Three of the women from which he will choose are single moms. |
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More on the CES Tapings Sony to Tape 11 Jeopardy! Shows From International Business Times |
Posted 1/5/09 |
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Sports icons, legendary musicians
and television all-stars will come together at the 2009
International CES to experience and promote the latest
products and technologies in the consumer electronics
industry. The 2009 International CES, the world's largest
consumer technology tradeshow, runs January 8-11 in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Sony Pictures Television will return to the 2009 International CES show floor, showcasing its wide variety of content across all platforms. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Jeopardy!, SPT will film daily episodes of Celebrity Jeopardy! on a specially built set on the CES show floor. They will record 11 Jeopardy! episodes throughout CES, on a 16,000-square-foot stage that will become the new set for the game show, in front of an audience of 600. |
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Cook Upbeat About 5th Grader for Fall "TV Stations Still Need Good Product" From B&C |
Posted 1/5/09 |
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During these challenging times,
Twentieth Television's President and COO Bob Cook has faith in
syndication for one simple reason: “TV stations still need
good product, and we have good product to sell them.” Cook, who was inducted into B&C's Hall of Fame this past October, also plans to draw on his deep arsenal of marketing experience to marshal his company through what everyone expects to be a tough 2009. Twentieth is giving stations known brands to promote, local and digital extensions to sell around, and as much internal marketing and promotional help as the company can muster. "We just took [Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader] out into the market," Cook said in an interview with B&C. "That show has so much potential because it plays like a sitcom, so it can be paired with sitcoms or with other games. We've been experimenting and testing and running this thing in half-hour form. It's fast, and it feels smarter than even the primetime version even though we have the same host, Jeff Foxworthy, the same set and the same producer, Mark Burnett. "If you look at the top five syndicated games, they all came off the network. Games that haven't had the network exposure struggle. I think it boils down to something almost as simple as a proven product and a brand that's recognizable." |
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Review: A Good "Head" Start
That's Tedious CBS's New Hidden Camera Game "Legitimately Entertaining" From the Hollywood Reporter |
Posted 1/2/09 |
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Bottom Line: A promising "Head"
start. While it remains true there is nothing new under the sun -- in this case, quite literally -- the new CBS series "Game Show in My Head" happens to be legitimately entertaining and a kick to watch. Adapted from a British format and executive produced along with five others by none other than Ashton Kutcher, the show uses its hidden-camera gambit for good rather than evil. The unsuspecting saps caught on video aren't played for stooges but simply random faces in the ether. And the conceit is relatively original: Take a single extroverted contestant with an earpiece responding to the competitive marching orders of a high-energy host (in this case Joe Rogan of "Fear Factor" fame) while a studio audience reacts to the live scene unfolding someplace close by. The player wins $5,000 for each of five completed tasks and then has the chance to double it in a "bonus round" for a maximum total of 50 grand. Not exactly enough to retire on, but hey, every little bit helps in an age when we sit Depression-adjacent. On the other hand... the New York Daily News says that the "tedium is the message". Saturday night's opening
episode of "Game Show in My Head" ends with a wedding in which
no one gets married.
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Top Chef on Top Show on Pace to Be Best Season Yet From the Futon Critic |
Posted 1/5/09 |
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Bravo's Emmy and James-Beard
Award-winning series and the No. 1 rated food show on cable,
"Top Chef," is on pace to record its highest-rated season
ever, with its most recent supersized original episode
garnering a season high 3.125 million total viewers on
(12/17/08), according to Nielsen Media Research. Bravo was the
No. 1 cable network in the time period (10 11:15 p.m.) among
adults 18-49 and total viewers, and the episode with special
guest judge Martha Stewart was the No. 1 cable telecast of the
day among adults 18-49. Through six episodes, "Top Chef: New
York" has seen double-digit growth, up 21 percent among adults
18-49 (1.914 vs. 1.584 million) and up 19 percent among total
viewers (2.741 vs. 2.30 million), compared to the series
fourth cycle. Bravo Media's "Top Chef: The Cookbook" hit the New York Times best sellers list on December 29, 2008, and is currently in its third reprint, since launching in March 2008. The cookbook, featuring 100 recipes from former "Top Chef" chef'testants and an introduction by lead judge Tom Colicchio, is No. 9 on the New York Times' "Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous" category. |
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Countdown's Stelling Defends Riley Calls Her "Drop Dead Gorgeous" From What's on TV |
Posted 1/5/09 |
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Jeff Stelling believes Countdown's
replacement for Carol Vorderman is 'drop-dead gorgeous' and
will be a big hit. The show's new host, who took over from Des O'Connor, also described Oxford math graduate Rachel Riley, the new brains of Countdown, as beautiful and clever. The 53-year-old host of Sky Sport's Soccer Saturday is old enough to be Miss Riley's father, but that has not stopped him swooning over his co-host. In an interview with the Radio Times, out on Tuesday, Jeff said of Rachel: "She's drop-dead gorgeous, and clever with it. "She's 22, blonde, beautiful, an Oxford math graduate, very confident - she'll be a big, big hit. I'm the man who stops and starts the clock. Rachel has the brains, she does the calculations, she's got the looks ... and I start the clock." Countdown relaunches next Monday on Channel 4, with Jeff and Rachel replacing Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman. Jeff also promised not to replicate the frenetic pace of Soccer Saturday on Countdown. |
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"Dancing's" Smirnoff, Chmerkovskiy
Engaged Both Set to Return March 9 From E! Online |
Posted 1/5/09 |
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Karina Smirnoff and Maksim
Chmerkovskiy are looking to perfect their pas de deux. The Dancing With the Stars pros took the whole ringing in the new year literally, getting engaged just before the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, a source close to the couple confirms to E! News. Chmerkovskiy sealed the deal with a Harry Winston number. No official comment so far from the hoofers' respective camps. The betrothal came between DWTS tour dates in Salt Lake City and Tulsa, Okla.—and a little more than six months after Smirnoff, 30, announced she and former Dancing partner Mario Lopez had ended their two-year relationship. She and fellow Ukraine native Chmerkovskiy, 28, hooked up shortly thereafter. Chermkovskiy joined DWTS in season two and last season partnered with Misty May-Treanor. Smirnoff has been on since season three, most recently teaming with Rocco DiSpirito. No word on a wedding date, but both are expected back when season eight kicks off March 9. |
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Allen: Strike Won't Shutter Hollywood AMPTP: Message from SAG Exec Director Defies Reality From Variety |
Posted 1/2/09 |
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With pressure mounting to call off
SAG's strike authorization, the guild's top exec has asserted
he's hoping a strike won't occur but that if it does, it won't
shut down the industry. In a message sent Tuesday to SAG's 120,000 members, national exec director Doug Allen reiterated his oft-stated position that approval of the authorization won't guarantee a strike on primetime and features. That declaration's been widely disputed inside and outside SAG with the contention that SAG's leadership won't compromise at the bargaining table should the authorization receive the required 75% affirmation from those voting. "If the SAG National Board is authorized to call a strike, we all hope a strike will not be necessary," Allen said. "But, if the National Board decides to call one, it will not 'shut down' the industry. Why not? Because the national board's decision would have no effect on work done under the Guild's other contracts." The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers blasted back at Allen. "Today's SAG statement suggesting that a SAG strike would not have a devastating impact on our industry, in the midst of the greatest economic turmoil since the Great Depression, simply defies reality," the AMPTP said. "The 100-day writers strike -- which resulted in the writers receiving the same terms that the DGA achieved without a strike -- cost our economy $2.5 billion. A SAG strike would cost the working families who depend on our industry even more -- at a time when everyone is already under extreme pressure by the unprecedented national economic crisis." |
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No More Money... OR Power... MTV Pulls 50 Cent's Show From New York Post |
Posted 1/2/09 |
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Looks like 50 Cent can't trump
Trump after all. The rapper's reality show, "50 Cent: The Money and the Power," won't be back. After only six episodes, the series, which was shot in Brooklyn, appears to be the victim of poor ratings and lack of buzz. Fifty's show attempted to discover the next hip-hop mogul among 14 wannabes - ranging from an 18-year-old youth counselor, who describes himself as "grandma's little hustler," to a guy whose family owns six businesses and raps, "I've got more ladies than Fifty's got Mercedes." |
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DEAL! Time Warner, Viacom Avoid Blackout with 11th Hour Settlement From AP |
Posted 1/1/09 |
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Time Warner Cable Inc. says it has
reached a deal with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a
blackout of 19 cable channels including MTV and Comedy
Central. The two sides, citing disagreement over fee hikes, had threatened a damaging blackout at midnight that would have cut off shows such as "Rock of Love" and "The Colbert Report" to about 15.7 million subscribers. Shortly after agreeing to extend a midnight deadline by an hour, Time Warner Cable spokesman Alex Dudley said the sides agreed on a new contract. Details of the deal were not immediately available. |
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"Idol's" Glocksen Ties the Knot Former Contestant Weds Former Bandmate From Zap2it TV |
Posted 1/1/09 |
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Former "American Idol" finalist
Gina Glocksen rang out 2008 by getting a wedding ring. The 24-year-old Glocksen married her boyfriend of three years, 32-year-old Joe Ruzicka, in Naperville, Ill., on Wednesday (Dec. 31). Her fellow "Idol" season six finalists Jordin Sparks and Haley Scarnato served as bridesmaids, the celebrity mags report. Ruzicka and Glocksen met in 2005 when she auditioned to be the lead singer of his band (she got the gig) and have been together ever since. He proposed to her during the 2007 "Idol" tour's stop in her hometown of Chicago. Glocksen finished ninth in season six of "American Idol" (which was won by her bridesmaid Sparks). She worked as a correspondent on the Fox Reality Channel's "American Idol Extra" last year. |
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Jack Quigley: 1929 -
2008 Composer Created "Words and Music" From Variety |
Posted 12/31/08 |
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Composer, conductor and pianist
Jack Quigley died Dec. 14 in Burbank, Calif. after a heart
attack. He was 79. Born in Taunton, Mass., he attended the Boston U. School of Music. During that time, his composition for string quartet was performed by the Boston String Quartet. In 1958, he conducted a weeklong series, "The World Around Us" for WJAR TV in Providence, R.I., which explored the phenomena of jazz in America. His recording career began soon thereafter, writing the music for Alan King's well-reviewed comedy album "In Suburbia." After moving to Los Angeles, he recorded albums including "Jack Quigley in Hollywood," "Class in Session," "Listen! Quigley" and "D'jever?" He composed a song to launch the Los Anglees Freedom Bond campaign in 1962 which was recorded by sung by Johnny Mathis, and continued his association with Mathis, composing the title song from Mathis' 1962 album "Rapture," and often conducting and arranging for the popular singer. In 1965, Quigley's composition "Children at Play" was performed at the Los Angeles Music Center by the Los Angeles Neophonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stan Kenton. He then became the musical director at The Carousel Theater in West Covina, Calif., and later created and produced a musical game show, "Words and Music," for NBC. He continued composing, arranging and conducting into the late 1990s. Quigley is survived by three daughters, a son, two grandsons and two brothers. |
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GSN to Air Caribbean Adventure Event Separate from WPT From PokerPages |
Posted 12/31/08 |
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The PokerStars Carribbean
Adventure has become one of the most popular stops on the
European Poker Tour. The Game Show Network (GSN) has taken
notice and has agreed to air the 2009 PCA on or around May 31. Last year, Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier bested a field 1,136 players strong for the $2 million first-place prize. Grospellier would also earn a win at the WPT Festa Al Lago event, worth $1.4 million and the top spot in the 2008 ProRank 1 race. The 2008 PCA Main Event carried a buy-in of $7,800 + $200. With the jump to a $10,000 buy-in, expect the prize pool to top the $8,860,800 that was given away last year. The PCA will take over the Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island, Bahamas, from January 5-10. In addition to the main event, a $25,000 High Rollers event is on tap, as well as a Battleship Event, where players sub laptops and PokerStars SNGs for cards, chips and felt. The back-to-back positioning of the laptops left them no choice but to look to the Battleship boardgame for the event name. For those looking to tighten up their game, Team PokerStars Pros Greg Raymer, Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker and Vanessa Rousso will be dropping knowledge to those in the PokerStars Poker Camp. The packages, valued at $4,500, consist of four nights at the Atlantis, $1,500 for food and fun, three days camp instruction, and entry into a campers only event. GSN recently cut ties with the World Poker Tour after just one season, while retaining High Stakes Poker for Season V. The WPT will move to Fox Sports Net in 2009. Coincidentally, the PCA was originally a WPT stop, until it was adopted by the EPT for 2008. |
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"Crosswords" Lives on... on XBLA Game Show Adaptation Drops From Play.TM |
Posted 12/31/08 |
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It's Wednesday, and despite
today being New Year's Eve Microsoft have pumped their last
Xbox Live Arcade release of 2008 into existence; offering up
Merv Griffin's Crosswords. The game is based on a game show of the same name, which sees contestants battling it out over a variety of Crossword-based games. Good wholesome family fun is the theme here - although the game show motif and the puzzle-based gameplay is unlikely to challenge many of 2008's other releases. Multiplayer support for up to five players is offered, across 1,000 puzzles, and Merv's opus can be yours for 800 Microsoft Points. Griffin died last year. |
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WPT, HSP Announce Dates Fox Sports' WPT Bows in January, GSN's HSP in March From Poker News Daily |
Posted 12/30/08 |
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The fifth season of popular cash
game show High Stakes Poker just wrapped up filming from the
Golden Nugget casino in Downtown Las Vegas. A total of three
days of tape was collected and the show will air on cable
station GSN beginning on Sunday, March 1, anchoring Poker
Night. High Stakes Poker Executive Producer Mori Eskandani sat
down with Poker News Daily to discuss the week’s filming. The buy-in was upped to a $200,000 minimum for Season V, which created a unique atmosphere for those who were invited to participate. Thirteen episodes will air as part of the new installment. When asked to describe what the mood on the “High Stakes Poker” set was like, Eskandani compared it to "a heavyweight fight at its best." "Poker is different in that it’s not one on one, but it was a heavyweight fight with everyone in the ring," Eskandani said. "It was hurtful to see some of the favorites going down. In my opinion, it will be the best poker to hit the airwaves and the game was absolutely unbelievable. If you want to see poker as its highest level, then tune into High Stakes Poker." Not to be outdone, the World
Poker Tour, which moves to Fox Sports Net after seasons on
Travel Channel and GSN, will kick off its 26 episode season on
January 4. Each one-hour, two-part episode will be sponsored
by FullTiltPoker.net.
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Meet the "True Beauties" Catch Them on ABC January 5 From Zap2it TV |
Posted 12/30/08 |
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ABC has revealed the identities of
the 10 people whose "True Beauty" (or lack thereof) will be on
display to the world starting next week. The six women and four men, who range in age from 21 to 31, go into the show thinking they've been recruited for a TV show that will judge which one of them is the hottest (like Are You Hot?, but without Lorenzo Lamas and his laser pointer). However, cameras will also record their behavior, and they'll be judged as much as on how they act and how they treat other people as how they look. They won't be made aware of this fact until after each elimination, when the booted contestant sees a series of clips showing how he or she behaved. The winner gets a pile of cash and a spot in People's annual "100 Most Beautiful" issue. Former MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo serves as host of the show and one of its judges, along with model Cheryl Tiegs and stylist Nole Marin ("America's Next Top Model"). Tyra Banks ("Top Model") and Ashton Kutcher ("Beauty and the Geek") are among the executive producers. |
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Meet the "Superstars of Dance" Catch Them on NBC January 4 From The Futon Critic |
Posted 12/30/08 |
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"Superstars of Dance," premiering
Sunday, January 4 (9:00-11:00p.m. ET/PT), welcomes the world's
greatest dancers from Argentina, Australia, China, India,
Ireland, Russia, South Africa and The United States to compete
in an exhilarating international dance competition. Each
country will showcase dance genres unique to their nation such
as the Shaolin Monks from China, Russian Cossack dancers and
Bhangra dancers from India. Hosted by Michael Flatley ("Lord of the Dance") and co-hosted by Susie Castillo ("House of Payne"), "Superstars of Dance" is a breathtaking international dance competition led by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller, two of the masterminds behind "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance." The unique series pits the masters of various dance genres from eight countries against each other. Equal parts sporting event, rock concert and artistic exhibition, "Superstars of Dance" is poised to become the greatest spectacle of dance performances ever seen on television. Eight countries will participate in the competition with each team comprised of two soloists, one duo and one larger group. Viewers will get to know the competitors and the coaches through the trials and tribulations, both behind the scenes and on the stage. The stakes are high for these artists, as they are not only representing themselves, but also their dance form and their entire nation. |
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"Wanna Bet" Officially Canned Ant & Dec's Agent: "They'll Be Back Soon" From Digital Spy |
Posted 12/30/08 |
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Ant and Dec's US primetime
gameshow Wanna Bet? has been axed due to poor ratings, a full
four months after the last episode aired. Network ABC has pulled the plug on the show, which asks viewers to bet on whether the duo can complete various stunts, after six episodes. Wanna Bet? debuted in July with viewing figures of 3.1 million. Ratings began to slide in subsequent weeks and critics were left unmoved by the show. "Ant and Dec are stunned," a source told The Sun. "Usually everything they touch turns to gold so it's a big shock for them. However, they’ve had other offers in and as they see it, it’s all about finding the right vehicle." The pair's US agent John Ferriter said: "They have had meetings about moving on to other series. We anticipate they will be back on the air in 2009." |
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Mark Ballas Pulls Groin Will Be Better in Time for Next Season From Zap2it TV |
Posted 12/30/08 |
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Los Angeles attendees of the
"Dancing With the Stars" tour witnessed a pained Mark Ballas
on Saturday as he grimaced through several numbers and
apologized to the audience for not being 100 percent. Turns out that while on tour Ballas pulled a muscle in his groin and will need to rest for a couple of weeks in order to heal. Ballas and his season six partner, Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi, won the giant trophy last May. His other celebrity partners have been Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan (who he later dated) and reality star Kim Kardashian. |
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Kids Take the Online Test Register for January 13th Audition! From Sony PR |
Posted 12/29/08 |
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Do you have a 10-to-12-year-old
Jeopardy! fan in the house? Now your kid can take the first
step toward becoming a contestant from the comfort of your own
home! The Kids Online Test will take place at Jeopardy.com on Tuesday, January 13th at 8:00PM Eastern/5:00PM Pacific. Registration closes at 7:30PM Eastern/4:30PM Pacific. The test will only be given once, so mark your calendars now! The registration form must be completed and submitted by a parent or guardian. It only takes a moment so do it right away! |
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Match Maker, Match Maker, Make Me a
Match... Dating Game Show Now Casting From Reality Wanted |
Posted 12/29/08 |
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Casting guys for a Grown-up
version of Singled out. We need all looks, ethnicities, aged 25-40 to be part of a live dating pool on stage for a new reality show. Please submit your dating stats including a photo with name, age, address, email, phone number, occupation, and brief list of dating history (how many relationships, why they failed, what you think is your perfect match). Compensation for those selected. |
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"You Bet Your Life" Gets Licked in 2009 Groucho Quizzer Gets Its Own Stamp From The Morning Call |
Posted 12/29/08 |
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Lucy and Ethel lose their struggle
with a chocolate assembly line. Joe Friday demands "just the
facts" with a penetrating gaze. A secret word brings Groucho a
visit from a duck. Folks who grew up as television came of age will delight in a 20-stamp set included in the Postal Service's plans for 2009 recalling early memories of the medium. Besides commemorating black-and-white TV, the service's 2009 postage stamp program ranges from commemorating President Abraham Lincoln to the Thanksgiving Day parade, civil rights pioneers, actor Gary Cooper, poet Edgar Allan Poe, Supreme Court justices and Alaska and Hawaii statehood. Most of the commemorative stamps are priced at 42 cents, the current first-class rate. However, a rate increase is scheduled in May and the size will depend on the consumer price index. Morning Call |
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Report: Rachel's No Carol New "Countdown" Math Expert Under Scrutiny From Telegraph |
Posted 12/29/08 |
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Oxford graduate Rachel Riley, 22,
has been finding it difficult to answer questions right at
speed, according to the News of the World. A source told the newspaper: "The first three weeks of filming did not go that smoothly for Rachel. It's clear she hasn't managed to match Carol (Vorderman)'s skills yet. "If the contestants couldn't solve a problem Carol would quickly do it for them. But during the filming for her first 15 episodes the new girl made some mistakes." Audience members also claimed that Riley, from Southend, Essex, failed to solve "five or six" numbers games in time during a day's filming earlier this month. One said: "It was obvious she was doing her best but she was off target a few times when I was watching. "It was a little embarrassing but I'm sure she will find her feet. It can be very intimidating standing in front of a studio audience." TelegraphDigital Spy |
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Eartha Kitt: 1927 - 2008 "Catwoman" A Frequent Hollywood Square From Zap2it TV |
Posted 12/26/08 |
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Considering that she was abandoned
by her mother at age 3, forced to pick cotton by age 6 and
kicked out of the house at 16, Eartha Mae Kitt did not appear
destined for global stardom. Yet by her 20s she had willed herself into becoming a singing sensation in Europe -- the next Josephine Baker, proclaimed critics in the late 1940s and early '50s. In quick succession thereafter, Kitt seduced American audiences singing in Broadway and Hollywood musicals in the mid-'50s and purring as Catwoman on TV's " Batman" in the '60s. Triply blessed with a pliant voice, a palpable charisma and a voracious appetite to succeed, Kitt conquered virtually every medium she took on, earning multiple Tony and Grammy Award nominations. Yet if she made her triumphs look easy, her journey was tumultuous from start and practically to finish. The singer-actor-dancer-raconteur-frequent-guest-on-"Hollywood Squares" died Thursday (Dec. 25) at age 81 in Connecticut of colon cancer. |
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Noel Edmonds Proposes This Will Be Marriage #3 for "DOND" UK Host From Metro |
Posted 12/26/08 |
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Noel Edmonds is to get married for
a third time after announcing his plans to guests at his 60th
birthday bash. The Deal or No Deal host revealed his joy to 100 guests at a surprise fancy dress party on Monday night, organised by his fiancé, make-up artists Liz Davies. Edmonds met Davies, 38, on the Channel 4 game show back in 2006. The host revealed he gave Davies her own surprise after popping the question with a £30,000 ring during a getaway to St Petersburg in Russia last week. |
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Saying Goodbye in 2008 Narz, Lieber Among Notables From Ohio.com |
Posted 12/24/08 |
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Suzanne Pleshette, 70, gained fame
as the beautiful, husky-voiced actress; sardonic wife on "The
Bob Newhart Show." But she will forever be known to our circle
as one of the original "Hollywood Squares". She left us Jan.
19. Dick Martin, 86, translated a stint on "Match Game" into a gig on the less-notable "Mindreaders". The zany co-host of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," which took television by storm in 1960s, died May 24. Eric Lieber, 71, created long-running dating show "Love Connection." He died July 2. Lloyd Thaxton, 81, hosted popular 1960s teen dance show as well as gamers "Everybody's Talking" and "Funny You Should Ask". He died Oct. 5. But perhaps the biggest name lost to the ages in 2008 was Jack Narz, 85. A longtime game show host who was unwittingly involved in quiz show scandal, he experienced a career resurgence in the 60s and 70s with "Beat the Clock", "Concentration", and "Now You See It". He died Oct. 15. |
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"Runway" Case Stays in NY Lifetime's Shift to Federal Court Rejected From TV Week |
Posted 12/24/08 |
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NBC Universal and Lifetime will
battle over Project Runway in state court. Federal District Judge Richard J. Sullivan issued a ruling Tuesday on a request Lifetime made in October to take the matter to Federal court. NBC and Runway producers The Weinstein Co. had been scheduled to confer with the New York State Supreme Court in New York in October, but it didn’t happen after Lifetime tried to move the case. NBC Universal sued earlier this year to block Project Runway producers the Weinstein Co. from moving the reality show to Lifetime after becoming a hit on NBC Universal’s Bravo. "NBC Universal is pleased that the Federal Court has rejected Lifetime's untimely procedural maneuvering to get NBCU's Project Runway case out of State Court, where it has always belonged and will now rightfully return," NBC Universal said in a statement. Lifetime also issued a statement: “While we believe that NBCU's lawsuit should have remained in the federal court, we will press our copyright claims through our independent lawsuit against NBCU in the federal court, and if necessary, in the NBCU suit in New York State court. We look forward to this entire matter being resolved in an expeditious manner and remain hopeful that, in the end, Lifetime will be home to Project Runway.” |
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Syndies: Rebound Results for Week Ending December 14 From B&C |
Posted 12/24/08 |
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Talk shows had syndication’s best
ratings stories to tell in the week ending Dec. 14, even
though every TV station in Chicago, the number-three market,
preempted its regular programming to air coverage of the
arrest of Illinois Gov. Roy Blagojevich. Elsewhere in daytime, the top three rookies all were higher. NBC U’s Deal or No Deal added 6% to a 1.9, hitting a 2.0 on Dec. 10. CTD’s The Doctors also improved 6% to a 1.8, logging a 2.0 on Dec. 8 for a special pet-focused edition. In third place, Sony’s Judge Karen advanced 10% to a 1.1. Warner Bros.’ Bonnie Hunt, Debmar-Mercury’s Trivial Pursuit: America Plays and Program Partners’ Family Court with Judge Penny all remained unchanged in the sub-1.0 category at a 0.9, 0.6 and 0.6, respectively. Games were up or steady. CTD’s Wheel of Fortune at a 7.7 and Jeopardy! at a 6.2 each were unchanged. Disney-ABC’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire edged up 4% to a 2.6. Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud rebounded 15% to a 1.5, recovering all of its losses from the prior week. |
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ABDC... Easy As 1-2-3... MTV Orders Third Season of Dance Hit From Zap2it TV |
Posted 12/23/08 |
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MTV will begin another search for
"America's Best Dance Crew" shortly after the new year. The third season of the dance competition, which has been a solid performer for the network, is scheduled to premiere Thursday, Jan. 15. Mario Lopez will be back as host, along with judges Lil Mama, J.C. Chasez and Shane Sparks. The show will keep the same format in the new season, with dance teams competing for audience votes and the judges deciding which of the two lowest-scoring crews gets sent home. The winning crew takes home a $100,000 prize and joins past winners JabbaWockeeZ and SuperCr3w as title holders. MTV also promises new challenges for the crews, which it promises will make the new season "the most physically demanding season yet." |
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