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Studio 46 - Non-TPiR Discussion => Out In Left Field => Topic started by: bigblue999 on August 10, 2021, 03:28:05 PM
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https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html?utm_campaign=vulture&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=tw&fbclid=IwAR0QBvxlLN_EaLOricjfFvUF4M3IKmKyk7gaURogjWz70bpCHvGRBobofQA
WHEW! hasn't been seen on TV since the show ended.
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when i heard Wink tease big news for this week, i didn't expect this to be the thing
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Seeing as how Whew! ran only 25 minutes per show (a CBS news capsule followed), Buzzr will have plenty of time to run those bloody four-minute Car Shield commercials.
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Nice to see another first-to-air since its original run appear again, and I'm certainly going to watch this as the players take on the Gauntlet of Villains! I have 11 episodes in my collection, and its always exciting to watch given that its a race against a clock with every round, and there's an interesting strategy element regarding avoiding blocks and calling "Longshot!" when time is short.
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My 10th Grade English teacher, Steven Glassman, was a contestant on this show. In fact, he even brought students from my high school, Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts, to the tapings to root him on! Looking for to seeing this!
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Seeing as how Whew! ran only 25 minutes per show (a CBS news capsule followed), Buzzr will have plenty of time to run those bloody four-minute Car Shield commercials.
They would have had time to run those Car Shield ads even if Whew ran for 30 minutes.
I'm a little surprised that this is the first time Whew! hasn't run anywhere in over 4 decades. I'm not going to rank myself as (one of) the best GSN fanatic during their glory days (or USA for that matter), but I followed it enough to pay attention to what ran on the network. I'll admit that if someone randomly asked me if Whew aired on GSN or USA, I might have said yes it did. Though I would not have been able to tell them the years. Because it never happened!
Totally underrated show. Great news to see its return (on Buzzr). Unless I'm mistaken, Whew! was the first ever lead-in to TPIR following the latter's move to its now normal & traditional timeslot
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They would have had time to run those Car Shield ads even if Whew ran for 30 minutes.
I'm a little surprised that this is the first time Whew! hasn't run anywhere in over 4 decades. I'm not going to rank myself as (one of) the best GSN fanatic during their glory days (or USA for that matter), but I followed it enough to pay attention to what ran on the network. I'll admit that if someone randomly asked me if Whew aired on GSN or USA, I might have said yes it did. Though I would not have been able to tell them the years. Because it never happened!
Totally underrated show. Great news to see its return (on Buzzr). Unless I'm mistaken, Whew! was the first ever lead-in to TPIR following the latter's move to its now normal & traditional timeslot
Indeed it was in looking. Whew debuted 4/23, and Price went to it's since permanent 11am Eastern time slot same day.
I wonder how Buzzr will handle the commercials and such for Whew, sorta interested to see for my own curiosity. Very different deal from the 45 minute B&W slots course, but....still am curious.
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Indeed it was in looking. Whew debuted 4/23, and Price went to it's since permanent 11am Eastern time slot same day.
I wonder how Buzzr will handle the commercials and such for Whew, sorta interested to see for my own curiosity. Very different deal from the 45 minute B&W slots course, but....still am curious.
Probably have one of their patented five-minute ads every single day. Lord knows they'd have the time for it :-P
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Buzzr will have a three-hour preview of Whew! Sunday, September 5 starting at 4 PM Eastern.
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I always loved the endgame, but moreso the reveal: the walls opening, the musical fanfare, the endgame play. I can’t wait!
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I just now noticed the “eyes” effect for the endgame. Very cool 😉
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If anyone is interested in listings for the celebrity era, here they are from vintage TV Guides. Some of the dates may be a little off.
November 5-9, 1979: Carol Lawrence & Patrick Wayne
November 12-16, 1979: Carol Wayne (also played on Mindreaders that week) & Sal Viscuso
November 19-21; 26-27, 1979: Mary Ann Mobley & Linwood Boomer
December 5; 7; 10-12, 1979: Didi Conn & John Schuck
December 13-14; 17-19, 1979: Rita Moreno & Richard Kline
December 20-21; 24-26, 1979: Trish Stewart & Gary Collins
December 27-28; 31, 1979; January 2; 4, 1980: Robert Mandan & Michael Young
January 7-11, 1980: Elaine Joyce & Sal Viscuso
January 14-18, 1980: Gina Hecht & Brian Patrick Clarke
January 21-25, 1980: Joan Prather & Jay Johnson
January 28-February 1, 1980: Roxie Roker & Richard Paul
February 4-6; 8; 11, 1980: Didi Conn & Patrick Wayne
February 12-15; 18, 1980: Meredith MacRae & Jon Walmsley
February 19-22; 25, 1980: Rita Moreno & Ross Martin
February 26-29; March 3, 1980: Mary Ann Mobley & Gary Collins
March 4-5; 7; 10-11, 1980: Jamie Farr & Dick Gautier
March 12-14; 17-18, 1980: Marcia Wallace & Clifton Davis
March 19-21; 24-25, 1980: Carolyn Jones & Michael Young
March 26-28, 1980: Betty White & Richard Kline
March 31-April 2; 4; 7, 1980: Elaine Joyce & John Saxon
April 8-11; 14, 1980: Trish Stewart & Jamie Farr
April 15-18; 21, 1980: Marilyn McCoo & Grant Goodeve
April 22-25; 28, 1980: Meredith MacRae & Jack Carter
April 29-30; May 2; 5-6, 1980: Joan Prather & Robert Mandan
May 7-9; 12-13, 1980: Roxie Roker & Dick Gautier
May 15-16; 19-21, 1980: Mary Ann Mobley & Gary Collins
May 22-23; 26-28, 1980: Marcia Wallace & Robert Vaughn
May 29-30, 1980: Betty White & John Saxon
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Wouldn't have truly earned its stripes in a celebrity format without Betty making at least one appearance, after all
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Wouldn't have truly earned its stripes in a celebrity format without Betty making at least one appearance, after all
Betty was a longtime friend of the Narz family (Both Tom and Jack Narz were announcers on Betty's sitcoms during the 1950s), so it's not surprising she showed up. I believe she's appeared as a celebrity on every single celebrity-based game show Tom hosted, and I wouldn't be surprised if she showed up on To Say the Least at one point. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if she recommended Tom to replace Allen on Password Plus. Before that Tom was on Mark Goodson's bad side for hosting You Don't Say!, which Goodson thought was a ripoff of Password. Sure, Tom appeared as a guest on a few G-T shows previously, but never a host until Password Plus.
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In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if she recommended Tom to replace Allen on Password Plus.
Could've sworn I'd seen in one of Adam Nedeff's books, that it was Allen himself who told NBC/GT to call Tom.
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Could've sworn I'd seen in one of Adam Nedeff's books, that it was Allen himself who told NBC/GT to call Tom.
Wouldn't surprise me! I also wouldn't be surprised if Betty had a hand in it as well.
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Buzzr is also having Whew! as part of their 6th Annual "Lost and Found" marathon on September 25, but there is no word yet on wether it's a random episode, the 1978 pilot, or something else.
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And could Showoffs be the Larry Blyden pilot or a random Bobby Van ep that's made the YouTube rounds?
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Wouldn't mind watching the Mindreaders episode. Yeah, the show wasn't that great, but at least it's interesting.
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It would be a lot of fun to have this show returned on tv with a new set and new bad guys bonus round.
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I was able to catch most of the mini-marathon over the weekend. It's a fairly entertaining show. What is the reasoning behind why this show has not aired since it was canceled on CBS all those years ago?
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I was able to catch most of the mini-marathon over the weekend. It's a fairly entertaining show. What is the reasoning behind why this show has not aired since it was canceled on CBS all those years ago?
One word: Money
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One word: Money
That's...not right.
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It’s how the world works though. We all need money, and it’s how businesses pay their employees.
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See, i was under the impression that this show (and others) were mostly held back by rights, not money so much.
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I think it's probably more like Burt Sugarman priced himself out of the market and over-valued the show for years. The show is fun and all, but networks don't want to spend too much to license out a show that only has a niche appeal to it.
Nice to finally watch the show and not having to deal with fourth-fifth generation tape copies.
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I think it's probably more like Burt Sugarman priced himself out of the market and over-valued the show for years.
Sounds about right, since I'd heard somewhere that (allegedly) GSN has attempted to get the show in the past, and been shut out.
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So does anybody know if Fremantle is merely licensing the rights to air the show from Sugarman, or did they buy it outright along with the name and game format?