January 29, 2007

Chico:  No deal. :-)
Jason:  No. No. A Thousand Times No.
Gordon: Who wouldnt want to see Sants and a big Whale get naked?
Chico:   Err... Welcome back. It's time for Accuracy or Idiocy... Guys... This game... is SIMPLE.
Jason:  What with the "SIMPLE" thing.
Chico:   You ever see 1 vs. 100? The first thing Bob Saget tells you.
Jason:  Oh yeah. Now I get it. The Saget tag line. NO caffeine :)
Gordon: Sigh. Sadness.
Jason:  Let's get on with it.
Chico:   Okay, first up. We got a clip of a CGI animatic of "Let's Play Crosswords". You remember that, right? The 11th hour surprise of NATPE...Leading off A or I is one of the assessments made from the show.

Mediaweek calls this a new hit from the king of games.

Chico:   Accuracy or Idiocy?
Jason:  I saw the clip. I would have to say Accuracy. I liked the gameplay. The video creeped me out.
Chico:   The video was made using Poser 2. The game itself isn't that bad. But calling it "the next big thing" is a bit premature. After all, Merv gave us Wheel and Jeopardy!... and he also gave us "Click" on his own.
Gordon: I think all pilot videos are always going to leave something to be desired, so my judgment is not based on that. I am going to say idiocy, because it's still Crosswits.
Chico:   I'm also going to say idiocy, but not for lack of a good try. Hate to say it, but half of J! and Wheel's success go to KingWorld for distributing it. Let's Play Crosswords is from a smaller distributor. And you know what I say, half of the game is won or loss before the first question is asked. I'm looking forward to it, but still... Idiocy.  The trailer, by the way, is here... http://www.programpartners.com/trailers/crosswords/crossword.html
Jason:  Check it out.
Chico:   Next?
Gordon: Next one...

We want to see a reality show featuring...Beauty Show Pageant winners and their moms.

Gordon: This would be for Crowned, a reality competition show coming to a CW near you.
Chico:   Idiocy
Jason:  Idiocy. I don't like beauty pageants by nature.
Chico:   We don't need another show that has no point to it.
Gordon: I'll say idiocy, but for a different reason. We don't need to see kids being put in that sort of stressful environment. 16 year olds like Idolers already have a sense of what's right and wrong and have a feeling structure.
Chico:  Well, the better part of 16 year olds anyway.
Jason:  True.
Gordon: Next?
Chico:   Next up...

Kenny Mayne would make a good Millionaire host... there we go with Millionaire again.

Jason:  Idiocy. Too snarky and too non-friendly.
Gordon: Gotta go with Jay on this one. Idiocy. Replace Kenny Mayne with Stuart Scott, and it will be accurate.
Chico:   Okay, Kenny Mayne. Idiocy. Stuart Scott.. Accuracy. Tom Bergeron. WAY Accuracy.  Next?

Jennifer Hudson is the Best Idoler to never win American Idol.

Jason:  Idiocy. But not due to the fact that is she that bad. That honor goes to Chris Daughtry.
Chico:   Hmm... this is a bit of a stretch. Are we talking about in terms of a singing career or what?
Gordon: In terms of overall
Chico:   Because American Idol is still, last I checked, a singing contest. Right, this is hard now. Chris Daughtry has a #1 record... but it took him a while to get that, AND it was with a band.  Clay Aiken had TWO. Jennifer Hudson has a number one movie AND a Golden Globe. God this is hard!
Gordon: And I'm going to go Accurate. Here's the difference - Clay Aiken had a few good albums, then disappeared (maybe due to things not music-related, but he disappeared). Bo Bice  - disappeared. Jennifer Hudson's accomplishments not only guarantee that she won't disappear, but actually adds legitimacy to the Idol heritage that Idol has never had before. I'm going to say Accurate.
Chico:   I'm going to say Accurate ... for now.
Jason:  Gordon, I don't disagree, but I go with Chico here. Singing, not overall. Idiocy.
Chico:   But if we're talking purely singing... Clay Aiken's still the man to beat.
Gordon: Uh...isn't that what Hudson won it for? Her singing?
Chico:   Her ACTING, Gordon. It's an ACTING award.
Jason:  She won it for her ACTING and SINGING.
Gordon: She doesn't get the part if she can't sing.
Jason:  They are trying to get her to Broadway in a Dreamgirls Revival.
Chico:   But again, if we're talking purely singing on a recording basis, then Clay Aiken is still the man to beat.
Gordon: But Clay is not going to sniff another hit record.
Chico:   I think that's the benchmark, because that's the root cause. When and until Jennifer Hudson comes out with a record, it's still idiocy based on that.
Gordon: If his last album sales are any indication, Clay needs to desperately remodel himself before he has another hit. The Dreamgirls album right now is at #3, and Hudson is on it, so can't you make the argument that she has a hit album?
Chico:   To herself? Now you're just reaching :-)
Gordon: There's no question that she is a major reason why the album is a success.
Jason:  She can parlay her Oscar (when she wins it) into a hit record. And when she wins the Oscar. Idol cements itself in Pop Culture history.
Chico:   Big subtleties from the Block.
Gordon: I think Idol already has cemented itself in Pop Culture history.
Chico:   Okay, next up...We've tackled this one before, but not from this level...Going back to NATPE again...

Syndicated Deal or No Deal... Joker's Wild... Combination Lock... Dead.

Gordon: For this year? Accurate, I'm afraid. HOWEVER, I think that this may be the best chance that we will have to see AM Syndicated game shows again. And this is why I'm rooting for Let's Play Crosswords - if that becomes a hit, and if the judge shows continue to falter, then  we WILL see AM Syndicated game shows again.
Chico:   Agreed. Granted, they won't be on network, but hey, it's SOMETHING.
Jason:  I agree with everything Gordon says. This year, accuracy. Next year...it will be huge. Harry isn't going to let these shows go down without a fight.
Chico:   You have faith in your uncle Harry, don't you?
Jason:  I think he is the Godfather of Game Show producers at this point. And
he happens to be a nice guy.
Chico:   I don't doubt that. Him and Roger Dobkowitz could be brothers. :-)
Jason:  They like the fans too...and they listen too.
Gordon: I agree with that
Chico:   Yep. Okay, final one, Gordon.
Gordon: Last one...

We want to see a dating show...taking place during a baseball game

Chico:   Idiocy. We want to see baseball taking place during a baseball game.
Jason:  YER OUT! Idiocy.
Gordon: A guy has a date with a girl for 2 innings, then watches the game with the person who he selects for the last 3 innings. It's called 'Sox Appeal'
Chico:   Figures it would be during a Sox game.
Gordon: But of course
Chico:   Disclosure: We're all Yankees fans.
Jason:  Yup.
Gordon: That be the case - and It's accurate that Accuracy and Idiocy comes to a close.
Jason:  Next--we sing!
Chico:   And you'd be an idiot not to come back for our WLTI Songbook.
Gordon: Accurate - Music Alive!

(Abigail Breslin may be funny in a dark comedy... but she shared screen time with a 40-year-old virgin... Would YOU?! This message brought to you by the committee to give Jennifer Hudson the Oscar)

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