January 29, 2007

Gordon: yay!
Jason:  Hey, if the studios can do it...so can we.
Gordon: True
Jason:  And if anybody associated with Jennifer Hudson is reading, we would
love to do an interview with her.
Gordon: Yes we would
Chico:   But right now.. Let's sing!
Gordon: Mi mi mi miiiii
Jason:  la la la la
Chico:   *pulls out pitch pipe* Gordon, what's up?
Gordon: The game is...SIMPLE!
Chico:   Yay!
Gordon: We come up with shows or situations, and you come up with the musical tunes for it
Chico:   Okay, first?
Gordon: First up...

Top Chef goes to the UK, as Britain gets distribution rights. Come up with something good - either British or Cookingish

Chico:   Fire by the Ohio Players
Gordon: Two out of 3 ain't bad, by MEATLOAF
Jason:  How about "Food, Glorious Food" from Oliver! British and foodlike!
Gordon: Honey, by Mariah Carey
Chico:   A Taste of Honey by Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass.
Jason:  "A Fair is a veritable smorgasbord" from the soundtrack to Charlotte's web
Chico:   As sung by Mr. Paul Lynde.  Okay, here's one....

Jen Schefft. We've been commissioned to make a musical of her life. We need tunes.

Chico:   "Single" by Natasha Bedingfield.
Gordon: 'Maneater' by Nelly Furtado
Chico:   Boo. Can't stand Nelly Furtado.
Jason:  What happened to her?
Chico:   In so many words? She sold out.
Gordon: Man Eater by Hall and Oates, then?
Chico:   More like it :-)
Jason:  "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks or "Rudebox" by Robbie Williams :)
Chico:   "Single" by Kalan Porter... winner of Canadian Idol 2.
Gordon: Alone, by Heart
Chico:   Okay, next?
Gordon: Next one...

I Love New York. Anything about the show. Enough said.

Jason:  "Milkshake" Kelis
Chico:   "Gold Digger" by Kanye West
Gordon: Maniac - Michael Sembello
Jason:  "It's Raining Men"--The Weather Girls
Gordon: ''Mama Used to Say' - Junior
Jason:  "Back That Thang up" Juvenile
Chico:   "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-a-Lot... Oldskool!
Gordon: I'm glad no one used the VERY annoying Black Eyed Peas song - which will not be referenced now -=)
Chico:   Yeah, that narrows it down.
Jason:  You mean "My Humps" or "London Bridge" by Fergie?
Gordon: Either or =)
Chico:   Okay, next one.
Gordon: Next?

In honor of Deal or No Deal Canada...And a million dollars...

Jason:  "If I Had  A Million Dollars" by the Barenaked Ladies (CANADIAN)
Gordon: Just being my normal Haterade self , I'll go with 'Take Off' by the Mackenzie Brothers.
Jason:  "Blame Canada" from South Park: The movie! :)
Chico:   Going with another CI alum, "Meant to Fly" by Eva Avila. And... back to millionaire again. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" ... an old jazz standard.
Gordon: I'll go with 'Thank You' by Canada's Alanis Morissette.
Chico:   Next up...

Based on the Harry Potter Series, 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' will be coming to the UK. We got a lot of foreign flavor this week. Do something sorcery like.

Chico:   Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band.
Gordon: Black Magic Woman - Santana
Jason:  Magic by Olivia Newton John
Chico:   Yep
Gordon: I figured we'd get a Grease reference eventually.
Chico:   We're GETTING THERE :-)
Jason:  "Magic Stick" by 50 Cent and Lil Kim.
Chico:   Not going there.
Gordon: Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
Chico:   "Magic Moments"
Jason:  That Old Black Magic.
Chico:   And the theme from "Bewitched". Finally...

Here's a twist. We had "The Sound of Music" and "Grease"... Give us one more musical that can be cast via reality TV.

Jason:  "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
Chico:   Kitschy and cute, but not enough of a draw. How about Phantom of the Opera? All we'd have to do is scar your face a bit.
Jason:  And The Full Monty
Gordon: (Evil Grin)...Oh Calcutta. :)
Jason:  You win!
Chico:   Someone get this guy a champagne room and a roll of 20s.
Jason:  Quote of the week. You just made the promo.
Gordon: Now that we have taken the idea of the musical and perverted it beyond recognition, let's go to break
Chico:   After that, we need to finish big... and quite possibly go to church or ... something. We'll be back.

(Brought to you by The Search for the Next Big Recappers. We can always use people who want to recap shows and hang with us at the various game show congresses. No singing required)

Chico:   Gonna be a busy year. Won't you come be a part of it? And no, you don't have to sing. But you will have to listen as Gordon and I harmonize the best of Darren Hayes from time to time. Big finish time! Grease is going live this week. Any takers?
Jason:  Nope. Not me.
Gordon: I'll watch, but probably not like what I see.
Chico:   how about Top Design?
Gordon: Definitely watching that one. The Apprentice - will we ever see a change of venues (in other words, will Arrow finally get a win?)
Jason:  Nope.
Chico:   Let's hope. This is getting tragic. One thing that never gets tragic... what YOU have to say out there. Time for viewer mail.
Gordon: Mail Time!
Chico:   First up, from our good friend Jason Wuthrich.

Chico: Call it a hunch, Jason, but I think we'll be seeing the resurgence of the Super Bowl Shuffle. Bears to win.
Jason:  I say Bears crush the Manning Express.
Gordon: Colts win, 35-21
Chico: Thanks, Jason. Next?
Gordon: I got one from...oh, look, it's name withheld
Jason: Oh No...

Chico: ... as much of a chance as Gordon all of a sudden hating American Idol.
Jason:  The website is Game Show News Net--NOT GAME SHOW NETWORK.
Chico: ... as much of a chance as me growing a full head of hair over the next three hours.
Gordon: We would like to thank Jason Block as this week's disclaimer proclaimer.
Jason:  As much as me winning the next "Ultimate Fighter"
Chico: In short...NOT A HOPE IN HELL.
Gordon: Pretty much sums that up, eh?
Chico: Yep. Another mail here...Here's Intelligentfan777... And it's long, so again, we're just going the big points here.

Chico: Thanks for the letter, Mr. 777.
Jason:  I so want to react to this one.
Chico:  ... I'll allow it.
Jason:  Sorry, Intelligent fan, but IMHO, the world isn't as pollyannaish as you make it out to be. Yes, America is SMART, but if we were so smart, why would the TV producers of the world appeal to the nastiest, cruddiest and vicious behavior--because it sells.  And we as a society watch, and we react. It's part of being human. At least for me, when I am criticizing, I am not being
negative and cynical...I am being real. And if I feel that something that is the norm, shouldn't be, I will call them on it. This website and my column are my way to react. It just the way it is. A lot of the game show world has a positive potential, but for every positive there is a negative. It just is.
Chico: Thank you, Block.
Gordon: May I counter?
Chico: Yeah, I was bout to, but okay
Gordon: You counter first
Chico: Well, what I was about to say is that... this is a pretty interesting time we live in, where everyone and their mother has their right to their opinion. Some you'll agree with, some you won't. I guarantee you I've made someone cry about my opinions, but in the grand scheme of things... the big picture if you will... there's never been a better time to be a fan of this game show
here... And the big picture says that this is a great time to be a game show fan. So if you look past the picking of the nits and what not, I believe you'll see it, too. Okay, Gordon, you're going to say something?
Gordon: Yes I am. I think that we all should be both positive and negative. I think that we should all praise people when they do well (and I think we do a very good job of that), but I think that if we only say the good stuff and not criticize, then we are not doing our jobs. So basically - everyone is right, in their own way.
Chico: So there you go.. any more mail or is that it?
Gordon: That's all I got.
Chico:   That's all I got. We hope you got some more. Our address is wlti@gameshownewsnet.com... We'd REALLY like to hear from you out there. I know that everyone has something to say about us or game shows, or stuff in general, and by golly, we want to hear it. Because that... is how we do.
Gordon: it is, and thanks for joining us. A special thanks to Jason Block.
Chico:   For Gordon and everyone at Game Show Newsnet, I'm Chico Alexander... and this game... is ... simply over.
Jason:  Thank you and good night.
Chico:   *throws a deuce/peace sign*