Episode 23.14 - Drumroll, Please
April 12

Chico: And we're back on WLTI. Giving the game show genre what for since 2002. Wild wings indeed. If I can say something, this isn't the last we've heard of Butler.
Gordon: I'd love a side of Butler Butter with my Blue Devil Delight.
Chico: That was a great game. Duke still sucks.
Gordon: We'll give whether or not they suck to the court of public opinion. That being said, please rise for this week's edition of We The Jury. The less-than-honorable Gordon Pepper presiding. Order in my court!
Chico: Orange chicken!
Jason: Gyro!
Gordon: Yummy.
Chico: First case on the docket...

Accused: Kate Gosselin
Charge: Media ho-ing with an expired license.

Chico: It was announced that Kate was getting a) 15 points from the judges this week and 2) TWO shows on TLC.
Jason: Sorry, people want to see her. She is the person who you love to hate. NOT GUILTY.
Gordon: They like her, because she isn't in the bottom 2. Not Guilty.
Chico: I would've gone guilty, but what the hell. She's free to go, but I'll be watching you...
Gordon: Next one...

Accused: Rod Biagojevichysoiseorhoweveryouspellhislastname
Charge: Incompetence.

Chico: Gesundheit



Gordon: We all know that The Donald likes to give people 'second chances', but was Rod really here only to make himself look better in the eyes of a jury instead of playing the game?
Jason: Of course he was. But it didn't work. GUILTY.
Chico: Hell yeah. GUILTY!
Jason: He was the politician's politician.
Chico: He's the standard to which other politicians of ill repute are measured
Gordon: He looked like a moron and played like one as well. GUILTY! Sentence?
Chico: Shave and a haircut!
Jason: Being forced to answer a question honestly...
Chico: Wow. isn't that cruel and unusual?
Jason: Hmmm...You're right. I can't think of a sentence
Gordon: I can. He has to teach electronic communications once he gets sentenced to jail.
Chico: Ha.
Jason: JUSTICE!
Chico: Next case...

Accused: Sony
Charge: Makin' cop-ays!

Chico: You all heard that CBS is looking at Pyramid as a replacement for ATWT.
Jason: Yes.
Gordon: I do.
Chico: They've order YET ANOTHER PILOT
Jason: Thats NOT making cop-ays. That's called re-tooling, and finding the right host. NOT GUILTY.
Gordon: I actually applaud this. The first pilot (which I was fortunate enough to be in the audience for) was fantastic. And I'm glad the ratings for Let's Make a Deal warrant Pyramid getting another shot on TV. Not Guilty.
Chico: So why not use the first pilot? Just a suggestion.
Jason: Gordon, since you know this better than others...you can take this one.
Gordon: I will. They used 2 hosts - Dean Cain and Tim Vincent. Maybe they want another host, or get better props, celebrities, etc. If you do a pilot that was turned down by CBS, you're certainly not going to send them the same one. They want to make it better.
Chico: Alright. I'll give'em that. But they better not screw this up again. The world needs Pyramid now more than ever. =p
Gordon: Davies didn't screw it up. Go yell at CBS for not putting them both on the air.
Jason: This one is dismissed without prejudice.
Chico: Okay. Next case?
Gordon: Next case...

Accused: Chad Ochosesentanueve
Charge: Bribery

Gordon: Chad gives Cheryl Burke a diamond ring. Is this evidence of incentive...or something more?
Jason: It's Chad being Chad. Nothing here. NOT GUILTY.
Chico: Doesn't affect the outcome. NOT GUILTY
Gordon: Here's the problem I have with it. If you're wooing Cheryl Burke, it sort of destroys your credibility when you're trying to put a dating show on the air, no?
Jason: I don't think he is WOOING her. I think he is just being himself :-)
Gordon: We'll see. Next case?
Chico: Next case...

Accused: Game Show Network
Charge: Obstruction of the Press

Jason: Evidence?
Chico: We've known for two weeks that The Newlywed Game's 3rd season was starting NEXT Monday. GSN decided over the last week to start hitting the press about it. Carnie's been doing the talking for them up until then. Usually, GSN would be a lot more forthcoming about this. And it's not the first time that this was the case. Remember Baggage (premiering the same day)?
Jason: GSN's press department has always been CRAPPY about promoting stuff. GUILTY.
Gordon: Dear GSN: We like you guys. We can't promote your stuff if you don't send us emails on it. You should be sending this stuff ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE so we can advertise it for you. GUILTY! Sentence?
Chico: Anything to get the old guard back!
Jason: They are on the Hub. Sorry.
Gordon: Sentence: Make the advertising team use the Russian Roulette set to play 'Pink Slip Roulette'.
Jason: That's publicity, but I dig it.
Chico: I'll watch that :-) Final case?
Gordon: Last one...

Accused: Kevin Blatt
Charge: False Representation

Gordon: Remember The Bachelor's Rozlyn Papa and her 'alleged' sex tape? Well, allegedly, Blatt was the person who spread that rumor around. The only problem is - it's not true. Does Papa's upcoming million dollar lawsuit against Blatt have any merit?
Jason: Um...yes. GUILTY.
Chico: I'm with you on that. GUILTY!
Gordon: Lying is bad. GUILTY! Sentence?
Jason: Have to shoot and produce a sex tape between Bikini Boy and Leonid the Magnificent :-)
Chico: JUSTICE!
Gordon: And on THAT, we go to break.
Chico: When we come back, we take the big pickups and go Full Circle with them. Gordon, Jason... Get your buzzers ready!
Jason: You got it!
Gordon: My buzzer is always ready

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Gordon: Does it have UNC missile launchers on each side?
Chico: Always... Good when you have to go to Durham, but that's next year. That reminds me, I have to play NCAA sometime. :-)
Jason: Yes you do :-)
Chico: But first, let's go Full Circle. Gordon, you're going to have to play Jason. Jason, you're going to have to play Gordon. It'll be clue, then word, then story.
Gordon: I am ready.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: Okay. First clue...

They'll show you the money.

- - - - - - -
- I - - - - -
- I - - - - S
- I - - - E S
P I - - - E S

Jason: BUZZ
Chico: Jason?
Jason: Piggies?
Chico: PIGGIES is correct! One of the big pickups before the MIPTV conference was "The 20 Little Piggies". You play to collect piggy banks and their contents therein. The losing banks get smashed. It's like that one time on LMAD. You remember, right?
Jason: Yeah.
Chico: Thoughts?
Jason: Doesn't sound like a winning concept to me.
Gordon: Agreed.
Chico: We'll see.

Jason: 7. Gordon: 0

Chico: Next clue...Building off of the I in PIGGIES.

A really "small" matter of time.

- I - - - -

Gordon: *America's Next Top Mojito!*
Jason: lol
Chico: ... you ARE a mojito, G. :-)
Gordon: I am. I'm a minute mojito.
Chico: You are!
Gordon: A minute minute, so to speak.
Jason: LOL
Chico: MINUTE to Win It has been sold to Germany. It's the first international sale of the format. The show, since retitled Die Perfekte Minuten, will bow at the end of April.
Jason: And that's cool. Let's what it does. I am interested.
Gordon: I'm not. I will be if they can give us more challenges.
Chico: And of course, it's been picked up for a second season. Good for midseason, but if it bows in September, it's over. It's no Deal or No Deal. I betcha they're working on that as we speak.

Jason: 7 Gordon: 6

Chico: Next clue. Building off of the T in MINUTE...The clue...

A Bell with a brain.

- - - - T - - - - -
- - - - T - - - N -
- - A - T - - - N -
- - A - T - H - N -
- M A - T - H - N -
- M A - T - H O N -

Jason: BUZZ
Chico: Jason?
Jason: Smartphone
Chico: SMARTPHONE is correct. Another MIPTV pickup is "Thumb Wars". It's an interactive game show involving smartphones.
Jason: Yawn.
Chico: I seem to recall a similar show... I can't remember the name of it. Mark Burnett was involved and that's all...GOLD RUSH!...Yeah! That's it. Ben Silverman picked this up. Can he sell it somewhere?
Gordon: I like the concept. The key is going to be the execution.

Jason: 17 Gordon: 6

Chico: Gordon, you're going to need two of the last three to catch up.
Gordon: I'm not worried.
Chico: You're not worried. Okay...Next clue, building off of the A in SMARTPHONE. The clue...

It used to save screens.

A - - - - -
A - - A - -
A - - A - K

Gordon: *Ruth Buzzy*
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Attack?
Chico: YES!
Jason: WHAT?
Gordon: I've given up trying to figure out Chico's clues a long time ago, Jay.
Jason: *shrug*
Chico: "The Screen Savers" was the original name of "Attack of the Show". I could've used a Frank Zappa clue, but I know G's a fan, so...Anyway, this is from a pickup for Panic Attack. A BBC game that got sold over the week to Digital Rights Media. It's basically Family Feud with a timer, but they're convinced that it can be the next big global thing.
Gordon: Meh.
Chico: More info can be found at UKgameshows.com on it, but if Pokerface couldn't cut it here, I don't think this would. But if GSN wanted to put up some crap (and they have in the past)... It looks GSN-ish.

Jason: 17 Gordon: 12

Chico: Next clue, off of the T in Attack. The clue...

Prince Rogers Nelson, once.

- - - - - T

Gordon: *All I Know About Life I learned from Caite Upton*
Jason: BUZZ
Chico: Gordon was first
Jason: Darnit.
Gordon: That would be Artist.
Chico: That WOULD be artist. And Jason... "Darnit" does fit.
Jason: Ha.
Chico: Bravo... because they're convinced that we can't live one week without a Project Runway-ish type show... has greenlit "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist".
Gordon: I actually like this idea. It's art, and it should be fun to be your own critic. I'm surprised this hasn't been done yet.
Jason: I agree.
Chico: Well, it has and it hasn't. I mean, art can be found in pretty much anything. But no other show has been this straight about it.
Gordon: True, but I mean art on a canvas.
Chico: Like "This is about art". Not the art of cooking or the art of fashion, but straight up art.
Jason: I like this. Art is incredibly subjective.
Gordon: it is. I think this could be a fun show.
Chico: It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. I mean, some people don't know about art, but they know what they like. Let's see if they like this.

Jason: 17, Gordon: 18

Chico: This final word will decide it. The clue... off of the A in ARTIST.

ABC Hopes It Isn't Tragic.

- - - - - A - -

Jason: BUZZ
Chico: Jason?
Jason: Downfall
Chico: CORRECT!
Jason: (Fist pumps) Yes! Yes! Yes!
Gordon: I have to let Jason win once in a while.
Chico: the concept is simple... Answer questions, win money. Miss.... and watch your winnings take a dive. Literally.
Jason: And this has been done before.
Chico: I honestly want to say "You gave up another round of primetime Millionaire for THIS?"
Gordon: It looks cheaper to make than Millionaire, and that would be why we'll see it on TV.
Chico: And it comes with its own ready made set. The top of a building. It'll look cool at night.
Jason: Yup.
Gordon: True, though you will have to add some contraptions to it.
Chico: You may have to borrow from the kids' show of the same name for that :-)
Gordon: So Jason, you win the game because I was feeling nice. You have 30 seconds. go.
Jason: Life is too short for drama. Thank you. That's all I got.
Chico: Quality, not quantity. Meanwhile, we have the Speed Round right after this!

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Jason: OH YEAH!
Chico: You suck. All of you.
Gordon: You know, they are both bald. They are both sexy. They both look good in wigs. I can see the resemblance.
Jason: Me too.
Chico: This is just a bad week to be me isn't it?
Gordon: The judge never has it easy.
Chico: Never does. Okay, Speed Round time.
Gordon: Survivor: Everyone all set with Courtney or JT leaving?
Jason: Yes.
Chico: Bout right, yeah
Gordon: Idol: Pick 2 people to be leaving
Chico: Katie and Tim.
Jason: Tim and Aaron
Gordon: Tim and Katie
Chico: Watch Jason be right again. He's been on a strange roll this year.
Gordon: It won't shock me to see Tim and Aaron
Chico: Race. Who's bowing out?
Jason: Caite
Chico: Superstar Inventors Brent & Caite?
Jason: Bingo.
Chico: Seriously, I'm running out of adjectivals to describe them. =p
Gordon: The Brainy Bunch?
Chico: That works. Also brainy, our audience, who sends us mail. This is from the voice of Brainvision, Doug Morris.

Chico: Thanks, Doug. I think Feud DOES tape on an accelerated schedule, mostly to put out eps for double runs. But yeah, that sounds about right, 2 or 3 months, done.
Jason: It's like Millionaire, which is done in 4 months. August to December and done.
Gordon: Right. A lot of shows do everything in 4 months
Chico: So yeah, your ideas are well founded, Doug. Next, I have a mail... from...Actually, it's two mails. This is from Sherry, who writes...

Jason: A ha :-)
Chico: And this is from Shakeyla, who writes...

Jason: KLAUSS MAIL time!
Gordon: Whoo hoo!
Chico: Actually, I think Mike might've closed up shop on his site. I'll have to see. ... yeah, it's gone. So the best thing you can do right now is Google "game show trading" and ask for a request. Be as thorough as possible! Maybe you'll turn up some leads. Good luck!
Gordon: Any more email?
Chico: Nope. That's it.
Gordon: Then that's the show. Special thanks to Jason Block for being here this week.
Jason: Thank you. Always a good time.
Gordon: If you want to send email, do it at wlti@gameshownewsnet.com or go to YouTube, MySpace or Facebook. And Chico, what's one thing they should be watching this week?
Chico: Definitely catch Steve Harvey on Millionaire. It's a good indicator of how he'll handle the Feud. What SHOULDN'T they watch?
Gordon: I will not be watching Jay Leno. Because I need to stay awake and the show puts me to bed.
Chico: AGREED. And speaking of putting things to bed, that's what we'll do to this show. Until next week, for Gordon Pepper and everyone at GSNN, I'm Chico Alexander ... Game over... and spread the love :-)