Episode 20.20
May 25

Gordon: I heard Deney Terrio and Adrian Zmed were co-hosting the show.
Chico: NICE.
Jason: Bring back the Members Only Jackets. What was the name of the Lip-Sync Show that partnered with Solid Gold?
Gordon: Puttin' on the Hits
Jason: Yeah.
Chico: I LOVED that show.
Jason: Who hosted that?
Chico: Allen Fawcett. With the mighty perm. You know what else I like from the 80s?
Jason: What do you like from the '80's, Chico?
Chico: Game shows involving lists...And guessing the subject of said list...can'trememberthenameforthelifeofme. :-D
Jason: Alright.
Gordon: Let's start with this...

Moby Dick
Harper's Island's Cousin Ben and Reverand Fain
American Idol's Finale Ratings

Jason: OVER HERE
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things that sink
Gordon: I'll accept that. Or things below sea level.
Jason: Yay!
Gordon: Idol's rating for the finale was the worst since 2002. Concerned yet?
Jason: Mildly
Chico: Nothing against 2002, but Idol was relatively new. So... yeah.
Jason: Too much of the tinkering didn't work (Judges Save, Kara Diaguardi, Top 36, etc.)
Chico: An "eh" finale for a "meh" season.
Gordon: The tinkering didn't work. And more importantly, you didn't have the compelling Idol superstar singers that looked so promising at the beginning fo the show. You have to show up and sing. Make it your own.
Chico: You had them... but they all peaked too early.
Gordon: Superstars don't peak too early. Show us why you are a superstar. And for that matter, you need more experienced singers in the mix. Or at least singers willing to give it a chance.
Chico: Right on. Otherwise, it's like... "So what".
Jason: So you are saying the "true amateur" premise is dead?
Gordon: Not at all. I'm saying whoever gets in needs to take chances and sing. And the judges need to validate ALL of the singers, not just someone from week #4 who gives a phenomenal performance. Because all you do is downgrade the rest of your product. Them praising Adam Lambert and downgrading everyone else may come back to haunt them. Because if the audience thinks the judges are being biased and unfair, they won't come back.
Chico: Like this is the first time =p
Gordon: First blatant time? maybe.
Chico: Heh. Alright. Next...

Jeff Probst's "Live Like You Were Dyring"
Jay Thomas' "The Enemy Within"...
Hot Girls in Scary Places...

Gordon: I'm a CelebriDonk! Get Me Off The Poker Table!
Chico: Gordon!
Gordon: Things that won't see the light of day come September
Chico: *nods*...
Gordon: Things that didn't survive the Upfronts?
Chico: ... We'll take it. Failed Pilots. Jeff Probst developed a pilot...E! aired TWO failed pilots this year... And then The Enemy Within was a failed pilot from a long time ago. (of course, based on the British version)
Jason: Jeff will get his show...eventually.
Chico: Interesting enough about the Fake or Real... that was media ho gold right there. Host: Brian McFayden. Judges: Debra (Wilson) Skelton, Dr. Randal Haworth, and Katie Cleary. Guess their respective shows. Anyone?
Jason: Mad TV For Debra
Chico: Right. And sub host for GSN Live.
Jason: Haworth was on a Vh1 show...Tool Academy?
Gordon: Haworth was on "The Swan"
Chico: Right.
Jason: Ouch and Cleary?
Chico: Katie was on TWO shows. America's Next Top Model... and Deal or No Deal. She was #11.
Jason: A Media Expl-HO-sion.
Chico: And thank goodness it didn't get picked up, because it would've been Can You Tell all over again. And we all enjoyed that one *gags*
Gordon: Next one...

Game Show Remakes
Wipeout
Harper's Island's Lucy the Socialite
Adam Lambert's Career
NBA Jams Characters

Jason: I GOT IT.
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things that can fly?
Gordon: Lucy right now can do anything except fly (BUZZ)
Chico: ONE TIME!
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: Things on fire?
Gordon: That would be correct (DING!)
Jason: That's how Lucy died?
Gordon: Yepperz. Fell in a pit. Doused with gasoline and ignited.
Jason: Ouch. Nasty.
Chico: Tell me how Wipeout is on fire
Gordon: With the Wipeout Tour Bus, Wipeout is looking to be the hottest show this summer.
Chico: Ah.
Jason: And how are the remakes on fire?
Gordon: And the remakes are on fire because of this:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/tfr/1180697550.html

Jason: Check that out C
Chico: I did. It's a remake of a classic for a major network. Again... can'trememberthenameforthelifeofme.
Jason: Exactly.
Chico: But Embassy Row is a big hint if you remember that they are owned by Sony.
Jason: And you have been reading our site for the last few weeks
Chico: There you go
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next...

Jim Cramer...
Ashleigh Banfield...
Pat Kiernan...

Jason: HELLO!
Chico: Jason!
Jason: News Reporters who have made it to game shows
Chico: That's absolutely keeeeeeeewrong.

Howard Johnson...
Ogi Ogas
Ken Jennings.

Gordon: This is another obscure Chico puzzle, but I'll bite.
Chico: I prefer "Puzzle of ass kicking." Go for it.
Gordon: Millionaire Experts?
Chico: THANK YOU! Now the question.. What do you think will be in the primetime run of the show? I mean, is it going to be a carbon copy of the syndie show or do you think they're going to do something... you know... special?
Jason: I smell Xerox.
Gordon: I think it will be special in a way. I don't know if it's going to be enough.
Chico: So you think.. special, but not?
Gordon: Special in terms of civilians. Not so special in terms of us viewers
Jason: I agree with G.
Chico: Hopefully not Deal or No Deal caliber special =p Okay, next?
Gordon: I hope not. Next one...

Wheel of Fortune's Wheel
4th and Long
Harper's Island's Richard Allen

Jason: JASON'S HERE
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Things with Spikes
Gordon: Nicely solved.
Jason: YES!
Chico: Wow.
Gordon: Richard Allen had a Harpoon Spike pulled through him on last Saturday's episode.
Chico: You can tell he's a fan of the Harper's Island.
Gordon: Who moi?
Chico: Vous.
Gordon: The Wheel of Fortune Million Dollar gimmick - will we see it next season?
Jason: Yes.
Chico: Yep
Jason: It's working.
Chico: Forever and ever.
Gordon: It's definitely working. Though next time it happens, PLEASE KEEP IT A SECRET!
Chico: PLEASE. We beg of you
Jason: Please.
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Alrighty..

Dmitry Chaplin...
Benji Schwimmer....
Benji's sister....
Benji's sister's friend Chelsie...
Hok Konishi...
Pascha & Anya...

Gordon: DANCE LIKE THERE'S NO SECOND SEASON
Chico: I think Gordon has this.
Gordon: I think I do too.
Chico: ... well?
Gordon: I think it's Dancers who are repeat Media Ho Offenders
Chico: You, sir, are smart.
Gordon: Smarter than a 5th grader :)
Chico: Word. Okay, last one?
Gordon: Last one.

Harper's Islands' Trish Wellington and Henry Dunn
Britney Spears and some high school guy who she met up with in Las Vegas
Bonnie Pepper and Aaron Barkon

Jason: Got it
Gordon: Jason?
Jason: Marriages/Weddings
Gordon: Correct! And Congratulations to my sister Bonnie, who got married this past weekend!
Chico: *applause*
Gordon: Hopefully, it will go better than the first 2. Also congratulations to my other sister Jessica, who hits the big 3-0 this week as well.
Chico: She's got seven months on me =p
Gordon: She does, and we'll be celebrating with Birthday Plungers next!

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Gordon: Think of the puppies.
Jason: And the Children.
Gordon: And the children's puppies.
Chico: And the children of the children's puppies.
Gordon: And the plungers. We got plungers this week, right?
Chico: And buzzers! Folks... IT'S HAPPY TOILET TIME!
Gordon: Yay!
Chico: You know what to do, so we'll take half now and half later...and after counting... we're going to have to settle with a third today, a third in two weeks when we return... and a third after that. That's... three thirds. Okay. Ready, gents?
Jason: Lets do it.

(hamsters drag the Toilet in)

Chico: First...

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Fox Wednesday & Thursday 8p ET

PUSH

Chico: This one's easy. PUSH.
Jason: You have to PUSH this.
Gordon: Push it is. It's a fun show.
Chico: Three pushes... a royal push ($16K win cue)... yeah. Next...

HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS ABC Monday 10p ET

FLUSH

Jason: Shouldn't be there in Season 2. FLUSH.
Chico: It's not a terrible show... it's cute and harmless.. but still, after the Newlywed Game season ends this week.. and then there's this? I'm going to be all newlywedded out. PASTRY.
Gordon: It got the ratings because it was paired with Oprah. The producers will find that out the hard way this season. FLUSH.
Chico: Except for one thing... it's paired with the Bachelorette this time.
Gordon: Or it could be a Summer sleeper hit. :P
Chico: Oh hell.
Gordon: You love to watch those shows, don't you, Chico?
Chico: .. you know, I'm 'bout tired of telling you this.. NO! Next...

WIPEOUT ABC Wednesday 8p ET

PUSH

Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: They have the biggest balls of them all. PUSH.
Chico: Wipeout... can't go wrong with this. It's summer fun... for the summer. PUSH.
Gordon: This will be a hit. Push.
Chico: ($16K win cue) Next...

I'M A CELEBRITY, GET ME OUT OF HERE! NBC June 1

FLUSH

Chico: It failed once. It'll fail again. FLUSH.
Gordon: Are we that desperate for programming? FLUSH
Jason: Time for the plungers FLUSH
Chico: Oh boy. You were waiting for this...We have a clog...One...Two...Three...PLUNGE!
Gordon: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Chico: I haven't done that in a long time. Next...

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? BBC America June 7

FLUSH

Chico: I got a better question...How does this be respectable when the US version was such crap?
Gordon: How did this get on my screen? FLUSH
Jason: Yeah...This is a rerun. FLUSH
Chico: True. But it's new to me, so... pastry. Halfway home, gents.

THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR Food Network June 7

PUSH

Chico: This is not even a question. PUSH!
Gordon: Pastry. They have to do better than generic and politically correct this season.
Jason: Although this is my favorite show...I agree with Gordon. PASTRY. They need to get back to what makes the show great.
Chico: I think they will. This is going to be good stuff. There's always one season where you lose your way, then the next season... boom.
Jason: But they have lost their way for 2 seasons.
Chico: I'm hoping they realize that they can't do that three times in a row.
Jason: Me too.
Chico: ... We need another Guy Fieri to stir (^_^) up.
Gordon: How did Big Daddy's House do again?
Chico: Badly.
Jason: Very.
Gordon: Let's try 6 episodes and out.
Chico: And the less said about season 3's win, the better. All that need be said. Again, we need another Guy Fieri... don't care what you say, I like the guy.
Jason: I do too.
Gordon: I do also. And he's a MAWG. If the MAWG is youre best candidate, it shouldn't matter that he's not different. Give it to the MAWG. If your 12 best candidates are MAWGS, put them in. Don't be politically correct and ruin your product.
Chico: I just want someone... dynamic. Okay? Next...

SHE'S GOT THE LOOK TV Land June 10

PASTRY

Gordon: Pastry. Less cloying, more talent, please.
Chico: Agreed.
Jason: Pastry. Like the concept...less drama please.
Chico: We know they're hot. Let's see them do stuff. Next...

TOP CHEF MASTERS Bravo June 10

PUSH

Gordon: HERE'S your cooking show of the Summer.
Chico: Yes, yes, oh God yes.... PUSH.
Gordon: Drooooool. PUSH
Jason: Get a kitchen you two. PUSH.
Chico: Oh come on!
Gordon: He's just jealous that our soufflés rise better than his.
Chico: Ha.
Jason: ROFL
Chico: Next..

THE MONEY LIST GSN June 13

FLUSH

Chico: See "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here". FLUSH. And Fred Roggin's a nice enough guy, but he's either reading from a teleprompter or he's got the crazy eye.
Jason: This has a bad GSN smell to it. FLUSH
Gordon: Pastry. GSN needs programming. They may get the miniscule ratings needed to succeed here.
Chico: Alrighty... next up..On that same night...

20Q GSN June 13

FLUSH

Chico: Yeah.. umm... About that...
Gordon: This one, however, has disaster written all over it. FLUSH.
Chico: We have a show that's currently taping... and not even the production crew knows anything about it. What does THAT tell you? FLUSH
Jason: Two words: Cat Deeley. FLUSH
Chico: Yeah, let's skip the formalities here... One...Two...THREE! PLUNGE!
Gordon: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Chico: It's not working, Gordon! PLUNGE AGAIN!
Jason: PLUNGE!
Chico: I'm giving it all I've got here!
Gordon: ONE!
Chico: TWO!
Gordon: THREE!
Jason: PLUNGE!!!!!!!!!!!
Gordon: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Chico: ... okay... I think we got it
Jason: Ah...Lavender
Chico: And finally for this go around...

THE SINGING BEE CMT June 16

PUSH

Gordon: I liked it. It's a perfect niche show for this audience. PUSH
Jason: This is going to be a big hit for CMT. PUSH.
Chico: You know something. I've always thought that this show was given a bum rap. I'm glad to see it's getting a second life. PUSH. ($16K win cue) And we'll have shows 11-20 on our next episode. Meanwhile, we have this for AMERICA!

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Jason: Yummy.
Chico: Tasty.
Gordon: I also find the Speed Round appetizing, don't you?
Chico: Always!
Jason: Lets dig in.
Gordon: Does Wipeout maintain their moniker of Game Show of the Summer?
Chico: Why not. It's got no reason not to succeed.
Jason: Yes.
Gordon: SYTYCD - Do we see the winner this week?
Jason: Nah...too early.
Chico: I give it a couple more weeks.
Gordon: 4th and Long - can we send the Carolina player packing next?
Chico: You wish! =p
Gordon: I do, actually :)
Jason: LOL
Chico: Would you like to wish for one more mail before we go?
Gordon: I would actually. Who do we got?
Chico: Stat-Boy!
Gordon: Yay!
Jason: Yay!

Gordon: Jason can have Bikini Girl.
Jason: A little too crazy for me
Chico: I like crazy... but only until crazy likes me back.
Gordon: And with that, we end the show. Special thanks to Jason Block for hanging out with us.
Jason: As always thank you.
Chico: And if you want to speak to J or Gordon or myself, just shoot us off an e-mail to wlti@gameshownewsnet.com. Or of course look for us on Facebook or Myspace or in an Atlantic City casino somewhere. ba DUM bum.
Jason: Or PA at the new Sands
Gordon: We take off next week due to the summer. In 2 weeks, we see how the Summer shows fare.
Jason: Ah yes.
Chico: Until then, for Gordon and Jason and everyone at GSNN, I'm Chico Alexander. Game over... and spread the love!