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Episode 16.1
September 10
 Chico: And jumping up and down like crazy. While pointing at numbers.
Jason: sure why not
Chico: Now we get to jump up and down as we grade some shows you may want to
consider. Or you may want to consider abandoning for dead. It's Push or Flush
part two. Buzzers ready?
Jason: Ready.
Don: Ready.
Gordon: Yah.
Chico: Plungers ready?
Jason: Ready.
Don: Ready.
Gordon: Yah.
Chico: Okay, starting where we left off with...
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BEAUTY AND THE GEEK
CW
September 18 |
PUSH |
Gordon: It's a fun show. Push it.
Jason: Agreed. Fun. Push
Chico: With a new twist... Geeky girl. Beautiful guy. Should be nice. Push.
Don: Still good, and that twist could make things interesting. Push.
Chico: Four pushes... *small case cue* The day after...
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AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
CW
September 19 |
PUSH |
Jason: Not my kind of show...but it has lasted 9 cycles for a reason. PUSH
Chico: Another season full of fierce. Seems like viewers willl watch, good
writers or no. PUSH.
Don: Push.
Gordon: It is my kind of show. Push.
Chico: Four pushes again... *small case cue* Next up...
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SURVIVOR CHINA
CBS
September 20 |
PASTRY |
Chico: It's something new, but I fear that Survivor is falling prey to "PPS".
Gordon: This one scares me.
Chico: You know what PPS is, right?
Jason: Pretty People Syndrome.
Gordon: Burnett may have gone into overload with Pirate Master
Jason: Sorry, this show has jumped the shark a long time ago. And stunt casting
(WWE's Ashley Massaro) is a bad thing. FLUSH.
Chico: Bingo. That's why I only give it... a PASTRY. Because people will still
tune in on Thursday nights.
Jason: Even though the ratings have still gone down down down
Gordon: I think the shark may have been jumped, ironically by a show not called
Survivor. Push, but BARELY
Don: I'm impressed that this show is still going, but I too am worried about
this. Small push.
Chico: Pirate Master was a big mistake. 3-1 push.
Jason: Actually 3-1 Pastry
Chico: Thanks, J.
Chico: Legal department keeping us busy :-)
Jason: lol
Chico: Next up...
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THE BACHELOR
ABC
September 24 |
FLUSH |
Chico: FLUSH HARD! I've said this before, and I'll say it again. Any show that
doesn't set out to accomplish its set goal needs to DIE.
Jason: I am not as well...angry with the show...but this show's success rate
shows that reality trumps fantasy. FLUSH
Don: I can't believe it's still going. Flush.
Chico: *starts a silent chant of "Clog"*...
Gordon: I think its there for a reason. I think it will do well. Push it.
Chico: Damn it, Gordon! :-P
Jason: rotfl
Gordon: Sorry. It may stink, but it will get the ratings when you pair it up
with Dancing With The Stars. Tee hee hee hee.
Don: lol
Chico: That same night...
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DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
September 24 |
PUSH |
Jason: This one is in trouble. Casting is not that great....and I think the
shark has been jumped. That being said...people like the show. PASTRY.
Chico: I think the show will stand on its own, casting be damned. PUSH.
Gordon: I think it works, regardless of the stars. Im worried again, but Push
it.
Don: Push.
Chico: 4-0 push... but no small case cue. Because J pastry-pushed it.
Jason: Sorry. What I feel.
Chico: It's okay. Next...
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THE SINGING BEE
NBC
September 17 |
PUSH |
Gordon: Yes, I like it. The better of the singing shows. Push
Chico: The better of the two singing shows over the summer. Biggest Loser may
help it, but not that much. Still, it's good for a PUSH for me.
Don: I like the show, and I can see it doing well in the fall. Push.
Jason: Summer show going to fall. Check. Better one of the two singing shows.
Check. Joey Fatone. Check. PUSH for me.
Chico: He might take the new host award next year =p Four pushes.. *small case
cue*. Next...
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ULTIMATE FIGHTER 6
Spike
September 26 |
PUSH |
Gordon: I'm looking forward to this one. Push
Don: Still a fan of the show. Push.
Chico: This one just keeps on keeping on. Push.
Jason: One of the top reality shows on TV for a reason...pure and senseless
violence with a great story. PUSH
Chico: Four pushes... *small case cue* Next is October...
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LAST ONE STANDING
Discovery
October 4 |
PUSH |
Jason: Concept?
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: 6 athletes compete against tribesmen in real rituals
Chico: Could be interesting. Push.
Gordon: The catch - no eliminations. This is just for pride and glory. And it
sounds fun. Push.
Jason: Expectations are low on Discovery. Curiosity might push a few people
there. PUSH.
Don: It's different. Could be good. Push.
Chico: Four pushes... *small case cue* Next...
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AMERICA'S SMARTEST MODEL
VH1
October 7 |
PUSH |
Chico: Beauty and brains... What a package. Push.
Don: I like the concept. As long as the questions aren't too easy, I'd push it.
Gordon: Don't forget Ben. Beauties, Brains and Ben. Push.
Jason: This is cheese of its purest form. And I am not lactose intolerant. PUSH.
Chico: Four pushes... *small case cue* Next...
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I LOVE NEW YORK 2
VH1
October 8 |
FLUSH |
Jason: Uh...no...no...a thousand times no...FLUSH.
Don: Meh. It's been done before. Flush.
Chico: Poor New York still can't find love... The system still works. FLUSH.
Gordon: I can find the toilet handle. Flush.
Chico: Help me count. One...
Jason: TWO...
Chico: THREE!
All: PLUNGE!!!!!!!!!!
Gordon: Weeeee
Chico: Got four more.
Jason: Cool.
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THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT ELVIRA
Fox Reality
October 13 |
PUSH |
Gordon: This has dopey written all over it, but I'll push it just for value.
Chico: Same here.
Don: I'm honestly not sure about this one. Pastry.
Jason: I love Elvira...and you know what I'll push it.
Chico: This one has camp written all over it. Three pushes, one pastry.
Jason: This is just dumb stupid stuff which is what TV is sometimes. Elvira has
never been about high educational value :-)
Gordon: Nooo...you think?
Don: lol
Chico: No, not really. Next...
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ENDURANCE FIJI
Discovery Kids
October 13 |
PUSH |
Jason: What season is this?
Chico: Good game.. great locale... This is, I believe, the 6th season.
Don: I'll give it a push.
Jason: This is what Kid Nation aspires to be. PUSH.
Gordon: Its fun. Push it
Chico: Emmy-nom... EMMY nom... PUSH! *small case cue*
Jason: and JD Roth is a damn good host and producer
Chico: Agreed. Two days later, the date we all have been waiting for...
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THE PRICE IS RIGHT
CBS
October 15 |
PUSH |
Gordon: You really think anyone's interested in that?
Don: One word: PUSH!
Chico: I've heard great things coming from 33... I think Bob Barker is somewhere
smiling. PUSH!
Jason: This is the biggest date of all Game Show Fandom. And we all were worried
that CBS was screwing this up. Two words: Michael Davies saved Studio 33
Gordon: Inadvertently - lol. PUSH!
Jason: Without him we wouldn't have Drew Carey...hence we wouldn't have this. I
still am not happy with the choice, but I hear good things. PUSH.
Chico: Four pushes... *TPIR opening bars* Interesting story. I work with two
50-somethings at the lab, and they all think that this is going to be the
beginning of the end... I don't think so.
Jason: We know better.
Chico: So Janice and Denise... that push was for you two. Final one...
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THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND
Fox
October 19 |
FLUSH |
Chico: It's American Idol...with a band.
Jason: Which is why I am saying FLUSH.
Chico: No seriously. Have you see the judges? Have you seen the HOST? It's
American Idol with a band.
Gordon: Oh look. Idol. Again. If I'm Nigel Lythgoe, I'm wondering why I am
bastardizing my cash cow and threatening to do what Mark Burnett did to both
Survivor and The Apprentice. Flush.
Don: I'm worried. Flush.
Chico: I don't know. I see some potential... Then again, I see it wasted on a
Friday. Ergo... a FLUSH. Four flushes... One clog... We gotta plunge it. One!
Two! THREE!
All: PLUNGE!!!!
Chico: Someone clean this mess up. We have to go to break. Big Finish coming up.
See you soon!
(Brought to you by the committee to elect Jack Harkness President. Captain Jack
in '08. Because the 21st Century is when it all changes.)
Gordon: Thank you, Harriet Jones.
Chico: Not a problem.
Jason: A Bisexual Time Lord? Not in this country :-)
Chico: Okay, not a lot of time left.
Gordon: Meanwhile, me, playing Mr. John Saxon, will start THE BIG FINISH!
Chico: 5th Grader. Will we see the new class this week?
Gordon: Id like to hope so...but I dont know. Big Brother - who leaves?
Chico: Daniele. She's outlived her usefulness.
Gordon: I think a Donato will win Veto and Jameka will be gone.
Chico: Crosswords drops this week. Who's watching?
Jason: Hell yes I am.
Don: Me!
Gordon: Yeah, I'll make time
Chico: Hell yeah better. Meantime, we'll make time for mail... Mail?
Gordon: I've got a Jason Block Idolizing Mail
Jason: Shush.
Gordon: This email from Myke Perry. Thanks, Myke!
To: WLTI
From: Myke Perry
On the subject of who should replace Meredith if she opts to leave the show: I'd
be up for Bergeron. Roker blew. The other guy whose name escapes me: meh. But I
think another Davies regular should get a shot if he wants it: Pat Kiernan. The
upside: no one does Q&A with the suspense and intensity that Kiernan brings to
the table. And he can be witty. Downside: He would give Millionaire a completely
different attitude than Meredith does. I don't necessarily think that's bad, but
Meredith has done a great job making the show her own after Regis. We haven't
seen Kiernan banter with contestants very much on the WSoPC or Studio 7...and
not at all on Grand Slam. But I think he could pull it off.
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Gordon: Thanks for the email, Mike
Jason: Actually, if you saw season 2 of WSOPC he opened up a lot.
Chico: As much as I think Pat Kiernan is given not enough credit, I'll have to
disagree. Millionaire is all about people. It's a people show. Pat, when he's
doing his thing... he's all business. For the most part. I don't see him as that
much of a light talker.
Gordon: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzwhat are you talking about?
Jason: Ok Gordon, I think we got the point.
Chico: I do remember one instance on Studio 7 when he was talking up a
contestant on who her favorite Beastie Boy is. For the record: his favorite is
Adrock.
Gordon: He doesn't have the personality to helm that sort of show. I can see him
actually, helming Jeopardy!.
Chico: Me too. Of course you would either have to move the host or move the
show.
Gordon: We'll see
Chico: But who knows, maybe Meredith will have to have a couple of mental health
weeks and Pat can fill in... proving me wrong. And the guy whose name escapes
you... Tim Vincent. He hosted the pilot of Chain Reaction... Tim's too good for
Chain Reaction.
Gordon: we'll see. Any other mail?
Chico: Nope. But you can fix that.
Gordon: How, Chico?
Chico: You can either send us a message via our Myspace page,
www.myspace.com/wltiongsnn. OR
you can just drop us an e-mail at
wlti@gameshownewsnet.com. Either way... it's all good.
Gordon: Cool
Chico: Special thanks to Brad Rutter for stopping by and hanging out with us.
Jason: Thanks Brad!
Gordon: Also special thanks to Jason Block and Don Harpwood for hanging out with
us
Jason: Always a pleasure.
Don: Always nice.
Chico: And thanks to you for reading. I'm Chico Alexander, he's Gordon Pepper...
the show is WLTI.. And until next time... game over... and spread the love :-)
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