Episode 28.1 - 10
September 12

Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper here. And Before we start this episode, I want to say something. We started this series in October 2002, in part because we thought this was a good idea, and in part because of the climate in the U.S., we felt that we needed to bring some laughter to the masses. September 11th, of course, was one of the climactic periods in the U.S. As we remember the 10 year anniversary, let us not forget the lives we lost and the countless thousands of lives affected by this great tragedy. While I'm glad that we have gotten through the event, let us never forget it. If there is something you can do to help a fellow military officer or a fellow person who has been affected by this, please do so. Just because it's 10 years after the fact, doesn't mean that there still isn't work to be done or aid that can't be given. Thank you.
Jason: *silence and salute*. Thank you, Gordon.
Chico: And if I can add on a special thank you to all the soldiers, airmen, police, firefighters, and other first responders who, day in and day out, make such sacrifices so that we are able to do what we do.
Gordon: And as we've said during the many times the U.S. Military has been called into action during this stretch of time, let's do our part to provide entertainment to the people out there who may need it.
Chico: You ALL are the unsung heroes.
Jason: Thank you to everyone.
Chico: If you can do one thing to honor their memory... Just be available to someone... anyone... be it a neighbor or a friend. As my 8th grade English teacher would say, "You may be the only friend they have. Be there for them."
Jason: Remember. Do not forget this.
Chico: .... So can we be funny now?
Jason: Have we ever been? :)
Chico: ... Good point. From somewhere in America, the 28th season premiere of WLTI... is... ON!
Jason: (applause)
Gordon: Gordon Pepper here, along with Chico Alexander and special guest Jason Block.
Jason: Glad to be here.
Chico: As always thanks for being a part of our week and allowing our week to be a part of you. Let's get right to it with two newbies and a part-time laugher and full-time burden.



Chico: A rocker, a VIP waitress, and a person that has a zit on her chin comprise your Big Brother final three. That would be Adam, Porsche, and hehehehehehe... Rachel. This after Adam goes from underdog to top dog in a matter of one HOH competition. He knew he had to win it... and now he's guaranteed cash - third place gets 50K.
Gordon: He's guaranteed a spot in the Top 3. However, Rachel won the first leg of the competition.
Chico: And everyone has one person in mind that they should sit next to in the final. Adam wants to sit next to Rachel, Rachel wants to sit next to Porsche, Porsche wants to sit next to Adam.
Gordon: but let's figure out if what they want is really what they should be getting. Big Board please?

Gordon: The Subject: Who Wins IF?
Chico: Let's start obviously with Rachel as HOH.
Jason: She wins if she takes Porsche. Adam not so much.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: If It's Rachel Vs. Adam, I think Rachel wins, and wins easily.
Jason: Oh no. I think Adam wins 4-3, with Danielle being the Swing Vote.
Gordon: If you 've paid atention to the chats. Kalia and Porsche have had chats on how Rachel deserves to win the game. Adam is perceived as a floater in the house.
Jason: Ah.
Chico: Brendon... no explanation needed.
Jason: Brendon/Jeff/Jordan will vote for rachel
Gordon: And people here, with the exception of Danielle, will vote for strategy over emotion - especially when you have veterans in the jury house to influence them.
Jason: If that DOES happen...Rachel wins. If emotion takes over...Rachel isn't AS guaranteed.
Gordon: I think Kalia votes for Rachel. I think Shelly votes for Adam. Porsche's vote won't matter. Rachel will have 4 votes.
Chico: So Rachel has the votes to win.
Gordon: You have to remember, and this is key, most of Rachels venom was directed to people who are NOT in the Jury (Lawon, Ketih, Domenic). And people just don't respect Adam's play, for the reasons you mentioned, Jason.
Jason: Hmmm....ok.
Chico: Okay, let's move on to Porsche. She gets HOH, who would she most want to get rid of?
Jason: Rachel
Chico: Right, Adam. :-) Kidding, of course Rachel. Because, and we've said this before, Rachel has the votes to win!
Jason: She would get CRUSHED against Rachel
Gordon: The veterans will vote for Rachel, the newbies will vote for Porsche and Danielle and Shelly will be the swing votes.
Chico: And Daniele hates Rachel.
Jason: Right.
Gordon: Porsche made the move to ally with Danielle against the veterans. Adam has done nothing in the game.
Jason: But again around the same time.
Gordon: Sometimes, doing nothing is good, Sometimes it's bad.
Jason: That I agree with.
Chico: I know he's been a key vote at times, but yeah, he's only recently started to play.
Gordon: Adam doing nothing against Rachel is bad. Against Porsche...it's great.
Chico: But what happens IF he plays to the final HOH?
Chico: I'd say he gets rid of Rachel, but then Gordon would just disagree wtih me.
Gordon: Actually, I agree there.
Jason: I do too.
Gordon: If he gets rid of Rachel, he wins.
Jason: Adam needs to be against Porsche
Chico: Easy.
Gordon: But to seal it, he may need Porsche to win the HOH and do his dirty work.
Jason: Oooh right :)
Chico: It's the last week in the house and all bets are off. That much is certain.
Gordon: Right. If Porsche does it, then Adam has the veterans: Brendon, Jordan, Jeff and Rachel (And Shelly) . That's 5 votes right there.
Chico: Because last week, you said that if he got rid of key people at key times, then it serves as an honorable strategy
Jason: Nodding
Chico: A survival move, if you will. He has DONE that, now he needs to seal the deal.
Jason: One more key move
Gordon: And the key move is the move he needs someone else to make.
Chico: Porsche.
Gordon: Right
Jason: So could we rank the top three?
Gordon: To sum it up...

Rachel: Wins against Adam, toss up (but probably wins on a flip) against Porsche
Porsche: Maybe wins against Rachel, loses to Adam
Adam: Beats Porsche, loses to Rachel

Jason: That's about right.
Chico: That said, congratulations to Keith Henderson for winning this year's Big Brother.
Jason: lol
Gordon: And presenting him the door prize: Lys Agnes, with dancing in the background provided by the Miami All-Stars
Jason: ROFL



Chico: We had a Top 10 show.
Jason: Yeah we did.
Chico: Actually, it was more like a Top 3 show with the remaining acts acting as filler. Let's break it down...

Chico: This one's called "And Then There Were Four". First, the Miami All-Stars, dancing to the remix of Will Smith's "Miami." With the mascot of the U... the University of Miami Hurricane.... Bird.
Gordon: You know, when I saw this, I had flashbacks (in a bad way) of Arcadian Broad's locker room scene that got him sent packing. I felt like The Miami All-Stars gave me the bird.
Chico: Heh.
Jason: But why pick a school which is in a HUGE Scandal right now?
Chico: Because it's Miami and they dont' care.
Jason: Are they in the finals? NO. It's the Bird's fault LOL
Gordon: Not to mention the fact that you could have picked the Miami Heat, who no one likes, the Miamia Dolphins, who may be in contention for Kentucky Fried Tar Heel O-Fers, or the Florida Marlins, who no one cares about.
Chico: But yeah, it's wasn't so much a dance act as it was several dance acts going about doing their own thing with no real unifying line.
Gordon: The 6 acts that got punted all had one thing in common: They ALL went backwards in terms of their performances.
Chico: This was a big ass step backwards. Lys Agnes... ANOTHER big ass step backwards, singing "Sing for the Moment" by Emin... sorry, "Dream On" by Aerosmith. Why? There are so many diva songs out there that she can handle with ease... she went for Aerosmith. Thinking that she can somehow make an impression. Unfortunately it was a VERY BAD one.
Gordon: Absolutely the wrong song. Misses the low notes and screeches the high notes. This was one big miss and painful to listen to. My ears wanted to run outside and drown in the rainstorm.
Jason: Self inflicted wound
Chico: Basically committed vocal seppuku that made the "Angel of Mine" performance from last week look minor in comparison. Only two people should ever sing that song. Monica and MAYBE Anoop Desai. But enough reminiscing.
Gordon: One person. Monica. Anoop Desai sucked at that song. And the next time he sings a woman's song, he needs to be shot. Next?
Chico: Landon Swank. Let's explain his magic act for a moment.
Jason: OK
Gordon: So you're looking for a HUGE act to get you to the next round, and you decide to...play with a goldfish? Really?
Chico: He starts out with a cheddar-flavored goldfish-shaped snack, which he turns into a goldfish-flavored goldfish-shaped... goldfish, which he then proceeds to phase through a large aquarium... which leaks. He should've done LAST WEEK's act this week.
Jason: Yeah
Chico: Instead, he quite literally sleeps with the fishes.
Jason: (cue Godfather Music)
Gordon: He went the wrong way here. And this is an act we've seen before done better.
Chico: Yeah, and he swears that the leak was on purpose.
Jason: Right.
Gordon: Next?
Chico: Anna Graceman singing "True Colors". Bad choice.
Jason: Old song.
Chico: She could've had a moment. She could've locked in a top 4 spot with no question. Instead, she picks a song that does her absolutely no favors.
Gordon: She had the 4th spot to lose. She loses it with a song with no emotional vocal range and sang it like she was a dead fish in Landon's aquarium.
Chico: That leaks.
Jason: Glub.
Chico: Then we reach the first knockout performance of the night.. Silhouettes' "American Dream" pastiche set to "I Believe" by Blessid Union of Souls. That just hit all the right notes and it left the audience with something.
Gordon: It was a great performance with a nice theme. They went back to what works and expanded on it.
Jason: One of the greatest message songs of the 1990's.
Chico: With a great message. That performance secured them a spot in the final four. Meanwhile, light entertainment crap returned in the form of the Smage Brothers Riding Shows. And I believe we saw a contact - rear wheel up the ramp to the head.
Jason: Ouch.
Chico: The guy got a splitting headache. We're lucky he didn't concuss.
Gordon: Actually, if the guy's head was split open live on national tv, that would have been the best form of entertainment they would have provided on the show.
Chico: Morbid.
Jason: But accurate.
Gordon: Seriously now...you had the whole family on the last time. Why only go back to 3 people? You had to EXPEND on the act. They contracted.
Chico: True. POPLYFE went back to what works... sort of... with a Jackson 5ive medley. But here's the thing - as good as it was, it was like "yeah, and..." They didn't really expand on why they were there in the first place, they just put on a show.
Gordon: Actually, I'm doing to disagree here. Poplyfe was NOT good. The background singers were NOT in tune with the lead vocalist and if not for the fact that the other 6 acts were awful, they could have been on the outside looking in.
Chico: Oh yeah, I forgot how off the lead vocalist was. I remember watching this back and saying... point blank... "You need to sack your singer"
Gordon: She is usually good. Not on Tuesday.
Chico: Also not good... West Springfield Dance Team. They danced around with one female victim and a swarm of vampires.
Gordon: They were ok. They, in my mind, were THIS close to making the finals.
Chico: And then Gordon asked... *points*
Gordon: If you're looking for a human who's running all over the stage, how are you going to find her if you just stand there in the middle of the stage and just move your head back and forth?
Chico: PRACTICE!
Gordon: They needed to use the stage to it's full potential and move all around the set, etc. That could have been amazing.
Chico: Instead, they just stand there, not doing much, while the blonde runs around a-scared.
Gordon: The iso's were nice. They had to move around the set though.
Chico: You just want to scream "BEHIND YOU!" Not enough engagement in the act. On the other hand, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr - all he did was engagement. He switched it up, singing Dean Martin instead of Frank Sinatra. He used the stage. He used the song.
Gordon: He did something very important on that act. He expanded his repertoire. He's no longer a Frank Sinatra impersonator. He can do standards.
Chico: He is a jazz singer.
Gordon: That adds to his genre, and more importantly, it adds to his voting base.
Jason: Which makes him DANGEROUS.
Chico: Which in turn makes him "the one to beat" Because America wants a singer to win, and the producers don't.
Jason: You think?
Chico: Enter Team iLuminate with their Zelda homage in tune to "Thunder" by Nuttin' But Stringz. I didn't pick it up until Gordon pointed it out to me, I was too busy enjoying it
Gordon: I'll be getting to this later. It's a nice act, but my concern is that they are going too narrow and too insidery. I liked it a lot also. but if Chico, who's a Zelda fan, didn't get it, what makes you think other people will? The past 2 weeks they've done Fighters and Zelda.
Chico: They need something that encompasses all of the voting audience, not just astute gamers like us. Nothing against astute gamers like us, but they're too busy gaming to vote.
Jason: And going through puberty
Chico: And again, the voting audience was probably, oh, MY AGE when Zelda came out. And Jason's when Street Fighter 2 hit.
Jason: Hey :) But that's true.
Chico: Just something to think about. So now we have our final four... Team iLuminate, Landau Eugene Murphy, The Silhouettes, and POPLYFE. What do they have to do to win? It's all about expansion. Take what works about each act... and then expand and enhance. LEAVE IT ALL OUT THERE.
Gordon: Well let's get more specific. Big Board Please?

Gordon: The Subject: Who wins IF: That sounds familiar



Chico: ... We have a graphic for everything don't we?
Gordon: Why yes, yes we do.
Chico: I mean, haven't we seen this before?
Gordon: Maybe.
Chico: Okay, starting with the easy favorite. Landau. We all picked him to win. How does he get there? He needs to expand his repertoire FURTHER. We've heard Dean and Frank. Time for something in that mold. Maybe a little Nat King Cole? Maybe a little Michael Buble? And make it memorable. Make it magic.
Gordon: A 'Just Haven't Met You Yet' duet with Michael Buble gets him the win.
Jason: Yes it does.
Chico: Team iLuminate?
Gordon: They have to go global here. Put in something people know.
Chico: Hmm.. May have to go back to the days of Centipede. Heh
Gordon: Well no. Get out of the video game arena. Go upwards and onwards. Do something Las Vegasy with the lights, etc.
Chico: Yeah, they need to figure out a routine that EVERYONE can enjoy.
Jason: Like what?
Chico: Something akin to the strip , maybe?
Jason: Like Vegas landmarks?
Chico: Something like that, yeah. After all, the big stage is Vegas. They have to say "This is the goal. This is the dream."
Gordon: Here's the problem with illuminate. What's the acts geared towards?
Jason: Kids
Gordon: What are the demographics of the voters?
Jason: Older?
Chico: Middle aged AT BEST.
Gordon: The demographics on this show skew old, as do the voters. Illuminate needs to get older. Pop Lyfe
Jason: Be in tune
Chico: Go current, yet timeless.
Gordon: Poplyfe is here because they do older standards.
Chico: The Jackson 5ive medley. They need to bridge the gap between "timeless" and "current"
Gordon: And perform it well
Chico: Right. Finally, we have the Silhouettes. At the stage, Go big or go home.
Jason: Stay Patriotic and on Message
Chico: They have the advantage in that their message is transcendent.
Jason: Exactly, Which, IMO, makes them MY favorite to win.
Gordon: Which means they won't. And I'll take the field against your Silhouettes.
Jason: I won't take that bet, because ANY one can win. I said it was MY favorite, not necessarily THE favorite.
Chico: I think it's going to Landau vs. the Silhouettes, Landau wins it.
Gordon: I think that Landau Murphy is going to pull this off against The Silhouettes, but I think this season, the last performance is going to be critical on who gets the win.
Chico: Right.
Jason: Because I don't think there is someone in these 4 that is miles ahead of anybody else.
Chico: Nope. We're talking about a dead heat. Actually, we're talking a three-way tie. Sorry, Poplyfe!
Gordon: Now comes the point of the show that I have to give Jason Block these. (Hands over earmuffs)
Jason: (puts earmuffs on)
Gordon: Cause we're going to talk about Week #1 of Millionaire.
Jason: WHAT?
Chico: Oh, turn around, J.
Jason: (Turns around)
Chico: He can read lips.
Gordon: Forgot about that. The first of the season's new Syndie shows debuted this week, and the action was...well, it was.
Chico: Is it bitter of me to say that I wasn't impressed?
Gordon: Yes. And accurate.
Chico: I was looking at players and thinking to myself... a) that could've been me and 2) I could've owned this stack.
Gordon: Well, the good news is that we actually had people to get to Round 2. The bad news is they left with $25,000.
Chico: You have queries?
Gordon: I do. The highlight was Wednesday, when we saw a $100,000 question. Jerry Halstead sees this:

What deceased film star was dug up and held for ransom in 1978?
A: Lon Chaney
B: Rudolph Valentino
C: Charlie Chaplin
D: Douglas Fairbanks

Chico: ... I don't know. C?
Gordon: C is...right!
Chico: YEAH!
Gordon: You'll get the money...when Professor Splash wins America's Got Talent
Chico: Aww. One more thing. A new bit of business. It's called Club Millionaire. It's a loyalty program, you get points for watching and keying in certain answers, and one of the things to be won is a chance to go to NYC to be a player.
Chico: Needless to say, I've been keying in every answer that I could. It's a classic gambit. If you can't go through the front door, go through the back.
Gordon: We wish Chico luck in his endeavor. Which will probably fail.
Chico: Sure with THAT attitude. You can find out more about that at ClubMillionaireTV.com
Gordon: That sounds good to me. Now let's get Jason out. (Pokes Jason)
Jason: (turns around and takes off earmuffs) Are we done?
Chico: Yean. Next up, we play a game of musical chairs with two networks and two executives. This week it came out that Kelly Goode and Bob Boden, two VPs in charge of programming for GSN and the Hub respectively, are out. Now in Kelly's case, she's being transitioned to production to expound on the bank of hits that GSN had over the last three years, which average... and I'm not kidding here... a hit a year.
Jason: Wow.
Chico: Catch 21... Baggage... Newlywed Game. Jury's still out on Lingo.
Jason: Love Triangle? :)
Chico: Hell to the naw.
Gordon: Well 1 a year it not a good record if youre living is making game shows. Big Bored please?

Gordon: The Subject: Kelly Goode's 3 year resume.
Chico: Again, hits: Catch 21, Baggage, and the Newlywed Game.
Gordon: They also had The World Poker Tour
Chico: Which they lost to FSN.
Gordon: GSN Live
Chico: Which they pared down on.
Jason: GSN Radio?
Chico: which they lost. Period. Misses... 1 vs. 100... Love Triangle...Think like a CAT.
Gordon: How Much is Enough, Bingo America, The Money List
Chico: And who could ever forget Big Saturday Night.
Gordon: 20Q
Chico: and The Game Show Awards.
Gordon: This insipid Game Show Saturday night.
Chico: Again, so much promise... horrific execution. And lest we forget the "game show survey" sent out, basically telling them how to do their job.
Gordon: Instant Recall and Hidden Agenda. Chico LOVED that game.
Jason: Me too...NOT.
Chico: But yeah, take one look at Kelly's resume... and well, it speaks volumes. It also reeks volumes. What they need now is someone who'll go for equal parts ambition AND appeal. I hear Bob Boden's available. He's got a LITTLE practice in that area, in that he ushered in GSN's golden age in 2002. :-)
Jason: Would he go back?
Chico: Would he go back? I don't know. It'd be a challenge for one. It's a simple task: balance hit originals with hit reruns.
Gordon: Well let's talk about Bob Boden for a second. First of all, he brought GSN to relevancy with a string of hit shows. Some of those shows, like Lingo, still are aired on GSN
Chico: Whammy...Chain Reaction...
Gordon: If I'm GSN, with new management, I pick up Boden and give him the keys to the castle.
Chico: He's proven that he can do wonders with a schedule. Look at what he did with Family Game Night.
Gordon: With the internet / social media age here, Boden can do so much here, if he wants to.
Chico: But this begs the question - what happened to Boden at The Hub? One minute, he was launching two of his babies (well, his and Mandel Ilagan's), and the next, he's gone looking for his next challenge.
Gordon: I may have the answer.
Chico: Do tell.
Gordon: This from June 14, 2011.

Discovery Communications seems to be preparing the Street for bad news about The HUB — the kids channel it co-owns with Hasbro. In a $500 million debt filing at the SEC this morning, Discovery says that last month the companies amended their partnership agreement to create an undescribed "trigger event" that could lead to a writedown indicating the property is worth less than they had thought. The filing adds that “The HUB’s management is in the process of conducting a fair value analysis to support goodwill impairment testing,” with the results expected in 3Q. The companies also agreed to an unspecified change in the license fees that The HUB pays for its cartoons. The channel, which targets ages 6-12, has struggled to grow since October when Discovery and Hasbro re-branded Discovery Kids. It has attracted an average total day audience of 23,000 so far in the second quarter, down from 24,000 in the first quarter.

Gordon: In non-geek terms, this means that The Hub is not close to drawing either viewers or money.
Chico: Both of which are important in terms of quality product.
Jason: Holy sinking ship
Chico: So basically a cutting of loss.
Gordon: It could also mean that Boden is seeing the writing on the wall and is bailing out before the wall falls on him.
Chico: Right.
Jason: But you are both right, GSN and Boden would be a perfect match...again.
Chico: Make it happen, Goldhill. Don't make me send the Zonk Express on you. Whatcha gonna do when the zonk express runs wild on you?
Jason: Thanks Hulk.
Gordon: As for the Hub - if you want to see them stick around, you better send people over to watch their stuff.
Jason: Because their stuff is quality. No joke. They are the home of kids game shows now.
Chico: You better watch some damn shows. Even if it IS My Little (^_^)ing Pony. =p
Gordon: Speaking of which, let's pony up for 5 Good Questions on one of the office's favorite game shows out there: Let's Make a Deal.



Jason: (puts on Elf Costume) How do I look?
Chico: Like a giant mistake. :-) First question, G?
Gordon: First one...

1) Wayne Brady's average stay on a game show before he leaves: 3 seasons. This is season #3. Does he stick around afterwards?

Jason: I would say yes. From what I see on TV, he is having a ball with the people he is with. Wayne, Jonathan Magnum and Tiffany Coyne are one of the best teams on game shows. Period.
Chico: He almost has to. he's starting to gain a foothold on the format. It'd be a shame if he bailed just like that.
Gordon: This is his nature. However, I agree with you. I think he sticks around.
Chico: Yep. Next question...

2) Every season seems to have newer and creative deals. When do we see more new-school throwbacks to the old games?

Jason: Well we have something called "Spin For A Deal" which looks like an homage to Door #4 from the 1980's.
Gordon: Sure does. I'm sure they'll add other games. You can't sit on your laurels.
Chico: Nope, you have to make it fun and fresh.
Gordon: It would be interesting to see the Super Deal come back
Jason: With a bigger budget....that would be a great November sweeps gimmick. Make the big door $100,000?
Gordon: Id say $50,000 - or even $30,000 is good.

3) We've seen this happen on The Price is Right. Will we see celebrities infiltrate Let's Make a Deal?

Chico: Yes. And it'll be like "What the hell, dude".
Jason: Yes but not as much
Gordon: If you remember back in the old days, they had celebrities on Let's Make a Deal PLAY for people at home. And Trato Hecho offered the services of celebrities as prizes. It would be fun to see that - especially on Sweeps.
Jason: Right.
Gordon: Next one?
Chico: Next one... actually sent in from the Voice of BVN.

4) In watching YouTube previews of the forthcoming season, there's a huge partition separating one part of the audience from another. Are they reverting back to “the old days” where the producers narrow down the field of potential traders, Or is anyone in the audience eligible to make a deal with Wayne and company (like the previous two seasons)?

Chico: That... is a long question. =p
Gordon: My guess is the partition is there #1. To keep out potential contestants to bring them in for the next episode and #2. To hold in 'The Ineligibles'.
Jason: Pretty much. And to make the set look "Bigger"
Chico: Not to mention to allow space for "The Spot".
Jason: Right.
Gordon: Last question.

5) Last year, Let's Make a Deal Averaged a 2.9. That's an increase from season #1. This year, LMAD averages...

Jason: It breaks a 3.1.
Chico: I think that it does not prove itself immune to the daytime drop all over the place. It'll go to a 2.4
Gordon: I'll split the difference and say 2.7. I don't see any new shows threatening it.
Chico: Let's go Global for a moment. Simon Cowell launched what he billed as the biggest game show on the planet in "Red or Black?", Which is basically a giant roulette wheel.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: And one lucky sod chosen to spin it. And if the colors match, you win 1 million pounds. Simple enough, really, except it got some really... REALLY bad news this week. First of all, turns out its first big winner, a guy by the name of Nathan Hageman, is a bit of a ... hmm, what's the name I'm looking for. Oh yeah. JERK.
Jason: And a convicted felon.
Chico: Because he beat a woman. After learning this, the outrage was fast and furious to the point that people were pressuring ITV to withhold winnings. He was allowed to keep said winnings, and needless to say, no one was happy about this. Least of which was Simon, who vetted two potential players out and will not air those shows.
Gordon: Well if it was in the US, the winnings DO get withheld if you go to jail.
Chico: And in a definite "Busted" to the myth of "all publicity is good publicity"... the show managed to lose in its first series of shows almost half of the 7 million who tuned in. And now Simon wants to renew the show. To which I say... Really?
Jason: Not. Going. To. Happen.
Chico: I mean, first of all, the show isn't that good.
Gordon: I'm glad he wants to renew the shows. He's not going to get what he wants. I also saw the show and I thought it was quite boring.
Chico: It's a hair shy of "Play for a Billion". And that had Tom Bergeron on it. AND A MONKEY.
Gordon: Just because you throw a bunch of money at something does not make the premise interesting. I call a correct color and I win. Really? What's the entertainment value of that?
Jason: Yeah. Dumb. And you need to vet people. Just crazy.
Chico: This was just "Money's no object, just get it on the air." And the result? A giant ca-ca on the face of the British game show as we know it. Everything Millionaire did, everything Mastermind did, everything Only bloody Connect did... Red or Black managed to UNDO.
Gordon: We say this all the time. If you stop watching stuff like this...it will go away.
Jason: Yes.
Chico: Yup.
Gordon: And what's even worse is that the hamsters got into this.
Chico: ... They didn't.
Gordon: Yeah. It's galled Green or Brown. You put a piece of cheese and bury it. 3 months later you have to guess what color mold is on the cheese.
Jason: Ewwwwwwwwwwwww
Chico: GREEN!
Gordon: You know, I'd watch that over Red or Black.
Chico: I think we have a break. But first, we have the news.
Gordon: Roll that Beautiful Brain Footage

(Doug: Live, local, and latebreaking... From the four corners of the globe to your frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, and now here's Gordon Pepper, Chico Alexander, and the award-winning Brainvision News Team)

Chico: Thanks, Doug. First up, more business. Meaning more bats.

Now we've been talking about "You Deserve It!" since before Million Dollar Mindgame mysteriously vanished. Now ABC has put in a formal order for six shows. Chris Harrison will host, and you as a contestant will be playing for someone else. It'll be his first traditional form studio game show since Mall Masters at the Mall of America (which he didn't do badly in... it was just a fault of the format)

Jason: This is a cool idea.
Chico: Yes it is.
Gordon: But this may be the same problem here. Just playing for someone else isn't, in my mind, enough of a twist
Jason: Lets see how they execute it
Chico: Right. Meanwhile, let's spinoff a game show.

"Halloween Wars", a holiday variant of "Cupcake Wars", will air on Food Network in October. Justin Willman will host it.

Jason: You know what? I'd watch.
Chico: Me too. I like Halloween. I like Halloween cakes. I think it's the orange frosting and the candy corn. I don't know.
Jason: lol
*Chico: And the final bat comes with a purse.

A green purse, for Molly Sims, who is tapped as host of "Project Accessory" for Lifetime. The show has been in production for a month, but no date has been set as of yet.

Chico: One more greenlight...

Restaurant Race... Holland loves it. Holland's hoping the US loves it, as it's being shopped around. Think of it as Kitchen Nightmares if it were a game between two restaurants.

Gordon: We like host-driven cooking competitions. They better get a good host.
Chico: I am available. :-)
Jason: I know you are ;)
Chico: And so is Gordon with a datebook. September 12... Big. September 14... Bigger.

The 12th is Family Feud and Showhouse Showdown. The 14th is Ameica's Next Top Model and Survivor: South Pacific. The 17th is The Game os Life and Scrabble Showdown: The official premieres.

Chico: Big. Though I hope the series are better than the previews.
Gordon: Me too. And it better be, for The Hub's sake.
Chico: Yup.
Jason: oh yeah
Gordon: Now let's get Loaded.
Jason: Hic

This week, if you were playing "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on Facebook at about, oh, 5:30p ET on Thursday, you could've played against Meredith Vieira and perhaps you didn't even know it. Or maybe you did.

Jason: Really?
Chico: Yeah really. I'm having a sick vision of what it would've been like had Jason met Meredith in a round.
Jason: Wow. just wow
Chico: It's a lively and vivacious exhange, and for obvious reasons, I won't go into detail. And while we're on Millionaire, the new season... first to be broadcast in HD.
Jason: Cool
Chico: It looks sweet. I finally know which way is up. These next few morons... not so muc

Are YOU Smarter than...the background checking crew at Red Or Black. We've seen failure to do background checks ground shows, and this one seems to be next on the scrap heap.

Jason: (shakes head)
Chico: Seriously
Jason: Don't cut corners.
Chico: They don't watch for the players. They watch for the money.
Gordon: We have a Ton of Haterade this week. (Brings out Mega Vat)
Chico: Oh yeah. I'm going to need a keg here.
Jason: Do I need the 44oz Mug?
Gordon: (Brings out milk cartons) Here.
Jason: Damn.

Jon Gosselin tells Kate Gosselin to go get a real job and a real life, Mike Richards and Adam Sandler (No, Not THAT Adam Sandler) are sued by ex-Price is Right model Lanisha Cole for sexual harassment, The Biggest Loser Season 9 contestant Sam Palou drops 6 stories and is in critical condition (get well soon, Sam!), GSN is sued over a copyright Tort, and...



Ochocinco's Ultimate Catch has been sent to the showers.

Jason: Awwwww.
Chico: Not surprisingly
Gordon: Not at all.
Chico: This is a little bit of a surprise.

Hold Onto Your Seat!, the hit French quizzer... is heading to Japan.

Jason: Interesting
Chico: Seems like a Japanese quiz show. You have a quiz, and you have everyone cheering either for you or against you. And then it gets weird
Jason: As it always do
Jason: does
Gordon: Does that mean we get screaming Media Hoes?
Chico: ... MAYBE. (Plays "Pimpin All Over the World")

In this week's Media Ho Report, Regis leaves Live November 18, Wilson Philips gets a reality show, James Durbin signs with Wind Up Records...Kimberly Caldwell hosts Best Ink, Lady Gaga gets Dick Clark's Rock' New Years Eve, Paige Davis will host Home Made Simple...After months of denying it, Ben Flajnik is the new Bachelor, Holly Durst and Blake Julian are reportedly engaged, and Adam Moyer wins Sweet Home Alabama, while dejected runner-up Tribble Reese gets his own spinoff on Season 2. Chico will be Tivo-ing it.

Jason: And burning to Blu-Ray :)
Chico: Sure will be.... not really
Gordon: But none of them are your hoes of the week.
Chico: Who've you got?
Gordon: I have...oh, you'll LOVE this...
Chico: Oh no.
Gordon: Erica Rose (Bachelor Pad) has a dad that does plastic surgery. To no one's surprise, he's been ...touching up...some of the contestants.
Chico: Of course.
Gordon: Vienna Girardi and now Ella Nolan (both of the Bachelor Franchise) have gotten work done.
Jason: It's a damn franchise. Why not :)
Chico: In more ways than one.
Gordon: To quote Ella 'I got everything I wanted. I feel incredible...I can't stop touching my new boobs!'.
Chico: Three... two.. one... and... you're sad.
Gordon: And those...are your Hoes.
Chico: And that's BrainVision. Shut it down, J.
Jason: Shutting Down LOL
Chico: Still to come, more fun with the lavatory of tomorrow, but first... an opportunity for LEARNING!
Jason: It is Back to school you know.
Chico: Yup. And we have our own version of morality in our new game.
Gordon: We'll have that...but first, a message of morality from Brainvision.

(Brainvision has been brought to you by Million Dollar Coin Flip. Heads or Tails for a million? How inane can we be? All coin flips are supervised by The NFL's National Referee Association.)

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