Episode 9.3
September 29

Chico: Hey, it's Chico Alexander with two questions...
Gordon: No, I don't have the incriminating photos anymore of you and Tila Tequila. So...the questions?
Chico: Ah yes, the questions. 1) Who the hell thought of Chris Knight as a game show host? I don't know whether to shake his hand or slap him.
Jason: That's sort of a good news/bad news thing.
Chico: 2) When is five digits better than six? All these questions, and more as from somewhere in America, the "Party Like It's 1998" edition of We Love to Interrupt... is... ON!
Gordon: Yay!
Jason: Alright.
Gordon: Gordon Pepper and Chico here, along with special guest Jason Block.
Jason: Greetings.
Chico: Lots of questions here so we'll start with a show that asks nothing BUT questions. If you're a child of the 80s, or... like the three of us, a total geek, you're familiar with Trivial Pursuit.
Jason: I have at least 5 or 6 editions in storage
Chico: You're hardcore.
Jason: Oh yeah.
Chico: I had 4.
Gordon: I had 2 editions.
Chico: Now on its 25th anniversary in America comes only the third show on American TV to bear the game's name. Three rounds, three players play against... America.
Jason: But you know what...this is a show that has SO much potential...and the execution doesn't compare.
Gordon: Before we unleash the hounds...or Jason Block...let's talk about the good of the show.
Chico: The good... it doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't.
Jason: Yup.
Chico: It's a bare boned trivial tour de force.
Jason: Lots of questions.
Gordon: I'm not sure about lots of questions, as it only has 15-20 against a show like Jeopardy's 61, but I do like the premise of the contestants against America.
Chico: And the use of people like you, or me, or former Catch 21 champion Tim Connolly, asking the questions... It brings something new to the party. It's innovative.
Jason: It does make it "interactive"...somewhat.
Gordon: It's a different twist on it, and it moves the game along.
Chico: And the thing about the people asking the questions...They're my neighbor. They're my mailman. They're my boss, my school teacher, my clergyman, my ex-girlfriend from college...
Gordon: She who shall never be named?
Chico: Right.
Jason: Let's not talk about her.
Chico: No, let's not.
Jason: We get the idea though.
Chico: But these are real people, playing a real game for real stakes.
Gordon: So Jason's long lost cousin Leonid the Magnificent or my brother, Mr. No Sex from American Idol could also be up there?
Chico: Theoretically, yes. AND...since Hasbro is behind it, it actually does the source material justice, right down to the use of such terms as "wedge", "token", and "all-play".
Jason: HOWEVER....There are some things that are NOT so good about it.
Chico: Yes there are. Chief among them... the host. Now if you've ever played TP, you know there's at least one snarky guy who's sole mission is to point out how stupid you are for missing a question.
Gordon: (Raises hand)
Chico: Gordon functions as ours.
Gordon: (points at Chico) BWA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA
Jason: Exactly. However...Chris Knight shouldn't do it.
Chico: Nope. He's a conduit. He makes the show move along.
Gordon: A host should never be above the show. Even Alex Trebek, though he points this stuff out sometimes, is a master at keeping the show moving.
Chico: It's good that he's going on comic timing, but it shouldn't be evident in his subtext.
Jason: And honestly...he was a stiff as a cardboard cutout.
Chico: You think so?
Jason: Oh my goodness, yes. He felt tight, constricted to me.
Chico: We have a bit of a contrast. Whereas Alfonso Ribiero was "trying too hard" on Catch 21... Chris Knight wasn't trying hard enough.
Gordon: I'll agree with both of you to an extent. He wasn't as dreadful as Alfonso Ribiero, and unlike Ribiero, I think he will get better as the show moves along.
Jason: It's very hard to have that balance.
Chico: And then there's the pacing of the show.
Jason: Too slooooooow
Gordon: I can't blame Knight for being snarky and tap dancing because #2. The fault lies with the producers. The format of 'he who answers 6 questions in the first 20 minutes of the show wins' opens it up to excess padding and excess Knight.
Jason: This is my biggest problem. And that's with the gameplay. We all know that 3 wedges fill the first half of the game right?
Gordon: Buzz in. Answer 6 questions. Win the game. That's it. Whoopie.
Chico: You know... Hold on, let's get a Big Board up, because there's a lot of things that need to be patched up.
Gordon: More like this..

Chico: This one's called "In Pursuit of Perfection." First of all, wedge questions shouldn't be thrown open like that. Just give America the money and move on. Second, give America's Team Captain more of a role.
Jason: How do you mean?
Chico: As it is, he or she asks one question and then taunts the studio for the next half hour.
Jason: What role would you give him/her?
Gordon: I'd make him a player that can buzz in.
Jason: Ah.
Chico: Going to my next point. The object of America's Team is to stump the player, right? Bonus Round, all they can do is say "stop" to lock in the six categories. I say let him or her study the players, get a feel of their strengths and weaknesses... and then place the categories. Makes sense, right?
Jason: Sure.
Gordon: Me Likey.
Jason: I have something else...You know how in the first round where the wedges are won(3 of 6) to get in the 2nd round right?
Chico: Right.
Jason: What bugs me is that the 2nd round wedges from a fill perspective, mean NOTHING. You just plop them in to any wedge spot when you answer a question. Make them fill the wedges in with the categories THEY MISSED.
Gordon: I'm going to defend the show here.
Chico: Defend away.
Gordon: If you make it like they have to pick up wedges, it turns into Bingo America all over again, where I could be waiting forever for a sports wedge to show up. So we can volley between 2 wedges all day if each person knows the subject matter better. I don't know about you, but waiting for a wedge to pop up in a random draw is very annoying.
Chico: Truth be told, the Hot Pursuit round is a lot better than the first and the last rounds. It's as fast as the show ever moves.
Gordon: There's actually movement in Hot Pursuit.

	TRIVIAL PURSUIT: AMERICA PLAYS - Syndicated
	CHICO	GORDON	JASON	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	C	D	C-	C-

Chico: But still, presentation is slick and the show is only limited by the viewers' imagination. Still, it could tend to be a tad more exciting. C for me.
Jason: C- for me.
Gordon: I like the premise a lot. The execution and slow pacing really hurts this show. D.
Chico: Given the choice between this and a second season of Crosswords, I'd take... this.
Gordon: Same here.
Jason: Honestly, I would take Crosswords. This is worse than that.
Gordon: Would you take Opportunity Knocks?
Chico: Umm... no.
Jason: Yes! In a big way. And you are going to think me nuts.
Gordon: You're Nuts.
Jason: Fine.
Chico: Well,... let's go over the game real quick. You're basically playing to figure out things you should know about your family. Game show comes to your front lawn.
Gordon: While the rest of us use it for a sleeping aid.
Jason: Right. But there are a few elements that make this a like for me.
Chico: Go ahead.
Gordon: And here to say what's good about the show, Jason Block.
Jason: #1. JD Roth. While Dennis Miller and Johnny Vaughan were annoying as hosts, on similar styled shows, JD Roth has been doing this for over 20 years now. He knows how to move a show along and build drama and tension and make people care.
Gordon: I'll give you J.D. Roth. He is one of the most underrated hosts of this generation.
Jason: #2. The ability to buy experiences/events from your pot of money. For example...the father had the ability to buy his 1969 Camaro for $25,000. He didn't...and he lost the car. However, his daughter paid $5,000 for her and her friends for a VIP Jonas Brothers experience. #3. The embarrassing moments are kept to a minimum and worked. For example, having the younger brother give a rose to his "crush". Great stuff. And #4. I thought the games worked. I think The production company saw what didn't work for Amnesia/MKOT and made it work.
Chico: Thank you, Jason. I will also give you the whole "buying your experiences" thing.
Gordon: And now, to tell you why the show didn't work, it's Gordon Pepper and Chico Alexander.
Chico: 1) It's again, a case of an inside joke. I want to root for the contestants, but this show gives me no reason to.
Gordon: The reason why The Newlywed Game worked was that you could play along. Even if you didn't care about the contestants, you could play along because the questions allowed you to play at home.
Chico: Like, for example...One of the stunts was to pick from your dad's collection of 300 toy cars to find his favorite one.
Gordon: How exactly can I play this at home? At least when it's 'find the flag', the home viewer has some semblance of what they are looking for. How do you know what someone's favorite thing is?
Jason: You can't. I admit that.
Chico: Like how am I, a blue man in red America, supposed to figure that one out?
Gordon: If you were blue, you'd be a smurf.
Chico: True.
Gordon: Let's put up another question...

Finish your father's quote about school. "More school, more choices..."

a) More choices, more future
b) Less school, less money
c) Less school, less choices.

Gordon: Unless I lived within shouting distance, this question means nothing to me.
Chico: I watched the show, and I can't even remember the answer.
Jason: I got it. I got it.
Gordon: Now if you were to ask the family - Something like how many doors do you have in your house, and try to get the people watching to play along at their house and see if they're right...THEN you have something. I was expecting a smart current Newlywed Game clone. Instead I got a clone of why Amne$ia and my Kind of Town are off the air.
Chico: It's intentions are in the right place... and no doubt JD Roth is probably one of the best hosts out there...And there's enough material to last an hour. But really... unless I know the family who's on the show, there isn't much of a reason for me to watch.

	OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS - ABC
	CHICO	GORDON	JASON	AVERAGE-O-MATIC
	D+	D	B-	C-

Jason: I had a good time with it. B-.
Chico: I didn't. D+. Not a fail by any means, but again... why should I care?
Gordon: This almost has the reverse problems of Trivial Pursuit. Great host, great pacing, horrific concept. It's THIS close to being a good show if they focused on the play at home Newlywed Game factor. We're dying for a new Newlywed game.
Chico: It's SO CLOSE! SO CLOSE! WE'RE BEGGING FOR IT!
Gordon: Unfortunately, it doesn't, and must be docked appropriately. D.
Jason: I saw a lot more in it than you.
Chico: There is a lot of potential. There is a lot of emotion. There's a lot of drama. If I were grading on potential, then the grade would be much higher. But again... why should I care?
Gordon: I agree that the potential is there. But I don't grade on potential. I grade on what's there. And what's there is a family version of Amne$ia - and that show bombed.
Jason: Noted.
Chico: So let's go to something we all can enjoy...
Gordon: Tila Tequila on a stick?
Jason: Chico can only dream.
Chico: Yes. Tila Tequila on a stick. I think we can all get behind that. Anyway...Dancing with the Stars played on for three nights this week, and I'm proud to say that we finally got one right... sort of.
Gordon: We got the order wrong, but we all said that Jeffery Ross and Ted McGinley would be the first 2 gone. And we were right.
Jason: Not bad guys...not bad at all. But we didn't plan for a potty mouthed Cloris Leachman.
Chico: I don't think ANYONE planned for that.
Gordon: Cloris gone wild!
Jason: I love when the plan goes Bonkers.
Chico: On live TV no less. :-)
Gordon: I think she realized quite early on that she's not going to stick around via the judges scores.
Chico: Especially not after the two nights of performances she gave.
Gordon: 15 and a 16 isn't going to cut it.
Chico: Oh no. Not on week one.
Gordon: So the only way to stick around? To get the audience vote by being entertaining. And she is CLEARLY entertaining.
Jason: She said, and I quote , "She had to be bleeped out backstage after hearing her score of 16 and told the audience that the judges "can't even add up the numbers, they're so stupid."
Chico: Yikes.
Jason: Bad Cloris.
Gordon: You know we talk about people who are voting for the bad singers in American Idol, right?
Chico: Right.
Jason: Of course.
Gordon: If Cloris can get the people who want to sabotage the show to vote for her, her life on the show could be greatly extended. And who doesn't like to vote for the feisty 82 year old curmudgeon?
Jason: Sanjaya Leachman.
Chico: I could theoretically see her going the full monty. Oh, and I also see her stripping as far as you can get on broadcast TV.
Gordon: Ack! My eyes!
Jason: Good grief man...my lunch.
Gordon: What about a lunch of grasshoppers and other bugs on a show which also features stripping on TV?
Jason: You mean...in Africa?
Gordon: I sure do mean Africa
Jason: Ah yeah...Survivor came back in a BIG way this week.
Gordon: We came back to traditional Survivor - full of personalities, challenges and strategy.
Chico: Oh yeah. We learned one thing this season and we're not even a full week in. And that is... SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP.
Jason: Yup. I mean the two people who were eliminated...DESERVED TO GO.
Gordon: And usually, the first people voted off make a number of tactical errors. So...Big Bored please?

Gordon: Subject; How NOT to be the first person voted off. #1. Survivor is a SOCIAL Game. You MUST MUST MUST make an alliance and a group who will not vote you off.
Jason: Very very true. Loners never win.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Gordon: Michelle (the first person voted off) made an Alliance with Ken...and just Ken. Gillian (second person voted off) made an alliance with Susie...and just Susie. That leaves Crystal, Matty, Dan and GC as the main 4, with Ken as the 5th person.
Gordon: Last time I checked, 5 > 4
Chico: Yeowza.
Gordon: You have to be in the majority. If you're in the minority, you have a problem early. #2. The best way to be in the minority? Get on their nerves.
Chico: Michelle had a bit of a problem with... complaining.
Gordon: Good point, Mr. Alexander. Lets talk on that.
Jason: She was an absolute pain in the ass.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: Michelle whined about everything. I think Ken could have saved her, but she was whining, and she got booted. Gillian got bossy when the team absolutely didn't want or need a leader.
Chico: Both annoying, on other ends of the spectrum.
Gordon: And here's a major problem that the tribe is going to have. They have all played Survivor to the point that they know that being the leader is bad - but if you don't have one, you will lose challenges and get picked off. Being the minority tribe going into a merge is worse.
Jason: Oh yeah.
Chico: They eventually come to appoint GC as the leader... right before going to their second Tribal Council.
Gordon: And then GC didn't want the job. Randy is the wise person here and is just keeping his mouth shut - for now. The problem is that he's in the minority, and he's physically not strong.
Chico: He needs to ally up or he won't stand a chance.
Gordon: Now let's go to Kota. Ace is the appointed leader who makes everyone do yoga in the am.
Chico: Apparently, it's working. They're three-for-three in challenges.
Gordon: We also see a majority of 5 early - Marcus, Charlie, Paloma, Jacquie, Corinne and Bob.
Chico: Right. We have two opposing factions... They don't know they're opposing, but should they make it to the merge, this could be quite interesting
Gordon: Ace is the leader - for now. It could be very interesting to see what happens, since we haven't really seen any cracks in the group yet, with the exception of Ace being annoying.
Chico: Let's see how the next week of challenges pans out.
Jason: I see Bob as a major under the radar player.
Gordon: He could be. How do you see Drew?
Chico: In High Definition and loose.
Jason: And very funny.
Chico: Crazy, even.
Jason: He is having a boatload of fun.
Chico: He's accepting his destiny. Even those a few sour apples out there have a hard time buying it. I thumb my nose at you.
Gordon: Don't thumb your nose just yet. Let's see what the ratings say first this week, nose boy.
Chico: I'll thumb my nose if I feel like it, and right now, I feel like it. =p Anyway, TPIR launches its 37th season nice and proper with big money, big prizes, and a brand spanking new game. The game is Gas Money. It's played for cash money and ... a CAR.
Gordon: It's Five Pricetags meets DOND meets Trivia Trap.
Chico: Five prices, behind the right one, the pink slip to the car. Behind the other four... money. Guess the price of the car, that's locked. Then pick from the other four. If it's money, it's yours. You can walk with it or go on for the car or perhaps more money. BUT if you find the pink slip, it's over. There's a maximum of $10,000 to be won. And the player on Monday's show won it.
Gordon: That's a nice game.
Chico: Daniel van Deventer won $10,000 and a $25,350 Pontiac Solstice.
Jason: That was the last game created by the Dob. He went out with a bang.
Chico: We switch from TPIR's answer to DOND to syndication's answer to DOND...And the question... when is five digits better than six?
Gordon: When the person who gets 5 makes a buch better deal than the person who gets 6.
Jason: And that is 100% true.
Chico: And it happened...this past Friday.
Gordon: Let's go to the first player. Chelsea Drake. She has an amazing board.

$300 / $75,000 / $100,000 / $500,000
Offer: $88,000.
1 case to Open

Chico: No deal.
Gordon: She no deals it and opens..the $300
Jason: Minimum to go home with $75K

$75,000 / $100,000 / $500,000
OFFER: $176,000.
1 case to open.

Gordon: What do you 2 do?
Jason: You go for it!
Chico: No deal! (slams down lid)
Gordon: Chelsea says...No Deal. Opens up the $75,000

$100,000 / $500,000
OFFER: $275,000.

Gordon: Deal...Or No Deal?
Chico: NO DEAL.
Jason: NO DEAL!!!!!
Gordon: You are risking $175,000 to make $400,000
Jason: Pretty much.
Chico: Sounds like a reasonable risk.
Gordon: According to Chico's book of annoying statistics, you go for it.
Jason: ROFL
Chico: Ha.
Jason: The stats work.
Gordon: And if you're going in there as a gambler, you do go for it. You're walking out with $100,000. Chelsea....Deals for $275,000.
Jason: Say...what?
Chico: Huh?
Gordon: Though an exciting game, it causes the internet world to release a collective groan at Chelsea.
Chico: Yes it does.
Gordon: And the groans get louder when it's revealed that Chelsea...had the $500,000.
Jason: OOOOOH.
Gordon: That would be...a bad deal.
Jason: Oh man. The Pain. $275,000 is a great chunk of change...but wow.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Gordon: Keep in mind you have the highest and third highest cases left. You HAVE to go for it.
Chico: That's right.
Jason: Bingo.
Gordon: Which leads us to the question that many people have had - will the $500,000 be awarded this season? If the play is like we've seen today, the answer is no. If you have 2 of the Top 3 cases left and you DON'T go for it, that answers your question.
Chico: Well, I call special circumstances. She was playing for two.
Jason: I don't. She should have gone for it. $100,000 is a nice college fund.
Gordon: $500,000 takes care of college and any more kids.
Chico: On the other hand, if you get the double run... you see a pretty nice game.
Gordon: In the second game, we have Autumn Prince. Autumn has the $250,000 case...and that's it in a sea of low cases.

PENNY, $10, $50, $200, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $250,000
OFFER: $12,000
2 Cases to open

Gordon: Deal...or No Deal?
Jason: Wow...Honestly I don't know...but I would go one more, to get my offer a little higher before I deal.
Chico: One more.
Gordon: Now Autumn needs $4,000 to take classes she needs to be a trucker. If the $250,000 goes away, then so will the $4,000 needed and she will not take the risk. So she deals for $12,000.
Chico: And we have 10 minutes of show to kill. Might as well play it out.
Gordon: She would have had to pick 2 more cases. First case...$500. Second case...$250,000.
Jason: Whoa!
Gordon: So Autumn gets out at the PERFECT time and leaves with $12,000.
Jason: She rode the wave very well.
Gordon: Inside her case...$10. And she played DOND by the numbers. You have to walk when there's one case left. And Howie even pointed it out. You bail when there's one case left. That's what she did, despite there being 8 cases left.
Chico: She played it textbook. Get in. Ride the wave. Get out.
Gordon: Great deal for Autumn.
Jason: Fantastic...so THAT'S why 5 is better than 6.
Gordon: And from a textbook position, she played a better game than Chelsea, despite making $263,000 less.
Chico: I believe the trophy is in order.
Gordon: Present the trophy, sir.



Chico: Autumn Prince, this week, WLTI MVP.
Jason: (applause)
Chico: And for most valuable pig... Hans.

(snort)

Chico: Right. Okay, load him up.
Gordon: Hans may be the best porker out there. Much better than Wall Street pork.
Jason: Or Government pork
Chico: Let's not talk about that. That's depressing... or recessing... or something.
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... let's talk renewals. Lots and lots of renewals.
Jason: Let's hear it.
Gordon: Weeeee

In the Greenlight today, announced renewals for The Pickup Artist, From G's to Gents, and Rock and a Hard Place

Jason: Although it makes me ill that G's to Gents got a renewal...4M on MTV is a huge chunk.
Chico: Indeed it is.
Gordon: Sure is. We got a lot of G's out there. I mean I'm a G. An Uppercase G :)
Chico: Girls think you got the money... hundred dollar bill, y'all. Little Montell Jordan for you there.
Jason: Yeah but you are a G that doesn't curse, hit people, and drink to excess.
Chico: Um...he swears like a sailor.
Gordon: What the (bleep) you talking about? I don't (bleep)ing curse, you mother (bleep)er.
Jason: And Mr. Bentley gets a bump in salary as EP, right?
Chico: Right. As for the Pick-Up Artist... well, VH1 just aired the Tricks of the Trade episode to get us ready for it. Nice to know they haven't forgotten about it.
Gordon: As much as we wanted them to. As for Rock and a Hard Place, good for Meatloaf.
Chico: Oh yeah. Now for your Business report...I have... the golden bat.
Jason: Pretty

Apparently the first week of DOND is better than originally thought, as it is the fourth most popular game show in syndication.

Jason: That's cool.
Chico: AND it leads the freshman class of 2008...AND it's the biggest game show launch since Millionaire in 2002. The numbers are as follows.

Wheel: 6.6
Jeopardy!: 5.5
Millionaire: 2.6
DOND: 1.6
Feud: 1.5

Chico: Those are all premiere week scores.
Jason: Not bad numbers at all.
Chico: Nope. There are some primetime shows that would beg for numbers like these. Well, Wheel and J! anyway.
Jason: And BTW...after three weeks of the MDW...non factor. Hit once out of 15 shows.
Gordon: It's early, folks. 3 weeks does not a season make.
Jason: true.
Chico: Yeah. We still have some 36 weeks to go.
Gordon: And if it did get hit, they are certainly not going to show those episodes in September. And since DOND's 1.6 rating is better than Feuds, that certainly puts them in renewal stage.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Gordon: Trivial Pursuit, on the other hand...yuck. 0.7 after day #1. After day #2...0.5
Jason: That's not good at all.
Gordon: Think about this. In NYC, Temptation was in that same time slot. They had BETTER ratings than TP:AP.
Chico: Yikes.
Gordon: Hopefully, the shows in the Datebook this week will debut to better numbers.

We've wasted way too much typing on this, but Paris Hilton's 'My New BFF' shows up on Tuesday, September 30.

Chico: And that's the last we'll mention of it.
Gordon: Until next week and the maximum capsule reviews.
Chico: Of course.
Gordon: Watching Paris on my TV makes me want to get fully loaded.
Chico: Good, because I've got a site for you.
Gordon: Hic.

It's an online talent show at Amuso.com

Chico: Cash, rewards, and recognition, all for the taking. Don't have online? Then it's a safe bet you're not reading this. Heh. But still there's something else...Over the last week on TPIR players won copies of the video game version.
Jason: A lot :)

Now you can have it for your own. $30 for the DS, $40 for the PC and Wii versions.

Jason: No 360 version...boo.
Chico: No PS3 version... boo.
Gordon: Anything for the PS2 Or a MAC?
Chico: Nope. Just the Wii, the DS, and the PC.
Gordon: BOOOOOOOOOO
Chico: I happen to have all three. But still... if you're going to cross platforms, then cross platforms.
Jason: Agreed.
Chico: Not too bright, is it?
Jason: Nope.
Gordon: Dumb move for the computer companies. I have other dumb moves, as well.

Are You Smarter Than...Alicia Furio, who gets to play the Golden Road...and doesn't get out of the starting gate.

Gordon: Now Chico, wouldn't you consider the first prize out of Golden Road a gimme?
Chico: Yes. Yes I would.
Gordon: So here's the first prize on the Golden Road...

Game Table. $_87

Gordon: Is the first number a 2 or a 5?
Chico: It's a 5.
Jason: Yes...it's a 5.
Gordon: First of all, whens's the last time you've seen a multi-leveled game table worth $287?
Chico: Um.. I'll go with "never".
Gordon: Second of all, when's the last time you've seen The Price is Right offer ANYTHING worth $287?
Chico: 1981
Jason: Pretty much then.
Gordon: So yes, it's $587. Alicia says $287, and that's game over for her.
Jason: Ouch.
Chico: So while the average Golden Road player will walk out with at least something, she walks away with... a can of tomato sauce.
Gordon: Which she can use as varnish if she wants to build a $287 table at home.
Chico: Of course, it'll be vastly inferior. But now we're just getting all haterade.
Gordon: And let's stay on Thursday, shall we? Let's go Inside the Box. You know when you get the answers right inside the box, you get seconds, right?
Jason: Right.
Chico: Right

So when you get 5 out of the 6 questions wrong, and when the one person who gets a question right accrues 50 seconds worth of penalties, you get a final score that looks like this:

FINAL: Joanne: -0:02 Roy: -0:15 Ian: -0:15

Jason: My eyes. I can't avert myself.
Chico: I can see through time.
Gordon: Also feels like a Crossword Deja Vu, eh?
Chico: Heh.
Gordon: It's a triple negative game! First one of the season. And of course, Joanne wins the minimum $500 in the bonus round, making this a lost cause. So that was an import in from Canada. Are we going out there to span the world?
Chico: Nope. We're going back to Britain...Since it's... well, there.

One of our favorite shows around here is Unbeatable Banzuke. Well Brian Blessed is set to host a UK version of the show.

Chico: You may remember that they did this before as a show called "Under Pressure."
Gordon: right.
Chico: I suspect that this show will be a more accurate portrayal of the Monster hit.
Gordon: I agree. What would the Brits call a Banzuke?
Jason: I don't know. But it looks fun to watch.
Chico: Oh yeah
Gordon: What do they call a media ho in Britain?
Jason: A Media Tart or a WAG
Chico: And you know this because... :-)
Jason: I am an Anglophile.
Chico: Ah.
Gordon: Memo to Chris Tarrant: Jason Block wants your job.
Jason: From your mouth, G. From your mouth.
Gordon: Chico - Music, please?
Chico: Right. *"Pimpin' All Over the World"*

In this week's Media Ho report, Howie Mandel appears at the Aurora on October 10, Carol Vordeman (ex host of Countdown) is trying to slim down, Ed McMahon wins a lawsuit against a hospital and raps for FreeCreditReport.com...Erik Huffman (Survivor) and Jamie Dugan (Survivor) get engaged, Jen Schefft (The Bachelorette) gets engaged, and Paul Newman passes away...

(Silence)

Tom and LT (The Biggest Loser), Isis and Hannah (AMTM 11), and Suede (Project Runway) all get the boot on their respective reality shows.

Gordon: But none of them are the Medias Ho of the Week.
Chico: Who is it?
Gordon: It is...Uncle Jeffy. Congratulations to Jeff Probst, who wins the Emmy for Best Reality Show Host for Survivor.
Chico: Yay. Too bad the rest of the ceremony sucked.
Jason: Unreal.
Gordon: And those...are your hoes. But before we go...there's been a red sofa sighting...and its BIG.
Chico: Deliver it.
Gordon: Since we talked about it, maybe you want to be part of the 4 million who wants to be a Gent from a G.

The ultimate gentleman, Fonzworth Bentley, is looking for a new group of G’s to take under his wing and transform into gentlemen. “From G’s to Gents” will take 15 young “G’s” and polish them up. They will be educated in everything from Style and Grace, Etiquette, Chivalry and Business Skills. the men will LEARN that with the right tools, every G have the ability to be a true Gentleman – and a real shot at finding success.
http://www.realitywanted.com/call/3281-from-gs-to-gents-season-2-now-casting

Gordon: If you would rather cook against the clock, maybe this is for you

Food Network is currently casting for a new cooking competition series and is looking for professional chefs, who want to test their culinary skills against those of their peers. Four competitors will race against the clock; their food judged on taste, creativity, and presentation by the experts. Three are eliminated along the way, and only one remains the ultimate winner.
http://www.realitywanted.com/call/2898-new-food-network-show-now-casting

Chico: Sounds like Eat the Clock.
Gordon: Sure does.
Chico: Except with cooking.
Gordon: And I have something for Jason Block. Jason will like this one.
Jason: Seriously?
Gordon: Tell me if you like this
Jason: Ok.

The Next Food Network Star is NOW CASTING for Season 5 in Your Area!!!!Do you think you have what it takes to be a TV star and host your own show on Food Network?

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Cooking Know-How: You can be self-taught or professionally trained or somewhere in between, BUT YOU MUST HAVE FOOD KNOWLEDGE!!
• Personality that Pops: Do people often tell you that you have the charisma and personality to have your own cooking show?
• Teaching Skills: Do you teach at culinary school or maybe a cooking class and want to bring those teaching skills to the next level? Do you have a clear point of view on food and want to teach America about it?

****One winner will receive his or her own six-episode show!!!IF THE ABOVE DESCRIBES YOU, ATTEND THE OPEN CALL!!

NY, NY
- Monday, October 6th, 2008
- 11am-3pm
Sutton Place Bar & Restaurant
1015 Second Ave.
(btw. 53rd and 54th) NY, NY

Things to Remember:
• Please download your application at www.foodnetwork.com and bring your completed application to the open call event.
• Call backs will be held the next day so please plan accordingly.

For more information or questions, please e-mail NFNS5ny@yahoo.com
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/tfr/854874861.html

Chico: Jason?
Jason: Me likey a lot.
Chico: It's got your name all over it.
Jason: Very very cool.
Gordon: See Jay? I deliver.
Jason: I hope they get a bit more personality with the skills and less weepiness.. This season left something to be desired.
Gordon: Would I ever steer you wrong?
Jason: Never....usually.
Chico: Heh.
Gordon: And that's Brainvision. Shut it down.
Chico: Okay, shutting it down. Still to come on the big show, we put a positive spin on the negative world, but first... they said it.. not us. This is WLTI. Give us 22 briefcases... we'll give you the world.

(BrainVision has been brought to you by GSNN's Toughest Jobs. 16 people attempt to see how they can do in various game show positions, like Fear Factor Cockroach Wrangler, Survivor Elephant Herder, or Temptation Executive Producer.)

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