Jason: The show keeps going on. PUSH The ratings belie it.
Don: I'll give it a push.
Gordon: With so many bad shows coming out, we need to keep the good ones. Push.
Joe: The Amazing Race to Lose Weight. Push
Chico: I'm going to push this one. I mean, Ali finally finds a decent vehicle... and the show itself is decent. And the twist is a productive one. Five pushes. *fanfare*. Next...

Jason: Drew + good show = PUSH.
Joe: I'm pushing so hard, it's practically a pull.
Chico: Davies + Drew = :-). PUSH.
Don: PUSH. The first season was great, and I can't wait to see this one.
Joe: The biggest twist to season 2 is.....there is no twist! :)
Gordon: I expect everything to be better - and I liked it before. Push
Chico: Five more pushes. *fanfare* Next..

Chico: It's the Apprentice... with celebrities....
Jason: Sorry...this one is going down. FLUSH
Gordon: I don't buy the spin The Donald is putting on the show. I do think I'll be watching it, just to see the train wreck and the fact that the celebrity format works in almost every other country thay have done it in. Push.
Don: I'll give it a pastry push. It seems like they have a decent set of celebs, but I'm a bit iffy about whether or not this will work out okay. And it seems weird to see Omarosa in there...
Chico: Dude... It's the Apprentice, which has been going downhill since season 2, and it's with celebrities. FLUSH it. They need a new CEO up in there.
Joe: Celebrity Apprentice may have some good stuff, but not good enough. Flush
Gordon: I don't disagree with that, but I'll at least watch the first episode
Chico: 3-2 flush. Next is...

Jason: It's a quality show... I like this. PUSH
Chico: Perfect companion to that other big money game show on NBC. PUSH.
Don: Push.
Chico: very underrated.
Gordon: I have to flush this on principle.
Jason: why?
Chico: principle?
Gordon: There is both a televised and an internet promo out there saying that one of the people in Men Vs. Women special runs the board and wins the million. Now why are you going to be ruining your own show? After that happens, the shark will be jumped, and this will be the last season. Flush.
Don: Yeah, I do wish they wouldn't have spoiled that. I'll still be watching, though.
Chico: Same here
Jason: Bad promo people...bad.
Gordon: I'll watch that episode. Then...what's the point?
Chico: Dude, push the show, flush the promotions department. Obviously they haven't learned a damned thing from Twenty-one
Gordon: Sorry. Can't do it. Next one?
Chico: Next...

Jason: This has nuclear bomb written all over it. FLUSH
Chico: It's like the show from some 20 years ago... with special effects. It'll succeed if only for lack of anything better on. Pastry. I will turn on it, though, if they stress the SHOW rather than the game.
Gordon: This reminds me of a little show that we thought the audience would dismiss called Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader. We were wrong. I see this in the same vein. Push, but it won't do the numbers that NBC thinks it will.
Chico: But remember, this is Ben Silverman we're talking about. So far, he's yet to miss in the game show world.
Joe: I really hope that AG is better than the spectacle NBC will try and make it out to be. Push
Don: Pastry. I've seen clips on the official site, and I'm still a bit unsure. It is good to see most of those events again, but it may seem weird if they don't have commentary during the gameplay, if those clips are any indication.
Gordon: Exactly. And I think it will be a hit. But I see closer to Biggest Loser numbers than Gray's Anatomy numbers
Chico: I agree. Next...

Jason: Magnificent! Spectacular! - not so much.....PASTRY. push
Chico: Moooo.
Gordon: Is that the sound of a cow?
Chico: That's the sound of ABC milking the golden cow. PASTRY.
Don: Pastry.
Gordon: Errrrgggg...thunk.
Chico: What was that?
Gordon: That's the sound of the cow tipped over on its side when it learns that it has to sing and dance and be a Broadway Musical Clone. Flush.
Chico: Hopes aren't high for this one. Next...

Chico: New show from GSN. New host in the brethren with Corbin Bernsen.
Jason: This is going to be a GSN hit...enough for a season 2...although the gameplay is something to be desired. PASTRY.
Chico: Give GSN props for trying something. ANYTHING.
Joe: Yeah, Pastry's probably the way to go here. It's going to be a waiting game until this show dies.
Chico: Basically
Don: Agreed. Pastry.
Gordon: I give it dap for trying something new. That being said...Flush.
Chico: For those new to the WLTI family, a Pastry means we'll give it one show, but we'll turn on it if we don't like what we see. Next...

Jason: Get the plunger ready...FLUSH
Chico: Bret Michaels looking for love after being dumped in the reunion show... Red flag. FLUSH.
Joe: Flush
Don: I'll quote myself from earlier... "Another dating show? Pass." FLUSH.
Gordon: You know, maybe we all want to see Bret Michaels look for love again and get another floozy who just wanted her camera time. Pus...only kidding. Flush. Hard.
Chico: Toilet's looking mighty menacing. CLOG!
Jason: here we go --- one... two... three....
Everyone: PLUNGE!
Gordon: Weeeeee!
Chico: Don't forget to wipe, Bret.
Jason: (sprays with Glade) Next!

Jason: You are going to hate on me for this one...but I am going to FLUSH on this...HARD. I have no faith that they have learned from the mistakes of last year. This going to be another bad year.
Chico: Actually, J... I agree with you.
Don: I'm going to have some faith, but not enough for an outright push. Pastry.
Chico: Sure the show has staying power, but it seems like it's not going for win this time...
Gordon: I'm not ready to turn on the show yet. Last time this happened, we got Carrie Underwood. I think they were put on notice and this year will be better. They know what happens if there's 2 years of clunkers in a row. Push.
Chico: Seems like we're just trying to generate press like "Please watch my show."
Joe: I have no idea how AI7's going to be, so I will Pastry. This is going to be either really good or really bad. No in between.
Chico: Okay, one more show...

Jason: Here's a prediction: This show is going to have someone so stupid, that they confess something totally idiotic, making the air... that makes Colombia looks like Disney. FLUSH HARD.
Chico: I think the original fiasco in Colombia is telling. FLUSH.
Joe: I'm going to flush not because of the material per se, but that the questions asked will pretty much tip us off to what the answer will be. That's not entertainment when there's no suspense.
Don: FLUSH. I don't like the premise at all.
Chico: The siren on the toilet's flashing.
Gordon: its up to me, huh?
Chico: Fraid so.
Jason: Here we go....
Gordon: it's voyeuristic, it's controversial, it's unorthodox...and people will watch this. Push.
Joe: *record scratch*
Chico: There's Fox, continuing to document the fall of civilization as we know it.
Gordon: I've seen the questions. If they don't cross the line, it has the potential to be a surprise hit. Everything hinges on the questions and the material. If they cross the line, this will not last the month. I have a feeling they won't cross it. They know better.
Joe: FOX knows better?
Chico: You're pulling me on.
Gordon: They've seen what happened in Colombia. I'm sure what happened in Colombia, with the show being yanked because the questions were too controversial, were hammered in their head. They will not repeat that.
Chico: They also said that they were not going to be exploitative in 1998. So much for THAT. Oh yeah. I totally remember that. And in 2001. Moral of the story: Fox's words aren't worth the paper they're printed on unless it can get them the money somehow. That's all it comes down to is money. This, after all, is the network that gave us "Who's Your Daddy".
Gordon: True, but it was a different environment back then.
Joe: Was it?
Chico: And "Married by America". And "who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?"
Gordon: I think the audience tolerance is better. Again, the questions I saw were well written and to the point. They were not X-Rated at all or even close. They were hard-hitting and soul searching.
Chico: We'll see.
Gordon: As long as they avoid the questions that would turn it into a porn show, they will be fine. If they ask the great questions, people will watch to see what they will do next.
Chico: Shock value much? It can only take you so far.
Gordon: My hopes aren't very high they will stay that way, but I will give this the benefit of the doubt - especially since they know they have zero scripted programming to fall back on. Of course, I'm not selling the farm on this, and I will turn on this in a second, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt.
Chico: Well, one show. But that's it. "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles." Meanwhile, we'll take on the rest of the shows next week. Okay, one more break, and then we finish it off ... and big.

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Jason: Urp!
Chico: I'll take $50 on the Idols.
Gordon: Are they offering Celebrity Appricots and The Moment of Trutabegas?
Chico: And for dessert... Dancing with the Starbursts. It's frozen yogurt on an apple pie topped with Starburst shavings... yummy.
Jason: yummy
Gordon: Always good. Also good - The Big Finish!
Chico: As we always do, we like to end with a few resolutions/words of thanks... anyone?
Jason: I'll start.
Chico: Okeydokeysmokey.
Jason: This was a year where we lost of ton of people who we grew up with an admired. And again, this was a very big year in the game show world in general. Thank you all for allowing me to express my voice and my opinion. Without you guys reading, I would just be a guy with a big mouth. Now I am a columnist. And I appreciate everything. Chico, Gordon and everyone here at GSNN...thank you for a great 2007. Health, happiness and continued success in 2008.
Chico: And to you, Jason. Mr. Mello?
Joe: Here's to 366 more days of awesome. And don't forget to vote. :)
Chico: Thanks much, sir. Okay, Don, you ready?
Don: Ready. Well, I just want to say thanks to you guys here for continuing to let me be a part of this great community. And here's hoping that 2008 will be another great year, strike or no strike.
Chico: Thanks, Don. Gordon?
Gordon: We have had one of the most exciting years ever in the game show industry. This has been a year in which the industry has matured as a whole and has figured out that game shows are no longer fluff - they are a staple of programming that must be reckoned with. To all of the executives out there - and I know there are a few that read this - let me plead to you all that these shows need to be treated with the same respect and standards that you treat any other show. If you do that, then there will be years of great shows to come. If you don't - well, that's why people like GSNN are around. I'd like to thank everyone who reads this once again, as you guys are what make us do what we do.
Chico: Thank you, Gordon :-) With the events on this last year, game shows in primetime, daytime, cable, etc... They're not the fringe programming they're used to be... There's a standard. There's a decorum. There's an ideal. We have to respect the ideal, but at the same time, we have to keep challenging the ideal. That's the only way the system works. And this goes not just for producers and distributors, but for people like us that watch. You have to go into something without any preconceived notions. Keep an open mind. Respect the ideal. Challenge it. And then think long and hard about what you're watching before you rush to rise it or to condemn it. Because were it not for these shows... then what would we be doing? Right? So a big thank you and best wishes to all who both respect the ideal... and challenge it. And if I can end on a personal note. 2007 was a very trying year for me. Back in May, I lost my mother, whom I've been taking care of since 2004. It was very hard on me both physically and emotionally... And I just want to take time to thank you all... and to everyone at GSNN... for a kind word... a passing thought and for keeping my family and me in your thoughts and prayers... Words cannot even begin to express how much they've helped me through. You people are not just webheads like myself... You're all good friends, and there isn't a day that I don't thank the eternal forces for all of you.
Gordon: Thanks to all of you for making this show what it is
Chico: And as we leave you, we do so with the best of WLTI in 2007... For Gordon Pepper, Jason Block, Joe Mello, Don Harpwood, Ryan Vickers, and everyone at Game Show Newsnet, I'm Chico Alexander wishing you the best for 2008... and as always....Game over and spread the love :-) And hug it out... Cheers!
Jason: Love you all! Happy New Year!
Joe: Kampai
Don: :-)