February 6, 2005

Joe: Where's my bad pun hammer?
Jason: 3 slices of strategically placed lettuce
Chico: Mmmmm. Tasty. Okay, we're back, and who's ready for a WORLD PREMIERE GAME?
Gordon: ME ME ME!
Don: Ready!
Jason: I am! I am!
Joe: I'm game.
Chico: Okay, here's how it works. I'll give you a clue and letters, you come up with the answer. Each successive answer is related to the one before it, and the last one is related to the first one... That's why this game is called... FULL CIRCLE.
Gordon: Oooooh
Don: Interesting.
Jason: Cool.
Joe: Huh?
Chico: Just play along, Joe. You'll get it.
Jason: Lets do it.
Chico: For example:

(5). The clue: Wheel's Salute last week.

Jason: VIVA LAS VEGAS
Gordon: That would be just Vegas.
Chico: Viva las right. Jason gets 5. He was first to say "Vegas".
Gordon: bah to you, too.
Chico: BTW, did we mention this was one of these games that the winner gets the floor?
Joe: Oooh! Now I have to win.
Chico: Incentive! :-) Okay that was just an example. This is for real now:

(5) It relates to Vegas, and the clue is... He has four apprentices.

Don: *DING*
Chico: Doughnut?
Don: Trump?
Chico: Crorect.
Jason: NICE
Joe: Very good
Chico: The fifth will come at the end of the month. Or at least the start of the fifth.
Don: Alright.

Joe: 0, Don: 5, Gordon: 0, Jason: 0.

Chico: This one's only worth 4...

(4) The clue.... Monty's Claim to Fame

Gordon: DING!
Joe: *ding*
Chico: Pepper?
Joe: Dammit
Gordon: Deal!
Chico: Right!

Joe: 0, Don: 5, Gordon: 4, Jason: 0.

Chico: Of course, Donald wrote "The Art of the Deal"... Next...

(5) The clue... Bobby's Dad.

Jason: DING.
Gordon: DING!
Chico: Jason?
Jason: Mandel
Chico: No.
Gordon: DING!
Chico: Gordon?
Gordon: Howie
Chico: THAT's right.
Jason: Darn.
Chico: Howie played Bobby's dad on Bobby's World.
Gordon: It would be HOWIE (5) Vs. Mandel (6). Right, Daddy?
Chico: Don't ever call me that again :-)
Don: I remember that show now...

Joe: 0, Don: 5, Gordon: 9, Jason: 0.

Chico: Next one's a big'un... 10 points...

(3,7) Hosted by Mrs. Moonves.

Gordon: DING!
Jason: DING
Chico: Gordon?
Jason: Ah. :-)
Gordon: Big Brother
Chico: Correct.
Joe: I fail

Joe: 0, Don: 5, Gordon: 19, Jason: 0.

Chico: Julie Chen hosts Big Brother that did have a Howie. He was a Jedi. Actually, he was a Sith... I don't know... Anyway, I'm rambling now...
Gordon: He liked to play with his light sabre a lot.
Chico: Next... 6 points.

(6) Multi-hued former Bull.

Jason: DING
Joe: *ding*
Chico: Block?
Jason: RODMAN
Joe: $%^&*#!
Chico: Right.

Joe: 0, Don: 5, Gordon: 19, Jason: 6.

Chico: Next one, worth 7.

(7) Former Barker's Beauty and European country.

Jason: DING
Chico: Jason?
Jason: ENGLAND
Chico: Correct. Rodman's on Big Brother in England.
Don: Nice.
Jason: Oh my god.
Chico: I know, it's scary.
Jason: who was the England on TPIR?
Chico: Jennifer England. And damn was she a hottie. She was a Barker's Beauty and she was hot.
Jason: Oh yeah. Just saw a pic. Not bad at all--Venus Swimsuit Model.
Chico: Okay, last one... worth 6... Jason, you can tie. The rest of you, I suggest buzzing in early.

(6) Head of A&R at RCA.

(pause)

Jason: DING
Chico: Jason?
Jason: Cowell?
Chico: We have a tie.

Joe: 0, Don: 5, Gordon: 19, Jason: 19.

Don: Oh, I wouldn't have figured that one out...
Gordon: Oh look. Another tie between me and Jason. Who would have thunk it?
Chico: Yeah, Simon took that position after the first season of Idol.
Joe: Man, it seems we have more ties when I'm here
Don: Ah.
Jason: So what do we do?
Chico: Well, we've come full circle...
Joe: TIE BREAKER!
Chico: I have no tiebreaker prepared.
Gordon: We can do something that's not in the Superbowl - give the award to BOTH people =)
Chico: Co-MVPs... actually did happen once.
Gordon: Since I chatted last week, I'll give my spot this week to...Chico. The Chairman has the floor.
Joe: :'-(
Gordon: Earn your way, rookie.
Chico: I defer to Joe.
Joe: Yay.
Gordon: Suck up.
Chico: Or else I'm going to hear about it all week :-)
Gordon: Whatever.
Jason: Fine. I'll start. :-) May I?
Joe: Go right ahead. Gives me time to type.
Jason: I know it's a long time away, but it isn't. July 13-16 will the best time a game show fan will have. Go to http://www.gameshowcongress and find out what it's all about. You will meet people who were your idols, make new friends and have the time of your life. GSC5--Be there. Joe...your turn.
Joe: I would like to talk to you about etiquette. I know that being the King of Vegas involves some smack and some strutting but last week was getting ridiculous. You never see people in formal tournaments swearing or flipping people off or anything like that. Why? because they'd be penalized. So, Mr. Savage and Spike TV, reign in your players so your King won't act like a Royal pain.
Chico: *nods* Okay... The Chairman is feeling benevolent... Don, start talking :-)
Don: I'd like to see more game shows that can have Canadians as contestants. I'd like to try my hand at DoND or WWTBAM, but they'll only take American players.
Gordon: You're in luck Don. Rock Star is accepting Canadian Rockers.
Don: If only I could sing...
Joe: Can't do worse than Bai Ling.
Chico: Gordon can train you. He's got perfect pitch.
Gordon: I do indeed.
Don: Good point.
Chico: And so do I... And so does Jason... I think.
Gordon: uh...no he doesn't
Jason: I used to be able to sing...but then something happened :-)
Chico: Puberty :-)
Gordon: I thought it was too much lovin' from Rosie O'Donnell.
Chico: Okay, he doesn't... but the two hosts do.. and in the end, that's all that really matters. Big Finish next, stay there :-)

(Brought to you by the GoDaddy Girl. GoDaddy wins.)

Jason: Candice Michelle and her straps.
Joe: I was unimpressed. Of course, I have a laptop on my lap.
Chico: Yeah. Okay, nothing left to do but get into the Big Finish. Survivor.. Are we getting any reads yet? Or is it too early?
Jason: Yeah, the women are playing stupid---again.
Joe: The best person won't win.
Gordon: I think the early alliances may be a key - I expect the old males to stick around for awhile.
Don: Seems too early for me, but I'd predict a male winner, based on what Jason said.
Chico: Alright. Who's heard that Feud is coming back for an 8th season?
Joe: I have.
Don: Heard about that today.
Jason: I haven't.
Gordon: I have
Chico: Now, don't get me wrong. I love the Feud. I love what Richard Karn has done with it. More so than what Louie did with it. But please... Put some thought into your scheduling!
Gordon: Good choice - it's a good workhorse. It deserves to be renewed. Dancing With the Stars. Is George leaving this week?
Jason: No. Jerry is.
Joe: I'm an 18-34. I watch Survivor. *rolls eyes*
Chico: I have TiVo. I watch both :-)
Gordon: With that... any mail?
Chico: I got mail here from Dennis Kadlecek.
Jason: Thanks for writing Dennis.

Jason: May I take this one...PLEASE!
Chico: Jason, please...
Jason: Ok Dennis...First of all #1, Simon Cowell has been a record executive for about 20 years and has guided many successful careers. He has EARNED a right to be the "crudest, rudest, most conceited..." person in the room. #2. As I said last week, a lot of those people go to American Idol and have no clue that they are as talentless as they are. #3. Life isn't fair. We have been a society where we are afraid to tell people the truth without hurting their feelings. IMHO, anyway.
Joe: I agree.
Chico: Agreed... anyone want to follow up on that?
Gordon: Let me add that part of the reason why Idol is that popular is Simon, because yes, he is rude and crude - but he's also usually right.
Don: Amen.
Chico: Word.
Joe: Also, if you think Simon's bad, you need to watch some televised gambling. It's full of conceited blowhards who think they're above their competition. Eg. Phill Hellmuth.
Chico: Tony G, anyone? But back to Idol for a second...
Jason: May I add one more quick point?
Chico: Go ahead.
Jason: The people who are protesting are looking to be offended, when there is a lot bigger fish to fry. People are still being killed in bars because they are gay. Don't worry about a silly comment by Simon Cowell. My opinion only.
Joe: Yeah, I don't think there have been any AI-related suicides.
Chico: Well, Dennis has a right to his opinion and God bless him for it, but the fact of the matter is Fox knows where the money is. Simon IS American Idol. You can't have one without the other. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the same. And no, there haven't been any AI-related suicides.
Joe: Remember, it's only television.
Chico: Right.
Jason: Yes.
Don: Indeed.
Gordon: Thanks for the letter, Dennis!
Chico: That's about it for this week, but the mailbag is always open. Give us a shout at wlti@gameshownewsnet.com. Please?
Gordon: That seems to be it for this episode. A special thanks to Jason Block, Don Harpwood, Joe Mello and Ryan Vickers.
Jason: Yay Ryan. I hope you got the tape!
Chico: He's Gordon Pepper. I'm Chico Alexander. For everyone at Game Show Newsnet, enjoy the rest of the game and in parting we say... Spread the love :-)
Jason: Amen.
Gordon: Spread the Point Spread...or is that Point the Spread? Or is that...
Joe: Spread the points
Chico: Spread the ball around... Nah, just pass it to Hines.
Joe: No love for Jerome?