March 20, 2005

Joe M: Remember the Wardrobe Man that was "eaten by a Whammy"?
Chico: I so remember that...
Chico: Travis: I do as well.
Joe M: That ranks right up there with the Chuck Jones impromptu phone call
Chico: I know right.
Travis: In case anyone cares...http://www.flokati-rugs.com/
Joe V: ROFL
Chico: ... so THAT's a Flokati Rug.
Travis: Yep.
Joe M: http://gscentral.net/media.htm for both the Wardrobe Man, Chuck Jones, and other great clips
Chico: Made of genuine Flokatis.
Joe M: Or Mel Blanc
Alex: Oh if you guys didn't know, Disney World's Millionaire attraction is on it's last legs apparently
Jason: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Joe V: Boo-urns
Alex: I'm going to Daytona Beach and Disney next week for spring break, so I'll at least go on it once
Travis: Oh, boo.
Chico: Damns...
Alex: I'm waiting for how long till Universal replaces the Fear Factor show with a Deal or No Deal one
Travis: Oh yeah.
Jason: I don't know.
Chico: Only a matter of time. I mean, we've been at Fear Factor... wasn't anything real big or nothing.
Gordon: As we say goodbye to Peter - and the Millionaire attraction at Disney, we move on to Bargain Hunters.
Chico: It's very simple. We take a piece of game show memorabilia... and put it up for sale... for example...

This picture of Christine Black... her two days on Jeopardy! amounted to only $1600. Would you buy it?

Jason: Nope.
Joe M: No
Don: Nah.
Joe M: I'd think that there's be a floor for winner's earnings
Joe V: Hell no.
Alex: No way
Gordon: You realize that she'd be better off just finishing in second for 1 day
Jason: Yup.
Joe M: Yeah. She should at least have $2,000 for the win as a minimum
Chico: She'd been better off just losing.
Gordon: But she did get some face time, though, for her future gigs.
Chico: But still... you don't go on Jeopardy! just to leave with $1600.
Jason: Nope. Not worth the airfare.
Gordon: Next up -

You have been able to be on the new show Celebrity Food Fights, where you cook with a celebrity. Assuming you are doing this for charity, which celebrity would you want to cook with?

Joe V: Gee I wonder...actually, after watching his 10 Minute Cooking School on the Sin City DVD, I'd want Robert Rodriguez.
Joe M: Not a clue
Don: Preferably one that's good at cooking... but I can't think of any. :/
Chico: ... Cat Cora. =p
Jason: Mario Batali.
Gordon: As the sushi lover, I have to go Morimoto
Chico: Actually, switch that. Flay. Cora hasn't had two consecutive wins as Iron Chef yet.
Don: I guess I didn't consider counting actual chefs, then...
Chico: Okay... Next up...

You have the money to bring Temptation to the US (onto primetime, no less). Which two people do you bring on board?

Joe V: ME! And Claudia Jordan.
Jason: As what?
Joe V: Me = host. Claudia = co-host.
Chico: Joey Numbers will do it for free :)
Joe V: Well...maybe not for free...:-D
Chico: But still.. that's a bargain :) But in case we can't... Who else comes to mind?
Jason: But seriously...I agree with Claudia...Todd Newton would be good.
Joe M: Marc L, maybe?
Joe V: John O'Hurley is still at the top of my list.
Jason: He would be good too.
Gordon: Assuming that we can't use GSNN staffers, This seems like a good show for Mark L. Walberg and Kim Estrada. Todd just doesn't seem like a fast enough speaker to handle the questions in the speed round.
Chico: Gordon, something I've been meaning to ask you... what's up with you and Kim Estrada anyway?
Gordon: Would you rather me have a fetish with Dante Alighieri?
Chico: ... no. :)
Gordon: Well, there you go
Chico: For those that don't get the joke... you obviously have just started reading the site.
Joe M: Yup
Chico: We all like Extreme Dodgeball, and Kim Estrada as on it. Her case is "The Dodgeball Case"
Joe V: You guys and your Extreme Dodgeball. Ai-yah.
Joe M: I thought Gordon would have a fetish with Bai Ling by now
Chico: That was LAST season.
Gordon: Well, I was being serious, but it could be fun to see Bai Ling trotting around with no clothing trying to model the prizes.
Travis: eeeewww
Chico: HA!
Joe V: !SMACK! Stop that!
Gordon: Ok. Next one...

You have an extra $100 to spend and you decide to go to an American Idol betting place. Does the money go to Chris? Mandisa? or someone else?

Jason: Mandisa
Chico: Chris.
Don: It's a tough call, but I'd put my money on Chris.
Joe M: I'll take the Exacta
Gordon: Chris
Joe V: I'll go the opposite direction. Actually, no, I'll put $50 on
Mandisa and $50 on Taylor.
Gordon: Taylor could be a nice dark horse - and I think Katharine could be, too
Chico: Indeed. It's literally open season.
Gordon: Next one...
Chico: Fifth floor... HDTVs.

You have the money to convert any game show to HDTV. Pick one and work your magic.

Travis: The Price is Right. 'Nuff Said.
Jason: TPIR
Joe V: Wheel of Fortune. I wanna see that Wheel spin in Widescreen.
Joe M: I'll side with Joe, because I always liked seeing more of the Wheel
Gordon: I have to go with TPIR. Too many pricing games and too much color to not try to get it in HDTV
Chico: I agree.. Besides, Wheel is already going to HDTV.
Travis: Yeah
Gordon: Final Shopping Item

You can get one of these...A Hit Man, A Flokati Rug, Or a Wipeout Monitor. Which one do you want? We love you, Peter.

Travis: Wipeout Monitor
Jason: Flokati Rug
Joe M: Hit Man
Don: The rug.
Chico: The rug. I can't imagine me taking a contract out on someone :)
Joe V: Hit Man for me.
Gordon: I'd grab the monitor, just because I'd be able to rewire it. It would be nice to play some video games on that big-ass monitor
Joe M: lol
Chico: It was actually 16 monitors in one.
Travis: I just want to touch it to light up the frame.
Gordon: Can you imaging playing Kingdom Hearts on 16 monitors like that?
Joe V: I'd rather touch Amy Jo.
Chico: Pretty... I'd love to watch the entire run of Hitman on one of ... JOSEPH VAN GINKEL!
Travis: Oh, Joe.
Chico: This is a family show :)
Gordon: If you touch her frame, does she light up?
Joe V: I sure hope she does, Gordon.
Don: lol
Chico: Okay! Let's end it there, shall we?
Joe V: *sigh* Call me, girl. :-D
Gordon: And on that note, we end Bargain Hunters. We go off to the Big Finish...Next!

(Brought to you by Bargain Bunters. You better get the right products, or Joe Van Ginkel comes out in a Whammy outfit and calls you a Bunt. You don't want to see that happen. Oh, My eyes!)

Joe V: ROFLMAO
Jason: OK.
Don: Yipes.
Joe M: OMGWTFBBQ
Travis: Yeesh.
Chico: Heh. Gord, you're twisted. But then again, you knew that.
Gordon: That's a given, no?
Chico: That's a given, yes. Let's get right to the Big Finish with this question...Chris Smith, who began play on Jeopardy last week, but finished this week... was he on Super Millionaire? I don't know... he looks the same.
Gordon: He looks like it to me
Don: Could be.
Jason: He does look like him.
Joe M: Is this bad?
Gordon: Not bad, just an infiltrator
Chico: Looks like we have a game for next week :) Okay, AI5, who won't be touring with the other 10 come summer?
Joe M: Me :P
Joe V: Ace, just cuz I don't like him.
Gordon: Death to Squishy.
Chico: Squishy Covais, then?
Gordon: An early trouble for Ace means that the votes move to him this week - and it spells disaster for Mr. Covais, but Elliot better be concerned, too
Chico: That they do. They better bust out more than just pelvic thrusts next week. Meanwhile, pictures of the new I've Got a Secret came out this week. Any thoughts?
Joe M: It looks very classic
Gordon: I actually like them. It looks like the old set redux. I hope the play matches the set
Joe V: Very cool looking actually. If the content's half as good, it just might be watchable.
Don: Looks cool.
Travis: Kind of a quick callback to Larry Blyden's WML set, but looks good.
Chico: I agree. It's very retro. And that could work.
Joe M: The curtain reminds me of early Password
Chico: They were going for classic for the 21st century, I see. Instead of just classic or just 21st Century, you know?
Gordon: Instead of mail this week, we want to end the show with this question. What's your favorite Peter Tomarken moment?
Joe M: ALL OF THEM
Joe V: That would be Jason Hernandez's answer, Joe.
Joe M: He's not here, so why can't I steal his answer
Gordon: Pick one
Don: I'd have to say his reactions as Larson kept racking up the money.
Jason: Honestly, hosting Big Bucks, No Whammies.
Joe V: I liked seeing Peter host the Larson tribute episode...especially because I was there in person to see it. I only wish I could have talked to Peter that day. That is, the Larson tribute on Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck.
Jason: He was very good at that.
Chico: The end of Paranoia. His last words in game show hosting... "Stay in the game." Very poignant.
Gordon: There are 2 moments of his that I always think about. The first one was his masterful emceeing during the Chris Haas/Skip classic battle, as well as the pass the spin battle between Lori and Cathy. The other moment is a classic Hitman clip where he has fun with a contestant's answers to a Robert DeNiro clip.
Travis: I'd have to recall the moment from Halloween Wipeout I talked about earlier. Contestant got a Wipeout in the first round, so Peter walked over and took a sucker from his candy bowl. He brought it back, opened it, and broke it. The reaction was priceless.
Chico: Wow... that's pretty cool.
Gordon: All of these different moments that we have of him. That shows just how talented he is.
Chico: Indeed. We'll see more of his best PYL moments tomorrow, but for now, we'll say thank you for all the memories...  And thanks to Jason, Joe, Travis, James, Joe, Don, Alex, and Brian.
Joe M: No problem
Chico: Splendid job as always.
Jason: Thank you.
Travis: Thanks, gents.
Joe V: Glad to be here. I'm hoping to be here more often in the days to come. And to Peter...thanks for Pressing Your Luck for us.
Chico: For Gordon Pepper and everyone at Game Show Newsnet, I'm Chico Alexander. Until next time... usually we do "Game Over and spread the love", but we have to do this...
Gordon: Thanks to all of you for Pressing Your Luck. Just remember that we all Press Our Luck every day, and until the Final Whammy comes along, remember to Spread the Love.
Chico: "Thanks for Pressing your Luck... BYE BYE!"