May 29, 2006

Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and I'm listening to the dulcet tones of Bobby Jay on Classic Soul Dance on 102.7 WNEW in NYC
Chico: This is Chico Alexander, and I'm listening to a Duwende CD.
Gordon: Who is into the classic soul patrol?
Chico: Classic soul patrol! Breakfast ready, Mr. Marvin Gaye on the radio. Oh yeah, we're going to get all the way down.
Jason: Barry White baby
Tom: (whoooo loves yuhhhhh)
Chico: Don't quit your day job :-)
Tom: (twang, twang)
Gordon: And from somewhere in the land of American Idol rejects, the new edition of WLTI..is...on! We start with the country tones of Mr. Jason Block
Jason: "All My Exes Live In Texas"
Gordon: Next up - who likes Canadian Music like K.D. Lang and J.D. Fortune? Don Harpwood does!
Don: Yo. (Can't think of anything else to say right now.)
Gordon: Next up, from the comedy collection, Mr. Tom Gauer is here with us.
Tom: I just flew in from Burbank, and man are my arms tired. Tip the veal, try your waitress.
Gordon: You are going to have to fly back to Burbank in a few weeks
Jason: site of GSC5 July 13-16
Tom: funny how that plug just slipped in there.
Gordon: Amazing, ain't it?
Tom: never saw it coming
Chico: And of course, because it's the season finale, we have... a mystery guest ... Oooooh.
Jason: oooh mystery guest
Tom: do we have to put on our blindfolds?
Chico: As a matter of fact... YES.
Jason: it will be hard to type this way, but ok.
Don: *Puts on blindfold*
Tom: No peeking, Mr. Block
Jason: (puts on Blindfold)
Tom: is it bigger than a breadbox?
Chico: Not until I call on you!
Tom: You're so strict.
Chico: We have a mystery guest with us today... And his name is Andy Pei. Say hi, Andy.
Andy: Hi everyone
Jason: Hi Andy
Don: Hi, Andy.
Gordon: Hey Andy
Andy: Great to be here with y'all.
Jason: But if you told us who he was, how is he a mystery?
Chico: Alright. As you know, we like to play a little game with our guests here... I'm GETTING THERE!
Jason: :P
Chico: And right now, he's going to whisper how he got here on WLTI...

(whispers: "I was a contestant on Lingo... and lost.")...

Gordon: We know how he got here - he used the internet like the rest of us
Chico: *rimshot*
Gordon: Thank you. Tom and I work as a duo.
Chico: Andy was recently on a TV show.... We'll start with Mr. Tom. Yes or no questions, please.
Tom: can we have a short conference?
Chico: Conference! You only get one.
Tom: Wow, you are strict!
Chico: Hey... We're on a time constraint :)
Tom: Sorry, I just wanted the complimentary Danish in the conference room.  Is it bigger than a breadbox?
Don: lol
Gordon: I have the Brokeback Cowboy singers warming up in the other room. Don't make me go out and get him.
Jason: Eep.
Tom: Seriously, is it a performance you made?
Andy: yes
Tom: Was your performance seen on a television program?
Andy: yes
Tom: was that program something the Emmy committee would consider, "Daytime"
Andy: no.
Judge Gordon: BUZZ (It's definitely considered daytime)
Chico: So, a qualified yes.
Tom: Thank you Mr. Daly
Chico: Ain't no thang.
Tom: was this appearance "as yourself"
Andy: yes
Tom: were you a contestant in an audience participation or game show?
Andy: yes
Chico: *audience applause*
Gordon: I think he should figure out which game show, no?
Chico: I think he should.
Tom: Was this show on an over-the air television network, or a syndicated show to over-the air stations?
Andy: if you mean broadcast network, no
Tom: Thank you
Chico: Okay, we're moving, we're moving, we're moving.. we've moved! to Jason Block.
Tom: Thank you Mr. Daly.
Jason: Thank you Mr. Gauer. Has this appearance happened in the last month?
Andy: yes
Jason: Was the show on Game Show Network?
Andy: yes
Jason: Would the show be Lingo?
Andy: YES!
Chico: YES!
Chico: Jason got it!
Gordon: And Mr. Block is now 2-0 in I've Got a Secret.
Jason: Only thing I am good at around here.
Chico: We oughta start naming you Billy Block. Andy was a contestant on Lingo... and lost.
Jason: Ok.
Andy: Does he gets $1,000 and dinner in Beverly Hills?
Chico: Not on our budget :)
Andy: Dinner in Encino?
Chico: ... yeah, that'll work.
Jason: A slice of pizza and a coke.
Tom: You really need to get a sponsor.
Gordon: So what did you win for not winning on Lingo?
Andy: A high quality Lingo t-shirt - seriously, that was it.
Jason: Yipe.
Tom: Wow, THEY need to get a sponsor.
Chico: Wow... And I thought we were cheap.
Don: Wow, indeed...
Gordon: Well, we now know how they cut down their budget
Chico: So Andy, did you get a chance to see Championship Smackdown Week this week?
Andy:  Got to see a little of it, some great teams and hard words like TRYST.
Chico: I think that was the point. I also think that the studio players were put to SHAME. S-h-a-m-e.
Tom: Thank you Chico, now pull a couple of Lingo balls.
Gordon: It sort of goes to show you what we have been saying for years. We like the contestant searches - but with the searches, you don't get the best contestants.
Andy:  Well the audition process is very quick, you fill out an app and each team comes up and does 1-2 words, that's it. No test like other auditions
Chico: It's basically, can you command a room.
Andy:  They do look for good players too, but you can't really tell too much from 1-2 words
Gordon: Don't get me wrong, the people on the show this season have been good - there haven't been any donut tragedies, but the online players just dusted the champions.
Chico: 3-1. One of the online players scored a perfect 10.
Gordon: I think the challenge would have been better of Jason Hernandez was on one of the winning teams.
Tom: YOU BET!
Chico: Wait until next season :)
Tom: Hernandez will define the meaning of SMACKDOWN.
Chico: Woo!
Jason: Oh yeah...Jacky and Jason back again.
Don: Yeah!
Tom: taking no prisoners.
Andy:  Definitely, they played really great game on their show
Gordon: Also taking no prisoners - Taylor Hicks, as he annihilated Katharine McPhee to win the American Idol crown.
Jason: SOUL PATROL!!!!!!
Chico: SOUL PATROL!!!
Jason: I was so happy!
Tom: I think that die was cast a few weeks ago.
Jason: How so, Tom?
Chico: Yep.
Tom: Hicks just appeals to a wider audience than the bald guy...and he's a better performer than McPhee.
Jason: Yes he is. I think he is the best Idol Winner ever.
Tom: I gotta second that.
Chico: That is true, although there was a bit of animosity around here when Chris was ejected. Actualy there was a bit of animosity everywhere.
Gordon: I'll agree there too. I think Chris was good, but he didn't make himself diverse and that, plus a mediocre effort, finally got him.
Tom: Don't get me wrong, Daughtry is talented... I just think he's not as versatile as McPhee or Hicks.
Gordon: Agreed. Take him out of his rock element, and what do you have?
Jason: Not much.
Gordon: Thats why Taylor won Idol. he did Rock, country, Elvis, the Beatles and or course Soul, without blinking an eyelid.
Jason: And Standards.
Tom: Still, he's gonna get work
Chico: oh yeah. Totally.
Don: Yep.
Jason: A lot of work.
Tom: 16 weeks on a show with a 33 share, will do that
Jason: So...some interesting stats. No Idol winner has come from above the Mason Dixon Line.
Andy: Just by watching the final, I think McPhee had the better voice, but Hicks had the total package, the singing, the moves, he had everything
Chico: And that's why he won.
Tom: He did stuff EVERYONE knows, and that added to his wide appeal. very smart.
Chico: Simply put. He was an idol to the people...
Tom: well put.
Chico: Instead of just being a tad pretentious (errmMandisa)
Gordon: It's also the first time that when a man and woman gets into the finals, the man wins.
Chico: Also the oldest Idol winner, at 29.
Jason: And also the 2nd time in a row the winner never worried about elimination.
Tom: since it really is a beauty contest... Hicks, never gave anyone a reason to dislike him.
Jason: He never had an ear bleeding performance.
Tom: Solid and endearing.
Jason: And I will buy his album.
Chico: As will I.
Tom: I'll wait for the free promotional copy I should get.
Jason: And I heard his "Taking It To The Streets" from Encores: Idol 5...Unreal.
Chico: Yay...
Andy: Plus I'm sure his graying hair probably appealed to the older crowd, which all the marketers tend to ignore these days
Tom: I'm wondering if it was a landslide vote, since Seacrest didn't mention the percentages.
Gordon: You didn't miss it, and I'm guessing that it WAS a landslide.
Chico: I don't think so. They didn't mention percentages with Carrie, and she won by 137 votes. So folks... vote for Taylor with your 99c iTunes dealies now... And speaking of voting...We had barely 24 hours to process the Idol result, and we get ... So You think you Can Dance!
Jason: I watched that....
Chico: New season, new contestants, new host... and someone got hurt!
Jason: Someone dropped himself on the head.
Chico: And thanks to the magic of Fox, they got hurt over.. and over.. and over!
Don: Yipes...
Tom: I watched it on one of the newsroom monitors without sound. That's the best way to watch it.
Gordon: I actually liked the show this week. We had someone land on their head while someone else gets a brain cramp and lies about their age.
Jason: What bothered me was the go-go dancer who quit. Nigel said it best...Quitting does not deserve applause.
Tom: and I thought Chico was strict.
Chico: Nigel's just a bastard. I mean, you ever see The Enemy Within?
Jason: No.
Tom: Hey, it's good TV.
Chico: He's the wiseass I want to be when I grow up.
Andy: well I guess they have to have their own "Simon"
Jason: He is the one who works with SIMON.
Chico: This is true.
Gordon: Speaking of, we got to see the previews of Duets, featuring 8 celebrities and 8 established singers. Thoughts?
Jason: I have to see it.
Chico: Well, the premise is... yeah.
Tom: THESE are celeb shows that can work ONCE.
Don: I didn't see the previews, but I'll say this. If the celebs are gonna be of the But Can They Sing level, I'm not watching.
Tom: Don't think it will have legs.
Chico: There's a premise.. There's a name. There's possibility for burnout from both.
Gordon: I just keep on seeing Michael Copon and Carmine Gotti performances in my head when I see this show. It scares me.
Jason: Yuck.
Don: Ick.
Chico: Let's move on to other fall moves, shall we?
Tom: Let's
Gordon: Please
Chico: News of great concern here... NBC did a do-over on their fall sked... moving Deal or No Deal to Thursday instead of Friday. Here's the thing... it's on at 9p opposite CSI and Grey's Anatomy.
Tom: That shows the confidence NBC has in the show.
Chico: Either way too much or way too little.
Gordon: Confidence - or sacrifice? The new show that's being moved away from Thursday at 9pm also just happens to be a co-produced NBC show, so why not baby it along and feed the game show to the wolves?
Tom: I don't think sacrifice... I think NBC believes some of the audience will stay with Deal, and pass on CSI/Gray's
Chico: I don't know. This is the same audience who picked House over Deal. Granted, it was a two-parter, but still, the point is valid.
Gordon: Remember, DOND went on Thursday at 8pm once before, and the ratings weren't too great. Now it's going into an even tougher time slot.
Jason: I think this is BAD news for NBC. I think they are using the Thursday night to sacrifice it to one night a week.
Tom: You're not gonna win every one... but Deal still performed better against House, than other shows.
Don: I think they should have just stuck to once a week, on Mondays.
Jason: Right. Or twice on Fridays.
Chico: I'm in agreement with Don.
Jason: This is a bad move.
Tom: I agree, once a week is a better strategy
Gordon: If the ratings drop on Thursdays, it could taint Monday's show as well
Chico: Should've just relegated it to one show a week anyway.
Tom: THAT'S a very valid concern, that the other networks may watch as well. It could hurt the overall chances for other games in prime.
Chico: Once they see a chink in the armor, they're going to go after the chink.
Jason: well, we could ask Scott St. John, who will be on the industry panel at GSC5 July13-16 in Burbank, CA.
Chico: I'd LOVE to ask Scott St. John.
Gordon: So Scott, if you're reading this, be prepared...
Chico: Meanwhile, it's time for really fast news really fast. LET'S DO THE NEWS!
Jason: Jackets and Mice for Season 11--the last one!
Chico: Hamster! Jacket! Footage!... where's the footage? WHERE'S THE FOOTAGE!
Gordon: I think the...oh no...Jason, did you lock the cage up?
Jason: After what happened on Wednesday night...yes
Gordon: I don't think so. The footage is covered in...uh....hamster stuff.
Don: Ew.
Chico: No comment...
Jason: Oh. Sorry.
Tom: I don't think I want to hear the rest.
Gordon: Time to get the backup footage. Chico, we need to get some new footage for season 12!
Chico: Sigh... Roll the backup brain footage...

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