June 19, 2006

Chico: Ow!
Jason B: Damn.
Chico: Who created this? Dr. Scholls?
Mike: The thrill of victory and the agony of the feet
Jason B: Ugh. That hurt.
Chico: Speaking of which, it's game time, and we got a world premiere.
Jason B: What's this one called?
Gordon: it's a fun little game called Should...and Will.
Jason B: Is this based on the awards predictions like Should Win and Will win?
Gordon: Yes it is, my fine feathered friend
Mike: Aha
Jason B: Not only do I have good looks, I am smart too :)
Gordon: I'll give you the smart part
Chico: Heh.
Gordon: For example...

Bil Dwyer. Does he get to the finals, where he would be a heavy favorite to win LCS4?

Jason B: Should he...no. Will he....Yes.
Chico: Should, no. Will, yes
Mike: Should he? Yes. Will he? No.
Gordon: Ill say yes and yes on both counts.
Jason B: You think he is funny, Mike?
Mike: I do, plus I say don't count out our game show brethren.
Chico: Well, I think he's funny, but I really don't like ringers.
Mike: As I mentioned earlier, Enrique Iglesias is real funny.
Chico: Gabriel.
Mike: Ha. Him too. Enrique's a funny singer.
Gordon: I don't think he's the funniest, but I do think his experience on TV and the fact that his base is in LA (where the eliminations are) will be a huge advantage to him.
Chico: Enrique's got a funny face. And he's got a million game show fans mobilized...Sorry, 225,000.
Jason B: ok...:)
Mike: As an aside, he's on MySpace, just like the rest of civilization.
Jason B: so am I :)
Gordon: So now that we have the gist of it. Next one...

Big Brother All-Stars. Now on Sundays. Does it win the time slot?

Jason B: Should win...no. Will...Yes.
Chico: Should, yes. Will, yes.
Mike: Should it? No. Will it? I'm on the fence. No. 60 Minutes skews old. That's not a good lead-in to BB.
Chico: Neither was Cold Case and look how that fared.
Mike: Touche. I'll still say no.
Gordon: Its got a lot of repeats to beat up on - and the kids will inexplicably be drawn to the returning cast. Yes for both for me.
Chico: I'll be watching the Simpsons.. Cause I'm in like that :)
Jason B: Hmmm...Simpsons.
Mike: If Chicken George makes it, then yes. for will it.
Jason B: Kaysar will be back too.
Chico: Is Chicken George the official WLTI-endorsed candidate for BB7?
Jason B: And he will get voted out a third time.
Mike: Chicken George in ought-6!
Gordon: Could be...next one?

One thing you won't be watching is Distraction, as it gets cancelled by Comedy Central. Does it find a home on GSN or any other cable company?

Jason B: Should it yes...will it...yes.
Chico: Should, yes. Will, no.
Mike: Should--yes. Will--no.
Chico: I think the white shirts and suits think that that sort of thing is tired.
Gordon: I'll say yes and...yes. GSN should pick this up immediately
Chico: I can hear Jimmy Carr. "I'm glad to be on GSN, where less
people will be watching."
Gordon: Better less people than no people
Chico: True. Next?
Gordon: Next one...

The Contender 2...Will it be a Hit for ESPN?

Jason B: Should and will...no way!
Mike: Should--no. Will--no.
Chico: Should... no. Will... HELL, no! We'll be PINING for Schwab! PINING!
Gordon: I'll agree with the majority. And you can all pine for Schwab. I'll send him after you after he's done eating me...errr...that didn't sound too good.
Chico: GO TO THE NEXT ONE!
Jason B: Please...
Mike: Oy...

Set for the Rest of Your Life. Will that be successful?

Jason B: Will it--yes. Should it---Yes.
Chico: Should, no... Will... no. I just don't see it.
Gordon: Should - No. It sounds ridiculously tacky, but I see it going the DOND route, so Will - Yes.
Mike: Should it--hesitant no. Will it--yes.
Chico: I mean, give Dick de Rijk the credit, but really...Let's be real here. It's a kneejerk reaction, and it's on ABC, which hasn't given two holy damns about a game show since Super Millionaire in 2004.
Jason B: And they don't give a holy (^_^) about it since they didn't renew the rights to it.
Mike: NBC didn't care much about traditional studio game shows after they killed Weakest Link three plus years ago. Deal's worked out fine for them.
Gordon: All valid points. Finally...

WSOP is now going PPV. Anyone betting on it's success?

Chico: Should, yes. Will, no.
Jason B: Should and will--hell yes. I am buying it.
Mike: Should--no. Will--no. It's an ESPN staple, great filler programming during off-seasons. I wouldn't pay for it.
Gordon: Should - yes. Will - no. Not while the Internet has live coverage and I'm not spending any money for it. If they did a $9.95 price point though, I may be intrigued enough to buy it.
Chico: Maybe include a package deal. Throw in a few main events that mattered. Not like the Olympics Triplecast back in 1992.
Gordon: Ack
Chico: That was... pretty useless.
Jason B: or ESPN Full Court, NBA League Pass, et al.
Chico: Didn't mean a thing.
Mike: Watching live poker on TV is not fun. See what Fox Sports Net did a few years ago. They broadcast a final table of a tourney live. Four out of every 5 hands didn't get to a flop.
Chico: There you go.
Jason B: When I went to Holland, I saw the same thing. I saw the live final of a poker tournament. I agree with Mike. It was fun as hell though.
Chico: Nice.
Gordon: The difference is that live then wasn't worth a $10 million dollar plus first place prize. I think it would be super emotionally charged and fun to see live...for the right price.
Chico: I'd rather see the best bits for free :). Draw me in there. Got the blame game in a bit, but first, another Brainvision Bonus here...Breaking News: Disney has a closing date for Millionaire Play It: August 19. *pours another 40*
Jason B: (pours with you)
Gordon: (Adds eggnog to the 40)
Mike: Disney's loss will be someone else's gain.
Jason B: I know this will get edited out...but (^_^) YOU DISNEY FOR CLOSING BOTH OF THEM.
Gordon: It wont get edited - just bleeped
Jason B: even better.
Gordon: We're going to draw this segment to a close. Chico will be asking us who to blame - right after this.

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