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December 11, 2006
Chico: What's good, friends.
This is your boy Chico... And I have one word to say... About Apprentice 6...
LAWYERED.
Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and I am waiting for the Show Me The Money
Dancers to start taking advantage of those metal poles in the middle of the
set.
Chico: HA! Now you're just waiting for the dancers to scream out "Show me the
20s."
Gordon: Actually, I'm waiting for the audience to scream 'Show Me the Size
D's'
Chico: :-)
Gordon: You know what would have been the perfect host for the show?
Chico: Who would've been the perfect host for the show?
Gordon: Jerry Springer. And if you lost, you got the consolation of choosing a
dancer to swing with you on one of the poles.
Chico: Go on the pole! Go on the pole! Go on the pole! That bit of smut
aside... From somewhere in America, We Love to Interrupt... is... ON! Got the
finest in game show related infotainment on tap for you starting right....
now.
Gordon: It's Gordon and Chico here, and with no special guests to restrain us
this week, and with both of us running on fumes, this show may be a bit
extra...oh...silly.
Chico: Really, how silly can you get from usual silly. There's silly, there's
WLTI silly... and then there's Show Me the Money silly! Last week, we had...
for lack of a better term... an incident.
Gordon: Speaking of which, let's imagine a woman names Maggie May dancing on
one of the poles.
Chico: In England. Maggie May. What comes to mind, Gordon?
Gordon: If she was British and Dancing on a pole, I would ask her to show me
her spice girl.
Chico: Nevermind the girl. What comes to mind when I say "Maggie May?" Like,
who do you think of?
Gordon: I think music
Chico: More specifically... Rod Stewart, right? Well, it appears that some
wires may have gotten crossed between the writing and the research. Part one,
as delivered by our good friend James Dinan (here in proxy, you could say).
On last night's *Show Me The Money,* there was a question about the Beatles
recording their own version of "what Rod Stewart song?". The answer the show
gave was "Maggie May". However, according to several sources, the Fab Four's
"Maggie May" and Stewart's "Maggie May" are two completely different songs --
only the titles are the same.
Chico: One of the glaring differences is that the Beatles song predates the
Rod Stewart song by a couple of years.
Gordon: Correct.
Chico: Another glaring difference, one is a folk song from Liverpool. The
other is about a student waking up after shagging an older woman. So far as I
know. All of Rod Stewart's songs can be traced back to shagging at some point
:-)
Gordon: That would be correct. Now what would be part 2?
Chico: Part two comes to us from another good friend, who happens to be a
writer for the show... Ben Tritle.
I'm not going to defend the format of the show, however I feel the need to
nip this one in the bud before more assumptions are incorrectly made.
One
thing I've learned having worked in this field for the last few years is the
need to strive for accuracy at all levels. It infuriates me when I see
something that is not to my own personal satisfaction, and conversely, I feel
a sense of accomplishment when I see a product of my work that goes to air.
While
the factoid in question was not a product of my research, it was researched by
very capable people who I have come to respect and value as co-workers. What
does go on air has been researched over and over...and over again.
So to
answer the question at the top, no...and the same Google search of those
recordings that were reported on back in July would note articles that
reference Rod Stewart's Maggie May along with covers of Bob Dylan. We do take
a lot of time to make sure the questions that go to air are not the product of
assumptions based solely off of personal experience; please don't make
accusations based off of the same source.
Chico: Now... We are trivia
fans.
Gordon: Yes we are
Chico: We're writers.
Gordon: Yes we are
Chico: We are connoisseurs as to what makes trivia work. I'm not going to even
say we're journalists, because we're not. :-) But it seems that, and I've said
this before, quoting a man much wiser than I, if there is even a hint of a
problem, then there's a problem. Not to harp on question writers, they're damn
good at what they do... but there is such a thing as reasonable doubt.
Question writers do not get the props they're deserved, but again, I had to
throw that out.
Gordon: What was the EXACT wording of the question?
Chico: "What Rod Stewart song did the Beatles recently found to have covered".
Assist: rec.music.beatles. Now if I break down the question... "Covered" would
be to insinuate that Rod Stewart would have sung the song first. The Beatles
afterward. According to many a Beatles connoisseur, the Beatles song was
recorded in 1969, whilst Rod Stewart's song was recorded in 1971. So
"reasonable doubt".
Gordon: So the question is inaccurate in 2 ways - not only are the songs
different, but it was the Beatles who released the song first, and THEN Rod
Stewart sang it, which would be Stewart covering a Beatles song.
Chico: That was different. And not just functionally different like Darren
Hayes' cover of "Last Christmas".
Gordon: Now...is there any way that Rod Stewart covered the Maggie May song in
another album?
Chico: I can't say, because I don't know. Back to James' two cents....
I'm
wondering if the fourth estate (the media) themselves might have been fooled
or misunderstood of what songs were on those discovered Beatles tapes.
Looking through various blogs, it amazed me how so many people immediately
pounced on the Maggie May/Maggie Mae confusion, and how the media got it
wrong.
As a
journalist and trivia writer myself, I probably would have done a little more
research on the question before taking it on air, especially if you know about
the Maggie May/Maggie Mae quandary.
Perhaps
sending a note of inquiry to... a musicologist who may have actually listened
to the missing tapes, or even someone who may have been there when the
sessions occurred, would have given a definite answer.
Chico: And you know, that's
what the show is about, not just this one, but every game show with trivia at
its center. You have to explore every outs until you home in on one particular
finite answer. People have written VOLUMES about this sort of thing.
Gordon: But the point is that if it didn't affect the outcome or if it was
passed on and another question was answered correctly, then there shouldn't be
much brouhaha because it didn't directly impact the show.
Chico: I guess any reason to harp on a show that no one likes to begin with
:-)
Gordon: What about harping on a show that people do like - such as The Price
is Right?
Chico: We can harp on that. Check this out... we actually had a good week for
a change.
Gordon: Yay!
Chico: Unfortunately, a good chunk of it was eaten out by the devourer of
Studio 33 time, President Bush.
Gordon: boooo
Chico: Here's a list of things you might've missed because of the preemptions
if you, like myself and Gordon, reside on the east coast.
Gordon: Lets hear it. Now we're booing because that the show got pre-empted,
not because we dislike the president...well, except for me, who is booing
because I'm a Democrat =)
Chico: I'm apolitical :-) Anyway, here's what you missed...
TPIR: In Case You Missed
It...- Big win on
Barker's Markers
- Longshot loss on 1/2 Off
- All five right in Switcheroo
- WTF on Dice Game
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Chico: A big win on
Barker's Markers. A longshot loss on 1/2 Off. All five right in Switcheroo. A
Gordon's WTF loss on Dice Game.
Gordon: WTF?
Chico: That being, "doing everything by the book, and still losing." And the
ironic thing is... She only deviated from strategy once. Let me break it down.
Damn I need a telestrator.
Gordon: lol
Chico: You're playing for a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. First number: 2. First dice
roll: 4. Player goes lower. Second dice roll: 4. Player goes higher (the
deviation). Third dice roll: 3. Player goes higher. Fourth dice roll: 4.
Exact. So you're looking at a $2_,__4 car.
Chico: First call was right. Second call was right. Third call... disaster
strikes. Price was $22,614.
Gordon: Its tough when you get a 6 AND a 1 in the car
Chico: Oh yeah
Gordon: It's also tough when you bomb out on the $1,000 question in
Millionaire, which happened not once this week...but twice. Do you have said
questions?
Chico: As a matter of fact.. I knew you'd want'em!
Gordon: You did, did you?
Chico: For $1000 of MY money... heh, no not really.
"Cast of thousands" is a term commonly used to describe a movie within what
genre?
A: Romance
B: Slapstick comedy
C: Epic
D: Film noir
Chico: your answer, Mr. Pepper.
Gordon: Well, since the only sort of film that would have a cast of thousands
would be an epic, my answer is C.
Chico: Final?
Gordon: Final answer
Chico: Come on. It's Millionaire. I have to.
Gordon: lol
Chico: You'd've been $1000 richer.
Gordon: Whoopie! The contestants answer?
Chico: Contestant said B.
Gordon: Ouchie. And even after she said it, she knew she screwed up.
Chico: Yep.
Gordon: Next question?
Because it requires small, complex movements, which of these activities is
classified as a fine motor skill?
A: Sneezing
B: Writing
C: Breathing
D: Walking
Chico: Your answer, Gordon?
Gordon: A motor skill is something you do voluntarily. Sneezing and Breathing
are not motor skills at all. Walking is a motor skill, but there's no complex
movements from that, so my answer is B. Writing. Final answer. Did I win?
Chico: You won. $1000 in fake money.
Gordon: Yay. What did the contestant say?
Chico: He said breathing.
Gordon: Why didn't he burn a Lifeline?
Chico: No idea. But good things did happen this week.
Gordon: So what good things happened?
Chico: Puzzle time!
Category: Proper name.
G O L D _ E _ _ _ N
Gordon: That would be Goldie Hawn.
Chico: And you would be right.
Gordon: Yay! What do I win?
Chico: Sweet nothing!
Gordon: Whoo=hoo!
Chico: Credibility!
Gordon: But the contestant owns something much sweeter
Chico: Kari Merchant, however, gets the big money winner of the week award
with this puzzle, worth... Wait for it. Wait for it. $100,000!
Gordon: Yay! Over $122,000 worth of goodies.
Chico: Cash and trips. But cash mostly. Congrats, Kari!
Gordon: Cash is a good thing.
Chico: If you're in the neighborhood, drop us a line. We'd love to hear from
you.
Gordon: I know someone who
didn't win $122,000 this week. He did win a vacation though.
Chico: So who won a vacation this week?
Gordon: Johnathan from Survivor. We won a vacation away from the Island. And
based on his behavior, the next few weeks will be as much of a vacation time
for us.
Chico: Yep. With Candice and Johnathan out of the game, it's now more or less
Yul's to win.
Gordon: A few weeks ago, he had a very strong dominant role in the game. By
being the jumper, he could have played both sides against each other. Instead,
he let his arrogance control him and everyone turned on him. He Shatnered
where he ate.
Chico: So question. Is Yul now the strong favorite that the editing favors him
to be?
Gordon: No he's not. Sure Johnathan was out, but Johnathan was in Yul's
stable, and should everyone start to realize that Yul is a threat, they could
make a move on him this week.
Chico: Forcing the Hidden Idol into play.
Gordon: It won't get him out of the game, since he still has the immunity
Idol, but it will knock it out, and make him vulnerable later on.
Chico: I getcha.
Gordon: This week will be very interesting to see how the voting goes. If they
go back to Pagonging, then Yul is safe for a while. If they go after Yul, then
anything could happen.
Chico: If history is any indication, they're going to go the safe post. It's
called groupthink. I'm onto you, Burnett.
Gordon: And right now, the groupthink at this level is 'Anyone but me'.
Chico: Right.
Gordon: Sandra used it in Pearl Islands to win a million. Let's see if anyone
else can use that same idea.
Chico: Let's hope. Meanwhile, it's time for more coming attractions. This
week, it's ABC's turn.
Gordon: Hi, ABC
Chico: ABC released its schedule. On it, six more episodes of Show Me the
Money... on Tuesdays. Apparently ABC sees something that we don't. Namely, a
hole to plug.
Gordon: I see it, too, actually.
Chico: *rimshot*
Gordon: And what show will it be up against on Tuesdays?
Chico: The last three of those show will be up against the reason to stay in
on Tuesdays (until Dancing reappears)... American Idol. If that doesn't sound
a death knell...
Gordon: So since ABC knows that it's going to get charbroiled in that spot,
then why not put in a low budget show than a high-profile million dollar
episode of a new show?
Chico: That's later that night with Big Day and Help Me Help You.
Gordon: But they won't go up against Idol, so at least SMTM is serving a
purpose besides kindling.
Chico: Plugging?
Gordon: That too. Ready to plug some news?
Chico: Plugging in the Choppler. Choppler is hot. Make phraseology go now!
Gordon: Roll that beautiful Brain Footage
 (Doug:
Live, local, and latebreaking... From the four corners of the globe to your
frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, and now here's Gordon Pepper,
Chico Alexander, and the award-winning Brainvision News Team)
Chico: Or the remnants thereof :-)
Gordon: lol
Chico: First story, Gordon?
Gordon: First story...
ABC
and CBS both have new shows coming down the pike. ABC has a show featuring
peopling on dares, while CBS has a show featuring kids playing adults. Does
this sound familiar? If you've seen Ripley's Believe it Or Not, The Game and
Quiz Kids challenge, it should.
Chico: And if you've ever been to Germany, the ABC show should sound familiar
as well. Interestingly enough, it's not the first time "Wetten, dass" was
tried out in America. CBS commissioned a pilot early in the 90s.
Gordon: And what happened?
Chico: Never picked up.
Gordon: Oops. We'll see what it does now. Speaking of which, don't forget that
this week coming up is the premiere of Identity
Chico: Watch! Tell your friends to watch! Tell your kids to watch! Tell your
friends' kids to watch!
Gordon: Unfortunately, this Monday is the premiere of another game show.
Debuting this Monday, it's...wait for it...My Games Fever!
Chico: On all MyNetwork O&Os
Gordon: Are you going to tell anyone to watch this?
Chico: If you live in a market with an MNT O&O on it and you have an hour to
kill and you're into that sort of thing... Why not.
Gordon: Next article?
Chico: While we're on the subject of new stuff...
 Cowboy
U is heading out west in January for the January 12 premiere of Cowboy U
Colorado.
Chico: Fans of the show will be pleased to know that the format has not
changed. Eight city slickers still trade the city life for three weeks of
dirt, derbies, and disasterous dismemberment! I for one think that this is
actually one of the hidden treasures of reality gaming. Airs on CMT. Check it
out.
Gordon: Hey Chico, speaking of dates, did you know that the Holidays are a
great time to be with a loved one?
Chico: Quiet. I'm still trying to forget last weekend.
Gordon: Did you also know that most breakups happen during the holidays?
Chico: *holds ears* I'm not listening, I'm not listening... : It's not my ex,
but it might as well be. :-)
Gordon: In this week's Haterade...
 We
have breakups galore. Lance Bass and Reichen Lemkuhl's relationship may be on
the rocks...but...late word this week says that they may be trying to patch
things up. Not so for the Bachelor and his pick, as Jennifer Wilson is ALREADY
seeing someone new - a colleague from her work, according to various reports.
And some more Haterade goes out to the bitc...woman who stood Chico up on his
date.
Gordon: Do you need a hug,
Chico?
Chico: I need a hug.
Gordon: Huuuuuuuuuug
Chico: Manhug. Yeah.
Gordon: (Gives Chico a man-hug) Shake it off, bro.
Chico: I also need to get Fully Loaded.
Gordon: Apparently, you do. Hic. What's on the menu?
Chico: This week... Wow. So many choices. Wait! I know!
 BT
has announced a deal with the interactive production company Two Way TV for
the supply of their games and channels on BT Vision, BT’s IPTV service.
Chico: So yeah, more IPTV for Britain.
Gordon: Speaking of British things, there's now a computer game of...Sale of
the Century. Someone get Joe Van Ginkel 2 tickets to the UK.
Chico: It's for mobiles, and
it looks like they're going old-school with the Nicholas Parsons years.
Gordon: Nice! Do you think he'd take them?
Chico: I think he'd go for it.
Gordon: Would he meet some British Media Hoes?
Chico: I know I would. (plays *Area Codes") They're on the CW Wednesday.
America's Next Top Model: British Invasion. How the UK gets down. :-) Nice how
I slipped that in there isn't it?
Gordon: Very nice. Elsewhere on the Hodometer...
 Mario
Lopez gets a TV deal, Jennifer Aniston is NOT going to be on DWTS4, Taylor
Hicks' album goes the cover song route, Tim Gunn still hasn't signed on for
Runway 4, leading to mass speculation, Caridee wins Next Top Model, and
Richard Hatch appeals his conviction. Willa Ford gets it on with Mike Modano
as well.
Gordon: But...none of those are the Ho of the week
Chico: I have an idea. But you tell me if I'm on the right track here. Baby of
a known Media Ho.
Gordon: I think so. The question...What is the most popular name for a Baby
Media Ho?
Chico: *BUZZER!*
Gordon: Chico?
Chico: William Dylan O'Hurley?
Gordon: Survey Says.... #1 ANSWER!!!!
Chico: Facejob! :-) Congrats to new parents John O'Hurley and wife Lisa.
Gordon: and those...are your hoes.
Chico: Ho of the Year voting begins this week. In fact, to make it
THAT much easier on you...
Voting ends December 20. Results to be aired on the
final WLTI of the year... Give me a date and I'll see if I can clear it :-)
Meanwhile, who's up for Going Global?
Gordon: Lets do it
Chico: We've got quite a trip ahead of us.
 First
up, South Africa: Ed Jordan is picked as the local host of Deal or No Deal..
Fiji: A coup breaks out as Survivor tapes its next season. Production hasn't
been affected, though. Finally: Asia gets its Amazing Race on, and it's a hit
with Allan Wu as host.
Chico: And we're back home. See, one world trip and you didn't even have to
leave the comfort of your home office or cubicle.
Gordon: And we return from the trip to say...Shut it down.
Chico: Shutting it down. And what do we have next on the show?
Gordon: When we come back, we do comparisons and contrasts
Chico: First though, what's accurate and what isn't.
Gordon: Stay with us.
Chico: That's after the break. This is WLTI. Taking news.. and running with
it... since 2002.
(Brainvision has been brought to you by Clay Aiken. With all the flak he's
gotten, he's become the go-to punchline sort of.)
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