I am a game show zealot. I believe in the umber glow of Chuck Woolery and the sneering capabilities of Paul Lynde. I'm also a rabid fan of trivia; I was on "Jeopardy!" a couple weeks ago and Gsn's "The Chase" before that. Every time network TV rolls out a new primetime trivia-based game show, I'm listening and hopeful and there -- and I have three spring-loaded requests: 1) Please, Jesus, anything but more "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"-type lighting; 2) Good lord, no more multiple choice questions; 3) Make me love you, new show. I want to love you. Embrace me, you child. Last year we got the Ryan Seacrest-hosted "Million Second Quiz," a multiple-choice bonanza with "Millionaire" lighting that was tedious and unchallenging (read: not lovable). You can understand my devastation there. "500 Questions" is this year's new primetime trivia attempt. Hosted by CNN journalist Richard Quest, "500 Questions" airs...
- 5/21/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Gsn is moving forward with its revival of "The Newlywed Game," ordering 40 half-hour episodes from executive producer Michael Davies.
The series, a modern take on the classic game show, is set to begin shooting in February in New York for a spring premiere on Gsn, where it will air weekdays. Sony Pictures TV and Davies' studio-based Embassy Row are producing.
Davies ("Who Wants to Be a Millionaire") said the show will be updated in an organic way.
"Marriage has changed over the years -- what couples talk about, what they fight about," said Davies, a fan of the original. "So there will be a lot of updating just by the fact of our casting. In doing presentations, it's become clear to us that wives today are far more vocal than in the previous episodes. There's just a lot of guys looking concerned that they're about to get in trouble -- and usually they do.
The series, a modern take on the classic game show, is set to begin shooting in February in New York for a spring premiere on Gsn, where it will air weekdays. Sony Pictures TV and Davies' studio-based Embassy Row are producing.
Davies ("Who Wants to Be a Millionaire") said the show will be updated in an organic way.
"Marriage has changed over the years -- what couples talk about, what they fight about," said Davies, a fan of the original. "So there will be a lot of updating just by the fact of our casting. In doing presentations, it's become clear to us that wives today are far more vocal than in the previous episodes. There's just a lot of guys looking concerned that they're about to get in trouble -- and usually they do.
- 12/19/2008
- by By Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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