John Michael Higgins grew up on game shows as a child, so to play a host on TV or movies and then helm actual ones of his own is never lost on him. The prolific actor has been a popular fixture on the Game Show Network in recent years starting with America Says, which ran for five seasons over more than 500 episodes. The show even earned him an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Game Show Host.” From there, Higgins has gone on to host a throwback in Split Second, which is currently in the middle of its second season. Based on the format from the legendary Monty Hall, the game sees three contestants decide in a split second which of the three general interest trivia questions they can answer. The first player to buzz in gets the first pick with the last player left to answer whatever is left, which is often the most difficult.
- 4/24/2024
- TV Insider
Tonight, CBS will celebrate the 60th broadcast anniversary of Let’s Make a Deal with a primetime special.
The 9 p.m. episode will offer up over $600,000 in prizes, including a guaranteed $60,000 cash prize and a chance to win an Aston Martin valued at over $300,000. It will also pay tribute to its original stars – host and creator Monty Hall and model Carol Merrill.
On top of all that, this season marks Wayne Brady’s 15th anniversary of hosting the show. Here, the multi-hyphenate performer — who is currently in San Francisco where’s he performing The Wiz through mid-February — talks about celebrating the milestone, how long he expects to keep making those deals, and what’s the latest on his Hulu reality show Wayne Brady: The Family Remix.
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Wayne Brady Anyone who watches the show knows that it’s not the same.
The 9 p.m. episode will offer up over $600,000 in prizes, including a guaranteed $60,000 cash prize and a chance to win an Aston Martin valued at over $300,000. It will also pay tribute to its original stars – host and creator Monty Hall and model Carol Merrill.
On top of all that, this season marks Wayne Brady’s 15th anniversary of hosting the show. Here, the multi-hyphenate performer — who is currently in San Francisco where’s he performing The Wiz through mid-February — talks about celebrating the milestone, how long he expects to keep making those deals, and what’s the latest on his Hulu reality show Wayne Brady: The Family Remix.
Deadline After 15 years, what keeps it so fresh for you?
Wayne Brady Anyone who watches the show knows that it’s not the same.
- 1/24/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Let’s Make a Deal Primetime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new episode titled !
Find out everything you need to know about the episode of Let’s Make a Deal Primetime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Let’s Make a Deal Primetime Preview
Get ready for an evening of excitement and surprise with a special episode of “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” airing on CBS at 8:00 Pm on November 17, 2023. This game show is back with a primetime edition, and it promises to be an episode with incredible prizes and heartwarming tributes.
Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect in this upcoming episode:
Mega Money Monday Prize: Who wouldn’t want to start their week with a chance to win big? In this episode, “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” is offering a sensational Mega Money...
Find out everything you need to know about the episode of Let’s Make a Deal Primetime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Let’s Make a Deal Primetime Preview
Get ready for an evening of excitement and surprise with a special episode of “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” airing on CBS at 8:00 Pm on November 17, 2023. This game show is back with a primetime edition, and it promises to be an episode with incredible prizes and heartwarming tributes.
Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect in this upcoming episode:
Mega Money Monday Prize: Who wouldn’t want to start their week with a chance to win big? In this episode, “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” is offering a sensational Mega Money...
- 11/10/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
On Friday, November 17, 2023, at 8:00 Pm, CBS invites viewers to partake in the excitement of “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime.” This special episode offers a tantalizing array of prizes and surprises.
The spotlight of the evening shines on Mega Money Monday, where a substantial prize of $25,000 is up for grabs, adding an extra layer of thrill to the game. Viewers can watch with bated breath as contestants make choices and deals in pursuit of this impressive jackpot.
But the excitement doesn’t stop there. “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” also promises an unforgettable dream vacation to Japan, Thailand, and Singapore. As contestants try their luck, some lucky individual may find themselves on the journey of a lifetime.
In a heartwarming tribute to the show’s roots, Throwback Thursday prizes will honor the original “Let’s Make a Deal” hosts, Monty Hall and Carol Merrill, celebrating the show’s rich history and...
The spotlight of the evening shines on Mega Money Monday, where a substantial prize of $25,000 is up for grabs, adding an extra layer of thrill to the game. Viewers can watch with bated breath as contestants make choices and deals in pursuit of this impressive jackpot.
But the excitement doesn’t stop there. “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” also promises an unforgettable dream vacation to Japan, Thailand, and Singapore. As contestants try their luck, some lucky individual may find themselves on the journey of a lifetime.
In a heartwarming tribute to the show’s roots, Throwback Thursday prizes will honor the original “Let’s Make a Deal” hosts, Monty Hall and Carol Merrill, celebrating the show’s rich history and...
- 11/10/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Bob Barker was a pillar of television’s greatest generation.
Barker, the enduring host of “The Price Is Right” who died Aug. 26 at the age of 99, was a World War II veteran who trained as a Navy fighter pilot. But his destiny was not to fly missions in the Pacific theater. Barker’s service to his country came in the years after the war, when he and an elite corps of seasoned radio announcers laid a large part of the foundation for commercial television as we know it today.
Barker was a born broadcaster. He had a resonant voice, and his 6-foot-1 frame didn’t hurt in making an impression on viewers in the early days of grainy TV pictures. But his biggest asset was the gift of being to speak extemporaneously on live television – and make it look and feel natural while doing so.
Bob Barker, Longtime Host of ‘The Price Is Right,...
Barker, the enduring host of “The Price Is Right” who died Aug. 26 at the age of 99, was a World War II veteran who trained as a Navy fighter pilot. But his destiny was not to fly missions in the Pacific theater. Barker’s service to his country came in the years after the war, when he and an elite corps of seasoned radio announcers laid a large part of the foundation for commercial television as we know it today.
Barker was a born broadcaster. He had a resonant voice, and his 6-foot-1 frame didn’t hurt in making an impression on viewers in the early days of grainy TV pictures. But his biggest asset was the gift of being to speak extemporaneously on live television – and make it look and feel natural while doing so.
Bob Barker, Longtime Host of ‘The Price Is Right,...
- 8/27/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Split Second is coming soon to Game Show Network. The cable channel has announced a premiere date for the competition series hosted by John Michael Higgins (America Says). The game show is based on the format created by Let's Make a Deal icon Monty Hall, where three contestants are given a split second to pick a trivia question they know they can answer when presented with three choices.
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- 4/2/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Coslough Johnson, the Emmy-winning writer who worked with his late older brother, Arte Johnson, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and wrote for two variety shows toplined by Sonny and Cher, has died. He was 91.
Johnson died March 23 of prostate cancer at a nursing facility in the Thousand Oaks area, his wife, Mary Jane, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Johnson also worked on sitcoms including The Monkees, Bewitched, That Girl, The Partridge Family, Good Times, Flo, Operation Petticoat and Cpo Sharkey and on cartoons featuring Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, The Flintstones, Voltron and He-Man.
He wrote on the first three seasons (1968-70) of NBC’s Laugh-In, the final three seasons (1971-74) of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and the lone season (1976-77) of The Sonny and Cher Show, those last two for CBS.
Other variety shows on his résumé included The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show...
Johnson died March 23 of prostate cancer at a nursing facility in the Thousand Oaks area, his wife, Mary Jane, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Johnson also worked on sitcoms including The Monkees, Bewitched, That Girl, The Partridge Family, Good Times, Flo, Operation Petticoat and Cpo Sharkey and on cartoons featuring Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, The Flintstones, Voltron and He-Man.
He wrote on the first three seasons (1968-70) of NBC’s Laugh-In, the final three seasons (1971-74) of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and the lone season (1976-77) of The Sonny and Cher Show, those last two for CBS.
Other variety shows on his résumé included The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show...
- 4/1/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The classic Monty Hall game show Split Second is coming back to television on the Game Show Network on Monday, April 17, with an updated look and a brand new host. Here is everything you need to know about the new series. Where Can You Watch? Split Second will premiere on the Game Show Network (Gsn) on Monday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. Et and will air on weekdays. It will be hosted by Emmy-nominated actor John Michael Higgins, who currently hosts the fellow Gsn game show America Says. Higgins, who recently appeared as Principal Toddman in the Saved by the Bell revival, is best known for his roles in Christopher Guest‘s mockumentary films such as Best In Show and A Mighty Wind, as well as memorable parts in Pitch Perfect and The Break-Up. Is The Show a Revival? Yes, Split Second was created by legendary Canadian TV host Monty...
- 3/30/2023
- TV Insider
The long-running U.S. game show “Let’s Make a Deal” will expand into eight new international territories in a new deal brokered by Marcus/Glass Productions and Can’t Stop Media, an international sales group.
The gamer, which is hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by Fremantle for CBS in the U.S., is aiming to expand to Germany, Indonesia, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Ireland and Poland under new deals. Each territory has a prior history and following with the show, and local broadcasters and production companies will facilitate airings in their respective countries.
Marcus/Glass Productions is a joint production venture between Marcus Entertainment chairman Marcus Lemonis and Glass Entertainment Group CEO Nancy Glass. The pair acquired the intellectual property for the show in August of last year.
“The continued expansion of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ into further international territories shows that audiences have a strong appetite...
The gamer, which is hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by Fremantle for CBS in the U.S., is aiming to expand to Germany, Indonesia, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Ireland and Poland under new deals. Each territory has a prior history and following with the show, and local broadcasters and production companies will facilitate airings in their respective countries.
Marcus/Glass Productions is a joint production venture between Marcus Entertainment chairman Marcus Lemonis and Glass Entertainment Group CEO Nancy Glass. The pair acquired the intellectual property for the show in August of last year.
“The continued expansion of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ into further international territories shows that audiences have a strong appetite...
- 7/21/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
If only we could smash an hourglass to go back in time to the days before advantages.
After two decades of outwitting, outplaying and outlasting, Survivor has more than proven its staying power. Any series intending to stick around in the competitive landscape that is broadcast television must be malleable… just like the best castaways who’ve played. But have we reached the era of Peak Advantages, and have all of these drastic changes hindered gameplay more than helped it?
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After two decades of outwitting, outplaying and outlasting, Survivor has more than proven its staying power. Any series intending to stick around in the competitive landscape that is broadcast television must be malleable… just like the best castaways who’ve played. But have we reached the era of Peak Advantages, and have all of these drastic changes hindered gameplay more than helped it?
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- 12/5/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Marcus Lemonis and Nancy Glass have made a deal with “Let’s Make a Deal.” Lemonis and Glass have purchased the intellectual property behind the famed game show franchise from the founding families behind the show, which was created in 1963 by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall.
Under the new ownership, Lemonis and Glass will now own all of the assets to “Let’s Make a Deal,” including the show’s trademark and legacy episodes. Fremantle will continue to license the format and trademark to produce the “Let’s Make a Deal” revival, hosted by Wayne Brady, that has aired on CBS since 2009. Fremantle did not have a comment at press time.
Lemonis and Glass’ Glass Entertainment Group are already in business on the podcast “One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis,” which features Lemonis chatting with stars such as Charles Barkley and Gayle King about life advice.
Lemonis, the CEO of Camping World and other enterprises,...
Under the new ownership, Lemonis and Glass will now own all of the assets to “Let’s Make a Deal,” including the show’s trademark and legacy episodes. Fremantle will continue to license the format and trademark to produce the “Let’s Make a Deal” revival, hosted by Wayne Brady, that has aired on CBS since 2009. Fremantle did not have a comment at press time.
Lemonis and Glass’ Glass Entertainment Group are already in business on the podcast “One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis,” which features Lemonis chatting with stars such as Charles Barkley and Gayle King about life advice.
Lemonis, the CEO of Camping World and other enterprises,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Profit host and Camping World boss Marcus Lemonis and Glass Entertainment founder Nancy Glass have acquired the underlying IP to classic format Let’s Make a Deal.
The pair have teamed to acquire all assets from Hatos-Hall Productions, which includes the daytime game show as well as other game shows such as 1970s ABC hit Split Second.
It is a major move involving one of the best-known game shows. The deal will not affect the show’s airing on CBS, where it has run since 2009, but will mean that producer Fremantle now licenses it from Lemonis and Glass.
Lemonis and Glass, who have worked together on the One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis podcast and HGTV’s upcoming The Renovator, will exploit the format in a variety of ways including through partnerships as well as international format distribution for live and touring shows.
Former Sony Pictures Television drama chief...
The pair have teamed to acquire all assets from Hatos-Hall Productions, which includes the daytime game show as well as other game shows such as 1970s ABC hit Split Second.
It is a major move involving one of the best-known game shows. The deal will not affect the show’s airing on CBS, where it has run since 2009, but will mean that producer Fremantle now licenses it from Lemonis and Glass.
Lemonis and Glass, who have worked together on the One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis podcast and HGTV’s upcoming The Renovator, will exploit the format in a variety of ways including through partnerships as well as international format distribution for live and touring shows.
Former Sony Pictures Television drama chief...
- 8/10/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Herbert F. Solow, the TV production executive who helped make “Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible” a reality, died on Thursday, his wife, Dr. Harrison Solow, confirmed. He was 89.
A graduate of Dartmouth, Solow got his start in showbiz in 1953, working up the ranks at William Morris, starting as a mail room worker and secretary before becoming an assistant and later a talent agent representing stars and filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman. Later, he moved from the agency world to production, taking a brief stop in NBC’s film division before moving to CBS, where he worked on developing daytime soap operas and game shows.
In 1962, he returned to NBC to work in their West coast Daytime TV division, developing a relationship with the network’s vice president, Grant Tinker. Along the way, he oversaw the development and production of multiple soap operas and game shows, including “Truth or Consequences” — the game...
A graduate of Dartmouth, Solow got his start in showbiz in 1953, working up the ranks at William Morris, starting as a mail room worker and secretary before becoming an assistant and later a talent agent representing stars and filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman. Later, he moved from the agency world to production, taking a brief stop in NBC’s film division before moving to CBS, where he worked on developing daytime soap operas and game shows.
In 1962, he returned to NBC to work in their West coast Daytime TV division, developing a relationship with the network’s vice president, Grant Tinker. Along the way, he oversaw the development and production of multiple soap operas and game shows, including “Truth or Consequences” — the game...
- 11/23/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Alex Trebek, television’s consummate quizmaster and the host of Jeopardy! for 35 years, died Sunday morning at the age of 80 following a lengthy battle with cancer. The man with the answers for more than 35 years turned 80 in July and released his memoir The Answer Is… Reflections on My Life this summer as well. Gavin Edwards has been a longtime Rolling Stone contributor who appeared on the show on June 19th, 2000. While he didn’t win, his Final Jeopardy knowledge on who Venetians called “Il Milione,” the man of the million...
- 11/8/2020
- by Gavin Edwards
- Rollingstone.com
Veteran TV game show host Tom Kennedy, who emceed the likes of Name That Tune and Split Second, died on Oct. 7 at the age of 93, according to a friend, Steve Beverly. The cause of death is unknown, though Beverly shared on Facebook that Kennedy “had not been well in recent months.”
Born Jim Narz, Kennedy broke into the business with 1958’s The Big Game and Dr. I.Q., which aired throughout the 1958-59 season. His first major success was NBC’s You Don’t Say!, which ran from 1963 to 1969; the series was later revived by ABC six years later. In...
Born Jim Narz, Kennedy broke into the business with 1958’s The Big Game and Dr. I.Q., which aired throughout the 1958-59 season. His first major success was NBC’s You Don’t Say!, which ran from 1963 to 1969; the series was later revived by ABC six years later. In...
- 10/11/2020
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
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By Eddy Friedfeld
When famed producer and former gangster character actor Sheldon Leonard saw the failed television sitcom pilot “Head of the Family,” which was based on Carl Reiner’s experience as a writer and performer for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’s Hour”, he immediately saw its brilliance and potential. He said to creator and star Carl Reiner, who would become his producing partner, in his distinctive tough guy voice, “We’ll get a better actor to play you.” That actor became the lead in the show whose name became the new title. “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, now a classic sitcom, with Carl as writer, producer, show runner, and co-star, has become a touchstone for everything that followed and is one of Carl’s many masterpieces. He also launched the career of the legendary Mary Tyler Moore.
(Photo: Jeff Ross)
By Eddy Friedfeld
When famed producer and former gangster character actor Sheldon Leonard saw the failed television sitcom pilot “Head of the Family,” which was based on Carl Reiner’s experience as a writer and performer for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’s Hour”, he immediately saw its brilliance and potential. He said to creator and star Carl Reiner, who would become his producing partner, in his distinctive tough guy voice, “We’ll get a better actor to play you.” That actor became the lead in the show whose name became the new title. “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, now a classic sitcom, with Carl as writer, producer, show runner, and co-star, has become a touchstone for everything that followed and is one of Carl’s many masterpieces. He also launched the career of the legendary Mary Tyler Moore.
- 7/1/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
“It’s very me, if you know me, to have a win also be a loss,” declares executive producer Mike Richards about an unusual circumstance he has faced at the Daytime Emmys. He is responsible for both “The Price is Right” and “Let’s Make a Deal,” and both shows are nominated for Best Game Show at the upcoming ceremony on May 5. Competing with himself also happened last year, with “Price” taking home the prize.
SEE2019 Daytime Emmy nominations: Full list of nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Even though Richards loved triumphing along with his “Price ” team in 2018, the evening wasn’t a total loss for “Deal.” Wayne Brady won his first Daytime Emmy for that show as Best Game Show Host in his decade on the long-running program (to go along with 3 prior daytime trophies and one in prime-time).
Of that victory Richards says, “It’s crazy to me.
SEE2019 Daytime Emmy nominations: Full list of nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Even though Richards loved triumphing along with his “Price ” team in 2018, the evening wasn’t a total loss for “Deal.” Wayne Brady won his first Daytime Emmy for that show as Best Game Show Host in his decade on the long-running program (to go along with 3 prior daytime trophies and one in prime-time).
Of that victory Richards says, “It’s crazy to me.
- 4/17/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Alan Canter, whose family deli has been a late night fixture in Hollywood for decades, has died. He passed Friday of natural causes, according to his family.
Relatives wrote a tribute on Facebook: “He kept his family legacy alive and built and L.A. landmark. He worked 18-hour shifts and took pride in hand-cutting each fruit cup. He taught his children how to run this business just as his father taught him. We are deeply saddened by this loss.”
Al Canter’s father, Ben Canter, and his brothers opened the original deli in 1931 in Boyle Heights. In 1953, Canter’s moved into its North Fairfax Avenue home, and became one of the city’s first 24-hour restaurants, a favored haunt for club goers, stars, rockers and just the merely hungry. The deli has also been the site of numerous parties, and hosts music in the famed Kibbitz Room. It is...
Relatives wrote a tribute on Facebook: “He kept his family legacy alive and built and L.A. landmark. He worked 18-hour shifts and took pride in hand-cutting each fruit cup. He taught his children how to run this business just as his father taught him. We are deeply saddened by this loss.”
Al Canter’s father, Ben Canter, and his brothers opened the original deli in 1931 in Boyle Heights. In 1953, Canter’s moved into its North Fairfax Avenue home, and became one of the city’s first 24-hour restaurants, a favored haunt for club goers, stars, rockers and just the merely hungry. The deli has also been the site of numerous parties, and hosts music in the famed Kibbitz Room. It is...
- 1/27/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The special “In Memoriam” segment on the 2018 Emmy Awards ceremony was tearful as beloved television legends Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Guillaume, Monty Hall, John Mahoney, Jim Nabors, Charlotte Rae, Burt Reynolds, Neil Simon and Craig Zadan were part of the annual tribute.
SEEEmmy winners 2018: Full list of winners and nominees at the 70th Emmy Awards
But who was missing from the memoriam this time? Some of those surprising omissions included:
Marty Allen (actor/comedian)
Peter Baldwin (director)
Brent Briscoe (actor)
Dushon Monique Brown (actor)
Frank Buxton (writer/director)
Joseph Campanella (actor)
Olivia Cole (actor)
Vic Damone (actor/singer)
Bradford Dillman (actor)
Roy Dotrice (actor)
John Dunsworth (actor)
Harlan Ellison (writer)
Nanette Fabray (actor)
Dominic Frontiere (composer)
Michael Gershman (cinematographer)
Billy Graham (host)
Vanessa Greene (producer)
Doug Grindstaff (sound editor)
John Hillerman (actor)
Rance Howard (actor)
Tab Hunter (actor)
Earle Hyman (actor)
Anne Jeffreys (actor)
Margot Kidder (actor)
Louise Latham...
SEEEmmy winners 2018: Full list of winners and nominees at the 70th Emmy Awards
But who was missing from the memoriam this time? Some of those surprising omissions included:
Marty Allen (actor/comedian)
Peter Baldwin (director)
Brent Briscoe (actor)
Dushon Monique Brown (actor)
Frank Buxton (writer/director)
Joseph Campanella (actor)
Olivia Cole (actor)
Vic Damone (actor/singer)
Bradford Dillman (actor)
Roy Dotrice (actor)
John Dunsworth (actor)
Harlan Ellison (writer)
Nanette Fabray (actor)
Dominic Frontiere (composer)
Michael Gershman (cinematographer)
Billy Graham (host)
Vanessa Greene (producer)
Doug Grindstaff (sound editor)
John Hillerman (actor)
Rance Howard (actor)
Tab Hunter (actor)
Earle Hyman (actor)
Anne Jeffreys (actor)
Margot Kidder (actor)
Louise Latham...
- 9/18/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The special “In Memoriam” segment on the 2018 Emmy Awards ceremony will be especially tearful this year. Beloved television legends Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Guillaume, Monty Hall, John Mahoney, Jim Nabors, Charlotte Rae, Burt Reynolds, Neil Simon and Craig Zadan will certainly be just a few people honored with in a musical tribute.
Let’s take a look back at these TV icons as well as over 50 others who have died since mid-September last year. Many will be included in the memoriam for the live Emmys ceremony hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost for NBC on September 17.
SEECelebrity Deaths 2018: In Memoriam Gallery
Bochco died on April 1 at age 74. The 10-time Emmy winner was the creator of such TV classics as “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law,” “NYPD Blue” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1996.
Bourdain died in France on June...
Let’s take a look back at these TV icons as well as over 50 others who have died since mid-September last year. Many will be included in the memoriam for the live Emmys ceremony hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost for NBC on September 17.
SEECelebrity Deaths 2018: In Memoriam Gallery
Bochco died on April 1 at age 74. The 10-time Emmy winner was the creator of such TV classics as “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law,” “NYPD Blue” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1996.
Bourdain died in France on June...
- 9/14/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“Days of Our Lives” was the big winner at the 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, taking home five of the biggest awards of the night including Outstanding Drama Series.
“We’re going to go to Las Vegas next,” Ken Corday, executive producer, “Days,” quipped backstage. “We’re on a winning streak!”
“Days” also won the top awards for writing and directing in a drama series and for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, James Reynolds (Abe Carver), and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady).
“I was thrilled to come here and have this amazing team of writers to work with,” said Ron Carlivati, head writer, backstage. “We’re happy that the fans have responded.”
The evening started off well for ABC serial “General Hospital” after Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson) and Vernee Watson (Stella Henry) won for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a...
“We’re going to go to Las Vegas next,” Ken Corday, executive producer, “Days,” quipped backstage. “We’re on a winning streak!”
“Days” also won the top awards for writing and directing in a drama series and for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, James Reynolds (Abe Carver), and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady).
“I was thrilled to come here and have this amazing team of writers to work with,” said Ron Carlivati, head writer, backstage. “We’re happy that the fans have responded.”
The evening started off well for ABC serial “General Hospital” after Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson) and Vernee Watson (Stella Henry) won for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a...
- 4/30/2018
- by Michael Maloney
- Variety Film + TV
The winners of the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium with Days of Our Live the top winner of the evening. The soap opera took home the trophy for Outstanding Drama Series as well as Outstanding Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, Directing, and Writing.
The talk show front had a couple of surprises as The Talk won for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment beating out favorite Ellen DeGeneres while the ladies of The Real won for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Hosts.
Other winners for the evening included Dr. Oz winning for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative for a second year in a row as well as Steve Harvey, Wayne Brady, The Price is Right, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight.
During the ceremony, Deidre Hall honored Days of Our Lives veterans and soap opera icons Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The talk show front had a couple of surprises as The Talk won for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment beating out favorite Ellen DeGeneres while the ladies of The Real won for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Hosts.
Other winners for the evening included Dr. Oz winning for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative for a second year in a row as well as Steve Harvey, Wayne Brady, The Price is Right, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight.
During the ceremony, Deidre Hall honored Days of Our Lives veterans and soap opera icons Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 4/30/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Wayne Brady has won 4 Emmys out of 14 career nominations including both daytime and primetime. So it’s perhaps surprising that none of those awards have come in the Daytime Emmys race for Best Game Show Host, where he’s now nominated for the eighth time since 2010 as the presenter of “Let’s Make a Deal.” The series features audience contestants trying to maximize their winnings by making trades with the host. Will there finally be an Emmy waiting for Brady behind door number-two?
Brady actually won his first Daytime Emmy and first Primetime Emmy in the same year: 2003, when he claimed Best Talk Show Host for his daytime series “The Wayne Brady Show” and a few months later Best Variety Performance for the primetime improv series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” He won a second Daytime Emmy for hosting his talk show in 2004 before its sudden cancellation after three seasons.
Brady actually won his first Daytime Emmy and first Primetime Emmy in the same year: 2003, when he claimed Best Talk Show Host for his daytime series “The Wayne Brady Show” and a few months later Best Variety Performance for the primetime improv series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” He won a second Daytime Emmy for hosting his talk show in 2004 before its sudden cancellation after three seasons.
- 3/27/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Sunday’s telecast of the Screen Actors Guild will feature a special In Memoriam segment devoted to many of the actors and actresses who have died since last year’s ceremony in late January. Sure to be among those saluted include Oscar winner Martin Landau, comedy legend Jerry Lewis, and beloved film and TV star Bill Paxton. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam galleries for this past year of 2017 and the newly-started gallery for 2018.
Over 100 people in SAG/AFTRA have passed away in the past 12 months. Which of the following 60 names will also be featured in the televised tribute?
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Richard Anderson (actor)
Chuck Barris (host/executive)
Shelley Berman (actor)
Chuck Berry (singer/actor)
Joseph Bologna (actor)
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Glen Campbell (singer/actor)
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Over 100 people in SAG/AFTRA have passed away in the past 12 months. Which of the following 60 names will also be featured in the televised tribute?
SEE2018 SAG Awards TV predictions: Complete racetrack odds in all 9 categories
Richard Anderson (actor)
Chuck Barris (host/executive)
Shelley Berman (actor)
Chuck Berry (singer/actor)
Joseph Bologna (actor)
Powers Boothe (actor)
Brent Briscoe (actor)
Glen Campbell (singer/actor)
Bernie Casey (actor)
David Cassidy (actor/singer)
Mike Connors (actor)
Danielle Darrieux (actor...
- 1/21/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Game show icon Monty Hall died of cardiac arrest after suffering from heart disease for 75 years.
The Let’s Make a Deal host had suffered from coronary artery disease since his 20s, according to a death certificate obtained by The Blast.
Hall died Sept. 30 at the age of 96.
“I would love Monty Hall to be remembered for being a television pioneer — 7 decades in the business! And as a philanthropist — having used his fame to raise close to a billion dollars for charitable causes,” his daughter Sharon told Deadline Hollywood.
The Canada-born star began his career in radio before transitioning to television,...
The Let’s Make a Deal host had suffered from coronary artery disease since his 20s, according to a death certificate obtained by The Blast.
Hall died Sept. 30 at the age of 96.
“I would love Monty Hall to be remembered for being a television pioneer — 7 decades in the business! And as a philanthropist — having used his fame to raise close to a billion dollars for charitable causes,” his daughter Sharon told Deadline Hollywood.
The Canada-born star began his career in radio before transitioning to television,...
- 10/11/2017
- by Michele Corriston
- PEOPLE.com
Ralphie May, a stand-up comedian who launched his career on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, has died at the age of 45.
May’s manager confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter; TMZ reports that May died of cardiac arrest in Las Vegas on Friday after battling pneumonia for a number of weeks.
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A native of the South who often poked fun at his own weight, May first hit the national stage in 2003 as a contestant on the first season of NBC’s reality competition Last Comic Standing, which...
May’s manager confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter; TMZ reports that May died of cardiac arrest in Las Vegas on Friday after battling pneumonia for a number of weeks.
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A native of the South who often poked fun at his own weight, May first hit the national stage in 2003 as a contestant on the first season of NBC’s reality competition Last Comic Standing, which...
- 10/6/2017
- TVLine.com
Rest in peace, Charles "Chuck" Low.
The Goodfellas actor and real estate developer died in his sleep on Sept. 18 at the Allendale Nursing Home in New Jersey at age 89, according to his obituary in The New York Times.
Low graduated from the Norwich Military Academy with a Bs in electrical engineering in 1950, and went on to serve four years of active duty in the Army, as well as over 30 more in the Us Army Reserve.
Following his stint in the military, he went into the family business, developing and manufacturing marine instruments, before moving on to real estate.
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After developing buildings in New York City and the Tribeca neighborhood, Low met one of his tenants, Robert De Niro, who supported him in his move to acting.
Low is best known for his character Morrie in Goodfellas, alongside De Niro, Joe Pesci and [link...
The Goodfellas actor and real estate developer died in his sleep on Sept. 18 at the Allendale Nursing Home in New Jersey at age 89, according to his obituary in The New York Times.
Low graduated from the Norwich Military Academy with a Bs in electrical engineering in 1950, and went on to serve four years of active duty in the Army, as well as over 30 more in the Us Army Reserve.
Following his stint in the military, he went into the family business, developing and manufacturing marine instruments, before moving on to real estate.
Related: 'Let’s Make a Deal' Host Monty Hall Dies at 96
After developing buildings in New York City and the Tribeca neighborhood, Low met one of his tenants, Robert De Niro, who supported him in his move to acting.
Low is best known for his character Morrie in Goodfellas, alongside De Niro, Joe Pesci and [link...
- 10/3/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Just tragic. Monty Hall, the host of 'Let's Make A Deal' passed away at 96. Here's how celebs and devoted fans of the TV icon are reacting to his passing.
- 10/1/2017
- by Scott Baumgartner
- HollywoodLife
Rest in peace, Monty Hall.
The host and co-creator of Let's Make a Deal died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, his daughter, Joanna Gleason, confirms to The New York Times. Hall died of heart failure. He was 96.
The TV host made his debut with Let's Make a Deal in 1963, turning audience members into the zany, costumed characters audiences know and love. Hall remained involved in the game show throughout the years, as owner of the show and occasional guest, after Wayne Brady took over as host in 2009.
Photo: Getty Images
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Hall is survived by his two daughters, Gleason, a Tony-award winning actress, and Sharon Hall, a TV executive, as well as a son, Richard, a producer for The Amazing Race. His wife of almost 70 years, Marilyn Plottel, died in June. ...
The host and co-creator of Let's Make a Deal died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, his daughter, Joanna Gleason, confirms to The New York Times. Hall died of heart failure. He was 96.
The TV host made his debut with Let's Make a Deal in 1963, turning audience members into the zany, costumed characters audiences know and love. Hall remained involved in the game show throughout the years, as owner of the show and occasional guest, after Wayne Brady took over as host in 2009.
Photo: Getty Images
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Hall is survived by his two daughters, Gleason, a Tony-award winning actress, and Sharon Hall, a TV executive, as well as a son, Richard, a producer for The Amazing Race. His wife of almost 70 years, Marilyn Plottel, died in June. ...
- 10/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Monty Hall, the game show host who bedeviled and delighted contestants with a variety of doors, boxes, and dreaded “Zonks” on the long-running Let’s Make A Deal, has died. Hall was 96.
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- 9/30/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Game show icon Monty Hall, who co-created and hosted the original Let’s Make a Deal, has died of heart failure at the age of 96, the New York Times reports. He passed away on Saturday in his Beverly Hills, Calif. home.
Hall launched Let’s Make a Deal in 1963. It first premiered as part of NBC’s daytime line-up before moving to ABC in 1968, where it continued through 1976. A syndicated version of Deal aired on and off through the 1970s and 80s, before returning to NBC for a brief run from 1990-91. The show was eventually revived with host Wayne Brady...
Hall launched Let’s Make a Deal in 1963. It first premiered as part of NBC’s daytime line-up before moving to ABC in 1968, where it continued through 1976. A syndicated version of Deal aired on and off through the 1970s and 80s, before returning to NBC for a brief run from 1990-91. The show was eventually revived with host Wayne Brady...
- 9/30/2017
- TVLine.com
TV game show host and creator Monty Hall, the man who took Let's Make A Deal from a daytime staple into prime time, has died of heart failure in Beverly Hills. He was 96 and died at home. His daughter, Joanna Gleason, confirmed his death to the New York Times. The show premiered in 1963 and, with some interruptions, continues to run. Contestants in outrageous costumes try to guess prices and see “what’s behind Door No. 1,” a line that bled into the popular culture. Hall…...
- 9/30/2017
- Deadline TV
Monty Hall, the emcee, producer, singer and sportscaster best known as the host and co-creator of the influential game show “Let’s Make a Deal,” has died at age 96. Born Monte Halparin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to an Orthodox Jewish family in 1921, Hall began his career in broadcasting on the radio in 1946. He would go on to host several pivotal game shows and even served as a sports analyst for the NHL’s New York Rangers in 1959 and 1960. He’s survived by his daughter, Tony Award-winning actress Gleason, her husband Chris Sarandon, his daughter Sharon Hall, current president of...
- 9/30/2017
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Television icon Monty Hall -- the co-creator and host of "Let's Make a Deal" -- died from heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills ... TMZ has learned. Hall's daughter Joanna Gleason tells us ... he passed away Saturday morning surrounded by friends and family. We're told his health had been declining the past few years. Gleason says her dad was most proud of his show because it gave him the platform to help people. The...
- 9/30/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A ubiquitous presence on television for decades as host of hit game show “Let’s Make a Deal”, Monty Hall has passed away at age 96. Hall’s daughter, actress Joanna Gleason, revealed that the cause of death was heart failure. A native of Winnipeg, Hall was born Monte Halparin in 1921, starting his career in Winnipeg […]...
- 9/30/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Susan B. Landau, a film and TV producer and manager, has died at the age of 65. Landau’s brother Paul confirmed that she passed away on May 31 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a brief illness. A producer known for film and television, Landau also served as a manager for “Slumdog Millionaire” writer Simon Beaufoy, “Wayne’s World 2” director Stephen Surjik and “The Originals” co-executive producer Christopher Hollier, among others. Also Read: Marilyn Hall, Emmy-Winning Producer and Wife of Monty Hall, Dies at 90 She earned an Emmy nomination in 1987 for the TV special “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color:.
- 6/8/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Marilyn Hall, the Emmy Award-winning producer and wife of Monty Hall, has died at the age of 90. Hall won an Emmy for producing the 1985 TV movie “Do You Remember Love,” starring Joanne Woodward and Richard Kiley. Her other credits include 1982’s “A Woman Called Golda,” starring Ingrid Bergman; “Nadia,” the 1984 biopic about Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci; the 1989 PBS miniseries “The Ginger Tree”; and the 2007 feature film “The Little Traitor.” In the theater, she’s credited as an associate producer on the musical “Jelly’s Last Jam” and “Angels in America.” Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2017 (Photos) Hall married her husband,...
- 6/6/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Marilyn Hall, an Emmy-winning TV writer-producer, philanthropist and wife of Monty Hall for 70 years, died on June 5. She was 90. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, she got her start in entertainment starring and writing radio dramas for the CBC. Hall’s TV writing credits include Love, American Style and the 1975 ABC special Lights, Camera, Monty!. The latter was the first variety show hosted by the longtime Let’s Make a Deal host. Hall had producer credits on two Emmy…...
- 6/6/2017
- Deadline
Marilyn Hall, an Emmy-winning TV writer-producer, philanthropist and wife of Monty Hall for 70 years, died on June 5. She was 90. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, she got her start in entertainment starring and writing radio dramas for the CBC. Hall’s TV writing credits include Love, American Style and the 1975 ABC special Lights, Camera, Monty!. The latter was the first variety show hosted by the longtime Let’s Make a Deal host. Hall had producer credits on two Emmy…...
- 6/6/2017
- Deadline TV
Marilyn Hall, an Emmy Award-winning producer and the matriarch of a show-business family that includes her husband, the legendary Let's Make a Deal host Monty Hall, died Monday in Los Angeles. She was 90.
Marilyn and Monty, 95, were married in September 1947.
In addition to her husband, survivors include their children Joanna Gleason, the Tony Award-winning actress and the wife of actor Chris Sarandon; Sharon Hall, president of Endemol Shine Studios and the wife of TV producer Todd Ellis Kessler; and Emmy-winning producer Richard Hall (The Amazing Race).
Marilyn Hall served as an associate producer on the celebrated 1982...
Marilyn and Monty, 95, were married in September 1947.
In addition to her husband, survivors include their children Joanna Gleason, the Tony Award-winning actress and the wife of actor Chris Sarandon; Sharon Hall, president of Endemol Shine Studios and the wife of TV producer Todd Ellis Kessler; and Emmy-winning producer Richard Hall (The Amazing Race).
Marilyn Hall served as an associate producer on the celebrated 1982...
- 6/6/2017
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The composers of the dark, ominous soundtrack for Netflix’s “Stranger Things” just released a new music video that’s worth a look and a listen.
The artists responsible, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, make up part of the retro-electronic-duo Survive. Directed by Chris Rusch, the video features dynamic drone shots and the duo mixing their sounds in what looks like a dimly-lit warehouse. The video was shot in Los Angeles, Croatia and the band’s home city of Austin, TX. The featured track “Copter” comes from their second album, “RR7349,” and was produced by Relapse Records.
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Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers who created “Stranger Things,” were apparently fans of Survive and contacted the band to see if they could use their track “Dirge” for the show’s original mini-trailer,...
The artists responsible, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, make up part of the retro-electronic-duo Survive. Directed by Chris Rusch, the video features dynamic drone shots and the duo mixing their sounds in what looks like a dimly-lit warehouse. The video was shot in Los Angeles, Croatia and the band’s home city of Austin, TX. The featured track “Copter” comes from their second album, “RR7349,” and was produced by Relapse Records.
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’: Watch a Video of Netflix’s Throwback Series Side by Side With Its Retro Influences
Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers who created “Stranger Things,” were apparently fans of Survive and contacted the band to see if they could use their track “Dirge” for the show’s original mini-trailer,...
- 10/26/2016
- by Alec McPike
- Indiewire
‘Stranger Things’ Composers S U R V I V E Debut New Song “Wardenclyffe” and Announce Fall Tour Dates
Austin-based S U R V I V E has come to wide attention in the last mont for featuring “Stranger Things” composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. The electronic quartet has just released a new single from its upcoming album “RR7349” and announced fall tour dates. Listen to “Wardenclyffe” and find those dates — which don’t include a stop in the show’s fictional setting of Hawkins, Indiana — below. NPR first debuted the track, which along with the full album will be available on September 30 via Relapse Records.
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09-30 Austin, TX — Barracuda
10-04 Tucson, Az — Club Congress
10-05 San Diego, CA — Soda Bar
10-06 Los Angeles, CA — Echoplex
10-07 San Francisco, CA — Elbo Room
10-08 Sacramento, CA — Harlow’s
10-11 Portland, Or — Holoscene
10-12 Seattle, Wa — The Crocodile
10-14 Santa Cruz, CA — The Catalyst Atrium
10-16 Joshua Tree,...
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09-30 Austin, TX — Barracuda
10-04 Tucson, Az — Club Congress
10-05 San Diego, CA — Soda Bar
10-06 Los Angeles, CA — Echoplex
10-07 San Francisco, CA — Elbo Room
10-08 Sacramento, CA — Harlow’s
10-11 Portland, Or — Holoscene
10-12 Seattle, Wa — The Crocodile
10-14 Santa Cruz, CA — The Catalyst Atrium
10-16 Joshua Tree,...
- 8/23/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Remember when big-name stars didn’t want to do TV? Now they’re even clamoring for jobs as game show hosts.
Alec Baldwin (ABC’s “Match Game”), Taye Diggs (Fox’s “Hypnotize Me”), Jane Lynch (NBC’s “Celebrity Game Night”) and Anthony Anderson (ABC’s “To Tell the Truth”) are just some of the actors who now front major primetime game shows, in addition to their regular scripted work.
“You look at game shows from the 1970s and 1980s, they were somewhat cheesy,” Anderson said. “It’s different now. It’s a lot classier. It’s cool.”
Wayne Brady, who has hosted a “Let’s Make a Deal” revival for CBS since 2009, joked that “being a game show host was very much akin to being a local affiliate weatherman – and no offense to local affiliate weathermen, but there’s a stereotype.”
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Indeed,...
Alec Baldwin (ABC’s “Match Game”), Taye Diggs (Fox’s “Hypnotize Me”), Jane Lynch (NBC’s “Celebrity Game Night”) and Anthony Anderson (ABC’s “To Tell the Truth”) are just some of the actors who now front major primetime game shows, in addition to their regular scripted work.
“You look at game shows from the 1970s and 1980s, they were somewhat cheesy,” Anderson said. “It’s different now. It’s a lot classier. It’s cool.”
Wayne Brady, who has hosted a “Let’s Make a Deal” revival for CBS since 2009, joked that “being a game show host was very much akin to being a local affiliate weatherman – and no offense to local affiliate weathermen, but there’s a stereotype.”
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Indeed,...
- 7/2/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Sylvester Stallone is a regular Monty Hall -- 'cause he's got an interesting proposition for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather ... and it all has to do with "The Expendables." With reports that Sly already offered Pacman a role in the upcoming "Expendables 4" -- we asked Stallone if he would put the role up for grabs ... winner of the fight gets the gig. But Stallone had a better idea -- "Here's the deal. I'll take their...
- 4/6/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
By Lee Pfeiffer
Well, it's that time of year again when pundits everywhere weigh in on the merits (or lack thereof) of the previous evening's Oscar telecast.
Here are my random observations:
Host Neil Patrick Harris was affable and likable and worked like hell to put on a good show. But there lies the rub. Traditionally, Oscar hosts never had to be chosen for their ability to carry Busby Berkeley-like song and dance extravaganzas. Dear old Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Johnny Carson were simply there to keep the traffic flowing to the podium in between rattling off some memorable one-liners. Billy Crystal quashed that tradition with his ever-outrageous opening production numbers that razzed the Academy and some of the nominees. The idea should have been retired with him when he announced he would no longer host the event. Last evening's opening act was certainly opulent and contained some...
Well, it's that time of year again when pundits everywhere weigh in on the merits (or lack thereof) of the previous evening's Oscar telecast.
Here are my random observations:
Host Neil Patrick Harris was affable and likable and worked like hell to put on a good show. But there lies the rub. Traditionally, Oscar hosts never had to be chosen for their ability to carry Busby Berkeley-like song and dance extravaganzas. Dear old Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Johnny Carson were simply there to keep the traffic flowing to the podium in between rattling off some memorable one-liners. Billy Crystal quashed that tradition with his ever-outrageous opening production numbers that razzed the Academy and some of the nominees. The idea should have been retired with him when he announced he would no longer host the event. Last evening's opening act was certainly opulent and contained some...
- 2/23/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
It's the season for shopping, or at least that's what the holiday advertisements tell us. It's up to you whether you hit the malls or just stay home and make your loved ones homemade Popsicle-stick ornaments this year, but in either case, we've got a treat for you. We're rounding up The Price Is Right, Supermarket Sweep and TV's other delightfully weird, shopping-centric game shows.
Think of it as a way of psyching yourself up for those post-Black Friday treks back to the shops – or just enough shopping to remind you why you're abstaining this year.
The Price Is Right
Of course,...
Think of it as a way of psyching yourself up for those post-Black Friday treks back to the shops – or just enough shopping to remind you why you're abstaining this year.
The Price Is Right
Of course,...
- 12/4/2014
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
Every week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of 'Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water.' Entertainment Weekly: Okay, Monty Hall, let’s talk about the Let’s Make a Deal crossover episode we just witnessed. Looks like Reed and Hunahpu tried to get you to play the part of sucker in their proposed trade of half a bag of rice for another flint. Two part question: Part 1: Even if they had come in at the top of the challenge and pleaded their case, was there any chance you...
- 10/2/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
When it was announced that this year’s Daytime Emmys would be streamed online (and not broadcast), surely no one imagined that the accompanying red carpet pre-show would set the bar so unacceptably low, with an interview team that would lob rape “jokes,” talk about “go[ing] lesbian” for one actress and quite possibly not recognize more than five of the people they spoke to.
Rather than recruit any number of proper reporters who cover the daytime-tv genre, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences issued a casting call for “millennials between the ages of 18-35… who have a strong entertainment...
Rather than recruit any number of proper reporters who cover the daytime-tv genre, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences issued a casting call for “millennials between the ages of 18-35… who have a strong entertainment...
- 6/23/2014
- TVLine.com
Alex Carter Aug 19, 2016
As news breaks that Deal Or No Deal is coming to an end this autumn, we revisit the maths involved in Noel Edmonds' beard...
My first memory is of my dad getting into a fight with Noel Edmonds on the set of Telly Addicts. He had gotten so bored with the endless trivia that he fell asleep during one question, and woke up during another, and ran onto the stage to complain that David Jason wasn’t The Fugitive. If he found a colourful 80s gameshow boring, good lord knows what he makes of random guesstheboxathon Deal Or No Deal. He would probably implode into a coma.
But is it really just a game of chance? Unfortunately, try as you might, you can never get away from that agonising itch that it’s all just a completely random number guessing game. Albeit one with a delusional...
As news breaks that Deal Or No Deal is coming to an end this autumn, we revisit the maths involved in Noel Edmonds' beard...
My first memory is of my dad getting into a fight with Noel Edmonds on the set of Telly Addicts. He had gotten so bored with the endless trivia that he fell asleep during one question, and woke up during another, and ran onto the stage to complain that David Jason wasn’t The Fugitive. If he found a colourful 80s gameshow boring, good lord knows what he makes of random guesstheboxathon Deal Or No Deal. He would probably implode into a coma.
But is it really just a game of chance? Unfortunately, try as you might, you can never get away from that agonising itch that it’s all just a completely random number guessing game. Albeit one with a delusional...
- 5/20/2014
- Den of Geek
Step inside the dream factory for a chat about Noel Edmonds' beard and probability theory...
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My first memory is of my dad getting into a fight with Noel Edmonds on the set of Telly Addicts. He had gotten so bored with the endless trivia that he fell asleep during one question, and woke up during another, and ran onto the stage to complain that David Jason wasn’t The Fugitive. If he found a colourful 80s gameshow boring, good lord knows what he makes of random guesstheboxathon Deal Or No Deal. He would probably implode into a coma.
But is it really just a game of chance? Unfortunately, try as you might, you can never get away from that agonising itch that it’s all just a completely random number guessing game. Albeit one with a delusional man who has phone conversations with a non-existent financial warlord, and 4000 gallons of tears.
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My first memory is of my dad getting into a fight with Noel Edmonds on the set of Telly Addicts. He had gotten so bored with the endless trivia that he fell asleep during one question, and woke up during another, and ran onto the stage to complain that David Jason wasn’t The Fugitive. If he found a colourful 80s gameshow boring, good lord knows what he makes of random guesstheboxathon Deal Or No Deal. He would probably implode into a coma.
But is it really just a game of chance? Unfortunately, try as you might, you can never get away from that agonising itch that it’s all just a completely random number guessing game. Albeit one with a delusional man who has phone conversations with a non-existent financial warlord, and 4000 gallons of tears.
- 5/20/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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