There are a lot of streamers out there, but none quite like Dropout. “I’m a determined hipster,” jokes Dropout owner and CEO Sam Reich. “I can’t do anything that the rest of the industry is doing — I’m just too determined to be unique.”
Unique is not difficult to find on Dropout, which was created in 2018 as a subscription service for CollegeHumor content before CHMedia rebranded to Dropout in 2023. Take Game Changer, hosted by Reich, where the premise changes every episode and the contestants must learn the rules as they play. This season alone has seen an elaborate version of Simon Says, a parody of The Newlywed Game and a simple trivia game-turned-scavenger hunt where contestants need to search the studio for buzzers to answer questions.
There’s also Dimension 20, an anthology series where a group of improvisors play role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. “It all...
Unique is not difficult to find on Dropout, which was created in 2018 as a subscription service for CollegeHumor content before CHMedia rebranded to Dropout in 2023. Take Game Changer, hosted by Reich, where the premise changes every episode and the contestants must learn the rules as they play. This season alone has seen an elaborate version of Simon Says, a parody of The Newlywed Game and a simple trivia game-turned-scavenger hunt where contestants need to search the studio for buzzers to answer questions.
There’s also Dimension 20, an anthology series where a group of improvisors play role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. “It all...
- 5/21/2024
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Tate Donovan | Written by David Hemingson | Directed by Alexander Payne
Having not released a film since 2017’s Downsizing, director Alexander Payne follows up what is considered the weakest film of his career with an absolutely wonderful work. At the Barton boarding school, bad-tempered professor Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is forced to remain on campus during the Christmas break to look after a handful of students with nowhere to go – collectively known as The Holdovers. Across the break, he forms a bond with student Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) and head cook Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
From the opening moments where the studio logos and ratings title card appear in retro styles, Payne recreates the feel of a ‘70s feature throughout his latest work. The combination of aesthetic and story brings to mind a Hal Ashby film,...
Having not released a film since 2017’s Downsizing, director Alexander Payne follows up what is considered the weakest film of his career with an absolutely wonderful work. At the Barton boarding school, bad-tempered professor Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is forced to remain on campus during the Christmas break to look after a handful of students with nowhere to go – collectively known as The Holdovers. Across the break, he forms a bond with student Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) and head cook Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
From the opening moments where the studio logos and ratings title card appear in retro styles, Payne recreates the feel of a ‘70s feature throughout his latest work. The combination of aesthetic and story brings to mind a Hal Ashby film,...
- 4/23/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
“It genuinely feels like things are happening in real time.”
That’s Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s take on how her wise-beyond-years private school cafeteria lady Mary was able to forge a solid chemistry with Paul Giamatti’s curmudgeon ancient civilizations instructor Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ The Holdovers.
“You’re genuinely seeing their relationship authentically develop,” says Randolph. “I’ve never seen that in a movie like that before.”
Pin it to rehearsals led by director Alexander Payne that got the thespians “a deep performance,” she added during Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees session that also included Giamatti, director Alexander Payne, screenwriter David Hemingson and producer Mark Johnson.
Randolph detailed the scene where Giamatti’s Paul meets up with Mary to watch an episode of The Newlywed Game; the two are stranded over the Christmas break as the only adults in charge at a Massachusetts private school of...
That’s Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s take on how her wise-beyond-years private school cafeteria lady Mary was able to forge a solid chemistry with Paul Giamatti’s curmudgeon ancient civilizations instructor Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ The Holdovers.
“You’re genuinely seeing their relationship authentically develop,” says Randolph. “I’ve never seen that in a movie like that before.”
Pin it to rehearsals led by director Alexander Payne that got the thespians “a deep performance,” she added during Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees session that also included Giamatti, director Alexander Payne, screenwriter David Hemingson and producer Mark Johnson.
Randolph detailed the scene where Giamatti’s Paul meets up with Mary to watch an episode of The Newlywed Game; the two are stranded over the Christmas break as the only adults in charge at a Massachusetts private school of...
- 2/17/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Tate Donovan | Written by David Hemingson | Directed by Alexander Payne
Having not released a film since 2017’s Downsizing, director Alexander Payne follows up what is considered the weakest film of his career with an absolutely wonderful work. At the Barton boarding school, bad-tempered professor Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is forced to remain on campus during the Christmas break to look after a handful of students with nowhere to go – collectively known as The Holdovers. Across the break, he forms a bond with student Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) and head cook Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
From the opening moments where the studio logos and ratings title card appear in retro styles, Payne recreates the feel of a ‘70s feature throughout his latest work. The combination of aesthetic and story brings to mind a Hal Ashby film,...
Having not released a film since 2017’s Downsizing, director Alexander Payne follows up what is considered the weakest film of his career with an absolutely wonderful work. At the Barton boarding school, bad-tempered professor Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is forced to remain on campus during the Christmas break to look after a handful of students with nowhere to go – collectively known as The Holdovers. Across the break, he forms a bond with student Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) and head cook Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
From the opening moments where the studio logos and ratings title card appear in retro styles, Payne recreates the feel of a ‘70s feature throughout his latest work. The combination of aesthetic and story brings to mind a Hal Ashby film,...
- 2/1/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
It seems as though the past few years have brought a resurgence of game shows, which were once a staple of both daytime and primetime television viewing. As a kid, I relished snow days and sick days when I could miss school and curl up on the sofa to watch all my favorites – “Pyramid,” “Family Feud” and “Password” were just a few. Every day after school I rushed through my homework so that I’d have time to watch “Tattletales” and “Tic Tac Dough.”
Game shows go all the way back to the days of radio, with one such program becoming the first game show to air on broadcast television – “Truth or Consequences” debuted on July 1, 1941, and before long the genre became a popular form of entertainment. All “Big Three” networks carried a variety of game shows on both daytime and primetime schedules until their popularity began to fizzle in the ’80s and ’90s.
Game shows go all the way back to the days of radio, with one such program becoming the first game show to air on broadcast television – “Truth or Consequences” debuted on July 1, 1941, and before long the genre became a popular form of entertainment. All “Big Three” networks carried a variety of game shows on both daytime and primetime schedules until their popularity began to fizzle in the ’80s and ’90s.
- 12/12/2023
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Chuck Barris, who hosted such gleefully trashy TV hits as The Gong Show and The $1.98 Beauty Show back in the 1970s, was an interesting man, to say the least. He once worked on American Bandstand. He wrote a song that made the Top 5 during the peak of Beatlemania. He created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game in the ’60s. And the rumor, of course, was that Barris had been a CIA assassin at various times in different parts of the world. That claim was part of his autobiography, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which George Clooney turned into a movie in 2002. Though Barris was still alive at the time (he died in 2017 at the age of 87), Clooney told us he never asked Barris whether the CIA claims were true. (Click on the media bar below to hear George Clooney) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/George-Cooney_Connfessions_of_a-Dangerous_Mind.
- 11/29/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Seth Meyers is thrilled to be back. After five months off the air due to the writers’ strike, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” returned on Oct. 2 and the host told TheWrap he and the staff fell back into their groove immediately — with an added pep in their step.
“I don’t recommend going through things like a pandemic or a writers’ strike for the purposes of appreciating your job more,” he said. “You should just do it independent of those massive disruptions. But that is a thing they serve to provide, which is a real appreciation for getting to come in to work every day.”
Meyers said there’s an “eagerness” in the staff’s attitude post-strike, bolstered by the fact that he and his writers all feel the work stoppage was worth the gains they received.
“It helps that the writers, myself included, all feel as though the strike was worth it,...
“I don’t recommend going through things like a pandemic or a writers’ strike for the purposes of appreciating your job more,” he said. “You should just do it independent of those massive disruptions. But that is a thing they serve to provide, which is a real appreciation for getting to come in to work every day.”
Meyers said there’s an “eagerness” in the staff’s attitude post-strike, bolstered by the fact that he and his writers all feel the work stoppage was worth the gains they received.
“It helps that the writers, myself included, all feel as though the strike was worth it,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
After five months off the air, a staple of broadcast television is back. This week marks the return of late night following the conclusion of the WGA strike.
Just like the 2007-2008 writers’ strike, late night shows were the first to be impacted. The day after the WGA announced it was going on strike in May, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” all closed up shop. But unlike the strike from over a decade ago, the five biggest hosts in the game decided to work with each other instead of against one another.
Instead of the more icy relationships between late night hosts like David Letterman and Jay Leno during the last strike, Oliver, Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Meyers joined forces on a podcast, dubbed “Strike Force Five,” the...
Just like the 2007-2008 writers’ strike, late night shows were the first to be impacted. The day after the WGA announced it was going on strike in May, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” all closed up shop. But unlike the strike from over a decade ago, the five biggest hosts in the game decided to work with each other instead of against one another.
Instead of the more icy relationships between late night hosts like David Letterman and Jay Leno during the last strike, Oliver, Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Meyers joined forces on a podcast, dubbed “Strike Force Five,” the...
- 10/4/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Thank god for Alexander Payne. The filmmaker is, and always has been, a true humanist. A writer-director more interested in human beings, something that has always been the special effect of his movies. A two-time Oscar-winning writer, his latest film, The Holdovers, which had its world premiere on Thursday at the Telluride Film Festival, is one of his rare movies in which he doesn’t have a writing credit. David Hemingson did the screenplay, but the idea, an inspired one, came from Payne, a real film buff who was always intrigued by Marcel Pagnol’s 1935 French film Merlusse about a group of boarding school students stuck over the holidays with a much-despised teacher. The director thought it had the bones for a new story and developed it with Hemingson.
Set in 1970, it is Payne’s first period film after a celebrated career for movies like Sideways, The Descendants and many others.
Set in 1970, it is Payne’s first period film after a celebrated career for movies like Sideways, The Descendants and many others.
- 9/1/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
“You don’t sit there and watch episodes of Love Island with me,” Ariana Madix said when she tried to explain her idea of quality time to her then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval in what was supposed to be the Season 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules.
The scene between the former couple shows them going back and forth about how they didn’t feel connected and had different ideas of intimacy. “Well, no, I don’t have time to watch fifty goddamn episodes of Love Island,” Sandoval shouted back. “No, I don’t.
The scene between the former couple shows them going back and forth about how they didn’t feel connected and had different ideas of intimacy. “Well, no, I don’t have time to watch fifty goddamn episodes of Love Island,” Sandoval shouted back. “No, I don’t.
- 7/26/2023
- by Krystie Lee Yandoli
- Rollingstone.com
To celebrate National Game Show Day on June 1, Xumo Play is holding its third-annual Game Show Week. From May 29 to June 4, the free streaming service will feature hundreds of hours of fan-favorite game show series and “best-of” episodes across 13 dedicated channels. The free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) service will offer a week-long spotlight on some of the most popular game shows from across the globe, including “Family Feud,” “The Price is Right,” “Impossible Quiz Show,” “Sony Canal Competencias,” and more.
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“Game Show Week is among our top programming in terms of total hours consumed, and it remains a fan-favorite where viewers delight in playing-along-at-home, or just leaning back to enjoy the very best of classic game show content,” Xumo VP Fern Feistel said. “It offers hundreds of hours of beloved entertainment across 13 dedicated channels, all thoughtfully curated to showcase some of the most celebrated...
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“Game Show Week is among our top programming in terms of total hours consumed, and it remains a fan-favorite where viewers delight in playing-along-at-home, or just leaning back to enjoy the very best of classic game show content,” Xumo VP Fern Feistel said. “It offers hundreds of hours of beloved entertainment across 13 dedicated channels, all thoughtfully curated to showcase some of the most celebrated...
- 5/26/2023
- by Jeff Kotuby
- The Streamable
Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes are proving they don't need a windmill to physically express their love for each other. After Katie's season finale of The Bachelorette aired on ABC, the newly engaged couple dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to chat with guest host David Spade on Monday, Aug. 9. The Saturday Night Live alum, who will be guest-hosting Bachelor in Paradise when it premieres next week, played "The Newly Engaged Game" with them, which was much like the famed game show The Newlywed Game, in which people in relationships had to correctly answer questions about their partner. For the final question, David asked quite the doozie. "Over the course of your short-ish...
- 8/10/2021
- E! Online
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Charlie Kaufman is what happens when a creative lets their imagination run wild. The Oscar-winning screenwriter, director, and producer’s impressive roster of films include cult hits such as “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Being John Malkovich,” and the gorgeous 2015 animated film, “Anomalisa.”
Similar to the characters in his most thought-provoking, and sometimes polarizing, films, Kaufman’s art seemingly invites viewers into the layers of his creative subconscious.
His most recent release, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” premiered on Netflix in 2020. The psychological thriller, written and directed by Kaufman, centers around a woman traveling to her boyfriend’s family house in the frigid winter weather, but what transpires when they arrive is...
Charlie Kaufman is what happens when a creative lets their imagination run wild. The Oscar-winning screenwriter, director, and producer’s impressive roster of films include cult hits such as “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Being John Malkovich,” and the gorgeous 2015 animated film, “Anomalisa.”
Similar to the characters in his most thought-provoking, and sometimes polarizing, films, Kaufman’s art seemingly invites viewers into the layers of his creative subconscious.
His most recent release, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” premiered on Netflix in 2020. The psychological thriller, written and directed by Kaufman, centers around a woman traveling to her boyfriend’s family house in the frigid winter weather, but what transpires when they arrive is...
- 3/23/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
ABC is reviving “The Dating Game” with a new celebrity twist and Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton at the helm, the network announced Thursday.
“The Celebrity Dating Game” has been picked up for eight one-hour episodes at the network, and is described as a “wry wink at modern dating with a star-studded roster of celebrity singles in their pursuit to find love.”
The new show will flip the format of the original 1960s series hosted by Jim Lange. Rather than having one contestant question three hidden suitors, the three suitors will be visible to the audience throughout the episode, and the identity of the celebrity they are attempting to woo will remain concealed until the end of the hour. Per ABC, “suitors will have the opportunity to guess the secret identity based on clues, questions and special parody performances by host Michael Bolton.”
“The Celebrity Dating Game” is produced by Sony Pictures Television.
“The Celebrity Dating Game” has been picked up for eight one-hour episodes at the network, and is described as a “wry wink at modern dating with a star-studded roster of celebrity singles in their pursuit to find love.”
The new show will flip the format of the original 1960s series hosted by Jim Lange. Rather than having one contestant question three hidden suitors, the three suitors will be visible to the audience throughout the episode, and the identity of the celebrity they are attempting to woo will remain concealed until the end of the hour. Per ABC, “suitors will have the opportunity to guess the secret identity based on clues, questions and special parody performances by host Michael Bolton.”
“The Celebrity Dating Game” is produced by Sony Pictures Television.
- 2/18/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
It seems as though the past few years have brought a resurgence of game shows, which were once a staple of both daytime and primetime television viewing. As a kid, I relished snow days and sick days when I could miss school and curl up on the sofa to watch all my favorites – “Pyramid,” “Family Feud” and “Password” were just a few. Every day after school I rushed through my homework so that I’d have time to watch “Tattletales” and “Tic Tac Dough.”
Game shows go all the way back to the days of radio, with one such program becoming the first game show to air on broadcast television – “Truth or Consequences” debuted on July 1, 1941, and before long the genre became a popular form of entertainment. All “Big Three” networks carried a variety of game shows on both daytime and primetime schedules until their popularity began to fizzle in the ’80s and ’90s.
Game shows go all the way back to the days of radio, with one such program becoming the first game show to air on broadcast television – “Truth or Consequences” debuted on July 1, 1941, and before long the genre became a popular form of entertainment. All “Big Three” networks carried a variety of game shows on both daytime and primetime schedules until their popularity began to fizzle in the ’80s and ’90s.
- 2/17/2021
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Michael Canter and Jeff Krask have signed a production and development deal with Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media Group. The veteran unscripted producers will be based in Pilgrim’s office in North Hollywood. They will work closely with the company’s chief creative officer Johnny Gould and vice president and head of development Nicole Silveira on new projects for broadcast, cable and digital platforms.
Canter and Krask are the exec producers of game shows such as “Family Feud,” “The Newlywed Game,” “Deal or No Deal,” and ABC’s “Child Support” and “Big Fan,” as well as unscripted series such as MTV’s “Parental Control,” VH1’s “Breaking Bonaduce,” and Gsn’s “Divided” and “Winsanity.”
“Michael and Jeff deliver tremendous expertise in game show development, and a track record of hits across a range of genres,” Piligian said. “We’re excited to unite our creative efforts and look forward to collaborating...
Canter and Krask are the exec producers of game shows such as “Family Feud,” “The Newlywed Game,” “Deal or No Deal,” and ABC’s “Child Support” and “Big Fan,” as well as unscripted series such as MTV’s “Parental Control,” VH1’s “Breaking Bonaduce,” and Gsn’s “Divided” and “Winsanity.”
“Michael and Jeff deliver tremendous expertise in game show development, and a track record of hits across a range of genres,” Piligian said. “We’re excited to unite our creative efforts and look forward to collaborating...
- 8/14/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen Put Their Relationship Knowledge to the Test on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
After viewers watched Garrett Yrigoyen propose to Becca Kufrin on the season finale of The Bachelorette, the two appeared on Monday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and put their knowledge of one another to the test. The couple played "Fiancé My Name," which is similar to The Newlywed Game without the marital status. Jimmy Kimmel quizzed the lovebirds on facts about their betrothed for the chance to win prizes. The host grilled them on their partner's middle name, the name of one of their grandparents, the name of their high school and the name of their current or childhood pet. The prizes ranged from a panini press to a full dinner set. Watch the video to see how many questions Yrigoyen and...
- 8/7/2018
- E! Online
“Saturday Night Live” opened its penultimate episode of the 43rd season with a special message for and from mothers on the eve of Mother’s Day instead of its usual political satire. Cast members introduced their mothers to the audience, standing side by side on stage. But soon enough, the talk turned to Trump anyway.
Kenan Thompson’s mother noted that she likes the show, “except for all of the political stuff.”
“We get it!” she said.
After Mikey Day reminded his mother he was in a production of “The Crucible,” she replied that such a story is “a lot like the witch hunt against President Trump.”
Luke Nell’s mother followed suit, advising him “enough with the Trump jokes.” It didn’t seem to matter that he reminded her he doesn’t write them, as she continued, “And why doesn’t ‘SNL’ ever talk about crooked Hillary!?”
“I’m so new here,...
Kenan Thompson’s mother noted that she likes the show, “except for all of the political stuff.”
“We get it!” she said.
After Mikey Day reminded his mother he was in a production of “The Crucible,” she replied that such a story is “a lot like the witch hunt against President Trump.”
Luke Nell’s mother followed suit, advising him “enough with the Trump jokes.” It didn’t seem to matter that he reminded her he doesn’t write them, as she continued, “And why doesn’t ‘SNL’ ever talk about crooked Hillary!?”
“I’m so new here,...
- 5/13/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Steve Martin and Martin Short cemented their comedic and personal bond with one-liner insults during a hilarious "Best Friends Challenge" on Thursday's Tonight Show.
Jimmy Fallon described the bit as "The Newlywed Game but for friends," asking the comedy legends questions that they answered privately on pieces of paper. "If [Short] won the lottery, what would he buy?" the host asked, and Martin fired back, "Friends." Short, meanwhile, roasted himself: "Another facelift but this time with a real doctor."
Later, asked which liquid Martin would choose to be, his teammate cracked,...
Jimmy Fallon described the bit as "The Newlywed Game but for friends," asking the comedy legends questions that they answered privately on pieces of paper. "If [Short] won the lottery, what would he buy?" the host asked, and Martin fired back, "Friends." Short, meanwhile, roasted himself: "Another facelift but this time with a real doctor."
Later, asked which liquid Martin would choose to be, his teammate cracked,...
- 5/4/2018
- Rollingstone.com
If there's one thing the Lowe brothers love more than their father, it's a friendly competition. So, when Johnny Lowe, Matthew Lowe and Rob Lowe appeared on The Tonight Show Monday, they agreed to participate in the "Best Son Challenge" to figure out who knows the actor better. Similar to The Newlywed Game, Johnny and Matthew listened to questions about their dad, wrote their answers on a notepad, and hoped their answers matched up with Rob's responses. Host Jimmy Fallon gave the Lowe brothers a softball question to start: "If Rob could only watch one movie for the rest of his life, what would it be?" The right answer was Goodfellas, which both brothers guessed correctly. "I think we...
- 7/25/2017
- E! Online
How well do Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler really know each other? In the new comedy film The House the former SNL co-stars play a married couple who start an illegal basement casino with their neighbors after they squander their daughter's college fund. Ferrell and Poehler had also starred together in the 2007 movie Blades of Glory. Ferrell and Poehler recently sat down with E! News' Sibley Scoles and played The Newlywed Game, answering questions about each other. When asked what celebrity Ferrell impersonates the best, Poehler wrote "Nick Jonas," prompting the actor to debut his Jonas impression. Poehler also jokingly...
- 6/30/2017
- E! Online
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Lola Albright (1924-2017) - Actress, Singer. A regular on TV's Peter Gunn, she also appears in the movies Easter Parade, The Pirate, Champion, The Way West, The Tender Trap, Joy House, Lord Love a Duck, The Monolith Monsters and Kid Galahad. She died on March 23. (THR) Chuck Barris (1929-2017) - Game Show Host, Producer, Director, Songwriter, Author. He created The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and The Gong Show, hosting the latter, and...
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- 4/5/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Chuck Barris, one of the most influential figures in American television history, died Tuesday at the age of 87.
Harris, whose career involved songwriting, working in ABC’s standards and practices department and — according to him — working for the CIA, was the creator of The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, both hugely important watersheds in the annals of television history.
Barris would then go on to create and host The Gong Show, which is best remembered for being one of the first barrels of unadulterated insanity to air on network television. Basically a variety competition “talent” show, Gong Show was...
Harris, whose career involved songwriting, working in ABC’s standards and practices department and — according to him — working for the CIA, was the creator of The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, both hugely important watersheds in the annals of television history.
Barris would then go on to create and host The Gong Show, which is best remembered for being one of the first barrels of unadulterated insanity to air on network television. Basically a variety competition “talent” show, Gong Show was...
- 3/23/2017
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Chuck Barris, the game show host whose life was immortalized by the 2002 film “Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind,” died Tuesday of natural causes in Palisades, N.Y., Variety reports. He was 87.
“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” was adapted from his autobiography by Charlie Kaufman, and was the first directorial effort by George Clooney. The film starred Sam Rockwell as Barris, and told the story of his alleged side gig as a C.I.A. assassin in the 1960s and ’70s, a claim which the agency denied.
Read More: ‘Talk Show the Game Show’ Live: Wanda Sykes Judges Nick Thune at SXSW
Barris was famous for hosting the 1970s NBC game show “The Gong Show,” a wacky and free-wheeling talent show spoof which he created and produced. (Will Arnett is bringing a “Gong Show” revival to ABC this summer). Before stepping on camera, Barris created and produced popular game show hits such as “The Dating Game,...
“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” was adapted from his autobiography by Charlie Kaufman, and was the first directorial effort by George Clooney. The film starred Sam Rockwell as Barris, and told the story of his alleged side gig as a C.I.A. assassin in the 1960s and ’70s, a claim which the agency denied.
Read More: ‘Talk Show the Game Show’ Live: Wanda Sykes Judges Nick Thune at SXSW
Barris was famous for hosting the 1970s NBC game show “The Gong Show,” a wacky and free-wheeling talent show spoof which he created and produced. (Will Arnett is bringing a “Gong Show” revival to ABC this summer). Before stepping on camera, Barris created and produced popular game show hits such as “The Dating Game,...
- 3/22/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Chuck Barris, the quirky host of the controversial and absurd Seventies series The Gong Show and creator of hit game shows like The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, died Tuesday. He was 87.
Barris died of natural causes at his home in Palisades, New York, his longtime publicist told The Associated Press.
Dubbed the "King of Schlock," Barris' long career in show business began behind the scenes, first on programs like American Bandstand and then as a songwriter thanks to Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park." The song peaked at Number...
Barris died of natural causes at his home in Palisades, New York, his longtime publicist told The Associated Press.
Dubbed the "King of Schlock," Barris' long career in show business began behind the scenes, first on programs like American Bandstand and then as a songwriter thanks to Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park." The song peaked at Number...
- 3/22/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Chuck Barris, who hosted The Gong Show and created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, died Tuesday of natural causes in Palisades, N.Y., his publicist confirmed. He was 87. His autobiography, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, was made into a film directed by George Clooney and starred Sam Rockwell as Barris. In the book, he claimed to have worked for the CIA […]...
- 3/22/2017
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
Chuck Barris, creator and host of The Gong Show, died on Tuesday. He was 87.
The TV personality, often referred to as “The King of Schlock” and “The Baron of Bad Taste,” died of natural causes in his Palisades, N.Y. residence, The Associated Press reports. He is survived by Mary, his wife of 16 years.
Barris’ Gong Show aired in daytime on NBC from 1976 through 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1977-’80; a short-lived revival, hosted by radio personality Don Bleu, aired from 1988-’89. Prior to that, Barris created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. He also hosted The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show...
The TV personality, often referred to as “The King of Schlock” and “The Baron of Bad Taste,” died of natural causes in his Palisades, N.Y. residence, The Associated Press reports. He is survived by Mary, his wife of 16 years.
Barris’ Gong Show aired in daytime on NBC from 1976 through 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1977-’80; a short-lived revival, hosted by radio personality Don Bleu, aired from 1988-’89. Prior to that, Barris created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. He also hosted The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show...
- 3/22/2017
- TVLine.com
Game show legend Chuck Barris -- creator and host of "The Gong Show" -- died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Palisades, NY ... according to his publicist. In addition to starting 'Gong Show' in 1976 ... Barris had also created "The Dating Game" and "The Newlywed Game" in the '60s. He claimed to have been a CIA assassin on the side, as chronicled in his autobiography, 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.' The book...
- 3/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Legendary game show host Chuck Barris passed away on Tuesday. He was 87.
His publicist said Barris died of natural causes in Palisades, N.Y., according to Variety.
Barris created and hosted the classic game show The Gong Show, and created both The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game.
His autobiography, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, was made into a film in 2002, which was directed by George Clooney. Sam Rockwell starred as Barris, who claimed in the book that he worked as a CIA assassin in the 1960s and 70s.
Barris was survived by his wife Mary.
His publicist said Barris died of natural causes in Palisades, N.Y., according to Variety.
Barris created and hosted the classic game show The Gong Show, and created both The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game.
His autobiography, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, was made into a film in 2002, which was directed by George Clooney. Sam Rockwell starred as Barris, who claimed in the book that he worked as a CIA assassin in the 1960s and 70s.
Barris was survived by his wife Mary.
- 3/22/2017
- by Daniel Goldblatt
- PEOPLE.com
Chuck Barris, host of The Gong Show, died Tuesday, March 21, of natural causes in Palisades, New York, The Associated Press confirmed. He was 87. Best known for hosting the 1970s NBC game show The Gong Show, he also created genre classics The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. The Gong Show, created and produced by Barris, aired on NBC in daytime from 1976 through 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989. Barris hosted the show on NBC and from…...
- 3/22/2017
- Deadline TV
Chuck Barris, the beloved host of the “Gong Show” died Tuesday. He was 87.
Along with producing “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” Barris also wrote a hit autobiography titled “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” which went on to become a movie directed by George Clooney and starring Sam Rockwell.
He died of natural causes in his home in Palisades, New York, according to his family, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
The energetic host was also renewed for writing the pop song “Palisades Park,” a hit for Freddy Cannon, and follow up books “Bad Grass Never Dies” and “Della: A Memoir of My.
Along with producing “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” Barris also wrote a hit autobiography titled “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” which went on to become a movie directed by George Clooney and starring Sam Rockwell.
He died of natural causes in his home in Palisades, New York, according to his family, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
The energetic host was also renewed for writing the pop song “Palisades Park,” a hit for Freddy Cannon, and follow up books “Bad Grass Never Dies” and “Della: A Memoir of My.
- 3/22/2017
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Exclusive: For those clamoring for more of the intercontinental adventures of Sharon and Rob, take heart: As noted in the promo video above, the third season of the irreverent comedy Catastrophe arrives April 28 on Amazon Prime Video. The clip features creators, stars and Emmy-nominated writers Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney taking a page from The Newlywed Game, with questions including who takes longer to get ready (duh!) and who has the bigger potty mouth (tossup). The…...
- 2/8/2017
- Deadline TV
A review of tonight's Brooklyn Nine-Nine coming up just as soon as someone beats The Newlywed Game... After last week's episode focused entirely on Jake and Holt's time in Florida exile, part 2 of "Coral Palms" catches us up with the rest of the squad. The other detectives from the Nine-Nine have been through their own changes, like Boyle adopting a four-year-old son from Latvia named Nikolaj, but the biggest change by far was the arrival of Ken Marino (a The State reunion with Joe Lo Truglio!) as the latest interim captain, Jason Stenley. On the one hand, Stenley's incompetence in such a high-level job stretches even this show's boundaries of credibility, to the point where Boyle has to point out how little sense Stenley's promotion makes. On the other, Stenley's purpose in the episode is mainly to to get Santiago fighting with the rest of the squad over their acceptance...
- 9/28/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Chuck Barris, the goofball host of The Gong Show who also was the manic mastermind behind two other spontaneous game-show classics, The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, has died. He was 87.
Barris, who in his book, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Biography, claimed to have been an assassin for the CIA — his implausible story became a fantastical 2002 movie directed by first-timer George Clooney and written by Charlie Kaufman — died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Palisades, N.Y., his family announced through publicist Paul Shefrin.
The Philadelphia native also penned the 1962...
Barris, who in his book, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Biography, claimed to have been an assassin for the CIA — his implausible story became a fantastical 2002 movie directed by first-timer George Clooney and written by Charlie Kaufman — died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Palisades, N.Y., his family announced through publicist Paul Shefrin.
The Philadelphia native also penned the 1962...
- 9/15/2016
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yesterday was National Best Friends Day, one of the internet's many, many unofficial holidays, so Mark Ruffalo and Jimmy Fallon celebrated by putting their friendship to the test. On The Tonight Show, Ruffalo and Fallon played a platonic version of The Newlywed Game buy quizzing each other and seeing if their answers matched up. So, how well do the two know each other? Turns out, not that well! Their answers didn't match up when it came to favorite sandwich or biggest fear but they did get one obvious question right. Find out which one below:...
- 6/9/2016
- by Pilot Viruet
- Hitfix
They're the two best friends that anyone could have... That's exactly what Jimmy Fallon and Mark Ruffalo came to The Tonight Show to prove Wednesday night when they kicked off a round of "The Best Friends Challenge." The prompt of the game is for both pals to give the same answer to a question about one of the friends, much like The Newlywed Game. Answer the questions correctly and you are deemed best friends for life. However, it wasn't so simple for the celebrity duo, who couldn't manage to get the questions right—except for one. First, Fallon was tasked with determining Ruffalo's favorite sandwich. While they both came up with three-letter options,...
- 6/9/2016
- E! Online
Before audiences can levy judgment on the new music mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, the members of the Lonely Island have already treated them to a delightful appetizer. The press tour for Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone's latest feature (the early buzz is "Spinal Tap for the 21st century," an appealing prospect) has been more entertaining than the average po-faced series of interviews.
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Far from stars reluctantly weathering an endurance trial of tired questions, the comedians...
Related: 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping' Movie Review
Far from stars reluctantly weathering an endurance trial of tired questions, the comedians...
- 6/2/2016
- Rollingstone.com
She has his love, she has the engagement ring, but does The Bachelor winner Lauren Bushnell have her new fiancé's family figured out? Not quite yet. The 25-year-old flight attendant officially became a future Mrs. when this year's bachelor, software salesman Ben Higgins, got down on one knee during the hit reality show's season finale Monday night. Following his nationally televised proposal, the engaged pair took a seat on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night couch to play a game and possibly win a glistening new dinnerware set. Similar to the style of The Newlywed Game, Bushnell and Higgins were given posters to secretly write answers to questions about each other. For example, they...
- 3/15/2016
- E! Online
Bravo will premiere season three of its docu-series, Newlyweds: The First Year, Sunday, January 3, 2016, at 9:00pm Et/Pt, with a 90 minute episode. The TV show will shift to its regular timeslot, January 6, at 10:00pm, with hour-long episodes.
Not to be confused with cancelled ABC game show, The Newlywed Game (or its Gsn revival), or cancelled ABC competitive reality series, Here Come the Newlyweds, Bravo's Newlyweds: The First Year TV show follows couples through the highs and lows of their first year of marriage. The third season features: Rochelle and Rob Brann; Erica and Adonis Gladney; Brandon Liberati and Craig Ramsay; and Tara and Rob Radcliffe.
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Not to be confused with cancelled ABC game show, The Newlywed Game (or its Gsn revival), or cancelled ABC competitive reality series, Here Come the Newlyweds, Bravo's Newlyweds: The First Year TV show follows couples through the highs and lows of their first year of marriage. The third season features: Rochelle and Rob Brann; Erica and Adonis Gladney; Brandon Liberati and Craig Ramsay; and Tara and Rob Radcliffe.
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- 12/1/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
It's the battle of the spouses!
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi went up against Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone on The Ellen Degeneres Show Wednesday in the "Not-So-Newlywed Game" – a play off of the old game show The Newlywed Game.
tWitch hosted the game (he donned a large wig, patterned pants and a big bow tie), asking each couple a series of revealing questions to determine how well the spouses know or don't know each other.
The first question went to McCarthy, 45, and Falcone, 42, who have been married for almost 10 years. tWitch asked the couple what word they would use to describe each other.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi went up against Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone on The Ellen Degeneres Show Wednesday in the "Not-So-Newlywed Game" – a play off of the old game show The Newlywed Game.
tWitch hosted the game (he donned a large wig, patterned pants and a big bow tie), asking each couple a series of revealing questions to determine how well the spouses know or don't know each other.
The first question went to McCarthy, 45, and Falcone, 42, who have been married for almost 10 years. tWitch asked the couple what word they would use to describe each other.
- 9/23/2015
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- People.com - TV Watch
How well does Ellen DeGeneres really know Portia de Rossi? The host answered that very question while taping Wednesday's episode of her eponymous talk show. DeGeneres invited their friends, Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy, to play a game called The Not So Newlywed Game, inspired by The Newlywed Game, which aired intermittently from 1966 until 2013. DeGeneres and de Rossi celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary on Aug. 16, while Falcone and McCarthy—who co-wrote and co-star in Universal Pictures' upcoming comedy The Boss—will celebrate their 10th anniversary on Oct. 8. tWitch hosted the game. The rules were simple: Each celebrity answered a series of questions backstage without...
- 9/23/2015
- E! Online
Gene Patton, the NBC stagehand in Burbank who stole the spotlight as Gene Gene the Dancing Machine on NBC’s wacky The Gong Show, died Monday, his family announced. He was 82. Patton died in Pasadena, according to a spokeswoman at the local Woods-Valentine Mortuary. He had suffered from diabetes. The Gong Show, dreamed up and hosted by producer Chuck Barris (The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game), aired on NBC in daytime from 1976-78 and then in syndication. Acts — most of them amateurish and just plain awful — auditioned for three celebrity judges, who banged a gong on
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- 3/13/2015
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chuck Barris gave the world some of television’s most classic game show staples and probably deserves credit for starting the now prevalent trend of people humiliating themselves in front of a camera for their shot at fifteen minutes of fame. In the process he became something of a media whore, reveling in the success The Dating Game, The Gong Show, and The Newlywed Game brought him, and the romantic avenues it opened up for him. He may also have been a spy for the CIA. Maybe. Probably not, but Confessions of a Dangerous Mind takes its plot from an extensive collection of interviews with Barris as well as some of his personal memoirs, and exactly how much of his purported spy career, as detailed therein, actually happened is up for debate. The CIA has gone on record saying Barris’s claims are hogwash, but then, isn’t that what...
- 11/5/2011
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
I love the Game Show Network. I realize this is a bold statement coming from someone (way) under the age of 50. But in the two weeks after I graduated college, I literally sat on the couch all day every day watching Gsn. I can’t help it! I’m obsessed with reruns of the classics ($25,000 Pyramid, Password, Card Sharks etc.), and I’m even a fan of some of the new shows (just try and give me a Lingo puzzle I can’t solve). So when the news broke that Carnie Wilson would be leaving her post as host of Gsn’s The Newlywed Game,...
- 7/23/2010
- by Breia Brissey
- EW.com - PopWatch
Syfy has a Chuck marathon all night. USA has a House marathon all night. TV Land has more of their Home Improvement marathon all night. At 7, G4 has a new Attack of the Show, from CES. At 8, ABC has the Citi Bcs National Championship, Texas vs. Alabama. At 9, CNBC has the documentary MACHeads. Gsn has a new episode of The Newlywed Game at 9, with guest host Bob Eubanks. Tlc has a new American Chopper at 9. Also at 9: Discovery has two new episodes of Outlaw Amazon at 9. At 10, NBC has a new Jay Leno Show. Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Orange County at 10. There's a new Jersey Shore on MTV at 10.
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- 1/7/2010
- by Bob Sassone
- Aol TV.
Former top TV studio executives Herman Rush and Joe Indelli have launched Creative Content Providers, a company focused on developing unscripted series.
The two, who are financing the venture themselves, have teamed with Bob Eubanks, former host of "The Newlywed Game," for two reality concepts -- talent show "Street Dreams" and a street smart contest called "Bar Room Brawl."
Creative Content also has enlisted veteran game creators Jim Keifer and David Hoyt to develop game shows "What's the Difference" and "Totally Recall," both based on memory and recollection.
Additionally, the company has partnered with veteran TV specials producer Gregory Sills and bowling alleys operator Lucky Strike for a reality game show set in the world of bowling.
The two, who are financing the venture themselves, have teamed with Bob Eubanks, former host of "The Newlywed Game," for two reality concepts -- talent show "Street Dreams" and a street smart contest called "Bar Room Brawl."
Creative Content also has enlisted veteran game creators Jim Keifer and David Hoyt to develop game shows "What's the Difference" and "Totally Recall," both based on memory and recollection.
Additionally, the company has partnered with veteran TV specials producer Gregory Sills and bowling alleys operator Lucky Strike for a reality game show set in the world of bowling.
- 6/16/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Here come the Newlyweds!
Gsn is moving forward with its revival of The Newlywed Game, ordering 40 half-hour episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
But don't expect Bob Eubanks and all his whoopee-esque questions to take center stage. "Marriage has changed over the years — what couples talk about, what they fight about," said executive producer Michael Davies (Who Wants to be a Millionaire). "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. It's thoroughly entertaining."
In a new twist, Davies added that he is casting for "goldyweds" ...
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Gsn is moving forward with its revival of The Newlywed Game, ordering 40 half-hour episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
But don't expect Bob Eubanks and all his whoopee-esque questions to take center stage. "Marriage has changed over the years — what couples talk about, what they fight about," said executive producer Michael Davies (Who Wants to be a Millionaire). "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. It's thoroughly entertaining."
In a new twist, Davies added that he is casting for "goldyweds" ...
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- 12/19/2008
- by Gina DiNunno
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Television producer Ernest 'E.' Roger Muir has died of a stroke. He was 89.
He passed away on Thursday near his home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Muir helped create and was executive producer of popular 1950s series The Howdy Doody Show - a pioneering children's TV programme starring Howdy, a freckle-faced puppet.
After its 13-year run, Muir served as co-producer of the show's syndicated version, The New Howdy Doody Show, in 1976 and 1977.
He also produced several other successful series, including Concentration, The Newlywed Game and Pay Cards through his own production company with co-producer Nick Nicholson.
Muir is survived by his second wife, Barbara Horn-Muir, five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
He passed away on Thursday near his home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Muir helped create and was executive producer of popular 1950s series The Howdy Doody Show - a pioneering children's TV programme starring Howdy, a freckle-faced puppet.
After its 13-year run, Muir served as co-producer of the show's syndicated version, The New Howdy Doody Show, in 1976 and 1977.
He also produced several other successful series, including Concentration, The Newlywed Game and Pay Cards through his own production company with co-producer Nick Nicholson.
Muir is survived by his second wife, Barbara Horn-Muir, five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
- 10/28/2008
- WENN
Want to know Bachelor Number One's idea of the perfect date? Think you've got your new spouse all figured out? Those are the burning questions the Game Show Network (Gsn) aims to answer with its modernized revival of two game show classics; The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game.
Starting in 1966 on ABC, The Newlywed Game has enjoyed multiple runs that have spanned the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's. Most incarnations were hosted by Bob Eubanks whose dry, quick humor proved a perfect foil for flustered contestants trying to guess how their spouses had answered purposely suggestive questions.
The Dating Game launched in 1965 on ABC and enjoyed several runs through the 60's, 70's and 80's as well. Dating Game was presented by a number of hosts over the years, most notably Jim Lange. Like Dating Game, slyly worded questions were used to produce hilarious responses as contestants interviewed potential suitors.
Starting in 1966 on ABC, The Newlywed Game has enjoyed multiple runs that have spanned the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's. Most incarnations were hosted by Bob Eubanks whose dry, quick humor proved a perfect foil for flustered contestants trying to guess how their spouses had answered purposely suggestive questions.
The Dating Game launched in 1965 on ABC and enjoyed several runs through the 60's, 70's and 80's as well. Dating Game was presented by a number of hosts over the years, most notably Jim Lange. Like Dating Game, slyly worded questions were used to produce hilarious responses as contestants interviewed potential suitors.
- 6/26/2008
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
GSN has tapped Kim Coles and stand-up comedian Judy Gold to host the pilots for The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, respectively.
The cable network is prepping new versions of the popular 1970s game shows, which are Sony-owned titles, that will incorporate modern elements like online dating sites. Michael Davies is executive producing both shows through his overall deal at Sony Pictures TV.
As for the hosts, GSN senior vp programming Jamie Roberts said this month that the network was looking for "unusual candidates to take these shows and reinvent them."
Newlywed often is identified with Bob Eubanks, who hosted most of the show's incarnations, though Jim Lange, Paul Rodriguez and Gary Kroeger were featured in some editions. Dating has been hosted by Lange, Elaine Joyce, Jeff MacGregor, Brad Sherwood and Chuck Woolery.
Coles is repped by Abrams Artists Agency.
Gold is repped by Rain Management Group.
The cable network is prepping new versions of the popular 1970s game shows, which are Sony-owned titles, that will incorporate modern elements like online dating sites. Michael Davies is executive producing both shows through his overall deal at Sony Pictures TV.
As for the hosts, GSN senior vp programming Jamie Roberts said this month that the network was looking for "unusual candidates to take these shows and reinvent them."
Newlywed often is identified with Bob Eubanks, who hosted most of the show's incarnations, though Jim Lange, Paul Rodriguez and Gary Kroeger were featured in some editions. Dating has been hosted by Lange, Elaine Joyce, Jeff MacGregor, Brad Sherwood and Chuck Woolery.
Coles is repped by Abrams Artists Agency.
Gold is repped by Rain Management Group.
- 6/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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