George Takei And Husband Were First Gay Couple On The Newlywed Game • Sure, you could ask if having George Takei and his husband as the first gay couple on the Newlywed Game wasn't as much stunt-celebrity casting as it was any kind of symbol of social progress. But the more important question is: they still make the Newlywed Game?

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Snoop Dogg Millionaire (Sorry! Really Not My Fault)

(Please know that this hurts me more than it hurts you.) How did he do it:

(A) He cheated
(B) He's lucky
(C) He's a genius
(D) It is written
(E) None of the above
(F) Because obviously this was a painfully easy question with all of the lifelines at his disposal, because ultimately this is about giving money to charity and making celebrities look good and getting some star power behind this ailing, unwanted show, not about actual knowledge, isn't that right, Patricia Heaton?
G) BLUNTZ

Also, LOL when:

Regis Philbin: You play trivia much?
Snoop Dogg: Yeah, yeah.

Snoop Dogg, one of the world's premiere Trivia Heads. He plays trivia MUCH. So much. It's nuts how much trivia Snoop Dogg plays. He was going to call himself Trivia Dogg, but then he didn't, but he still wishes sometimes that he did. On those dark lonely nights of the soul plane. (WOOF.) (You can't fire me, I quit!) (Via 50Cent.livejournal.com.)

Posted by Gabe at 3:30 PM in Cameos, Game Shows
Tags: Regis Philbin | Slumdog Millionaire | Snoop Dogg | Watchmen | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

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Patricia Heaton Is The King Of The Mathletes • Actress Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond) just killed it on Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? last night. Very impressive. Brawndo gives her the electrolytes her computer brain NEEEEEEDS.

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Operation Watch This: BrainRush

At some point the Cartoon Network rebranded itself as CN. I'm not sure when this happened because as a 51-year-old man I tend to be out of the loop on children's television branding initiatives. But now, the CN is adding live action programming to its schedule*. I guess it only took 17 years to realize that a repetitive loop of old Hanna Barbera cartoons isn't the way to get all the money. ANYHOW, one of the new live-action shows is a game show for teenagers called BrainRush. Contestants have to answer trivia questions while RIDING A ROLLERCOASTER. Incredible. Whoever came up with this idea gets all the Bagel Bites. Congratulations. Here is a clip:

So good. Look, as far as I am concerned, the only thing teenagers are good for is raking my lawn, bagging my groceries, and staying out of my way as I creep towards death. I'm probably never going to actually watch this show. It wasn't made for me. But I cannot tell you how much I appreciate that it exists. Wait, yes I can. I appreciate that it exists A LOT.

*For the purposes of this blog post, I am not including Adult Swim as part of the CN, since they're both marketed differently, to entirely different demographics.

Posted by Gabe at 10:30 AM in Game Shows, Operation Watch This
Tags: BrainRush | Teenagers | Trivia

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Is YouTube Broken Or Something? • Reports PopBitch: "50 Cent has been competing on the Turkish version of Deal or No Deal, Varmisin Yokmusun. He spent two days selecting boxes and rapping in between breaks." Forget 21 questions, we just have one: WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN THIS?

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The Price Is Right Is A Modern-Day Fairy Tale • Well, this is just plain hilarious.

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Chuck Woolery Validates The Existence Of So Many Failures

I have some very exciting news for the entertainers of Hollywood. The sadness and embarrassment you feel when trying to revitalize a waning career will no longer be that bad because now you'll always have the work of Chuck Woolery as a benchmark of sadness by which to compare yourself. "Oh," you will say to your friends and publicists, "I may be playing the same character I played 20 years ago and for way less money, but at least I'm not hosting the Meow Mix Game Show." Reuters:

Game-show veteran Chuck Woolery will host "The Meow Mix Game Show," a cat-centered competition that will air on GSN on November 15.

The half-hour program, in which cats and humans compete for the chance to win $1 million and earn $100,000 for their local feline-related charity, will put a twist on classic game shows like "The Newlywed Game" and "Jeopardy!"

Owners will be quizzed on general feline knowledge, covering such categories as nutrition, behavior, anatomy and the role of cats in pop culture. The competition also will feature interactive challenges in which cats and humans must work together to succeed.

This is mostly just an unfair jab to the floating ribs of Woolery's career. The man is just trying to get through the day and put food on his table and here I am making fun of him. Well, that's how boxing works. Jab jab jab. As far as the actual show is concerned, I will obviously watch this show, at least once. Because it looks insane/retarded and I love seeing cats and humans work together to succeed.

Posted by Gabe at 9:15 AM in Game Shows, Wait For It...
Tags: Chuck Woolery | The Meow Mix Show

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Illiterate Wheel Of Fortune Contestant Just Can't Catch A Break

Everyone feels dumber in summer, so here's a reminder that there are people even dumber than us, appearing as contestants on the least challenging game show, Wheel Of Fortune. Don't those shows require tests of basic reading skills? I doubt this guy Kevin is, as billed, the "dumbest Wheel Of Fortune contestant ever," but he definitely doesn't know what words mean:

Poor Kevin. He thought he'd be "Dangling on air." The butterscotch cookies incident was, at least, just unlucky.

Posted by Lindsay at 10:15 AM in Game Shows
Tags: Wheel Of Fortune

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