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New Advertising Paradigm: 'Meow Meow Meow Meow'

Ads, of course, are everywhere. But at least back in the good old days (last week), they would only creep into the borders of our TV shows, rather than becoming the entire show itself. Well, those days are gone, friend. Give up your outdated ideas about what programming should be, and settle in with a bowl of wet food and your hungry cat for a fine evening receiving the subtle marketing messages of the "Meow Mix Game Show"! More »

11:12 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
1,250 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: Read the entire NY Times article here instead of a small pull out. [www.nytimes.com] Meow Mix has been keeping cats happy and healthy since 1973, so it can't be too much like garbage. For all you haters, just remember most of the internet more »

gayme shows

Pack Up the Gilmore Girls, Nancy. We're Goin' On TV

As the entertainment industry continues to poke at gays with sticks, trying to see what makes them work, I guess it was inevitable that a Will & Grace-themed game show would emerge. AfterElton recently spotted a Craigslist ad for a "major cable network" game show that will feature lovable duos of self-loathing gay men and the let-down-by-life-one-too-many-times women who befriend them. It has something to do with trivia or some such nonsense. The really gross and unfortunate casting call lies (intimately, yet platonically) after the jump. More »

2:02 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Richard
2,803 views, 34 comments

Latest by DorothyMantooth: @IBentMyWookie: Sigh. I so am! more »

To the Death Yay! Family Feud is coming back! And this time it will feature celebrity families like the Lohans and the Baldwins. I can't wait to see the Lohans versus the Osmonds, skulking through the hills of West Virginia, murdering each other for vague and ancient reasons. Excellent entertainment. What's that you say? It's just a game show? Oh. Well forget it then.. [Faded Youth] Also: Wikipedia says that in 1979, descendants of the Hatfield and McCoy families appeared on the Feud, competing for cash and a pig. Does anyone have more info (or hopefully video) on this?

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disasters

The Worst Wheel Of Fortune Disasters Ever

Being on stage at Wheel of Fortune, the world's most prestigious game show, is probably a lot of pressure. All your friends back home are watching, and your hero Pat Sajak is staring down at you expectantly. But sometimes, there's just no excuse for what happens. After the jump, what may be the three worst failures in the show's history [culled from a list at Pwn The Net]. Watch, weep, and umm... sympathize? Or not. More »

2:28 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
14,533 views, 88 comments

Celeb-verity Fox's monstrous tell-the-truth-for-sweet-sweet-cash game show, Moment of Truth, has apparently been attracting some interest from "celebrities" like Roger Clemens and suspected murderer Drew Peterson. Juicers and murderers. Mission accomplished, Fox. May we suggest Mary-Kate Olsen? [Vulture]

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We Can Handle The Truth

Moment of Truth, that hideous new game show that precariously rewards people for telling the truth about their embarrassing lives, seems to be a hit. Fox is reporting the highest retention rate of any post-Idol show ever; 94 percent to be exact, for a total of 23.2 million viewers. Mike Darnell, president of Fox's ominously titled "alternative entertainment", is quoted as saying "What I care about is it is causing a dialogue about telling the truth." Ah yes. No better grease for the gears of public discourse than a rabid public watching someone shame themselves for the promise of money. [AP]

10:31 AM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Richard Lawson
815 views, 31 comments

Latest by travelina: Deception expert Maureen O'Sullivan on Pop Omnivore tells about "duping delight" and how to fool the machine: [ngm.typepad.com] more »

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The Devolution Will Be Televised

Mark L. Wahlberg, host of other proud and noble Fox shows Joe Millionaire and Temptation Island, is now our emcee for Moment of Truth, a "game show" that Entertainment Weekly calls "Genius" (or, maybe not). Tonight was the grand premiere. It's pretty much the nadir of the contemporary challenge show, which began so innocently with Regis Philbin shouting at poor, trivia-spouting office assistants. Contestants are asked to answer a series of horribly awkward questions (Would you have your wife get lipo if she got fat? Are you a gambling addict?) while three friends, lovers, or family members watch on in sweaty, money-craving horror. Are they telling the truth? Are they lying? Only predetermined lie detector test results will tell. The longer you tell the truth, the more you win. Watch here as Ty, a former professional football player and current personal trainer who has already admitted to checking out other dudes' "privates", takes the plunge, much to the chagrin of wife Catia. He leaves with nothing. Not even his dignity, which he traded in not at the door, but at some indefinable date years ago, when all of us gurgling Americans threw up our hands and said "Fuck it, gimme some cash."

10:19 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Richard Lawson
4,332 views, 40 comments

Latest by Greasy Thumb Guzik: @sassypants: There's an easy way to "beat" the lie box. Just put a thumbtack in your shoe & press on it when you tell the truth. There will be intense stress recorded & then the lies will look the same. The test will more »