One of my most anticipated movies of 2025 delivers. “The Luckiest Man in America” recreates and dramatizes Michael Larson’s unique, epic victory on popular ’80s game show “Press Your Luck”. Paul Walter Hauser does a terrific job as the infamous contestant who was so obsessed with the program that he memorized the patterns of that […]
Adam Growe hosted Canada’s version of “Cash Cab” for eight seasons. After nearly a decade he’s back in the driver’s seat for “Cash Cab Music”. Buckle up as Growe and I talk about the music-centric spinoff, which airs weekdays on AXS TV in the U.S. and GameTV in Canada. Since the podcast began in 2011, […]
I’ve had the pleasure of attending two tapings of “Wheel of Fortune”. The first was August 2009 during my first visit to Hollywood. I met the show’s announcer, Charlie O’Donnell. He was kind to me, and I was sad to learn of his passing a little over a year later. The second “Wheel” taping was […]
I was in third grade when Bob Barker left “The Price Is Right” after 35 years. I remember coming home from school on that Friday, June 15th, 2007, and catching the very end of the show. It was a half-day at school, which meant I got to leave the building at 11:35am. I arrived home […]
The networks are LOVING game shows right now. They’re much easier to produce than scripted content. But they are so many of them that it’s getting hard to keep track of them all. Here’s a calendar of how it all looks over the next couple months: TUE DEC. 22 at 8pm: “THE PRICE IS RIGHT […]
ABC’s ‘Millionaire’ revival with host Jimmy Kimmel returns for a second season next Sunday Oct. 18 at 9pm. Celebrities will be playing for $1 million for charity, and frontline workers will get a chance at the top prize, too. This season’s episodes were filmed after the passing of original U.S. host Regis Philbin. With that […]
When I met Jane Lynch in January 2010, “Glee” was in the middle of its first season, but FOX already renewed it for two more. Lynch, best known at that time for roles in Christopher Guest movies like “Best in Show” and “For You Consideration”, was thrilled to be a part of the Ryan Murphy […]
Once again, “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?” has saved ABC. The revival of the classic game show has been a ratings hit this Spring over two different nights and timeslots, earned a second season renewal from the network. With the Season Finale airing this Thursday, here are my picks for the 10 most mind-blowing […]