The GSN boards continue to blissfully disregard what Drew Carey's new non-game, non-competition, non-traditional, non-everything show means for the future of our (supposedly) game show network. Other folks on the web aren't so out of touch, as I pointed out to another poster on the GSN Schedule board...Other poster:You sure fooled us, Casey. That's all you seem to talk about. You're so sure that Drew's going to get a number of spots.
Who's fooling now? I didn't plan this, but Game Show Newsnet has put up a link called "Between Improv-a-Ganza and Bill Engvall, is GSN the new Comedy Central?"
The link goes to snarky story that ridicules pre-1990 game shows (particularly Match Game and Dawson Feud) as shows to laugh at, not with. The story then praises GSN for "adding some shows to their lineup that might add some real laughs," namely Improv-a-Ganza and Engvall Lingo. The writer looks forward to watching Drew and the gang.
Welcome to the GSN's new audience, which won't give a thin dime about pre-1990 game shows...in the noon hour or anywhere else. And when GSN pushes pre-1990 shows out of the way to cater to that new audience, well, everybody was warned.
By the way, game show icon Charlie Sheen apparently showed up for an impromptu turn at one of Drew's Improv-a-Ganza tapings. At least Sheen got off a funny line about wanting a prenup. The photo released from the taping looks like a Whose Line reunion, which is what the show will probably be despite Carey's non-denial denials.
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