Scott has criticized Alex Davis at the buzzer site for predicting success for GSN's Family Trade. With the reality show crashing in the ratings, Alex's rosy outlook does seem, let's say, inaccurate. Scott also rips Alex for applauding GSN's Dancing With the Stars acquisition, which proved disastrous. (I have to plead guilty on that charge, too.)
Alex and I have had a few go-rounds on the GSN board, so I'm not unbiased here. My main problem with Alex is that he tends to let his own personal tastes dictate his recommendations for GSN. Alex loves Whose Line, so he thought Improv-a-Ganza was a great idea. Alex likes dirty humor, so he thought Late Night Liars would perform swell. Alex is aggressively anti-religious, so he thought American Bible Challenge was a terrible project. Wrong, wrong and wrong.
I'm wrong all the time, too, so I'm a little hesitant to bash Alex for these bad calls. Anyway, Mr. Davis remains unabashed in his ideas for GSN. He still wants the network to try more non-traditional stuff, like a retread of The Mole (see the picture). And he has always advertised his lack of interest in old game shows, which continue to get a lot of air time on GSN.
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