Some gushy reviews came out of the taping, like this one from SplitSider. But the Peacock net (just can't resist Variety-speak) passed on the project, despite Martin Short's apparently funny turn as the game show's egomaniac host. Now comes news that Fox may be looking at the show for a possible six-episode pickup.
Behind-the-scenes spoofs of our little genre are not unknown. A dinner theater production called, what else, Game Show has been making the rounds forever. And there was - horrible to recall - Burt Luddin's Love Buffet on GSN. Maybe that disaster has warned others off from the idea. Who knows if Fox will take a chance on this pilot? But I'd kind of like to see the genre get a nose-thumbing salute.
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