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NEWS ABOUT: game shows

game shows stories: 4 news summaries

Sesame Street, View Among Daytime Emmy Winners

Susan Haskell, Christian Leblanc, Darin Brooks take home honors

Aug 31, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ladies of The View unseated Ellen Degeneres as Best Talk Show Host at yesterday's Daytime Emmy Awards, though they weren't at the ceremony, E! reports. Other big winners included Rachael Ray for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show and Tyra Banks for Outstanding Informative Talk Show, while The Bold ... More »

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entertainment • The View • Tyra Banks • celebrity • soap operas • Emmy Awards • talk show • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • The Bold and the Beautiful • Rachael Ray • Sesame Street • game shows

(Newser) - Politicians are too scared of looking poorly informed to appear as contestants on Jeopardy!, the game show’s host tells Politico. “We’d be hard-pressed to come up with more than three,” says Alex Trebek, in the Washington area promoting tryouts, “because most of them realize... More »

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television • Jeopardy • game shows • Alex Trebek • politicians

MOVIE REVIEW

 Slumdog Millionaire 
 Has Winning Pedigree 

Critics can't resist the brutal, yet 'upbeat,' slice of Mumbai life

Nov 14, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire's feel-good story is tough to resist, critics say. The hard-knock life of a boy who goes from the streets of Mumbai to game-show fantasyland is “one of the most upbeat stories about living in hell imaginable,” writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times. Still, “... More »

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film • movie review • Mumbai • game shows • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire

 D-Lister? Host a Game Show! 

Game show offer actors new showcase

Oct 6, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With game shows making a dramatic comeback, agents and their star clients looking to revive flagging careers are angling to get in on the action, reports the New York Times. Executives at cable's Game Show Network are being peppered with resumes, tapes, and pitches. The latest crop of new... More »

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Deal or No Deal • Meredith Vieira • Johnny Carson • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire • Howie Mandel • game shows • game show hosts • Richard Karn • Alfonso Ribeiro • Game Show Network • Pee-wee Herman • Bingo America • Family Feud

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