On Oct 13, 5:20 pm, Taylor <fetchwithruffruff...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Regis Philbin to Host Updated 'Password'
> 1 day ago
>
> LOS ANGELES (AP) - A new version of the classic game show "Password"
> is coming to CBS with Regis Philbin as host and a big-money prize. The
> network said Thursday that it has ordered six episodes of "Million
> Dollar Password" and plans to show the program early next year.
>
> "I'm thrilled to be part of this great show that I remember so well
> from a few years ago," Philbin said in a statement. "It was a very
> classy production, and Allen Ludden was so terrific."
>
> Ludden, who died in 1981, was host of the original "Password," which
> debuted as a CBS daytime show in 1961 before moving to prime time.
> Later versions ran in syndication and on NBC through the 1980s with
> Tom Kennedy and then Bert Convy as host.
>
> As with the original "Password," the updated version will feature two
> teams, each made up of a celebrity and a contestant. The teams will
> compete to guess a password revealed to the studio audience and
> viewers.
>
> The team with the highest score can decide to keep its winnings or try
> to reach a final round with a $1 million grand prize, said producer
> FremantleMedia North America. The show will be taped in New York.
>
> The new "Password" will bring Philbin back as a prime-time game show
> host after he hosted "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" for ABC from
> 2000-02. Last summer, he was host of NBC's "America's Got Talent." And
> he still has his daytime talk show, "Live with Regis and Kelly."
>
> WOOT!
>
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You mean you didn't ask what game show Regis corpse will host?
:D
Anyhow, I guess the fact that "Talent" was in LA is why Regis left the
show. Password will be in Gotham. I wonder what his taping schedule
will be like?
Anyhow, it's about damn time Password got a revival! 18 years without
it! Let's just hope they don't bastardize this thing like Card Sharks
2k1 or MG '98!
If TPIR is any indication of "being updated", I think Password might
have a chance.
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