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Who Will Win Big Brother Canada?

Tuesday April 30, 2013
We're getting very near the end in the inaugural season of Big Brother Canada, and there are only four houseguests left in the game. While either Talla or Gary will be leaving the house on Wednesday, it's still a good time to predict who will win the entire game.

The final eviction will of course boil down to who gets the final Head of Household. So basically you need to consider who has the best chances of winning that, and then who he or she would take with him or her to the end. Finally, you have to consider who would get the most jury votes in order to win.

So, with everything considered, who do you think has the best chance at winning the game? And, in the comments, let me know if you think the show will get a second season. Did you enjoy this one? What would you do differently next season (should there be one)?

New Summer Game Show: Hollywood Game Night

Tuesday April 30, 2013
Summer game shows are always a good idea - they give the networks some light-hearted and relatively inexpensive new programming, and viewers don't have to invest a lot of brain power into watching them. Lighter is better in the summertime! NBC is serving up two new game shows this summer - The Winner Is and Hollywood Game Night.

Hollywood Game Night is hosted by Jane Lynch, and features regular civilian contestants hob-nobbing and playing games with celebrities. The atmosphere of the show is claimed to be like that of a cocktail party, which could really pan out to be an entertaining hour. While NBC hasn't officially told us who the celebs are, Deadline mentions several names who have signed on so far including:
  • Amy Poehler
  • Matthew Perry
  • Jason Bateman
  • Kristin Bell
  • Dax Sheppard
  • Maya Rudolph
  • Fred Armisen
  • Minnie Driver
  • Kal Penn
  • Martin Short
  • Ellie Kemper
  • Kristen Chenoweth
  • Cheryl Hines
  • Molly Shannon
  • Max Greenfield
And there are still more celebs from various entertainment genres expected to sign up. As you can see, these stars are a little more A-list than many other celebrity game shows.

Of course one of two contestants in each episode will win some money, but let's face it, we'll all be tuning in to see the celebrities, what games they're playing, and how everyone interacts with one another. It's a great lineup so far and I'm really looking forward to this show.

Hollywood Game Night premieres on July 11th 2013, at 10pm Eastern.

Photo courtesy NBC

New Summer Game Show: The Winner Is

Tuesday April 30, 2013
NBC has added two new game shows to their summer lineup. One of them is a new singing competition called The Winner Is, hosted by Nick Lachey. Lachey previously hosted The Sing Off, and has appeared on several game shows in various roles, including The Price is Right and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

The Winner Is pits contestants against each other in several rounds, with a 101-person audience panel judging their performances. These contestants are not professional singers. After each round, one person moves on and the other is eliminated, culminating in a final head-to-head round in which the winner can walk away with a million dollars.

Of course there's a catch to make things interesting -- after each round, but before the results are given, the contestants are offered money to walk away. These offers start at $10,000 in the first round and go up to $50,000 in the third round. Contestants must decide whether to have confidence that they won the battle and take a chance on sticking around, or take the bribe money and walk.

The Winner Is will premiere on NBC on July 11th 2013, at 9pm Eastern time.

Which GSN Show is Most Promising to You?

Tuesday April 30, 2013
Earlier this month GSN's upfront presentation was delivered, highlighting their new shows both confirmed and in development. While we already knew about the two confirmed shows (their own versions of Minute to Win It and The Chase), there were also several new shows that are currently under consideration.

As we all know, the shows in development sometimes never see the light of day, and often this can be a good thing. Still, GSN has some interesting concepts that may play out well. There are a couple of dating shows, two family game shows, and only one docu-reality offering (which is a good thing, since we all know how poorly reality shows and "non game show" offerings have fared on the network).

You can check out the concepts at the link above, then let me know what you think. Of the six new offerings, which one do you think would be the most promising for GSN to actually air? Which one(s) would you tune in to watch on a regular basis? The poll is open, and so are the comments!

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