Aw... Allen Ludden's corpse and Burt Convy's corpse would be so happy: Geriatric Regis Philbin to host Password revival
Taylor
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!
Harv
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.
Taylor
FUTURE-corpse, and I like it! Thanks for the idea. ;-)
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> 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?
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> 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.- Hide quoted text -
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Audie Murphy's Ghost
Harv <hday...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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!
They're offering a million-dollar prize, and you still think they might
not bastardize it?
Steve Newport
Gene R
I'm surprised. It sounds like it's going to be like regular Password,
not Password Plus or Super Password......P