Post by brbthefireball on May 31, 2015 13:46:45 GMT -5
Summer reruns haven't started yet, but the month of June is only a few hours away. Why wait? We can at least begin the nomination process for the 2015 Game Show Turdament right now. That will take a few weeks, anyway.
Before we do that, let's go over the rules.
Nominations
Leading up to previous Game Show Tournaments, all people were required to nominate up to 30 game shows for consideration as "the second best game show behind TPIR". Since there are so many more bad game shows to choose from, I will allow nomination lists of up to 40 entries. You may nominate fewer than 40 game shows, but I encourage you to fill up your lists. Do not explain why you're nominating certain shows. The explanations will come when the turdament actually begins.
So what exactly is eligible to be nominated for this special turdament? There are five requirements for a show to be considered here:
1. They must be defined as either a "game show" or "quiz show" by The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, Wikipedia, or another credible source. Game shows that fall under the umbrella of "reality programming" will not be eligible for this tournament. We could do a whole reality show turdament, but this is not the year for it. Such exclusions are:
-- physical/endurance competitions (such as "Fear Factor" or Hulk Hogan's "American Gladiators")
-- dating competitions (such as "The Choice")
-- cooking competitions (such as "Cutthroat Kitchen")
-- singing competitions (such as "The Winner Is")
-- dancing competitions (such as NBC's 2003 version of "Fame")
-- variety series (such as "Ruckus")
2. They must have originated in the United States and been broadcast on United States television. I know there are a bunch of crap game shows exclusive to Australia and England (such as the recent revival of "Aussie Price Is Right" and ITV's "The Colour of Money"), but we don't want them here. It's not racism. It's just that we want to focus on American game shows. Foreign flops can have their own turdament at a future date, as well.
3. They must feature civilian contestants. Game shows with all-celebrity formats (such as "Hold Everything!" or "Gameshow Marathon") will not be allowed. Trust me, we could do a whole turdament dedicated to all-celebrity game shows, too.
4. Pilot episodes do not count. I would love to hear everybody's comments on Edd "Drunkie" Byrnes stumbling his way through the "Wheel of Fortune" pilots, but this is not the place.
5. Since there are multiple versions of many game shows, be sure to indicate which format of a game show you are nominating by adding the host(s) and/or year(s). Unlike in the normal Game Show Tournament, all versions of a game show will be treated separately in this special tournament of turkeys. (For example, Richard Dawson's 1994 "Family Feud" and Louie Anderson's "Family Feud" would be considered as two different shows and, therefore, would count as two separate entries on your list.)
If there are any issues with any of your nominations, I will either reply to your post or private message you on the game show(s) in question. If a game show is disqualified from your list, you will have the option of nominating a different show or leaving that spot on your list blank.
I will accept nomination lists from both Golden-Road.net and the Buy a Vowel Board. You are allowed to submit only one list to me, and it is your choice whether you post it in the thread on this site or the other site. You are not allowed to submit nominations on both sites.
The voting window will be open for a total of three weeks. It opens on May 31, 2015, and ends at 3 PM Eastern Daylight Time on June 21, 2015. Once this period has concluded, I will count up all of the votes. The 68 game shows that receive the most votes will be admitted to the 1st Annual Game Show Turdament. If ties allow for more than 68 shows, I will decide the final entries in the bracket.
Brackets
The 68 qualifying game shows will be divided into four brackets, each comprising 17 entrants. Each bracket will include one play-in game that must take place before the first round of the turdament can begin.
The four game shows that receive the most votes in the nominations process will take the #1 seeds in the four brackets. The brackets, ranked in order of suckitude from worst to least worst, are the Daniel Rosen Bracket, the Jack Wagner Bracket, the Joseph Burleson Bracket, and the Daniel Goddard Bracket (to commemorate the worst TPIR announcer, celebrity guest, contestant, and model in history).
In the four play-in matches, the Rosen and Burleson Brackets will feature two pairs of #16 seeds, while the Wagner and Burleson Brackets will feature two pairs of #11 seeds.
The voting procedure will be the same as in other NCAA-style game show tournaments that have been presented on G-R.net. In each match, you will distribute 11 points between the two game shows, based on how good or bad the shows are when compared to each other. The better a show is, the more points you will award it.
You are also encouraged to provide detailed explanations of your votes. Since this is such a special tournament, pretty much anything goes with your comments. I do ask, though, that you self-censor some of the coarser language (such as the F-words and the S-words) and other non-obscene words that are nonetheless banned from this site (such as the R-word). Liberal uses of milder words such as "hell", "damn", and "ass" are fine. The basic rule is this: If you can't say it on network TV, then you shouldn't say it here.
The abstention rule is still in play. In any match, if you have not seen or are not familiar with one of the shows, then you must recuse yourself from voting in that match. I will try to provide video links to each game show (although actually watching these videos is highly not recommended for reasons including--but not limited to--nausea, migraines, hypertension, and destruction of computer equipment).
In this special turdament, the show that receives the fewest points in each match will advance in the brackets, while the "loser" will be spared further humiliation. Please keep this important rule change in mind.
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I think that covers everything. So let the feces fly! :-D
Before we do that, let's go over the rules.
Nominations
Leading up to previous Game Show Tournaments, all people were required to nominate up to 30 game shows for consideration as "the second best game show behind TPIR". Since there are so many more bad game shows to choose from, I will allow nomination lists of up to 40 entries. You may nominate fewer than 40 game shows, but I encourage you to fill up your lists. Do not explain why you're nominating certain shows. The explanations will come when the turdament actually begins.
So what exactly is eligible to be nominated for this special turdament? There are five requirements for a show to be considered here:
1. They must be defined as either a "game show" or "quiz show" by The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, Wikipedia, or another credible source. Game shows that fall under the umbrella of "reality programming" will not be eligible for this tournament. We could do a whole reality show turdament, but this is not the year for it. Such exclusions are:
-- physical/endurance competitions (such as "Fear Factor" or Hulk Hogan's "American Gladiators")
-- dating competitions (such as "The Choice")
-- cooking competitions (such as "Cutthroat Kitchen")
-- singing competitions (such as "The Winner Is")
-- dancing competitions (such as NBC's 2003 version of "Fame")
-- variety series (such as "Ruckus")
2. They must have originated in the United States and been broadcast on United States television. I know there are a bunch of crap game shows exclusive to Australia and England (such as the recent revival of "Aussie Price Is Right" and ITV's "The Colour of Money"), but we don't want them here. It's not racism. It's just that we want to focus on American game shows. Foreign flops can have their own turdament at a future date, as well.
3. They must feature civilian contestants. Game shows with all-celebrity formats (such as "Hold Everything!" or "Gameshow Marathon") will not be allowed. Trust me, we could do a whole turdament dedicated to all-celebrity game shows, too.
4. Pilot episodes do not count. I would love to hear everybody's comments on Edd "Drunkie" Byrnes stumbling his way through the "Wheel of Fortune" pilots, but this is not the place.
5. Since there are multiple versions of many game shows, be sure to indicate which format of a game show you are nominating by adding the host(s) and/or year(s). Unlike in the normal Game Show Tournament, all versions of a game show will be treated separately in this special tournament of turkeys. (For example, Richard Dawson's 1994 "Family Feud" and Louie Anderson's "Family Feud" would be considered as two different shows and, therefore, would count as two separate entries on your list.)
If there are any issues with any of your nominations, I will either reply to your post or private message you on the game show(s) in question. If a game show is disqualified from your list, you will have the option of nominating a different show or leaving that spot on your list blank.
I will accept nomination lists from both Golden-Road.net and the Buy a Vowel Board. You are allowed to submit only one list to me, and it is your choice whether you post it in the thread on this site or the other site. You are not allowed to submit nominations on both sites.
The voting window will be open for a total of three weeks. It opens on May 31, 2015, and ends at 3 PM Eastern Daylight Time on June 21, 2015. Once this period has concluded, I will count up all of the votes. The 68 game shows that receive the most votes will be admitted to the 1st Annual Game Show Turdament. If ties allow for more than 68 shows, I will decide the final entries in the bracket.
Brackets
The 68 qualifying game shows will be divided into four brackets, each comprising 17 entrants. Each bracket will include one play-in game that must take place before the first round of the turdament can begin.
The four game shows that receive the most votes in the nominations process will take the #1 seeds in the four brackets. The brackets, ranked in order of suckitude from worst to least worst, are the Daniel Rosen Bracket, the Jack Wagner Bracket, the Joseph Burleson Bracket, and the Daniel Goddard Bracket (to commemorate the worst TPIR announcer, celebrity guest, contestant, and model in history).
In the four play-in matches, the Rosen and Burleson Brackets will feature two pairs of #16 seeds, while the Wagner and Burleson Brackets will feature two pairs of #11 seeds.
The voting procedure will be the same as in other NCAA-style game show tournaments that have been presented on G-R.net. In each match, you will distribute 11 points between the two game shows, based on how good or bad the shows are when compared to each other. The better a show is, the more points you will award it.
You are also encouraged to provide detailed explanations of your votes. Since this is such a special tournament, pretty much anything goes with your comments. I do ask, though, that you self-censor some of the coarser language (such as the F-words and the S-words) and other non-obscene words that are nonetheless banned from this site (such as the R-word). Liberal uses of milder words such as "hell", "damn", and "ass" are fine. The basic rule is this: If you can't say it on network TV, then you shouldn't say it here.
The abstention rule is still in play. In any match, if you have not seen or are not familiar with one of the shows, then you must recuse yourself from voting in that match. I will try to provide video links to each game show (although actually watching these videos is highly not recommended for reasons including--but not limited to--nausea, migraines, hypertension, and destruction of computer equipment).
In this special turdament, the show that receives the fewest points in each match will advance in the brackets, while the "loser" will be spared further humiliation. Please keep this important rule change in mind.
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I think that covers everything. So let the feces fly! :-D
