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Post by castletonsnob on Jul 16, 2023 5:04:13 GMT -5
Why doesn't Nickelodeon make game shows anymore? They used to have GREAT game shows like Legends of the Hidden Temple and Double Dare. Brainsurge is the last game show I remember them making.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 16, 2023 22:05:32 GMT -5
It's probably something that made more sense when they had the studio space for it, but maybe the logistics are just not there. I also imagine it comes down to ratings, too, sure, but they had to be (relatively) cheap content.
I remember them reviving Figure it Out at one point, so that was probably the last real chance for it for a while.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jul 16, 2023 22:24:47 GMT -5
Kids today just don't want a solar powered calculator and a full set of Encyclopedias, plus a cool Timex wristwatch, with today's date!
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Post by Paul on Jul 16, 2023 23:42:11 GMT -5
Kids today just don't want a solar powered calculator and a full set of Encyclopedias, plus a cool Timex wristwatch, with today's date! The fools.  |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 16, 2023 23:57:48 GMT -5
It's probably something that made more sense when they had the studio space for it, but maybe the logistics are just not there. I also imagine it comes down to ratings, too, sure, but they had to be (relatively) cheap content. I remember them reviving Figure it Out at one point, so that was probably the last real chance for it for a while. Yeah. I'd imagine them shutting down the studio in Orlando kinda doomed a lot of that stuff. They used to have space to both tape and store the sets when not in use... I'm guessing wherever they are headquartered now they don't. |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 17, 2023 0:04:40 GMT -5
There was actually a Double Dare revival a few years ago. Not entirely clear why it was cancelled since it seemed to be doing fine, but COVID happened a couple of months after it ended so that probably would've killed it anyway.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jul 17, 2023 7:31:44 GMT -5
There was actually a Double Dare revival a few years ago. Not entirely clear why it was cancelled since it seemed to be doing fine, but COVID happened a couple of months after it ended so that probably would've killed it anyway. I thought that came out in 2018 |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 17, 2023 7:38:07 GMT -5
It's probably something that made more sense when they had the studio space for it, but maybe the logistics are just not there. I also imagine it comes down to ratings, too, sure, but they had to be (relatively) cheap content. I remember them reviving Figure it Out at one point, so that was probably the last real chance for it for a while. Yeah. I'd imagine them shutting down the studio in Orlando kinda doomed a lot of that stuff. They used to have space to both tape and store the sets when not in use... I'm guessing wherever they are headquartered now they don't. I mean, what didn't help was that Orlando wasn't anywhere near ready to be a place where that stuff was viable so the stuff that did worked until people went "Hang on, Florida ain't union friendly and the companies there are using it as an excuse to screw us over, let's go somewhere not full of dicks" and went to LA or Boston or New York. As others have said, it might basically be logistics. There isn't exactly as much specialized studio space as there used to be and it's basically asking people to commit to a lot of taping time, if that with how game shows on streaming have "seasons" now instead of consistent runs. It's weird because it feels like in the UK, there's a game show renaissance where you can get a guy like Danny Dyer to do one and people like me (someone who once thought he'd burn out an opportunity on the biggest soap in the country) to go "Sure, makes sense to me". And don't get me started on stuff like The Traitors, The Wheel and the growing success of Taskmaster. |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 17, 2023 8:14:51 GMT -5
There was actually a Double Dare revival a few years ago. Not entirely clear why it was cancelled since it seemed to be doing fine, but COVID happened a couple of months after it ended so that probably would've killed it anyway. I thought that came out in 2018 It did but it got two seasons, it ended in December 2019. |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jul 17, 2023 8:23:10 GMT -5
I thought that came out in 2018 It did but it got two seasons, it ended in December 2019. Ahh I misunderstood |
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Jul 17, 2023 9:14:44 GMT -5
In 2023 I would imagine hosting a live game show the cost has gone up,meanwhile making an animated series serviceable enough for a gradeschool audience probably gets cheaper every year for Nick-Disney.
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Post by darbus alan on Jul 17, 2023 13:09:43 GMT -5
The 90's game shows at their height had a ton of budget issues, especially with prizes for the contestants. It'd be even worse in this day and age. Especially since they don't really have the studio space for it anymore.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jul 17, 2023 13:32:34 GMT -5
In 2023 I would imagine hosting a live game show the cost has gone up,meanwhile making an animated series serviceable enough for a gradeschool audience probably gets cheaper every year for Nick-Disney. True, and cartoons are way more rerun friendly. (Especially the firmly established stuff like Spongebob or The Loud House) |
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