Why GSN viewers record future airings of game show classics

Game show fans who have GSN and a recording device can record future GSN reruns of game show classics that air on the network. But to upload the full episodes to YouTube, a game show fan with GSN must cut off the closing segment of each show before the credit crunch (unless GSN leaves the credits fully uncrunched).

WOF/J! episodes should be uploaded to another website

I found out that only some episodes of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! had been taken down from YouTube due to copyright trouble by Sony Pictures Entertainment. David Downs' original YouTube channel and his backup channel both got hit with a copyright strike by Sony because David uploaded a full episode of Jeopardy! from 1985. Jared Oswald got hit with not one but two copyright strikes for uploading his own copies of full episodes of Wheel and Jeopardy! to YouTube itself. David told me in a comment on my own video about copyright trouble by Sony, which targeted Jeopardy! almost exclusively in that purge, which was similar to the one that happened in the summer of 2011.

A user called gameshowboy got a strike for a Jeopardy! episode he had uploaded, but he actually got hit with all three copyright strikes by Sony for uploading his own full Wheel and Jeopardy episodes.

If you have any Wheel and Jeopardy! episodes that were taken down due to copyright trouble by Sony, as well as any other Wheel and Jeopardy! episodes that don't circulate on the Internet, try another website such as Dailymotion. You'll be safe on a video hosting website where you can avoid getting copyright problems altogether. So if you've uploaded your own copies of Wheel and Jeopardy! episodes to YouTube in the past, I really want you to upload those episodes to Dailymotion, so you'll be safe on there. The only Wheel and Jeopardy! clips you should upload to YouTube are promos for the show and intros and credits from various episodes.

Leave a comment below if you have any Wheel and Jeopardy! episodes that were previously available on YouTube and/or don't circulate on the Internet yet.

GSN drops Dog Eat Dog

Earlier this fall, GSN dropped NBC's Dog Eat Dog from its schedule and replaced it with other game shows. Dog Eat Dog first aired on NBC from June 17, 2002-August 26, 2003.

In 2004, GSN got the rights to air Dog Eat Dog and added the show to its schedule.

GSN is now airing other game shows such as its original programming in the timeslots previously occupied by Dog Eat Dog.

HSN cancels Style Report

HSN has cancelled Style Report with Diana Perkovic about thirteen days before Christmas. Diana Perkovic, the regular host, was a good host of the show with Amy Morrison and Colleen Lopez filling in for her on occasion.

Someday, HSN would revive Style Report with a different host instead of Diana.

Bill Rafferty dies of congestive heart failure at 68

Earlier in my summer vacation, there was a death in the game show family when original Family Feud host Richard Dawson died in June at 79 years old. Now we have another death in the game show family as Bill Rafferty died today of congestive heart failure at 68 years old. Rafferty hosted Every Second Counts, which lasted one season from 1984 to '85, the syndicated 1986 series of Card Sharks, and the 1987 revival of Blockbusters. Rich Jeffries, who announced on the '87 revival of Blockbusters with Rafferty as host, died of pulmonary fibrosis at the end of March at 73 years old.

Richard Dawson dies of esophageal cancer at 79

I was trying my best in my senior year of high school, but if I'm failing, I'm currently taking a break from high school, and summer vacation is upon the other teenagers who go to my high school. As my summer vacation continues, there's yet another death in the game show family this year, as game show fans may have learned that Richard Dawson had died of esophageal cancer today at 79 years old. Dawson's real name was Colin Emm, and he was born in November 1932. Dawson hosted the original Family Feud on ABC daytime from 1976 to 1985 and in syndication from 1977 to 1985. 

Bob Stewart dies at 91 just weeks after Dick Clark

Dude, is this for real? I feel like I'm in some weird, never-ending sad movie. Just a couple of weeks ago, it was Dick Clark. And now, I just found out that Bob Stewart, the creator of Pyramid and like a bunch of other classic game shows, died. He was 91 years old. Ninety-one! That's insane.

I'm sitting here, trying to get through my last month of senior year at Hudson High—you know, home of the Cobras, rocking the red and gold—and it's like every time I turn on the news, another legend from the game show world is gone. It's a total gut punch, honestly. Especially right after Dick Clark. It feels like the universe is trying to tell me something, and it's not good.

For me, this is a legit big deal. I've always been super into old game shows. It's my thing, you know? With my hydrocephalus and the VP shunt and everything, it's just this world that makes sense to me. It's structured and fun, and there are rules, and people win. And Bob Stewart was the guy who literally created that world for so many people. He wasn't just some producer. He was a legit genius.

Think about it: he created The Price Is Right! The original one with Bill Cullen, not even the Bob Barker version. He came up with that. And he created To Tell the Truth and Password. Those are some of the most iconic, legit shows of all time. But for me, it was always about Pyramid. The $10,000 Pyramid, the $20,000 Pyramid... it's just the best game show ever. The way it's set up, with the celebrities and the clues, it's just so brilliant and simple at the same time. He was the one who came up with that. He created that magic.

It's just crazy to me that a guy who created so much fun and excitement is gone. I mean, he was 91, so I know he had a full life. But it's just so soon after Dick Clark. It feels like we're losing all of the legends all at once. It's like the end of an era. The last month of high school is already a mess. I'm stressing about my final exams, I have like a million essays to write, and I'm just trying to get to graduation without completely losing it.

Senior year has been a grind, for real. I've been dealing with a lot, and sometimes I feel like I'm just getting by. So I'd turn on GSN, and it'd be like my escape. I could just zone out and watch these amazing shows that Bob Stewart created. It's like a comfort thing, you know? It's a world where things make sense.

I've been thinking about this a lot since Dick Clark died. It's like, these guys were so influential, and they literally shaped television and pop culture for decades. And now they're gone. It's a reminder that even the people who seem like they'll be around forever, won't. It's so sad, but also, I don't know, it makes me appreciate what they did even more.

I think I'm gonna go watch some old episodes of Pyramid. The ones with Bill Cullen and the crazy celebrity teams. It just feels right. It's a way to remember him and all the amazing things he did. It's not just a bunch of old shows. It's a legacy. A legit legacy. Rest in peace, Bob Stewart. Thanks for all the laughs and all the words.