They Finally Brought Back The Pyramid [Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Sep21

They Finally Brought Back The Pyramid [Kicking Back with Jersey Joe]

It’s a classic American TV game show that we all love to play and now it’s back! This new version has been in development for years and sadly legendary host, Dick Clark passed away recently before he had to see the reboot. Here’s a look at how many times this show’s come back has failed and a preview so you know if the new version is worth your time. Here is your first subject… GO! People who are in show business… CELEBRITIES! You open up a magazine and the hot model in the middle… CENTERFOLD! Big Bird lives here… SESAME STREET! These are on the sidewalk in Hollywood… Um, uh, uh… Also in the sky…  um, uh… Dallas Cowboys logo… STARS! Score the most points in the opening round and you’re off to conquer the big pyramid for a chance at the big money. Of course, you’re constantly up against the clock. Just one wrong word or phrase in 60 seconds could cost you $100,000. When the Pyramid debuted in 1973, the board only featured a $10,000 jackpot. The show was first performed as a rough pilot presentation called Cash on the Line. It was presented to CBS executives in the Ed Sullivan Theater, New York. (Now home to the Late Show with David Letterman.) The execs liked the second part of the game and had creator Bob Stewart rework his pitch. Bob came back with the $10,000 Pyramid we all came to know, except with one change. The original bonus game consisted of 10 subjects in 60 seconds. This was dropped to the 6 subject bonus round still in use today. The bottom row of 4 subjects was simply nailed over with boards and painted silver that could be seen in early episodes of the show. (Look very closely at the publicity...

Oh, It’s Tuesday

Wassup everybody. I’m back in town, a little more well-rested. Happy to have our first full official day of blogs behind us. However, I’m still feeling a little dirty two days after watching Failure To Launch on TBS on Sunday. Please don’t judge me. I wanted to watch the purity-ring-scandalized VMA’s, but the Long Beach hotel that I was holed up in all weekend, didn’t have MTV — or room service. I basically had no choice. It was like someone was holding a gun to my head, and I basically had to watch while eating half of a supreme media from Pizza Hut. Now I love me some SJP, but Failure To Launch really is as cliche and senseless and awful as everybody has been saying it is for like 2 years now. Why didn’t I listen? Oh, why didn’t I listen?!?! Anyway, this is all to say that today is Tuesday, so we’re going to be getting a little political and also doling out some (hopefully good, but at the very least) thoughtful advice and words of wisdom. That all said, how are you? Sad that it’s Tuesday, and that Friday is still super-way-off? Yeah, me too… Just so we don’t end on a bummed out note, here’s a picture of Fierce And Nerdy Contributor and artist, Missy Kulik, in a Hello Kitty headdress after the jump. Hello...