Merv Griffin Entertainment Executive TV producer Roy Bank (C’94) debuts his new NBC game show “It’s Worth What” tonight. If you think you’re good at putting a value on some of those antiques you’ve got lurking in your own attic, you’re going to love this show. And it’s got Cedric the Entertainer as the host! […]
This week, Jerry Springer actually got on his hands and knees for our Penn alum, one woman marketing machine and reality star Schatar Sapphira …and you’re going to chuck-le at this one. Schatar appeared on GSN’s new dating show called “Baggage” where she was one of three contestants who revealed an intimate secret (her “baggage”) about […]
A few months ago we introduced you to Jess Garvey (C’09), DT’s “Starter Reality Star”. We’ve watched her go on an actual audition for a Special K commercial and drive a cart around the Universal lot. Today, Jess brings us with her to her manager’s office as they plan for pilot season and also brings […]
I’ve covered Roy Bank (C’94) here in the past, and as head of Merv Griffin Entertainment, he’s got a whole bag of tv goodies coming up. More about his gameshow and reality show after the jump! 1) “Ranking the Stars” which takes celebrity panelists and “asks them to rank each other on a given topic, […]
(Source) Last night Penn undergrad Siddharth Chandrasekhar (Eng, W’11) qualified for the semifinals on Jeopardy! College Championship. And like the story we reported about HERE, this wasn’t the only time Penn represented and advanced on the show. After the jump, find out why Alex Trebeck told Siddharth that if he missed the question, he “couldn’t […]
For my “Games and Movies” series I’ve got a GREAT video (edited by DT favorite Matt Johnson (C’99, Mask and Wig)) based on the ultimate game(show), “The Price is Right”. Specifically, based on the show’s announcer. In this video, “Price Is Right” announcer Rich Fields trains hard with coach Lou Ferrigno, aka “The Hulk”, to […]