The GSN version had the same Chaser on all episodes -- Mark Labbett, "The Beast," imported from the U.K. version.
I tried out for that version and didn't make it, but they did ask me to be a stand-in contestant for their tech rehearsal day, so I did get some money from the production company (one day's worth of pay as a production assistant), and got to see The Beast in sweatpants and flip-flops. (Host Brooke Burns, though, was in full wardrobe and makeup.) I tried out for this new version as well, over Zoom -- they were only taking contestants in Southern California. At the end of my tryout, they told me they were still looking for more contestants, especially women. I told one woman I know about it. Once again, I didn't make it onto the show -- but she did. (Not sure about her airdate yet, because as usual these days, they're not airing the episodes in order.) > On Dec 29, 2020, at 7:43 AM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > > In the UK, The Chase has become something of a lockdown hit, even though > regular episodes air at 5.00pm. There were a couple of days in November, > during a national lockdown, that it got 4.8m and 4.9m viewers - quite > unprecedented for a daytime show. There are various spin-offs that air in > primetime including celebrity specials and a slightly different format called > Beat the Chasers. The UK version is presented by the British comedian Bradley > Walsh, who you might have come across in the current incarnation of Doctor > Who. He also played it straight as a detective in the UK version of Law & > Order. > > The format seems to have travelled quite a lot, although reading that piece > it sounds like it's been tinkered with in the ABC incarnation. In regular > episodes of the UK version, there's one "chaser" per episode from a selection > of possibilities. The others aren't being snarky backstage or anything - > they're not there at all. It's an opportunity to switch things around from > time to time. There has recently been a new "chaser" on the ITV show. > > The daytime version goes up against Pointless on the BBC, and the two shows > have a friendly rivalry - even shooting on essentially adjacent sound stages > at Elstree (just north of London). > > > Adam > > > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 3:10 PM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com > <mailto:twol...@gmail.com>> wrote: > With all the Jeopardy fans here I'm surprised we haven't discussed this > upcoming show. It's taken from a British show, was previously adapted on GSN, > and stars Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer. > > https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/seattles-ken-jennings-is-back-together-with-james-holzhauer-and-brad-rutter-this-time-on-abcs-the-chase/ > > <https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/seattles-ken-jennings-is-back-together-with-james-holzhauer-and-brad-rutter-this-time-on-abcs-the-chase/> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG3SY5uAaB0peWwACaozZ-AEdAKGu0Lx6dkuNRMaKiXng%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG3SY5uAaB0peWwACaozZ-AEdAKGu0Lx6dkuNRMaKiXng%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDOTneGa8ayUqE8YigvsGZvxeBnq1UzXzqUOgL62KxnAQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDOTneGa8ayUqE8YigvsGZvxeBnq1UzXzqUOgL62KxnAQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/60E85BD1-CF95-4625-A313-FE2BE8FBA7E8%40ellwanger.tv.
