The thing is that Fremantle has not climbed aboard the trend to overseas production and has kept their U.S. shows in the U.S. I am guessing a co-production with one of the Canadian networks.
On Thu, May 1, 2025, 8:47 AM John Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > There's a long history of Canadian-filmed game shows, normally > distinguished by being cheap (either in terms of prizes, production values > or both). > > The grocery store thing is Supermarket Sweep Jackpot was also filmed in > Toronto, and I seem to recall a few USA Network shows that were produced in > Canada. > > Beat the Clock was filmed in Montreal in the mid-70s, and there were a few > syndicated shows that were filmed in Vancouver over the past 30 years or so. > > In this case, it probably is a tax credit / cheap Canadian dollar thing. > > John > > On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Canadian game shows I recall, but I with I could forget: >> - Definition >> - Bumper Stumpers >> - (some grocery store shopping cart thing). >> >> I'm sure youtoube has examples. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> At least there is a history of U.S. game shows being made in Canada, >>> compared to Fox's Irish-produced shows (and made-in-Australia "Quiz With >>> Balls") and CBS shooting the "Lingo" reboot in the UK, "Loteria Loca!" in >>> Spain and "Raid the Cage" in Mexico--and CDub's Hasbro reboots being shot >>> at the BBC's Elstree studios outside of London. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 11:13 AM John Edwards <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> There have been English and French versions of Match Game within the >>>> last 10-15 years (both filmed in Montreal, as I recall), but I don't think >>>> either of them are still in production. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM M-D November <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Montreal seems like an odd choice to shoot (although maybe not so odd >>>>> as, say, Ireland) - has anyone seen anything about a Canadian version >>>>> going >>>>> into production at the same time? >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:39:25 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can’t be worse than the Baldwin fiasco >>>>>> >>>>>> Kevin M. 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