So AMAZING news (kind of). GSN will be having its first ever awards for game shows with The Game Show Awards this summer. To be specific, it will be on June 6. It will feature various things about game shows. There will be a Best Game Show category (I'm wondering if this will be pretty much a redo of whatever the Daytime Emmys gives out???) plus Best New Game Show and Favorite Classic Game Show (is this going to be annual, meaning the same classic game show can be voted on every year? Questions, questions...). There are also some odd(er) ones, but ones that make sense to game shows like Best Model and Favorite Parting Gift (Rice-a-Roni or Turtle Wax, anyone?) and Best Game Show Sound Effect. My first choice for the Sound Effect award makes me think of the first big problem with this gala. Are the nominees going to be only shows in GSN's collection or all game shows? When I think of sound effects, obviously the Bankrupt sound from "Wheel of Fortune" and the losing horns from "The Price is Right" come to mind, but others like any of the almost (or more than) 10 sounds from "Scrabble" also come to mind. Stopper sound effect, anyone? Exactly. I'm very afraid shows like "Scrabble" and "Sale of the Century" and "Split Second" won't get their fair chance to shine on the awards show...and that's a real shame. I'm also afraid it will be very modern awards show and just plain suck. Hopefully, it won't, but we'll see. :) One of the better things: special awards (I'm assuming the show's sort of Lifetime Achievement Award; Not sure what it's going to be called.) will given out to Bob Barker from "Price" and "Truth or Consequences", game show pioneer Mark Goodson, and Monty Hall from "Split Second," "Beat the Clock," and, most notably, "Let's Make a Deal." (How much do you wanna bet fast deals will be made during the show? I almost guarantee at least one will be made) Overall, the show does sound exciting. Hopefully, the host will be good and fun and it'll be an overall good time they can do for years to come!!!
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