Faux Pause
| Faux Pause | |
|---|---|
|
Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan comment on Hot Potato. | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Presented by |
Mary Gallagher Sean Donnellan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Nicotero |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Game Show Network |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original run | June 22, 1998 – approx. August 1998 |
Faux Pause was an American television program that aired in 1998 on Game Show Network. Co-hosted by Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan, Pause consisted of jokes and skits done while watching certain episodes of game shows, in a similar fashion to Mystery Science Theater 3000.
In a 2013 Facebook post, future Street Smarts host Frank Nicotero, who wrote for the show, said that there were a total of 22 episodes.[1]
Featured shows
Note that this is believed to be an incomplete list.
- 3's A Crowd (1979-1980)
- All About Faces (1971-1972)
- All About the Opposite Sex (1990)
- The Better Sex (1977)
- Bullseye (October 2, 1980 and early 1981)
- Camouflage (1980 episode with the original format)
- Celebrity Charades (1979)
- Chain Reaction (1986 episode hosted by Blake Emmons)
- The Diamond Head Game (1975 episode with the original format)
- Celebrity Double Talk (late 1986)
- Go (1983-1984)
- Hollywood Connection (May 20, 1975 pilot)
- Hot Potato (January 23, 1984 premiere)
- Jackpot! (late 1989)
- Pass the Buck (1978)
- Play the Percentages (1980 episode with the "one-on-one" format)
- Ruckus (1991-1992)
- Treasure Hunt (late-1981 episode with the grand prize at its maximum of $50,000)
- Trivia Trap (October 8, 1984 premiere)
- Winning Streak (surviving episode from August 9, 1974)
Reception
Reception towards Faux Pause was poor, with Time Magazine's Joel Stein calling the show "stunningly bad", as well as the rest of GSN's original programming at the time.[2]
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/chuck.donegan/posts/10151793118935945
- ↑ Stein, Joel (1998-07-13). "How To Survive Summer". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2007-03-15.