Faux Pause
| Faux Pause | |
|---|---|
| File:Faux Pause screenshot.jpg 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Game Show Network |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | June 22 – August 1, 1998 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Faux Pause is 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.
Featured shows[edit]
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[edit]
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.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Stein, Joel (July 13, 1998). "How To Survive Summer". Time. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2007. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
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