Game Shows
Pop Rocket
MaximumFun.org
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2017
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In honor of the premier of Guy Branum's new truTV show, the gang is talking about game shows this week! Karen reminisces about the implicit corniness of 70's and 80's game shows, Wynter talks about the accessibility differences between quiz shows like Jeopardy and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, and Margaret tells us about the time she was on The Price is Right. Plus, we learn about Wynter's new obsession with ASMR-adjacent Youtube click-holes, and Guy tells us why he was stunned by the latest episodes of Feud, Girls, and the gang discuss the series finale of Big Little Lies. Finally, the gang tell us which tracks they can't stop listening to.
**There are many plot revealing spoilers in this episode, particularly about the series finale of Big Little Lies**
Rocketeers, don't forget to tune into Guy Branum's NEW tv program called Talk Show The Game Show every Wednesdy at 10/9c on truTV, with a premier date of April 5th!
Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Wynter Mitchell, and Margaret Wappler
Jams:
Margaret Wappler - Sit Down - James
Wynter Mitchell - That's What I Like - Bruno Mars
Karen Tongson - Maggie Rogers - Alaska
Guy Branum - Conceptual Jam - Donate to Maximum Fun!
Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist.
You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter.
Other Links:
Michael Larson on Press Your Luck
James - Laid
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Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, hey there I'm Guy Branham and welcome to Pop Rocket, a weekly show picking over all the pop culture we love to love. |
| 0:13.0 | With me to talk TV, film, music, and anything else entertaining. |
| 0:15.5 | Our digital strategist Winter Mitchell. |
| 0:17.2 | Hello, hello, hello. |
| 0:19.5 | Journalist Margaret Waupler. |
| 0:20.8 | Hi there, Guy. |
| 0:21.8 | Hello Margaret. It's a big week for you. It's exciting week my show's coming out. That's right. Wednesday night. |
| 0:28.9 | Thank you for the promotion Margaret. You are welcome always. |
| 0:32.1 | True TV 10 PM Wednesday night. |
| 0:35.0 | And Pop Culture Scholar Karen Toxin. |
| 0:37.0 | Hi Guy, Hi rocketeers. |
| 0:40.0 | It's the only way that it can feel sufficiently creepy enough to have been like a sponsor of the |
| 0:45.4 | Mouseketeers in the past or something like that. |
| 0:48.9 | Coming up on this week's show, in honor of the debut of my show talks to the game show airing |
| 0:54.8 | tonight at 10 p.m. on true TV I'm sorry for all the promotion you guys but we |
| 0:59.5 | got to do it somehow if you're listening to this show when it comes out, it's coming on tonight, please watch it or TiVo it. And if you are Nielsen family, watch it. |
| 1:10.0 | So check it out, but we're going to be talking about game shows, talking about our favorites |
| 1:15.3 | and what we look for in a game show. |
| 1:16.8 | Yes, it's been thought of as a talk show so much, my show, but let's talk about a game show |
| 1:20.3 | and other game shows. |
| 1:21.3 | Plus, we'll each be sharing our latest jams, but first let's find |
| 1:23.8 | what our centers have and news or events have got our attention this week. |
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