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'''''Faux Pause''''' was a television program that aired on Game Show Network from June 22nd to August 1st, 1998. It was similar to ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' as two hosts (Sean Donnellan and Mary Gallagher) react to an episode of a game show that is considered to be very infamous. The show didn't last very long and was cancelled by Fall 1998. | '''''Faux Pause''''' was a television program that aired on Game Show Network from June 22nd to August 1st, 1998. It was similar to ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' as two hosts (Sean Donnellan and Mary Gallagher) react to an episode of a game show that is considered to be very infamous. The show didn't last very long and was cancelled by Fall 1998. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
The exact number of episodes that were produced was unknown until producer Frank Nicotero revealed in a November 2013 Facebook post that there were 22 episodes produced.<ref>[https://facebook.com/chuck.donegan/posts/10151793118935945 Frank Nicotero Facebook comment confirming there were 22 episodes produced for ''Faux Pause''.] Retrieved 07 Oct '20</ref> The show's intro is a compilation of many game show logos (logos of the shows that Sean and Mary react to). The logos being ''Fantasy'', ''Hold Everything!'', ''I've Got A Secret'', ''What's My Line?'', ''To Tell The Truth'', ''Beat The Clock'' and ''Personality'' led to speculation that these seven shows did have episodes and never surfaced. However, only | The exact number of episodes that were produced was unknown until producer Frank Nicotero revealed in a November 2013 Facebook post that there were 22 episodes produced.<ref>[https://facebook.com/chuck.donegan/posts/10151793118935945 Frank Nicotero Facebook comment confirming there were 22 episodes produced for ''Faux Pause''.] Retrieved 07 Oct '20</ref> The show's intro is a compilation of many game show logos (logos of the shows that Sean and Mary react to). The logos being ''Fantasy'', ''Hold Everything!'', ''I've Got A Secret'', ''What's My Line?'', ''To Tell The Truth'', ''Beat The Clock'' and ''Personality'' led to speculation that these seven shows did have episodes and never surfaced. However, only 21 episodes are accountable and have information about the episodes with the seven shows having zero to no accountable information. It was unknown if these seven shows did have episodes or if they were placeholders until a July 1998 Google groups chat was unearthed in January 2022 and revealed that only 20 episodes were made<ref>https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.game-shows/c/2fEjm5c-nRc/m/g6QTAWBA72gJ</ref>. So far, 18 episodes of Faux Pause have been found, with 3 episodes of the series remaining lost. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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|1||3's A Crowd||<span style="color: | |1||3's A Crowd||[https://archive.org/details/faux-pause-3s-a-crowd <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|2||All About Faces||<span style="color: | |2||All About Faces||[https://youtu.be/rWIuruf54M0 <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|3||All About | |3||All About the Opposite Sex||[https://youtu.be/ehdfV_xUCms <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|4||The Better Sex||[https://youtu.be/8R6iP-wwdEI<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |4||The Better Sex||[https://youtu.be/8R6iP-wwdEI<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|5||Bullseye||[https://archive.org/details/faux_pause_bullseye<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |5||Bullseye||[https://archive.org/details/faux_pause_bullseye<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|6||Camouflage||[https:// | |6||Camouflage||[https://dai.ly/x7vqkh4?playlist=x6uj2h<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|7||Celebrity Charades||[https://youtu.be/nLMV4ZPG6v0&t=50s<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |7||Celebrity Charades||[https://youtu.be/nLMV4ZPG6v0&t=50s<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|8||Chain Reaction||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |8||Chain Reaction||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|9||The Diamond Head Game||<span style="color: | |9||The Diamond Head Game||[https://youtu.be/n-3RxLdrVoM <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|10||Celebrity Double Talk||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | |10||Celebrity Double Talk||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' | ||
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|15||Pass The Buck||[https://archive.org/details/faux-pause-pass-the-buck<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |15||Pass The Buck||[https://archive.org/details/faux-pause-pass-the-buck<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|16||Play The Percentages||<span style="color: | |16||Play The Percentages||[https://archive.org/details/faux-pause-play-the-percentages <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|17||Ruckus||[https://youtu.be/9L-_s1bs1iQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |17||Ruckus||[https://youtu.be/9L-_s1bs1iQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|19||Trivia Trap||[https://youtu.be/JTJDbBCUzbo&t=84s<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |19||Trivia Trap||[https://youtu.be/JTJDbBCUzbo&t=84s<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|20||Winning Streak||[https:// | |20||Winning Streak||[https://dai.ly/x7vku10?playlist=x6uj2h<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | ||
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|21||Bullseye 2||[https://youtu.be/raay7ZvxmeA <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''] | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="175px"> | ||
Faux Pause screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from the "Hot Potato" episode. | Faux Pause screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from the "Hot Potato" episode. | ||
Faux Pause Pic 3.jpg|Screenshot from the "Hollywood Connection" episode. | Faux Pause Pic 3.jpg|Screenshot from the "Hollywood Connection" episode. | ||
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[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category:Partially | [[Category:Partially lost media]] |
Latest revision as of 16:34, 17 November 2023
Faux Pause was a television program that aired on Game Show Network from June 22nd to August 1st, 1998. It was similar to Mystery Science Theater 3000 as two hosts (Sean Donnellan and Mary Gallagher) react to an episode of a game show that is considered to be very infamous. The show didn't last very long and was cancelled by Fall 1998.
Availability
The exact number of episodes that were produced was unknown until producer Frank Nicotero revealed in a November 2013 Facebook post that there were 22 episodes produced.[1] The show's intro is a compilation of many game show logos (logos of the shows that Sean and Mary react to). The logos being Fantasy, Hold Everything!, I've Got A Secret, What's My Line?, To Tell The Truth, Beat The Clock and Personality led to speculation that these seven shows did have episodes and never surfaced. However, only 21 episodes are accountable and have information about the episodes with the seven shows having zero to no accountable information. It was unknown if these seven shows did have episodes or if they were placeholders until a July 1998 Google groups chat was unearthed in January 2022 and revealed that only 20 episodes were made[2]. So far, 18 episodes of Faux Pause have been found, with 3 episodes of the series remaining lost.
Episodes
# | Title | Status |
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1 | 3's A Crowd | Found |
2 | All About Faces | Found |
3 | All About the Opposite Sex | Found |
4 | The Better Sex | Found |
5 | Bullseye | Found |
6 | Camouflage | Found |
7 | Celebrity Charades | Found |
8 | Chain Reaction | Lost |
9 | The Diamond Head Game | Found |
10 | Celebrity Double Talk | Lost |
11 | Go | Found |
12 | Hollywood Connection | Found |
13 | Hot Potato | Lost |
14 | Jackpot | Found |
15 | Pass The Buck | Found |
16 | Play The Percentages | Found |
17 | Ruckus | Found |
18 | Treasure Hunt | Found |
19 | Trivia Trap | Found |
20 | Winning Streak | Found |
21 | Bullseye 2 | Found |
Gallery
External Link
- Game Show Garbage page on Faux Pause. Retrieved 07 Oct '20