Elizabeth Banks has been set to host Press Your Luck, the latest ABC game show revival that is set to premiere next month. The network in March ordered Press Your Luck and another revival, Card Sharks, both produced by Fremantle. Joel McHale has already been set to host Card Sharks.
The newcomers will will debut back-to-back Wednesday, June 12 at 8 Pm (Press Your Luck) and 9 Pm (Card Sharks).
Created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack, the original Press Your Luck premiered on CBS on September 19, 1983, and ended on September 26, 1986, with Peter Tomarken as the show’s host, Rod Roddy as the primary announcer, and pesky Whammys were the stars. The show was a retooling of the earlier Carruthers production Second Chance, which was hosted by Jim Peck and aired on ABC in 1977.
“Elizabeth Banks is exactly the type of woman we want on ABC – she’s a big star who’s smart,...
The newcomers will will debut back-to-back Wednesday, June 12 at 8 Pm (Press Your Luck) and 9 Pm (Card Sharks).
Created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack, the original Press Your Luck premiered on CBS on September 19, 1983, and ended on September 26, 1986, with Peter Tomarken as the show’s host, Rod Roddy as the primary announcer, and pesky Whammys were the stars. The show was a retooling of the earlier Carruthers production Second Chance, which was hosted by Jim Peck and aired on ABC in 1977.
“Elizabeth Banks is exactly the type of woman we want on ABC – she’s a big star who’s smart,...
- 5/2/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Two more classic game shows are making a return to TV. ABC has ordered revivals of Card Sharks and Press Your Luck. Produced by Fremantle, the shows will go into production this spring. Hosts and premiere dates will be announced soon.
In each game of Press Your Luck, three contestants compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board. Contestants then use their spins to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid the Whammy, who could take all of their winnings and leave them with nothing. The winning contestant moves on to the All-New Bonus Round to face the Whammy in a final battle for the chance to win a fortune. John Quinn will serve as showrunner and executive produce, along with Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin.
Card Sharks features two players who face off in a head-to-head elimination game with the goal of one player...
In each game of Press Your Luck, three contestants compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board. Contestants then use their spins to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid the Whammy, who could take all of their winnings and leave them with nothing. The winning contestant moves on to the All-New Bonus Round to face the Whammy in a final battle for the chance to win a fortune. John Quinn will serve as showrunner and executive produce, along with Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin.
Card Sharks features two players who face off in a head-to-head elimination game with the goal of one player...
- 3/13/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
$9.99
Directed by: Tatia Rosenthal
Cast: (voices) Geoffrey Rush, Anthony Lapaglia, Samuel Johnson
Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: July 31, 2009
Plot: In this stop-motion animated film, denizens of an apartment building live interconnected lives. Their individual stories make up a mosaic about the choices and options life has to offer.
Who’s It For? Fans of animation, or just well-crafted films in general.
Expectations: I was hoping for a good story, what I had seen of the animation in stills looked pretty interesting.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Geoffrey Rush as The Angel: I didn’t realize whose voice I was listening to until the film was over and the credits rolled. Perhaps it was because he was speaking in his normal voice, aka with an Australian accent. Regardless Rush does a great job as “The Angel,” a mysterious winged man who may or may not have supernatural origins. There’s...
Directed by: Tatia Rosenthal
Cast: (voices) Geoffrey Rush, Anthony Lapaglia, Samuel Johnson
Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: July 31, 2009
Plot: In this stop-motion animated film, denizens of an apartment building live interconnected lives. Their individual stories make up a mosaic about the choices and options life has to offer.
Who’s It For? Fans of animation, or just well-crafted films in general.
Expectations: I was hoping for a good story, what I had seen of the animation in stills looked pretty interesting.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Geoffrey Rush as The Angel: I didn’t realize whose voice I was listening to until the film was over and the credits rolled. Perhaps it was because he was speaking in his normal voice, aka with an Australian accent. Regardless Rush does a great job as “The Angel,” a mysterious winged man who may or may not have supernatural origins. There’s...
- 7/31/2009
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Jim Peck (Anthony Lapaglia) in the towel and Dave Peck (Samuel Johnson) in $9.99
Photo: Regent Releasing $9.99 is a curious little film that was put together under some particularly interesting circumstances. A New York-based independent filmmaker (Tatia Rosenthal) and an Israeli author (Etgar Keret) came together on a stop-motion animated feature produced as an Israeli-Australian co-production filmed in Australia, with post done in Israel, while using a worldy cast to voice the slice-of-life that is $9.99. Oh, did I mention it coincidentally makes use of nine animators? All of this ties into one peculiar animated feature as a varied group of characters search for the meaning of life amidst the pursuit of happiness. Best described as an urban fairy tale involving a group of people who all take up residence in a corner apartment building, $9.99 follows a young boy (voiced by Jamie Katsamatsas) who pines for a new toy, a man and...
Photo: Regent Releasing $9.99 is a curious little film that was put together under some particularly interesting circumstances. A New York-based independent filmmaker (Tatia Rosenthal) and an Israeli author (Etgar Keret) came together on a stop-motion animated feature produced as an Israeli-Australian co-production filmed in Australia, with post done in Israel, while using a worldy cast to voice the slice-of-life that is $9.99. Oh, did I mention it coincidentally makes use of nine animators? All of this ties into one peculiar animated feature as a varied group of characters search for the meaning of life amidst the pursuit of happiness. Best described as an urban fairy tale involving a group of people who all take up residence in a corner apartment building, $9.99 follows a young boy (voiced by Jamie Katsamatsas) who pines for a new toy, a man and...
- 12/9/2008
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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