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Format: | 15 DVD |
Starring: | Steve Lemme, Jessica Simpson, Jessica Simpso, Johnny Knoxville, Lynda Carter, Burt Reynolds, Alice Greczan, Seann William Scott, Willie Nelson, Michael Weston |
Director: | Jay Chandrasekhar |
Genres: | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
Studio: | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
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Run time: | 1 hour 43 minutes |
Rental release: | 09 Jan 2006 |
Main languages: | English, English Audio Description |
Subtitles: | English |
Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLM
The Dukes of Hazzard are back, making the transition from little to big screen. The cousins, Bo and Luke (Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville) are joined in their japes by the beautiful Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson).
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Entertaining but predictable
By Christopher Eldergill from Weston - Super - Mare , 18 Aug 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
What would you expect from a film with Sean William Scott & Jonny Knoxville, a few obvious jokes, some car chases and a little action. It's worth watching and I'd probably watch it again, but the storyline was predictable and it's exactly what you'd expect.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(353)car chases galore
By a customer , 13 Jun 2013Ok so it's not an Oscar winning movie, nor is it the old TV show but there's plenty of action, car chases, jumps, explosions... great stunts... for that I give four stars.- Was this review helpful to you?
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If you liked the TV show, forget this
By DoctorWho (119 reviews) from Epping , 07 Jul 2012It was nice to see the General Lee back in action. It seems as though this takes place before the TV series starts, as it explains why the good ol' boys have to get in and out through the windows.
Compared with the TV series this was just dull in my opinion.
I didn't like the portrayal of Boss Hogg, Rosco or Cooter.
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Not a Fan.
By PhilX2 (3 reviews) from Liverpool , 27 Sep 2011As much as i like Johnny Knoxville & Sean William Scott, i didnt manage to get all the way through the film due to bordem.- Was this review helpful to you?
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don't bother
By technophobe (1 review) , 05 Sep 2011Couldn't even be bothered to watch to the end. That's an hour of my life I'll never get back. Drivel.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)
Wheel of Fortune | |
Format | Game show |
Created by | Merv Griffin |
Directed by | Jeff Goldstein (1975–78) Dick Carson (1978–99) Mark Corwin (1999–2013) Bob Cisneros (2013-present) |
Presented by | Daytime Host Chuck Woolery (1975–81) Pat Sajak (1981–89) Rolf Benirschke (1989) Bob Goen (1989–91) Hostess Susan Stafford (1975–82) Vanna White (1982–91) Nighttime Host Pat Sajak Hostess Vanna White |
Narrated by | Charlie O'Donnell (1975–80, 1989–2010) Jack Clark (1980–88) M. G. Kelly (1988–89) Jim Thornton (2011–present) |
Theme music composer | Frankie Blue John Hoke[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | Nighttime version: 5,000 (as of February 27, 2009)[2] |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Merv Griffin (1975–2000) Harry Friedman (1999–present) |
Producer(s) | John Rhinehart (1975–76) Nancy Jones (1976–95) Harry Friedman (1995–99)[3] Karen Griffith (1997–present) Steve Schwartz (1997–present) |
Location(s) | NBC Studios Burbank, California (1975–89) CBS Television City Hollywood, California (1989–95) Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California (1995–present) |
Running time | approx. 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Merv Griffin Productions (1975–84) Merv Griffin Enterprises (1984–94) Columbia TriStar Television (1994–2002) Sony Pictures Television (2002–present) Califon Productions, Inc. |
Distributor | King World Productions (1983–2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC (1975–89, 1991) CBS (1989–91) Syndicated (1983–present) |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) (1975–2006) 720p/1080i (HDTV) (2006-present) |
Original airing | Daytime January 6, 1975 – June 30, 1989 (NBC) July 17, 1989 – January 11, 1991 (CBS) January 14, 1991 – September 20, 1991 (NBC) Nighttime September 19, 1983 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Wheel 2000 |
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Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel. The original daytime version aired on NBC from January 6, 1975 to June 30, 1989. It was on CBS from July 17, 1989 until January 11, 1991, and returned to NBC from January 14 to September 20, 1991, when it was canceled permanently. The daily syndicated version of the show premiered on September 19, 1983.
The daytime version was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, with Charlie O'Donnell as its announcer. O'Donnell left in 1980, Woolery in 1981, and Stafford in 1982; they were replaced, respectively, by Jack Clark, Pat Sajak, and Vanna White. After Clark's death in 1988, M. G. Kelly took over briefly as announcer until O'Donnell returned in 1989; O'Donnell remained on the daytime version until its cancellation, and continued to announce on the syndicated show until his death in 2010, after which he was replaced by Jim Thornton, who has been the announcer since. Sajak left the daytime version in January 1989 to host the late-night talk show The Pat Sajak Show, and was replaced on that version by Rolf Benirschke. Bob Goen replaced Benirschke when the daytime show moved to CBS, then remained as host until the daytime show was canceled altogether. The syndicated version has been hosted continuously by Sajak and White since its inception.
As of 2009, Wheel of Fortune ranks as the longest-running syndicated game show in the United States, with over 5,000 episodes aired.[2] TV Guide named it the "top-rated syndicated series" in a 2008 article,[4] and in 2013, the magazine ranked it at number 2 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.[5] The program has also come to gain a worldwide following with sixty international adaptations. The syndicated series' 31st season premiered on September 16, 2013.[6]
Main game[edit]
The core game is based on Hangman. Each round has a category and a blank word puzzle, with each blank representing a letter in the answer.[7] The titular Wheel of Fortune is a roulette-style wheel mechanism with 24 spaces, most of which are labeled with dollar amounts ranging from $300 to $900, plus a top dollar value: $2,500 in Round 1, $3,500 in Rounds 2 and 3, and $5,000 for Round 4 and any subsequent rounds. The Wheel also features two Bankrupt wedges and one Lose a Turn, both of which forfeit the contestant's turn, with the former also eliminating any cash or prizes the contestant has accumulated within the round.[8] Each game features three contestants, or occasionally, three two-player teams; each contestant/team is positioned behind a single scoreboard with its own flipper. The left scoreboard from the viewer's perspective is colored red, the center yellow, and the right blue; which contestant/team occupies which position is determined by a random selection.[9] A contestant spins the wheel to determine a dollar value and guess a consonant. Calling a correct letter earns the value before the corresponding flipper, multiplied by how many times the guessed letter appears in the puzzle.[10] At any time during a turn, a contestant with sufficient money may buy a vowel for a flat rate of $250 until all the vowels in the puzzle have been revealed.[8] Calling a correct letter keeps the wheel in the contestant's control; hitting Lose a Turn or Bankrupt, calling a letter that is not in the puzzle, calling a letter that has already been called in that round, or giving an incorrect answer all pass control to the next player clockwise from the viewer's perspective. The only exception is the Free Play wedge, on which the player may call a consonant for $500 per occurrence, call a free vowel, or solve the puzzle, with no penalty for an incorrect letter or answer.
In Rounds 1–3, the wheel contains three special tags: the Wild Card, which can be used to call an additional consonant after any turn or in the bonus round; a Gift Tag, which offers $1,000 credit toward purchases from the sponsoring company; and two ½ Car tags, which award a car if the contestant wins the round(s) in which he or she claims both. Unlike the other tags, the ½ Car tags are replaced in subsequent rounds unless the car is won. A special wedge in the first two rounds awards a prize which is described by the announcer before the first round. All of the tags and the prize wedge are located over $500 wedges, so calling a right letter on any of them awards both it and $500 per letter. The first three rounds also contain a special wedge which, if claimed and taken to the bonus round, offers an opportunity to play the bonus round for $1,000,000. A contestant must solve the puzzle in order to keep any cash, prizes, or extras accumulated during that round, with the exception of the Wild Card; once this is picked up, it is kept until the contestant either loses it to Bankrupt or uses it. Bankrupt does not affect score from previous rounds, but it does take away the Wild Card, ½ Car tags, and/or million dollar wedge if any was claimed in a previous round.
Each game also features three Toss-Up puzzles, which reveal the puzzle one random letter at a time, and award cash to whoever rings in with the right answer. The first determines who is interviewed first, the second determines who starts Round 1, and the third determines who starts Round 4; respectively, these are valued at $1,000, $2,000, and $3,000. In addition to these, each game has a minimum of four rounds.[10] Rounds 2 and 3 are respectively started by the next two players clockwise from the player who began Round 1.
Round 2 features two Mystery wedges. If a wedge is landed on, a contestant may accept $1,000 per correct letter, or forfeit that amount to flip over the wedge and see whether its reverse contains a $10,000 cash prize or Bankrupt. Once a Mystery wedge is flipped over, the other becomes a regular $1,000 space and cannot be flipped over. Round 3 is a Prize Puzzle, which offers a prize (usually a trip) to the contestant who solves it. Starting with Season 31, an Express wedge is also placed on the wheel in Round 3. A contestant who lands on this space and calls a consonant that appears in the puzzle receives $1,000 per appearance. The contestant can then either "pass" and continue his/her turn normally, or "play" and keep calling consonants for $1,000 each (without spinning) and buying vowels for $250. The Express play only ends when the contestant either calls an incorrect letter, which has the same effect as landing on the Bankrupt wedge, or solves the puzzle.[11][12] The final round is always played at least in part as a Speed-Up, in which the host spins the wheel to determine the value of each letter by adding $1,000 to the value that stops before the red contestant's arrow, and vowels are free. Contestants call one letter at a time, and are given three seconds to attempt solving if that letter appears in the puzzle.[13] Play proceeds from the viewer's left to right, starting with the contestant who was in control of the wheel at the time of the Final Spin, until the puzzle is solved.
After the Speed-Up round, the total winnings of the three contestants are compared. Contestants who fail to earn any cash and prizes in the game are awarded a consolation prize of $1,000. The contestant with the highest total winnings wins the game and advances to the Bonus Round.
Bonus round[edit]
In the bonus round, the winning contestant spins a smaller wheel known as the Bonus Wheel with 24 envelopes to determine the prize. He or she is given a category, and a puzzle for which every instance of R, S, T, L, N, and E is revealed; after providing three more consonants and a vowel, the contestant has ten seconds to attempt solving the puzzle. Regardless of whether the round is won or lost, the host reveals which prize is in the envelope at the end of the round. Prizes in the bonus round include cash amounts ranging from $30,000 to $50,000 in increments of $5,000, a vehicle with $5,000 cash, or the top prize of an envelope containing the top prize of $100,000.
If the contestant has the Million Dollar Wedge, the $100,000 prize is replaced with a $1,000,000 prize. The $1,000,000 prize has been awarded twice: to Michelle Loewenstein on the episode that aired October 14, 2008,[14] and to Autumn Erhard on the episode that aired May 30, 2013.[15] Contestants who win the $1,000,000 may receive it in installments over 20 years, or in a lump sum of that amount's present value.[16]
Previous rules[edit]
Originally, after winning a round, contestants spent their winnings on prizes that were presented onstage. At any time during a shopping round, most often if the contestant did not have enough left to buy another prize,[17] a contestant could choose to put his or her winnings on a gift certificate; alternatively, he or she could put the winnings "on account" for use in a later shopping round, but at the risk of losing any "on account" money to a Bankrupt.[8] The shopping element was eliminated from the syndicated version on the episode that aired October 5, 1987,[18] both to speed up gameplay and to alleviate the taxes paid by contestants.[10]
Before the introduction of Toss-Up puzzles at the start of the 18th nighttime season,[19] the player at the red arrow always started Round 1, with the next player clockwise starting each subsequent round.[20] The Wheel used to feature a Free Spin wedge, which automatically awarded a token that the contestant could turn in after a lost turn to keep control of the Wheel.[21] It was replaced in 1989 with a single Free Spin token placed over a selected cash wedge. Free Spin was retired, and Free Play introduced, at the start of the 27th nighttime season in 2009.[22] Between September 16, 1996[23] and the end of Season 30, the show featured a progressive jackpot wedge, which had been in several different rounds in its history. This wedge started at $5,000 and had the value of every spin within the round added to it; to claim the jackpot, a contestant had to land on the wedge, call a correct letter, and solve the puzzle all in the same turn. In later years, it also offered $500 per correct letter and $500 to the jackpot, regardless of whether or not it was won.
Before December 1981, the show did not feature a bonus round.[8] Under the bonus round's original rules, no letters were provided automatically; the contestant was asked for five consonants and a vowel, and had fifteen seconds to attempt solving the puzzle. Also, bonus prizes were selected by the contestant at the start of the round.[24] The current time limit and rules for letter selection were introduced on October 3, 1988.[25] Starting on September 4, 1989, the first episode of the seventh nighttime season, bonus prizes were selected by randomly drawing from one of five envelopes labeled W, H, E, E, and L. One prize was always $25,000 cash, and the rest were changed weekly; any prize that was won was taken out of rotation for the rest of the week.[26] These envelopes were replaced with the Bonus Wheel on October 22, 2001.[27]
Hosts and hostesses[edit]
The original host of Wheel of Fortune was Chuck Woolery. He hosted the show for almost seven years (except for one week in August 1980 when future Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek filled in for him),[8][28] and left following a salary dispute with show creator Merv Griffin.[10] Woolery's last episode aired on December 25, 1981,[29] and just three days later, he was succeeded by Pat Sajak.[30] Griffin said that he chose Sajak for his "odd" sense of humor; although NBC president and CEO Fred Silverman initially rejected Sajak for being "too local", he was approved as host after Griffin said that he would not tape any more episodes until Sajak became host.[31]
On January 9, 1989, Sajak left the daytime version to host a late-night talk show (The Pat Sajak Show) for CBS. He was replaced on that version by Rolf Benirschke, who had an eight-year career as a placekicker of the San Diego Chargers. Benirschke hosted the program for only six months, until NBC cancelled it on June 30. Bob Goen became the daytime version's host when it moved to CBS the next month, then remained host throughout that version's run on the network, through its return to NBC in January 1991, and until it was canceled altogether in September of that year.[8]
Susan Stafford was the original hostess. She missed a month of episodes in late 1977 after she fractured two vertebrae in her back, with Summer Bartholomew and Arte Johnson filling in for her.[8][32] After Stafford dislocated her shoulder in a car accident, Bartholomew returned for seven episodes which aired between May 24 and June 1, 1979, followed by Cynthia Washington (then the wife of San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Gene Washington) for the week of episodes airing June 4–8.[33] Stafford left the show in October 1982.[34] Bartholomew, Vicki McCarty (later married to Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine), and Vanna White rotated as guest hostesses[35] until White was chosen as the permanent hostess in December 1982.[10] Chosen by Griffin himself from over 200 individuals,[36] White became highly popular among the young female demographic,[37] and among adult fans interested in her daily wardrobe.[36]
Sajak and White have hosted the nighttime version continuously since it began, except for very limited occasions. During two weeks in January 1991, Tricia Gist, then the girlfriend of Griffin's son Tony, filled in for the honeymooning White.[38] On an episode in November 1996, when Sajak proved unable to host the bonus round segment because of laryngitis, he and White traded places for that segment.[39][40] On the episode aired April 1, 1997 Sajak and White played a prank on their fans when they appeared as contestants at the Wheel,[41] playing for the Boy Scouts of America and the American Cancer Society, respectively;[42] Trebek served as guest host, while Sajak's wife Lesly was the guest hostess.[41]
In January and February 2011, the show held a "Vanna for a Day" contest. In this contest, home viewers submitted video auditions to take White's place for one episode, with the winner determined by a poll on the show's website.[43] Katie Cantrell of Wooster, Ohio (a student at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia) was named the contest winner in late February 2011.[44] Cantrell took White's place for the second and third rounds on the episode that aired March 24, 2011.
Charlie O'Donnell was the program's first announcer until his departure in August 1980, when he left to work on The Toni Tennille Show in wake of the announced but retracted cancellation of Wheel.[45] O'Donnell was replaced by Jack Clark, who continued to work with the show until shortly before his death in July 1988.[46] Los Angeles radio personality M. G. Kelly took over as announcer when the nighttime version's sixth season started in September 1988.[47] O'Donnell returned in 1989,[8] and remained with the show until shortly before his death in November 2010.[48] Don Pardo, Don Morrow, and Johnny Gilbert have occasionally served as substitute announcers.[8] Gilbert, Rich Fields, Jim Thornton, Lora Cain, Joe Cipriano, and John Cramer filled in after O'Donnell's death, and Thornton was confirmed as the permanent replacement in 2011 at the start of Season 29.[49]
Production staff[edit]
Griffin was the show's executive producer until his retirement in 2000. John Rhinehart was the program's original producer until his departure in August 1976, when he became NBC's West Coast Daytime Program Development Director. Afterwards, his co-producer, Nancy Jones, was promoted to sole producer, and served as such until 1995. Jones was then succeeded by Harry Friedman,[3] who became executive producer in 1999, sharing his title with Griffin for his first year. Amanda Stern is the producer, and Karen Griffith and Steve Schwartz, both longtime staffers, are the supervising producers. The show was directed by Jeff Goldstein from 1975–78, and by Dick Carson from 1978–99.[8] Mark Corwin, formerly the show's associate director, took over for Carson upon his retirement at the end of the 1998–99 season,[50] and served until his death at age 65 on July 25, 2013.[51] Jeopardy! director Kevin McCarthy,[52] Wheel associate director Bob Cisneros,[53] and Jeopardy! technical director Robert Ennis Jr.[54] filled in at various points after Corwin's death. On November 19, 2013, it was announced that Cisneros would be promoted to full-time director.[55]
Wheel of Fortune is owned by Sony Pictures Television (previously known as Columbia TriStar Television; the successor company to original producer Merv Griffin Enterprises).[56] The production company and copyright holder of all episodes to date is Califon Productions, Inc., which like SPT has Sony Pictures Entertainment for its active registered agent, and whose name comes from a New Jersey town where Griffin once owned a farm.[57] The rights to distribute the show on American television are owned by CBS Television Distribution, into which original distributor King World Productions was folded in 2007.[56]
The show was originally taped in Studio 4 at NBC Studios in Burbank.[58] Upon NBC's 1989 cancellation of the daytime series, production then moved to Studio 33 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, where it remained until 1995.[59] Since then, the show has occupied Stage 11 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.[60] Some episodes are also recorded on location, a tradition which began with two weeks of episodes taped at Radio City Music Hall in late 1988.[61] Taping sessions usually last for five or six episodes in one day.[9]
Merv Griffin conceived Wheel of Fortune just as Jeopardy!, another show he had created, was ending an 11-year run on NBC. Griffin decided to create a Hangman-style game after recalling long car trips as a child, on which he and his sister would play Hangman. After he discussed the idea with Merv Griffin Enterprises staff, they thought that the idea would work as a game show if it had a "hook". He decided to add a roulette-style wheel because he was always "drawn to" such wheels when he saw them in casinos. He and Murray Schwartz, then the president of Merv Griffin Enterprises, consulted an executive of Caesars Palace to find out how to build such a wheel.[34]
In 1973, Griffin created a pilot episode, which was taped under the name Shopper's Bazaar and hosted by Chuck Woolery. Unlike the actual show, this pilot had a vertically mounted wheel.[62] Edd Byrnes hosted the second and third pilots, both titled Wheel of Fortune. All three contained game elements which were either retooled or dropped by the time production began in December 1974. Woolery was eventually selected to host, the choice being made by Griffin after he reportedly heard Byrnes reciting "A-E-I-O-U" to himself in an effort to remember the vowels.[63] Susan Stafford turned the letters on Byrnes' pilot episodes, a role that she also held when the show was picked up for series.[34][64]
Audition process[edit]
Anyone at least 18 years old has the potential to become a contestant through Wheel of Fortune's audition process. Exceptions include employees of CBS Television Distribution, Sony Pictures Television, or any firm involved in offering prizes for the show; contestants who have appeared on a different game show within the previous year, three other game shows within the past ten years, or on any version of Wheel of Fortune itself.
Throughout the year, the show's Wheelmobile (a custom-designed Winnebago recreational vehicle) travels across the United States to hold open auditions at various public venues. Contestants are provided with color-coded entry forms (color dependent upon the scheduled hour), which are then drawn randomly. Each contestant whose name is drawn appears onstage, five at a time, and is interviewed by traveling host Marty Lublin. The group of five then plays a mock version of the Speed-Up round, and five more names are selected after a puzzle is solved. Everyone who is called onstage receives a themed prize, such as a baseball cap, T-shirt, or key chain, usually determined by the spin of a miniature wheel. Auditions typically last two days, with three one-hour segments per day.[65] After each Wheelmobile event, the "most promising candidates" are invited back to the city in which the first audition was held, to participate in a second audition. Contestants not appearing on stage have their applications retained and get drawn at random to fill audition vacancies. At the second audition which occurs in the same city the Wheelmobile originally visited, potential contestants play more mock games featuring a miniature wheel and puzzle board, followed by a 16-puzzle test with some letters revealed. The contestants have five minutes to solve as many puzzles as they can by writing in the correct letters. The people who pass continue the audition, playing more mock games which are followed by interviews.[66][67]
Alan Thicke composed the show's original theme, which was titled "Big Wheels". In 1983, it was replaced by Griffin's own composition, "Changing Keys".[68] Steve Kaplan became music director starting with the premiere of the 15th syndicated season in 1997, and continued to serve as such until killed in a plane crash in 2003;[69] his initial theme was a remix of "Changing Keys", but by the 17th syndicated season, he had replaced it with a composition of his own, which was titled "Happy Wheels".[70] Since 2006, music direction has been handled by Frankie Blue and John Hoke;[1] themes they have written for the show include a remix of "Happy Wheels" and an original rock-based composition.[70]
In addition to "Changing Keys", Griffin also composed various incidental music cues for the syndicated version which were used for announcements of prizes in the show's early years. Among them were "Frisco Disco" (earlier the closing theme for a revival of Jeopardy! which aired in 1978 and 1979),[71] "A Time for Tony" (whose basic melody evolved into "Think!", the longtime theme song for Jeopardy![72]), "Buzzword", "Nightwalk", "Struttin' on Sunset", and an untitled vacation cue.[70]
Various changes have been made to the basic set since the syndicated version's premiere in 1983. In 1996, a large video display was added center stage, which was then upgraded in 2003 as the show began the transition into high-definition broadcasting. The set decorations change with each weekly set of themed programs. The production is designed by Renee Hoss-Johnson, with previous set designers including Ed Flesh[73] and Dick Stiles.
The first pilot used a vertically mounted wheel which was often difficult to see on-screen. Flesh, who also designed the sets for The $25,000 Pyramid and Jeopardy!, designed the wheel mechanism. Originally made mostly of paint and cardboard,[73] the modern wheel mechanism is framed on a steel tube surrounded with Plexiglas and more than 200 lighting instruments, and is held by a stainless steel shaft with roller bearings. Altogether, the wheel weighs approximately 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg).[9]
The show's original puzzle board had three rows of 13 manually operated trilons, for a total of 39 spaces. On December 21, 1981, a larger board with 48 trilons in four rows (11, 13, 13 and 11 trilons) was adopted. This board was surrounded by a double-arched border of lights which flashed at the beginning and end of the round. Each trilon had three sides: a green side to represent spaces not used by the puzzle, a blank side to indicate a letter that had not been revealed, and a side with a letter on it.[20] On February 24, 1997, the show introduced a computerized board composed of 52 touch-activated monitors in four rows (12 on the top and bottom rows, 14 in the middle two).[9] To illuminate a letter during regular gameplay, the hostess touches the right edge of the monitor to reveal it.[74]
Wheel of Fortune premiered on January 6, 1975, at 10:30 am (9:30 Central) on NBC. Lin Bolen, then the head of daytime programming, purchased the show from Griffin to compensate him for canceling Jeopardy!, which had one year remaining on its contract. Jeopardy! aired its final episode on the Friday before Wheel's premiere. The original Wheel aired on NBC, in varying time slots between 10:30 am and noon, until June 30, 1989. NBC announced the cancellation of the show in August 1980, but it stayed on the air following a decision to cut the duration of The David Letterman Show from 90 to 60 minutes.[45] The daytime Wheel moved to CBS on July 17, 1989, and remained there until January 14, 1991.[8] After that, it briefly returned to NBC, replacing Let's Make a Deal,[75] but was canceled permanently on September 20 of that year.[8]
The daily syndicated version premiered on September 19, 1983, preceded by a series of episodes taped on location at the Ohio State Fair and aired on WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio.[76] When it debuted, the syndicated version offered a larger prize budget than its daytime counterpart.[30] Only nine stations originally carried the show,[77] but by midseason it was airing on 50 stations, and by the beginning of its second year was available to 99 percent of television households. By 1984, it had succeeded Family Feud as the highest-rated syndicated show.[8] Its success led to Griffin creating a syndicated revival of Jeopardy! in 1984, with Alex Trebek as its host.[78] By 1986, Wheel had the highest ratings of any syndicated television series in history.[30] As of 2009, the show is the longest-running syndicated game show in American television history and the second-longest in either network or syndication, second to the version of The Price Is Right which began airing in 1972.
The popularity of Wheel of Fortune has led it to become a worldwide franchise, with over forty known adaptations in international markets outside the United States.[9] Versions of the show have existed in such countries as Australia,[79] Denmark,[80] France,[81] Germany,[82] Italy,[83] Malaysia,[84] New Zealand,[85] the Philippines,[86] Poland,[87] Russia,[88] Spain,[89] and the United Kingdom.[90]
Between September 1997 and January 1998, CBS and Game Show Network concurrently aired a special children's version of the show titled Wheel 2000. It was hosted by David Sidoni, with Tanika Ray voicing and providing motion capture for a virtual reality hostess named "Cyber Lucy".[91] Created by Scott Sternberg,[91] the spin-off featured special gameplay in which numerous rules were changed.[92]
Wheel of Fortune has long been one of the highest-rated programs on U.S. syndicated television. It was the highest-rated show in all of syndication before it was dethroned by Two and a Half Men in the 28th season (2010–11).[93][94] The syndicated Wheel shared the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show with Jeopardy! in 2011, and Sajak won three Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host—in 1993, 1997, and 1998. In a 2001 issue, TV Guide ranked Wheel number 25 among the 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time,[95] and in 2013, the magazine ranked it number 2 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever, second only to Jeopardy![5] In August 2006, the show was ranked number 6 on GSN's list of the 50 Greatest Game Shows.[96]
Wheel was the subject of many nominations in GSN's Game Show Awards special, which aired on June 6, 2009.[97] The show was nominated for Best Game Show, but lost to Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?; Sajak and White were nominated for Best Game Show Host, but lost to Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel; and O'Donnell was considered for Best Announcer but lost to Rich Fields from The Price Is Right. One of the catchphrases uttered by contestants, "I'd like to buy a vowel", was considered for Favorite Game Show Catch Phrase, but lost to "Come on down!", the announcer's catchphrase welcoming new contestants to Price. The sound effect heard at the start of a new regular gameplay round won the award for Favorite Game Show Sound Effect; the "whistle" sound heard when a contestant hits Bankrupt was also nominated. Despite having been retired from the show for nearly a decade by that point, "Changing Keys" was nominated for Best Game Show Theme Song; however, it lost to its fellow Griffin composition, "Think!" from Jeopardy![98]
Numerous board games based on Wheel of Fortune have been released by different toy companies. The games are all similar, incorporating a wheel, puzzle display board, play money and various accessories like Free Spin tokens. Milton Bradley released the first board game in 1975. In addition to all the supplies mentioned above, the game included 20 prize cards (to simulate the "shopping" prizes of the show; the prizes ranged in value from $100 to $3,000). Two editions were released, with the only differences being the box art and the included books of puzzles. Other home versions were released by Pressman Toy Corporation, Tyco/Mattel, Parker Brothers, Endless Games and Irwin Toys.[99]
Additionally, several video games based on the show have been released for personal computers, the Internet, and various gaming consoles spanning multiple hardware generations.
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Further reading[edit]
- Griffin, Merv; Bender, David (2007). Merv: Making the Good Life Last. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-5696-3.
- Sams, David R.; Shook, Robert L. (1987). Wheel of Fortune. St. Martins Press. ISBN 0-312-90833-4.
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WASHINGTON (RNN) - Resources have flooded efforts to make flying safer since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack - which is why it was such a surprise when a knife made its way past security in 2011 after getting the "OK" from airport security officers.
The security breach was just one of a number of highly publicized slip-ups made by airport security in the first half of 2011.
In February, a passenger found his way into a restricted airport area with no prior screening, leading to a six-hour shut down of the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Just 14 miles outside Manhattan, the airport is one of the busiest in the country.
Earlier that same month, a passenger bypassed security screening by simply walking through an unmanned disability gate.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has vowed to beef up security measures. However, little has been done nationally as the group works through the long and arduous rulemaking process.
On Wednesday, a TSA official appeared before a House subcommittee to explain why the department has not made more changes to better protect American flyers in light of the recent report.
A report released by the office of the Inspector General earlier this month found that although corrective action was taken for the most outrageous security breaches, only 53 percent of reported security issues were met with some kind of action to prevent similar breeches.
"We must make certain that the billions of taxpayer dollars we spend screening passengers is not wasted if systemic vulnerabilities exist through the back doors of our airports that could lead to an attack," said Mike Rogers, R-AL, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
John P. Sammon, assistant administration for transportation sector network management with the TSA, assured House members that the group is working on comprehensive new rules to close the security gap.
He said while the new rules to address security loopholes go through the approval process, the TSA has upped its number of inspections and stepped up its training procedures.
The report from the Inspector General's office found a majority of security breaches at Newark were improperly reported, partially because the TSA doesn't provide oversight to make sure breaches are acknowledged and resolved.
Just 42 percent of security breaches were properly reported to higher-ups outside Newark.
"We knew that there were problems … but this was very eye opening," said Mike Rogers, R-AL, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
The TSA has worked on clearing up the most egregious of security issues.
The TSA officer who allowed a carry-on bag to pass through screening with a knife in it was given a five-day suspension.
The officers who failed to properly screen the man who walked into a restricted security area were given a notice of breach of rules from the Port Authority Police Department.
The officer who left the disability gate unmanned was given a three-day suspension, while her supervisors were given letters of reprimand. A broken latch on the gate was fixed.
However, the report indicated that much more needs to be done to shore up security at airports. Suggestions from the report were redacted because of their ties to national security, but a representative from the Inspector General's office said the TSA was working to meet them.
The report came after Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, asked the Inspector General to review security procedures in place at Newark after the terminal was shut down.
"The recent attempt by al Qaeda to take down a U.S.-bound airliner showed us that terrorists are still determined to exploit aviation security gaps in order to attack America," Lautenberg said. "Newark Liberty Airport and airports around the country have made security improvements, but it is clear that much more needs to be done."
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NBA@2: Finals More Than HEAT Vs. Thunder?
The 2012 NBA Finals presents fans with an interesting opportunity; one that might not be around for much longer. In many ways, we are looking at the old way of building NBA champions versus the new way, and it makes for what NBA Commissioner David Stern calls a "fascinating" series.
"It's a fascinating match‑up to watch the HEAT," Stern said at his annual NBA Finals press conference. "They have, according to them, some unfinished business. It was interesting as a fan to watch that team being constructed, the big three and those around it, and it's very interesting to see the Thunder and the way they've been constructed. And it's also interesting to see the way the state of Oklahoma has taken to these Oklahoma City Thunder. It's very rewarding that the NBA could play a part in really the growth and literally the excitement that this city that has suffered so much is seeing and having."
The HEAT, of course, were constructed by signing two established NBA All-Stars to play alongside longtime HEAT captain Dwyane Wade. Miami had to clear a ton of cap space and unload as many players as possible to make the trio a reality, and in the first year of their union the team didn't have enough depth to ultimately matchup with last year's NBA champion Dallas Mavericks. The Miami model will become increasingly difficult over the next two seasons, as the new Collective Bargaining Agreement will make it prohibitively expensive to cross the luxury tax threshold.
On the flip side, we have the Thunder, who used the draft as their primary means to developing the contender we now see. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Serge Ibaka were all drafted by the team and developed into the players they are today. Thunder GM Sam Presti has complemented that group with tweaks here and there, such as adding NBA champions Kendrick Perkins and Derek Fisher to the mix, but for the most part the Thunder are the team they are today because they drafted well and developed their players.
Now, as the new CBA imposes something similar to a hard salary cap, the Thunder way is the more likely course for teams to take in the future.
"I think it can be done either way, because in the future there will be teams that will be below the cap and seek to improve themselves by dropping below," said Stern. "The key feature for us, and I'll let (Deputy NBA Commissioner) Adam (Silver) add to it, but the key feature for me is the leveling of the playing field, because you have to get under the cap. So even if you're a big team, what they call a big market, I don't think that is going to be relevant anymore. Think hard cap. It's everyone's the same. Ours isn't quite as hard as we could have liked, but it's still going to be an important component, and so teams will be very harshly judged on their drafts and on their use of cap money that they have available for the signing of free agents."
"I'll just add to what David said, which is in the case of the Miami Heat and also with Oklahoma City, they were not built by going over the cap," said Silver. "In fact, in order for Miami to attract those free agents, specifically LeBron and Chris, they had to get under the cap to do that. And now, under this new system, and it's accentuated from the old system, they face difficult decisions on keeping their teams together, and that was the way the system was designed. Of course, if we would have gotten a hard cap, they would have had no choice, and now they're going to have to balance going over the cap, potentially being a taxpayer, against the team they're able to field on the court. And that's how the system is supposed to work."
In other words, the only way the Miami way will work going forward is if a team is willing to gut their franchise on the gamble that they will be able to land three All-Star talents. The far more likely and sustainable approach is the route taken by Oklahoma City, though it will require general managers to do a better job, as a whole, of drafting great talent and then actually developing that talent.
The 2012 NBA Finals are certainly interesting enough, what with LeBron making some key plays late in games and Kevin Durant and the Thunder trying to grow up quickly in tight situations. But for the basketball purist there is always another angle to watch, another level of depth below the surface. The showdown of what could almost be termed the "old way" and the "new way" of building NBA contenders might be even more interesting than simply the match-up between two of the league's elite players.
NBA Draft: Jordan Taylor
The 2012 NBA Draft might well be nicknamed the "Taylors Draft," as there are a number of players in the mix who share the last name. The first round is likely to see Vanderbilt's Jeff Taylor and Kansas' Tyshawn Taylor join the NBA ranks, while Jordan Taylor is hoping to sneak into the second round. Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor is a little small for the NBA, but he has the skills to at least garner the attention of a team looking to add some depth at point guard with a second round pick. He had a 29.2 PER as a senior, which turned some heads, and the improvement he showed going into his senior year might also give a team cause to think his upside is worth the investment of a second round pick.
Here's a look at Jordan Taylor, who was in the field of players who took part in the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.
Orlando Magic Waiting For Scott Brooks?
Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks may be a free agent when his team's NBA Finals run comes to and end. Thunder GM Sam Presti has every intention of keeping Brooks long-term, but his initial offer of three years and roughly $11 million was rejected by Brooks' agent, Warren LeGarie. Brooks' camp would like a four-year deal, with a little more money on the table, though further negotiations have been tabled until the end of the Finals.
Meanwhile, in Orlando, fans are wondering why it's taking so long for the Magic to make decisions about their general manager and head coaching vacancies, and it makes some sense that these two stories might be linked. The Magic say they're not close to making a decision, and deny the reports that Brian Shaw is now the frontrunner for the coaching job. Perhaps what the Magic are waiting for is to see how the situation in Oklahoma City plays out. If Scott Brooks becomes available, the Magic would no doubt love to interview him, and the Brooks camp would probably equally love to use the Magic as a means of driving up his market value.
Of course, the Thunder might decide to bring in former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy for an interview if that were the case.
What's most likely is that Brooks returns to OKC for another long stint at the helm. He has the respect and trust of both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, which is no small thing, and he has shown that he can grow right along with his team, taking them one step further into postseason play each season. If the Thunder lose this Finals series to Miami there is an argument to be made that perhaps Van Gundy could push them to new heights. That said, even if the Thunder lose, Presti has built his franchise on a foundation of loyalty and consistency.
The smart money says Brooks will be back in OKC next season.
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Michael Douglas is a a two-time Oscar winner who has played more memorable roles in his career than most actors could ever dream of, from The War of the Roses to Fatal Attraction to his award-fetching turn in Wall Street. With two recent roles—Solitary Man and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps—garnering critical acclaim (and a Golden Globe nomination for the latter), Douglas remains an indisputable Hollywood force. We caught up with the movie legend to find out what inspires and intrigues a man so long in the spotlight, and if awards season still brings about nerves.
What's your perfect LA day?
MICHAEL DOUGLAS: I don't live in LA, so when I come out, it's usually for business reasons. The perfect day would be a play day, and that means a great round of golf. But if it's my usual day in LA, perfection would be that all my meetings, lunches and dinners are in close proximity, timed beautifully with the flow of traffic and with a great radio station playing in the car.
Why was Solitary Man a project that appealed to you?
Solitary Man appealed to me because of Brian Koppelman's exquisitely written script. How often does someone in my age range get presented with excellent material? It also was shot in New York on a six-week schedule, so it meant I could live at home and see my family on weekends.
You played a complex, morally flawed character in the film. What or whom did you use for inspiration to become him?
Once I read the script and started to understand [the character] Ben Kalmen, I just started to look around New York. You can find a lot of Bens in restaurants and bars in the city. I did a lot of observing and listening to conversations.
How did it feel to step back into the shoes of your Wall Street character, Gordon Gekko, after so many years?
Once we had a really good script by Allan Loeb, and Oliver Stone came onto the project, I enjoyed the challenge of exploring this character 20 years later in light of what has happened to the world in the past two decades.
Why did you think Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps was a particularly important story to tell now?
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Second Amendment-The Right to keep and Bear Arms Shall not be Infringed URGENT READ: The Law of The united States of America was born at the point of a gun. Our American Heritage is that every American is born with a gun in their Right Hand, the Holy Book in their Left Hand and Revolution and Defiance in their Hearts. We the People of this great country have always defied injustice, oppression and tyranny. Now we are faced with injustice, oppression and tyranny from our own Federal "government". The Federal "government" is Public Enemy # 1. Go to www.sheriffmack.com The Second Amendment is America's Last Freedom. The Second Amendment puts teeth into this Constitution for the united States of America. The Right of Self Defense is a God-given Right that no man, corporation or government can remove or abrogate. This God-given Right was recognized by the Founding Fathers of this country and thus wanting to make sure that all future governments clearly understood it, they put it to writing. We are born with the Bill of Rights as our Birthright gifted to us by Almighty God. No man can remove what God has given us. No man can rend asunder that which our Lord and Creator has given to us. The words "shall not be infringed" are loud and clear for all to understand. The law says what it means and means what it says. Only anti-gun idiots misinterpret these clearly written words. The Bill of Rights is a warning to all governments that these Rights are God-given and cannot, and will not, be removed from the hands and Hearts of the People of America. Here in the Republic of New Mexico, the Constitution recognizes these Inherent Rights. Section 4 of the New Mexico Constitution clearly states: All persons are born equally free, and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness". "Defending life and liberty". Clearly then, without being able to defend our life and liberty, having them does not mean anything. Without being able to defend our life and liberty, then the words of section 4 above would amount to nothing more than lip service with no substance. "Acquiring, possessing and protecting property". To acquire and possess without the ability to defend and protect property would also amount to nothing more than empty words. The Founding Fathers did not write the Bill of Rights to have them be empty words. No sir! They wrote them as a warning to the future governments that they knew would one day attempt to remove these God given rights. We as American Citizens must understand that the Bill of Rights cannot be modified, abrogated or removed by any government, any corporation or any man. In Article II, section 6, of the Constitution for the Republic of New Mexico it is clearly stated: No law shall abridge the right of the Citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense… The word, "bear" means to carry. So then, no state law can tell any Citizen how to carry his/her gun. This clearly ties into section 4 above. We have the natural, inherent and inalienable right of "seeking and obtaining safety and happiness". We as Citizens decide for ourselves how to obtain these. If We the Citizens decide that carrying a concealed gun will best accomplish our own safety and happiness, then the STATE OF NEW MEXICO, cannot under any circumstances tell We the Citizens that We cannot carry a concealed gun. However, there exists a contradiction in section 6, it also states: but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms. Upon analysis, this statement is self-contradicting. If no municipality or county can regulate the right to keep and bear arms, then they cannot tell any Citizens the how and when of keeping and bearing arms. So then, the prohibition of "carrying of concealed weapons" is self-contradicting and in violation of the Supremacy of this Constitution for the united States of America. Again, anything that is out of harmony with the Supremacy of this Constitution for the united States of America, is null and void, self-canceling, and non-existent. For this very reason I will not book into the County Jail any law abiding Citizen charged with carrying a concealed gun. Every Sovereign, law abiding Citizen must decide how and when to arm themselves. That is not the business of the servant state police or city police. The Right to Bear Arms is between each Citizen and God. In addition, my Office of Sheriff will conduct classes on self defense, carrying of a concealed weapon, Constitutional Law, the Citizens' arrest powers of all Citizens in the county. We the People have the right of self-defense against all oppressors, criminals and attackers, including any government, [whether this government be Federal, State, County or City], that is dedicated to oppressing the God-given Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Historically, tyrants have always prepared the Citizens of their country for dis-arming by passing oppressive laws that criminalize the owning of guns and rifles for self-defense. Here in this country, there are approximately 20,000 gun control laws already in existence. Each and every one of these so-called "laws" are unlawful and un-Constitutional and thus, null and void, and self-canceling. [read Sheriff Richard Mack's book, "From my Cold Dead Fingers", ISBN 0-9641935-I-5]. In the first part of this series, Mortgage Moratorium, it was established that this Constitution for the united States of America is the Supreme Law of the Land. Any statute or law out of harmony with this Constitution is null and void from the beginning. Any court decision that is out of harmony with this Constitution, is null and void. The Bill of Rights clarified for the government, that the rights enumerated therein, are God-given rights, not rights given to men by other men or governments, and that these rights are Sacred and untouchable. They cannot be removed or abrogated by any government or any man or any corporation, under any circumstance. In the simplest terms possible this means that the Second Amendment prohibits any and all gun control. So then, we come to the glaring contradiction. If all of these 20,000 gun control laws are in fact out of harmony with the Supremacy of this Constitution for the united States of America via the Second Amendment, then all 20,000 gun control laws are null and void, self-canceling, and actually non-existent. They are no more than illusions of control through ignorance and FEAR. Every American must stand up and say to the anti-gun advocates, "You can take my gun from my cold, dead fingers." [read Sheriff Richard Mack's book, "From my Cold Dead Fingers", ISBN 0-9641935-I-5]. For that very reason, I will never confiscate any weapons from any law-abiding Citizens of San Miguel County at any time or under any circumstances. While I am Sheriff of San Miguel County, if any order comes down from the "Executive office", the '"PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES", to disarm the Citizens of San Miguel County, I will wholeheartedly disobey that order and tell people to arm themselves and buy more guns and more ammo. - Rico S. 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Women & Men Double Feature DVD
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Guaranteed Delivery by Dec 24!
- Standard Shipping: 12/13, 12 pm ET
- 1-2 Business Days: 12/18, 12 pm ET
- Next Business Day: 12/19, 12 pm ET
Additional Details
- Format: DVD [MOD]
- Rating: R
- Number of Discs: 1
- Run Time: 84 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
- Language: English
- Studio: HBO Archives
- Packaging: Amaray Case
- Audio: ENGLISH: Stereo
- Cast: Beau Bridges, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, Molly Ringwald, Kyra Sedgwick, James Woods, Matt Dillon, Andie Mac Dowell, Juliette Binoche, Jerry Stiller, Elizabeth Mcgovern, Peter Weller
- Genre: Drama
**Please be aware that this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a DVD-R disc. It should play in all standard DVD players.