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Game Shows

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Before Hip-Hop Squares: Eight Links Between Rap Music and TV Game Shows

    A game show that people have ever cared about -- even a little bit -- can go down, but it will never truly be out. Know the Dick Clark version of Pyramid that started in the 1970s and continued throughout the decade? No? Well, you've probably encountered the Bill Cullen version (also from the '70s), ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    The Eight Most Memorable Pop Culture References on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

    The rap game -- well, any game -- could use more people with the ambition of the RZA and the ability to make good on it. The man born Robert Diggs is more than an MC, a producer, and an actor. His resume also includes "DICTATOR" in big, bold letters: When the Wu-Tang Clan was just a bunch of young b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Alex Trebek, Jeopardy! Host, Injured While Chasing Robber at S.F. Hotel

    Playing games by day, chasing robbers by night ​Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is on crutches after he fell and hurt his ankle while chasing down a female who had broken into his San Francisco hotel room and stole from him. According to media outlets, the woman entered his hotel room at about 2:30 a.m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2010

    Lethal Weapons

    Playing games by day, chasing robbers by night ​Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is on crutches after he fell and hurt his ankle while chasing down a female who had broken into his San Francisco hotel room and stole from him. According to media outlets, the woman entered his hotel room at about 2:30 a.m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Slumdog Millionaire

    Playing games by day, chasing robbers by night ​Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is on crutches after he fell and hurt his ankle while chasing down a female who had broken into his San Francisco hotel room and stole from him. According to media outlets, the woman entered his hotel room at about 2:30 a.m ... More >>

  • Film

    November 12, 2008

    Game-Show Masala

    Bollywood meets Hollywood in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    Come On Down!

    Bollywood meets Hollywood in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    Where Were Pat and Vanna When the Lights Went Out?

    The S.F. taping of Wheel of Fortune goes momentarily dark; Spanganga fades permanently to black

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002
  • Culture

    August 22, 2001

    Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly

    Three hours of nebbish actor Charles Nelson Reilly telling stories about his life is more enjoyable than you might think

  • Culture

    April 26, 2000

    Geek Love

    The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis

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