MTV revives Hollywood Squares; gives it a different name.

[patnvanna83]

A lot of people don't know these rappers, so its a show mainly for publicity.

i would have said it's a show mainly for gimmicks but publicity works as well.

[Lingofan97]

i would have said it's a show mainly for gimmicks but publicity works as well.

Just like on GSN's The Newlywed Game in 2009 with the "celebrity" episodes. They were Amazing Race and reality show contestants looking for free publicity.

[patnvanna83]

Just like on GSN's The Newlywed Game in 2009 with the "celebrity" episodes. They were Amazing Race and reality show contestants looking for free publicity.

also primetime Weakest Link and Millionaire did the same things as well.

and here's is another pick with the tiny little Hip-Hop stars in their tiny little Hip-Hop squares:http://smackednfo.files.wordpress.co...hopsquares.jpg

[Lingofan97]

also primetime Weakest Link and Millionaire did the same things as well.

WWTBA Millionaire had better, more famous celebrities than TNG ever did. A couple months ago GSN aired celebrity episodes of Millionaire with Regis, and there were some big names in those episodes.

[patnvanna83]

WWTBA Millionaire had better, more famous celebrities than TNG ever did. A couple months ago GSN aired celebrity episodes of Millionaire with Regis, and there were some big names in those episodes.

same goes for The Weakest Link right and believe it or not they had a rappers edition of the show as well.

[matchgame74fan]

Well, it's not like all of the celebs that appeared on previous versions of HS were recognizable to everyone. Nor were they all what you would call "A-list" material at the time they played on the show. So it's not a surprise if not everyone's going to notice who everyone is immediately on this version either, particularly if you're not into hip-hop. I haven't been that into the newest era of the genre, so some aren't that recognizable to me yet. And I'm really questioning Bam Margera's role on the show, also. Unless they're going to be like R&R J! and branch out a bit more for celebs, or if they just want a familiar MTV face to help get the show off the ground.

Celebrities have been appearing on game shows for publicity for decades really. Some were practically brand-new to the entertainment field and game shows were their first big method of exposure. Look at Ray Combs. One of his first national TV appearances after the Tonight Show in 1986 was as a panelist on the Davidson version of the show.

[dagdogg1nh2]

Just who IS Amber Rose?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Rose

[Lingofan97]

same goes for The Weakest Link right and believe it or not they had a rappers edition of the show as well.

Which was pretty bad I heard.

[patnvanna83]

Which was pretty bad I heard.

well, we all have our opinions don't we?

[matchgame74fan]

Personally, I thought that was one of the better all-star episodes... even though they ended up producing way too many celebrity themed shows altogether that season.

[patnvanna83]

here's another pic courtesy of boxden.com: http://slumz.boxden.com/f87/peter-ro...w-set-1729680/

[Lingofan97]

well, we all have our opinions don't we?

Yes, and that was mine. It's like when we had rappers in the mob of Saget's 1 vs. 100

[patnvanna83]

Yes, and that was mine. It's like when we had rappers in the mob of Saget's 1 vs. 100

you mean the guys from Three 6 Mafia?

[Lingofan97]

you mean the guys from Three 6 Mafia?

Yes. That's who I was thinking of. GSN has cycled through those episodes so many times.

[patnvanna83]

*UPDATE TIME*

here's article about HHS/Hip Hop Squares from the NY Times:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/ar...mtv2.html?_r=1