I'm surprised they aren't going to bring this to Hamilton and use this building for this. As I am sure that building was soundproofed. Maybe in time they will. Would be great if they did.
Wheel of Fortune coming to Canada
It's essentially the game of hangman, with a giant roulette wheel.
But the simplicity of "Wheel of Fortune" has brought it millions of fans and made it a ratings blockbuster for over 25 years.
After a quarter century helming the series, hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White bring the show to the CBC next month and mark the occasion with a Canadian-themed show set for October.
The bulk of the puzzles will have something to do with the Great White North, says the affable Sajak, who taped the episodes last week.
"It gave us a chance to sort of spend the week sort of officially welcoming CBC aboard," Sajak said Tuesday by phone from Los Angeles.
"We made a daily mention of it and did some Canadian fun facts, because, I'm sure you know, a lot of Americans are not necessarily well-versed in what goes on north of their border. We had fun with that."
The episodes will air Oct. 13-17, and feature prizes including trips to Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Whistler, B.C.
When it airs, the Maple Leaf quiz will have come a month into the game show's jump to the public broadcaster.
CBC announced the acquisition, along with CTV staple "Jeopardy!", earlier this year amid complaints from some who questioned why the public broadcaster had bought two big American game shows.
At the time, Kirstine Layfield, executive director of network programming, brushed off the criticism, saying the CBC would remain well within its American content limits and that homegrown fare like "Little Mosque On the Prairie," "Sophie," and "The Tudors" would return.
Sajak, 61, says he's been amazed by the ongoing appeal of "Wheel", which debuted in 1983 to strong ratings and never looked back. While the nature of TV game shows has changed dramatically over the years, Sajak notes that "Wheel" has remained consistent in style and tone, and suggests that may have been the key to its success.
"There's a lot of sort of making fun of people and putting them in embarrassing situations," he notes of other TV games that have capitalized on a reality show trend.
"I think one of the attractions of our show is its pretty benign on that level. I think we treat our players with respect, we have fun and we laugh and all that but we're not putting them there to make fun of them, we'll have fun with them and I think people recognize that."
Aside from hosting "Wheel," Sajak heads P.A.T. Productions, runs a music publishing company, owns two radio stations in Maryland and creates and sells his own line of games through PatSajakGames.com.
"Since I'm in the game show world I figure I may as well exploit it as much as possible," he says of his many endeavours.
He also produces another winning successful game show in Taiwan, where contestants combine the skill of Blackjack with bowling.
"It's the biggest game show in Taiwan, it's called `Blackjack Bowling' and it's very funny," Sajak says. "We're doing very well with that."
There's no word on when that show will come to Canada.
The new season of "Wheel of Fortune" debuts Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. across the country, 6 p.m. in Newfoundland, while "Jeopardy" begins Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
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