Fun with Fox's "Mental Samurai"

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LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 10:07 pm Mental Samurai Season 2 is arriving. A game show vet. Who could it be?
How does one train a knife?...
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Volante wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 10:25 pm
LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 10:07 pm Mental Samurai Season 2 is arriving. A game show vet. Who could it be?
How does one train a knife?...
Keenly?
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Here are the press photos from the episode, including photos of the contestants -- you have to register to be able to see them larger and to see the photo captions.
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This is one of those shows that can be watched in half the time.
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trainman wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 10:43 pm Here are the press photos from the episode, including photos of the contestants -- you have to register to be able to see them larger and to see the photo captions.
I could see the captions without registering. Names of contestants include:
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Dave Lim, Erin McLean, Deborah Edwards, Anthony Trucks, Michelle Nixon
The second one listed is a Jeopardy! notable.
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Just a reminder that 2010-B College Championship winner Erin McLean's episode premieres tonight on Fox.
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For those who didn't catch it, there's a recap podcast here. Erin at 10:23 through 12:51.
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Robert K S wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 3:20 pm For those who didn't catch it, there's a recap podcast here. Erin at 10:23 through 12:51.
WHAAAAAT?!?!?!?! IT WAS FILMED IN PORTUGAL!?!?!??!?
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LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 5:33 pm
Robert K S wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 3:20 pm For those who didn't catch it, there's a recap podcast here. Erin at 10:23 through 12:51.
WHAAAAAT?!?!?!?! IT WAS FILMED IN PORTUGAL!?!?!??!?
The production company behind the show decided last fall to film all international versions of "Mental Samurai" in Portugal (which currently broadcasts a five-day-a-week version for daytime viewers) for safety and cost reasons. There are also versions of this show airing in Finland and Arab nations, and I would presume recent episodes were recorded in Portugal as well.
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colonial wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 10:00 am
LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 5:33 pm
Robert K S wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 3:20 pm For those who didn't catch it, there's a recap podcast here. Erin at 10:23 through 12:51.
WHAAAAAT?!?!?!?! IT WAS FILMED IN PORTUGAL!?!?!??!?
The production company behind the show decided last fall to film all international versions of "Mental Samurai" in Portugal (which currently broadcasts a five-day-a-week version for daytime viewers) for safety and cost reasons. There are also versions of this show airing in Finland and Arab nations, and I would presume recent episodes were recorded in Portugal as well.
I had read the production had decided pre pandemic to move production overseas to Spain to have a cost efficient hub to produce all the international versions. The pandemic led them to pick Portugal as a safer location.

I’d note that the recent season of Name That Tune that aired on FOX was filmed in Australia. A number of the “American” contestants on the show had suspicious hints of Australian accents (apparently Americans who had lived there for some time, even though they were billed as being from US towns).
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FOX snuck in another new episode tonight after the one on Tuesday.

White guy is probably in his mid 50s at least

Which is a popular phrase from the movie "Friday" used to tell someone to go away?

Later, Felicia
Bye, Felicia

Later, Felicia - lock it in

Bye, Jeff Vaughn

Even if I had not seen the movie (rental last century) I would have known it anyway since Kelly Ripa loves the quote.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:24 am FOX snuck in another new episode tonight after the one on Tuesday.

White guy is probably in his mid 50s at least

Which is a popular phrase from the movie "Friday" used to tell someone to go away?

Later, Felicia
Bye, Felicia

Later, Felicia - lock it in

Bye, Jeff Vaughn

Even if I had not seen the movie (rental last century) I would have known it anyway since Kelly Ripa loves the quote.
He was 63.

What surprised me more was the two younglings not recognizing the Hulk by his alter ego.
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LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:25 am
MarkBarrett wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:24 am FOX snuck in another new episode tonight after the one on Tuesday.

White guy is probably in his mid 50s at least

Which is a popular phrase from the movie "Friday" used to tell someone to go away?

Later, Felicia
Bye, Felicia

Later, Felicia - lock it in

Bye, Jeff Vaughn

Even if I had not seen the movie (rental last century) I would have known it anyway since Kelly Ripa loves the quote.
He was 63.

What surprised me more was the two younglings not recognizing the Hulk by his alter ego.
Which alter ego did they use? The Banner that looks like Ed Norton? Eric Bana? Ruffalo? One from the comics? (If it wasn't Ruffalo, I could understand it)
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Episode 7: "The day after Thanksgiving is the slowest shopping day of the year" True or False?
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Alphabet song ending:

Rob had, "Tell me what you think of me".
I've never heard that before and had, "Next time won't you sing with me".

It can't be an age thing. Regional?
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ABC song - my grandkids sing, "Next time won't you sing with me?" and that's the way I remember it.
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My wife remembers Rob's version from her childhood.
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"Tell me what you think of me" is what I remember growing up with in western PA. Now that I hear it again, it sounds like encouragement for the little narcissist...Beg for praise! The other one's sweeter.
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Those were some incredibly easy questions. 3 of 6 got ten correct.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:45 am Alphabet song ending:

Rob had, "Tell me what you think of me".
I've never heard that before and had, "Next time won't you sing with me".

It can't be an age thing. Regional?


We always sang "Won't you come and play with me?" There must be dozens of variations.
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