Faux Pause

Faux Pause
File:Faux Pause screenshot.jpg Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan comment on Hot Potato.
Genre	Comedy
Presented by	Mary Gallagher Sean Donnellan
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Producer(s)	Frank Nicotero
Release
Original network	Game Show Network
Picture format	4:3
Original release	June 22, 1998 – approx. August 1998
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Faux Pause was an American television program that aired in 1998 on Game Show Network. Co-hosted by Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan, Pause consisted of jokes and skits done while watching certain episodes of game shows, in a similar fashion to Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In a 2013 Facebook post, future Street Smarts host Frank Nicotero, who wrote for the show, said that there were a total of 22 episodes.

Featured shows

Note that this is believed to be an incomplete list.

• 3's A Crowd (1979-1980)
• All About Faces (1971-1972)
• All About the Opposite Sex (1990)
• The Better Sex (1977)
• Bullseye (October 2, 1980 and early 1981)
• Camouflage (1980 episode with the original format)
• Celebrity Charades (1979)
• Chain Reaction (1986 episode hosted by Blake Emmons)
• The Diamond Head Game (1975 episode with the original format)
• Celebrity Double Talk (late 1986)
• Go (1983-1984)
• Hollywood Connection (May 20, 1975 pilot)
• Hot Potato (January 23, 1984 premiere)
• Jackpot! (late 1989)
• Pass the Buck (1978)
• Play the Percentages (1980 episode with the "one-on-one" format)
• Ruckus (1991-1992)
• Treasure Hunt (late-1981 episode with the grand prize at its maximum of $50,000)
• Trivia Trap (October 8, 1984 premiere)
• Winning Streak (surviving episode from August 9, 1974)

Reception

Reception towards Faux Pause was poor, with Time Magazine's Joel Stein calling the show "stunningly bad", as well as the rest of GSN's original programming at the time.

External links

• Faux Pause at the Internet Movie Database