Tucker Carlson has a new gig as host of a TV game show

[DeepModem Mom]

TV Week: April 12, 2007
CBS Signs Carlson for Game Show Pilot
By James Hibberd

CBS has tapped conservative MSNBC pundit and famed bow-tie aficionado Tucker Carlson to host its game show pilot "Who Do You Trust?"

In the project, strangers wager how much they trust each other as they develop a relationship via gameplay. The concept is loosely based on the classic game-theory experiment "prisoner's dilemma," where players weigh cooperation vs. betrayal for differing levels of reward and punishment.

The project, executive produced by Phil Gurin ("Weakest Link"), is shooting this month.

Mr. Carlson has some experience with prime-time reality programming, having appeared on last fall's edition of "Dancing With the Stars." He hosts the political talk show "Tucker" on MSNBC and was previously a co-host on CNN's "Crossfire."

Though Mr. Carlson might seem a unique choice for a game show, "Trust" host duties include interviewing guests and extracting key information about their motivations and gameplay, bringing Mr. Carlson's experience as talk show host into play.

And he would not be the first conservative pundit to make the leap. Columnist and former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein was the centerpiece of Comedy Central's 1997 game show "Win Ben Stein's Money."

http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=11885

[Me.]

1. If A Choice Of Host Can Be Oxymoronic, This Is It

Carlson & trust :rofl:

Hope this ends his "punditry" days are over.

[tridim]

2. He'll be better at playing game show host than the crap he's doing now.

It's his calling.

[underpants]

3. *hits buzzer* I don't trust the dweeb in the bow tie

Da daaaa da dadadaadadaaaaaaaaa

[ComerPerro]

4. a Republican is required to host a game like this

all the backstabbing, manipulating, and fucking over that is sure to go on...

[valerief]

5. Johnny Carson was and always will be the only decent host of

Who Do You Trust?

This idiot Carlson is just a waste of sponsor's money.

[SusanaMontana41]

6. The closest Carlson

will get to Carson is in the spelling of the names.

[Snotcicles]

7. Dancing with the Liars. nt

[Hubert Flottz]

8. Dancing with Douchebag

On Crossfire!

[Neshanic]

9. I will take "political pundit loosers" for 500 Tucky!