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NBC Takes Gutshot Over Poker Show

Posted Sep 13th 2009 10:03AM by TMZ Staff

NBC Takes Gutshot Over Poker Show A poker show on NBC that actually did worse in the ratings than a re-run of "Finding Nemo" is the subject of a ridiculous $85,000,000 lawsuit -- which is about a mil for each person that watched it.

A guy named Brandon McSmith claims he came up with the idea for a show where wannabe poker players compete against pros (who were hidden behind doors) for a chance to win a seat at the World Series of Poker.

Smith claims he pitched the idea to a company called Poker Productions -- but they rejected it.

Fast forward two years -- a show called "Face the Ace" popped up on NBC where contestants "select a pro from behind four smoked-glass doors." And guess who created it? Poker Productions!

The grand prize on the NBC show -- a cool mil.

Even though the show is so awful it has been relegated to Saturday afternoons, McSmith wants $85,000,000 in damages.

Tags: face the ace, FaceTheAce, nbc, poker, poker productions, poker show, PokerProductions, PokerShow, television

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1. Yeah, he has a chance of winning all of that money.

Posted at 10:34AM on Sep 13th 2009 by Julie

2. balls

Posted at 10:55AM on Sep 13th 2009 by whatsup

3. Happen to like finding Nemo and watched it last week!

Posted at 2:20PM on Sep 13th 2009 by MsLisa

4. Yeah, what a terrible show.. Check out how bad it is in this clip I found.. I pretty much wanna gag http://www.jeejuh.com/?u=21012

Posted at 10:59AM on Sep 13th 2009 by Texas

5. IS THIS GREEDY WOMAN ALSO WILLING TO SHARE IN THE INCREDIBLE $$$$ (real) financial LOSSES NBC suffered for putting this POS "program" on the air?
THE CONCEPT WAS DUMB from the get-go -- JUST ASK JOAN RIVERS if SHE'D watch (or Melissa would watch) SUCH A SHOW?
Did it "star" the ungracious uncouth Apprentice wanna-be ANNIE DUKE>? No wonder it sank to the bottom ratings-wise.

Posted at 11:33AM on Sep 13th 2009 by Karen Lee

6. From Bottom-Turn

Posted at 11:38AM on Sep 13th 2009 by Bottom-Turn

7. From Bottom-Turn

Posted at 11:38AM on Sep 13th 2009 by Bottom-Turn

8. I like this show, the host is terrible but it has a great concept.

Posted at 12:25PM on Sep 13th 2009 by Yeti Lee

9. balls

Posted at 1:25PM on Sep 13th 2009 by balls

10. MJ, I LOVE YOU!! and thank you for a letter..=*

Posted at 1:35PM on Sep 13th 2009 by MJ777

11. POCKET ACES, BITCH!

Posted at 1:42PM on Sep 13th 2009 by Daniel Negroanu

12. Good for him, Sue the ASS off of NBC & the prod. co!!! That's the reason Hwd's creativity & ratings SUCK! Non-creative people will NOT be in charge of this business. Idiots, think they can rip people off by just, changing the name on something..., what a bunch of hypocrites: oh, of course the idea, supposedly came from, someone else: NOT! I encourage every one with solid backup to go after all Hwd. companies that rip people off: Right NOW!!!

Posted at 2:15PM on Sep 13th 2009 by Rexx

13. NBC sucks! They are going down fast from news to cartoons!

Posted at 3:42PM on Sep 13th 2009 by Mickey lou

14. wha??? i love this show...but i love all the poker shows on tv

Posted at 5:53PM on Sep 13th 2009 by clv129

15. Go for it, Brandon!!! I never have forgiven NBC (Nauseating Bean Counters) for dropping Star Trek way back when. And this Poker Productions bunch sounds just like NBC's kind of people. They're all thieves and scoundrels.

Posted at 11:10PM on Sep 13th 2009 by robert ball

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