TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

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<ul>Rules<br>
<li> The object of the game is to out-think everyone by picking answers to questions that are the most common (<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">Sheep</font>) or least common (<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">Reverse Sheep</font>), but still correct.
<li> Example <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">Sheep</font> question: "Name a president of the United States." A good answer might be Lincoln and a bad answer might be the socialist.
<li> Example <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">Reverse Sheep</font> question: "Name a brand of personal computer, past or present". Apple might be a bad answer, but Radio Shack might be a good answer. (Unless everyone is trying to go as obscure as possible).
<li> Sheep scores are tallied as negative numbers. Reverse Sheep scores are tallied as positive numbers. The lowest score wins.
<li> The answers to each question are tallied up. Wrong answers in Reverse Sheep are scored two points above the most common answer. This penalty is multiplied by the Lightning Round Multiplier. Wrong answers in Sheep are not penalized.
<li> <b>NEW!</b> The questions are divided up into 5 sets of 4 questions each, called "timeslots". There is a bonus for winning a timeslot which increases from -2 to -10, for a potential total of a -30 bonus if one person wins all 5.
<li> <b>NEW!</b> There are no Lightning Rounds in this game. Instead, each player gets the ability to give a ×2 multiplier to one question from each set. Doing so is called "sweeps week". Five sets means that you have a total of five multipliers to use. You may use them any way you see fit- use one multiplier for a question in each set, double them up, or use all five on one question. Go nuts! Experiment!
<li> To use your "sweeps week" multiplier, simply put {sw} AFTER your answer. To use more than one, simply add additional {sw}. For example, if you want to use three on one question, you would put "{sw}{sw}{sw}" after your answer.
<li> <b>NEW!</b> There is a Unique Bonus for <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">Reverse Sheep</font> Unique Answers. This is calculated based on the most common answer +2. Basically, it's the reverse of wrong answer scoring.
<li> <b>NEW!</b> If the most common answer for a <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">Sheep</font> question is incorrect, all other answers receive a bonus equal to half of the score of the most common answer, rounded down. For example: "Name a vegetable". The most common answer is "tomato" and is worth -15 points. All other answers receive a -7 bonus to their score.
<li> You may not cheat by using Google, Wikipedia, TV.com, etc. Use only what's in your head.
<li> Please send in your answers to me via PM. Place only one answer per line, without numbers or the question itself. Those who do not do this will be penalized 10 points right off the bat.
<li> For your convenience, <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiOdvf2j4ygPdFl0V0RmV0FDSjhPdVA1MjVZOTcxZ2c&hl=en">I've made a Google Docs spreadsheet</a> where you can prepare your answers. When finished, just select the column of answers and send that in as text via PM. Don't email me the Excel file, that would be silly.
<li> The Borg are not a species.
<li> Note: For the purposes of this game, <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">Reverse Sheep</font> answers will be determined to be correct or incorrect based on my whims. I can of course be swayed by evidence, argument, etc. However, a better way to curry favor is by giving me gifts. A particular favorite is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/McVities-Milk-Chocolate-HobNobs-9oz/dp/B000HY57AW">chocolate hobnobs</a> (Only 3 left in stock! Order soon!). PM me for my address.
<li> Sheep questions are marked by an <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font>, Reverse Sheep questions are marked by an <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font>.
<li> I would like to get at least 20 players. Under no circumstances will I take more than 30 (this excludes your game runner, of course). People that have run a game in the past or suggested questions to me that I have used have a guaranteed spot and will not count towards the cap of 30.
<li> Special thanks goes out to The Bus for providing the formatting, rules, etc. for me to steal.
<li> Additional special thanks goes to The Bus for providing me with questions suggestions, some of which I have used here.
<li> The game will begin sometime next week.
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<ol> <u>The Questions</u><br>
Early Morning
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name a series that aired as part of ABC’S “TGIF” lineup.
<li><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font> Name a scripted television series that takes place mainly on a boat or ship.
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name a current or former host of Good Morning America.
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name a famous TV dog.

Afternoon Drama
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name a shocking/controversial moment in SNL history.
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name the TV star who, after several attempts, has been least successful at breaking into movie roles.
<li><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font> Name any television show that is over 90 minutes long.
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name the most popular HBO original series first broadcast in the 1980s.

Evening Edition
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name a reality TV series that aired at least 10 episodes and concerned itself chiefly with romance/relationships.
<li><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font> Name a US-produced/created series that does not take place in the United States.
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Daytime soap opera have been in decline for years. Name one that aired for at least twenty years which has been canceled.
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> What percentage of American households have a DVR?

Primetime
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name a scripted series with a naturalistic setting but has main characters which have magic or supernatural powers.
<li><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font> The amount of commercial time during television programming has been steadily increasing for many years. Name an hour-long series from the past three years that airs or aired on an advertising-supported channel that aired at least one episode with less than 15 minutes of ad time.
<li><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font> Name a half-hour comedy whose primary setting is a newsroom (doesn’t matter what medium).
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> Name the most successful first-run show currently airing on Comedy Central.

Late Night
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> What show from our era will people still be watching (and talking about) in thirty years?
<li><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font> Name a channel that aired or airs live NFL games.
<li><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #A3D867">R:</font> Name a scripted series that at the time it was first broadcast, was set in the past.
<li> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #F9DF00">S:</font> You have to choose one American over-the-air network to immediately disappear. Which one do you choose?
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Good luck!

Re: TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

How delightfully droll. I'm glad my phone call to you helped get this going.

Re: TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

A sheep game where we know the Sheepmaster can go the distance! :dance:

Re: TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

Not only that, we also know he will actually run this game on time as promised.

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Why are the headers numbered?

Re: TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

Great questions! I will be in this one for sure.

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I don't know.

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Because Mr. Bullet did not do this:

which results in:

<ol><b>Header</b>
<li> Number One
<li> Number Two<br><br>
<b>Header</b>
<li>Number Three
</ol>

There should be <<b></b>br> in there, after Number Two.

Re: TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

The "b" tag has been deprecated, and you didn't close your "li" tags.

<ol><strong>Header</strong>
<li>Number One</li><li>Number Two</li>
<strong>Header</strong>
<li>Number Three</li>
</ol>

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Hey, I never said HTML was a strong suit with me.

Re: TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

A concern has been raised about this question:

"Name a US-produced/created series that does not take place in the United States."

US/Country X co-productions are not allowed.

Re: TV Sheep Round 4: We've Been Renewed!
 

You don't explain it clearly, but a using five {sw}s would lead to a ×2^5 multiplier?

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Another clarification:

{sw}s add +1 to the multiplier. So one {sw} is a x2 multiplier, two {sw} is a x3 multiplier, and so on, up to a x6.

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Submitted.

I love question #19. Too many good answers to choose from.

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Some people should probably check to make sure they used their {sw}s.

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I have absolutely no idea on #14. How would we even know this? Is that mentioned before a show starts?

Blind guess on my part.

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Usually. The disclaimer goes something like "Tonight's episode of Flogging the Duck is presented with limited commercial interruptions by Sham-Wow". And then Sham-Wow gets a long-format commercial at the beginning and middle.

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I have no idea how he can verify #14. I know my answer is correct, but I can't prove it.

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I think you just have to make sure at least one episode was greater than 45 minutes in a 60-minute slot.

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What happens if you use a {sw} on a Reverse question? Seems like you're just fucking yourself over by doubling your points or wasting it on a unique.

Are they meant to cancel out the reverseness and count as regular sheep?

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I thought this was what happened. If not, I may need a do over. Most of mine were for reverse sheep.

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I thought they doubled everybody else.

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It works the same way a multiplier on a Reverse question would work. If you get a unique bonus, it increases that. If you don't get a unique bonus, it increases how many points you add to your score. It's not possible to get 0 on a Reverse question in this game.

It's a gamble.

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I'm in. Some really good questions.

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Just so I'm clear.

Using a {sw} on a Reverse Sheep has the potential to hurt you, if you're not unique (by doubling your positive points). Using a {sw} on a Regular Sheep can only help (by doubling your negative points), just to a varying degree.

Is that right?