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Theowl
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09-28-2000

Friday, July 09, 2004 - 8:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, I can't see you. Are you in the first scene of them checking the cards, or the second?

Konamouse
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, July 09, 2004 - 10:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i'm in the background after the pitboss has pulled suspected bent cards out of the game.
i have long brown hair and my head is resting in my left hand. the fellow to my left is wearing a lite blue shirt. konashark is walking up to the table from the right side in his red shirt (he is carrying a drink). this scene occurs between 20 and 25 minutes into the show.

'squeek'

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 9:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cool, I taped it and will watch it today.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Konamouse -- is this the one that aired Friday? Would you like to have a tape of that show?

Konamouse
Member

07-16-2001

Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 1:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Yankee. I taped it since hubby was at work, then we watched it together. Afterwards we didn't feel the need to keep it - I wasn't on for very long and not featured. In the past I have kept a tape of news interviews but have stopped doing that as well. Only two tapes I still have lying around somewhere are my appearances on Love Connection (1985) and Sale of the Century (1986, I think).

'squeek'

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/25006.htm

Hamsterlady
Member

07-03-2003

Friday, July 16, 2004 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
After the show aired tonight, it showed his pic and said it was dedicated to him.

I didn't even know about this until they showed that at the end of the show. I'm sad now. :-(

Madelane
Member

08-20-2001

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Of course I started crying when they showed him saying he wasn't ready for marriage yet. It's just so sad.

Gigglesalot
Member

08-14-2003

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the information you all have provided. I was confused as heck last night when I saw the "In Memoriam" for him. Shocked. How sad. I thought there was a genuine affection and respect between Nynia and him and thought that eventually they'd see that they were meant for each other - especially since the show was pointing out how both of them were currently single.
My sympathies go to his family.


Potted_plant
Member

07-14-2004

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
May he Rest in Peace

Luvmykitties
Member

01-02-2004

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG - I just watched the show (missed the first 15 minutes or so) and my mouth dropped when I saw the "In Memoriam" at the end!! shocked

So right away I came here knowing that someone must know what happened. Thank you Yankee for posting a link to an article.

I checked the Discovery website and Michael Tata isn't even listed in the "Meet The Staff"!

I wonder how long it is from the time they tape to the time we see it on air?
I wonder how much time lapsed between Ninya's move and Michael's passing.

The episode guide lists the next 2 episodes and doesn't mention anything about a memorial service.
I hope [as the NY Post mentions] that we see a memoriam. I think he deserves that.
He was one of the reasons I got hooked on this show. I loved the interaction between him and Ninya. I wonder how she's taking it.

Very sad! sad

huh

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For some reason, I think the episode you just saw was filmed in May. Something about the opening of the pool makes me think May. Hope that helps and maybe someone else can give you a more firm date.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Everything that has been done so far (the timing of the In Memorium slate (i.e., not doing it last week when the news was still new), taking Mr. Tata off of the "Meet the Staff" on the website, etc. has been done in conjunction with the wishes of Mr. Tata's family.

The episode was filmed earlier; last week production on the show had temporarily suspended but it is now back filming.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kona was in an ep that had filmed 3 wks prior

Luvmykitties
Member

01-02-2004

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you for that info Yankee. It's interesting to know that it was the family's wishes.

It's going to be interesting on how they approach the future episodes. Can't ignore the death, but how much can it be dwelled on in the show?

So the next 2 episodes were part of the earlier filming and will still have Mr. Tata on, and after that it will be the recently filmed episodes??

I must watch this episode again because I read on Discovery's forums that Michael talks about a break up with his girlfriend - but I didn't catch that on the episode. Then again, I did come into the episode late. (I didn't even know he had a girlfriend.)
But I did see where he said he couldn't help Ninya because she waited so long to get back to him, and he had a date.

With his appearance on the show of being a Type A personality, I believe it was a heart attack.

Whatever the cause - so sad!

Wilsonatmd
Member

01-23-2001

Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 5:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
it was taped in May...the check they used to take the picture of the jackpot winner had May 11th on it, I believe...

Lurkin
Member

02-15-2002

Sunday, July 18, 2004 - 4:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I felt sad watching last night when he said his girl friend of 2 years was moving out and had bought her own house, I was thinking ( and wonder if she was also,) what if she had still been living with him could someone there gotten him help in time.

Sanfranjoshfan
Member

09-17-2000

Monday, July 19, 2004 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Michael Tata tribute at discovery.com:

http://media.dsc.discovery.com/fansites/americancasino/americancasino.html

Gigglesalot
Member

08-14-2003

Monday, July 19, 2004 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the link Sanfranjoshfan.

Wilsonatmd
Member

01-23-2001

Friday, July 23, 2004 - 12:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Discovery has renewed the show for another 18 episodes, they are taping them now.

Aussiedeb
Member

07-05-2004

Friday, July 23, 2004 - 4:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love watching this show. It was sad when I heard the news about Michael Tata though, but I am glad the show is continuing on.



Potted_plant
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08-29-2001

Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 8:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I really missed seeing Michael & Ninya in last nights show. He would have been doing flips over the art & wine festival. They seem very disorganized. Love this show. Liked Wayne better last night too, after seeing his family.

Max
Member

08-12-2000

Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Green Valley Ranch has set up a scholarship fund at UNLV in honor and memory of Michael Tata. Details here.

Madelane
Member

08-20-2001

Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought there was one more episode after the art and wine one, and Tivo tried to record it, but instead they aired some fishing thing. And now there are no upcoming episodes so I guess the season is done. Did anyone else see another episode after the art and wine? Something with the cocktail waitresses doing a bikini thing? Or am I crazy?

Maryk
Member

01-30-2001

Monday, August 09, 2004 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I missed the show too. But according to the Discovery site, it comes back September 3rd. The episode guide below though says that the next episode after art and wine is now Sept. 24th!

Episode 1: Pilot
As the entire Green Valley Ranch staff goes into high gear in preparation for Super Bowl Sunday, a local player wins one of the biggest jackpots in the casino's three-year history.
premiere: June 4, 2004

Episode 2: Valentine Weekend
Valentine's Day is the backdrop for a $40,000-slot tournament, and a favorite high roller is given a fantasy trip for two via helicopter to the Grand Canyon.
premiere: June 11, 2004

Episode 3: Blackjack Tournament
A highly competitive blackjack tournament is mired in controversy; the stressed executive staff goes out on the town for a wild and rollicking tour of Las Vegas' hottest ultra lounges.
premiere: June 18, 2004

Episode 4: Pick-Six
Race-book enthusiasts visit Santa Anita to participate in the largest pick-six race ever, while the casino's cocktail waitresses struggle with management's plan to change all their shifts.
premiere: June 24, 2004

Episode 5: Playboy Mansion
Green Valley executives travel to Los Angeles for an exotic pajama party at the Playboy Mansion; meanwhile, the hotel manager explodes in a rage against the mediocre performance of her staff.
premiere: July 2, 2004

Episode 6: Ultimate Fighting Championship
The behind-the-scenes preparations for an Ultimate Fighting Championship match is studded with celebrities; casino security sets up an undercover sting to catch a gang of purse-snatching thieves.
premiere: July 9, 2004

Episode 7: Jumbo Jackpot
The Green Valley Ranch pool opens for the summer season with staffing problems and gate crashers; Jumbo Jackpot fever grips the casino with a payout approaching $150,000.
premiere: July 16, 2004

Episode 8: Wine-and-Art Festival
A painting mysteriously disappears at a Green Valley Ranch art-and-wine festival while the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby draws a huge crowd to GVR's Race and Sportsbook.
premiere: July 23, 2004

Episode 9: Hendon Rocks Party
Waitresses from the Whiskey Bar put on a bikini fashion show as all of Green Valley Ranch pulls together to host one of its largest private parties ever.
premiere: Sept. 24, 2004

http://media.dsc.discovery.com/fansites/americancasino/americancasino.html