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The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: SteveRep on July 21, 2006, 03:22:05 PM
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I'd like to think it's fairly obvious as to what the top ~30 shows in the countdown will be.
This thread is for those fringe shows. Shows that each of us liked but didn't catch on with the masses. They weren't on for terribly long and might not even make the Top 50. You're hoping that it does but pretty much resigned that it just won't cut the mustard.
But, in your mind, you know it was better than Studs.
So, go ahead and post one of those shows that struck your fancy and you're holding out hope that it just might make the list.
Mine is Go! I tend to go for shows that emphasize communication between two (and in this case, more than two) people.
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[quote name=\'SteveRep\' post=\'124702\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 12:22 PM\']
Mine is Go! I tend to go for shows that emphasize communication between two (and in this case, more than two) people.
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Absolutely, completely, and totally, without question, I concur. My favorite 13-weeks-and-out show ever. Period.
(Whew! won't make the list, either, and that's up there with Go, 'cept it lasted longer than 13 weeks.)
(That said, I really can't think of a game show I WOULDN'T rather watch than Studs. A equally-interesting thread (and I'm not suggesting threadjacking, folks, please do keep it to the guilty-pleasures theme that Steve is asking for) might be to list those shows you would watch Studs INSTEAD OF.)
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Celebrity Sweepstakes and Go are both in my top 10 faves. I doubt either one of them will be there.
Bullseye, Break the Bank, Three on a Match, Eye Guess, & Rhyme and Reason are all in my top 50...but I doubt any one of them will make it. blah.
--Jamie
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' post=\'124707\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 12:33 PM\']
Rhyme and Reason
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In at least this case, I can totally understand it. Tell me what you saw in what was basically a cheesy Match Game clone (not so much as Hollywood Connection, but a clone nonetheless) with a poorer host?
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My personal favorite is definitely Whew!, and it's not just because my good friend Randy was on it. I absolutely loved the show in general. A show that if brought back either in reruns or a new version, I would never miss.
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My all time favorite was "The Big Showdown." For me it filled a void left by the departure of the original J!, plus it had some twists that made things quite interesting. One of Score's best music packages, a great rookie host in Jim Peck, the dulcet tones of Dan Daniel, fantastic Ron Baldwin set (thanks to that staircase we still have one existing tape!), exciting (if elusive) bonus round----oh and Heather Cunningham.
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In at least this case, I can totally understand it. Tell me what you saw in what was basically a cheesy Match Game clone (not so much as Hollywood Connection, but a clone nonetheless) with a poorer host?
Match Game clone, yes. Even though R&R is nowhere near the top of my list, the overall game and the humor within it made it a fun, and very edgy MG clone. Perhaps that's the biggest reason I liked it: that 1970s edginess.
(Incidentally, R&R is #48 on my PoC list of Top 50.)
--Jamie
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My jaw would hit the floor if I tuned in one night and saw an episode of 1968's "Treasure Isle" unfurl. What a fun show, very underrated. I believe it would have been a longer running classic if it didn't just stick to those three games, and instead rotated about 25-30 in and out like the later version of "The Price is Right" did. And man, you can't beat that for a show opening--host and contestants speeding up in a boat as Tom Jones (or a great sound-alike) sings the theme!
Would also like to see "Celebrity Sweepstakes" (I know, a poor man's "Hollywood Square"), "Eye Guess" or "The Face is Familiar."
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Celebrity Sweepstakes is a favorite of mine, and I really like Go! Another personal favorite of mine that I may be in the minority in is Wordplay. Haven't seen that since those days when I'd be sick and have nothing to watch in the mornings...
High Rollers is another favorite of mine aswell (Wink's version, I wasn't around long enough in this world during Trebek's runs.).
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Would also like to see "Celebrity Sweepstakes" (I know, a poor man's "Hollywood Square")
I'm not so sure I'd call it that. It was a bit more intelligent than 'Squares', if you ask me. Unlike HSQ, Break the Bank, Battlestars etc, the stars weren't furnished with any of the answers.
Fun stuff.
--Jamie
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Favorite show of mine most likely to not make it? NYSI.
EDIT: Changed my mind about not posting an explanation. :)
Yes, it's conceivable it could make the list, but I'd say it's not likely due to its 13-month run (total of less than two years if you count Chuck Henry's version). By contrast, GONG ran just a shade over two years on NBC daytime (with four syndie nighttime seasons thrown in as well)--and the shows were reran in daily syndie plus a long run on USA (not to mention GSN carrying it for about about a year and a half). GONG is likely to make the list (if the clip of Arte, Jaye P. and [DOUBLE EDIT]Steve Martin banging the gong is any indication).
Doug -- and the countdown to 2100 continues
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Ooh, good answer. Didn't think of that one myself. They should have a few in the library, too.
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Heh, I thought that show was okay, I only remember the Chuck Henry version. I liked him, but I thought it was kind of...I don't know really, off?
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[quote name=\'PYLW\' post=\'124733\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 04:27 PM\']
Heh, I thought that show was okay, I only remember the Chuck Henry version. I liked him, but I thought it was kind of...I don't know really, off?
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If you saw the Narz version, you'd appreciate it a little more. But then we already knew how bad Henry's version was.
I saw Henry covering the wildfires while I was out in L.A. Decent news reporter. Awful game show host.
Doug -- and the countdown to 2100 continues
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Some favs of mine that likely won't make it: Break the Bank, Whew and Celebrity Sweepstakes.
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I'd have to concur about Go, Break the Bank, Whew!, and NYSI. I know the latter show is in the G-T library, but I just can't see them ranking it above Blockbusters.
On the other hand, I wouldn't be too surprised to see High Rollers turn up.
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Given that GSN is making the list themselves, we can assume that it will be tempered somewhat by the shows to which they have easier access. Therefore, I wouldn't rule out just about any G-T show with a year or more under its belt. My thought is that Now You See It might very well turn up. (50 is an awful lot of game shows.) And while I'd love them to mention Go, if they're going to pick a Stewart near-miss, it's going to be Chain Reaction, don't you think?
What gets the shaft is 60s-70s era stuff that they'll think their audience won't remember or care about. For Cullen shows, that means Eye Guess and Three On A Match, two games that each had decent three-year runs. That means they were each as successful as Press Your Luck, which I fear is headed for the top-twenty.
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It's quite obvious TPIR won't be on there for reasons we shouldn't need to repeat again.
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[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'124769\' date=\'Jul 22 2006, 12:00 AM\']
It's quite obvious TPIR won't be on there for reasons we shouldn't need to repeat again.
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This deserves a response better than I am capable of providing.
Take a number .....
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'124763\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 08:19 PM\']
That means they were each as successful as Press Your Luck, which I fear is headed for the top-twenty.
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I personally wouldn't be surprised if it ended in the top 5.
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[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'124769\' date=\'Jul 22 2006, 12:00 AM\']
It's quite obvious TPIR won't be on there for reasons we shouldn't need to repeat again.
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Actually, how about we beat this dead horse again? Just to spite you.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'124776\' date=\'Jul 22 2006, 01:04 AM\']
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'124769\' date=\'Jul 22 2006, 12:00 AM\']
It's quite obvious TPIR won't be on there for reasons we shouldn't need to repeat again.
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Actually, how about we beat this dead horse again? Just to spite you.
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I'd actually laugh if GSN was able to get one episode for a one-time only airing. Then the bandit guy can eat some crow.
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I'd like to see some true originals - that is to say, episodes from the original versions of some of the game shows I grew up with.
I hear that a single videotaped episode of the first "Match Game" series exists. I'd like to see that. (Yes, I know, visit the Museum of TV & Radio.)
Ditto for that sole surviving color videotape of the original "Jeopardy!" hosted by Art Fleming.
Something from "The $10,000 Pyramid" would be nice.
If only "P.D.Q." hadn't been completely wiped.
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[quote name=\'MrBuddwing\' post=\'124778\' date=\'Jul 22 2006, 01:50 AM\']
I hear that a single videotaped episode of the first "Match Game" series exists. I'd like to see that. (Yes, I know, visit the Museum of TV & Radio.) [/quote]
I believe GSN has at least 3...and I think there's up to 9 around. GSN has aired this in the past.
Ditto for that sole surviving color videotape of the original "Jeopardy!" hosted by Art Fleming.
I'm also positive that there's more than the 2000th episode around.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'124763\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 06:19 PM\']
And while I'd love them to mention Go, if they're going to pick a Stewart near-miss, it's going to be Chain Reaction, don't you think?
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Especially since GSN has a history of...well, I won't use the term "rigging", but at the same time I have to believe it was no small coincidence that all three of their originals at the time wound up in the higher spots on the Feast Of Favorites...such lists so that they promote their own programming.
And it wouldn't even be a rig here, it's a completely subjective list and they can do what they want, and if they think it serves the network's best interests to completely blow smoke up our ass and elevate Chain Reaction (mind you, I love the show, but I would totally not put it past GSN to bump it a few slots if they thought it would get more interest in their revival), they'll do it.
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[quote name=\'MrBuddwing\' post=\'124778\' date=\'Jul 22 2006, 02:50 AM\']
If only "P.D.Q." hadn't been completely wiped.
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Not to say GSN can air it, but I do have a copy of the PDQ Pilot (Black and White) that I purchased from Shokus Video Dealer a few weeks ago..So there is at least that one episode
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Getting back to topic...
Two I wish might be on there
-The Who, What or Where Game - an interesting mix of strategy and (at the time, at least for me) hard questions.
Split Second - Fast Q&A action and again some strategy - pick the answer you know that you think your opponents might not so you can get more points. I think this one might draw some of the Jeopardy crowd if revived.
(Gotta figure out a new end game though - and I've got an idea. Remind me to tell you about it sometime.)
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Since my top two choices of Break The Bank and Now You See It have been offered, I'm going to go out a twig and hope that an episode of The Challengers can get in there.
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I've come up with 2, VERY slim chance on both, if even at all...
$1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime and Fun House
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[quote name=\'Johnissoevil\' post=\'124813\' date=\'Jul 23 2006, 03:23 AM\']
I've come up with 2, VERY slim chance on both, if even at all...
$1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime and Fun House
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If Fun House makes the list then Double Dare (Nickelodeon) should be higher. I would be angry if Double Dare didn't make the list. Double Dare holds the distinction as probably the best kids game show. Double Dare is probably the most important program ever aired on Nickelodeon because after its premiere the show quadrupled Nickelodeon's viewership on a channel that was fledging. I think TV Guide got it right when they ranked Double Dare #29, it is the highest ranking cable and kids game show on the list. The list is probably rigged to favor the shows they have the rights to, but still Double Dare should make the list.
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[quote name=\'rebelwrest\' post=\'125066\' date=\'Jul 24 2006, 11:46 PM\']
I would be angry if Double Dare didn't make the list. [/quote]
Would it be a good idea for me to stock up on discount TVs?
Double Dare holds the distinction as probably the best kids game show.
Says you. I personally would always watch Fun House over Double Dare.
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'125087\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 11:22 AM\']Would it be a good idea for me to stock up on discount TVs?[/quote]
Only if Price doesn't make #1
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'125088\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 08:42 AM\']
Only if Price doesn't make #1
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Which it won't, no way no how. GSN is not going to say "And here's the Number One Bestest Game Show Of All Time - oh, and we don't have it."
It'll be Jeopardy. Take that to Vegas.
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I certainly agree with Whew! and Go! as shows that I like that probably won't make it. Add to those: Musical Chairs and The Better Sex.