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The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: Blanquepage on August 08, 2020, 11:30:20 AM
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FYI, they added another 20 episodes of The All New All Star Beat the Clock, now through episode 61.
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I don’t know how many others would fall in with me, but I would be over th3 moon to have Double Dare: the Complete Series as a box set.
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I don’t know how many others would fall in with me, but I would be over th3 moon to have Double Dare: the Complete Series as a box set.
I was going to comment "Man, that's a lot of silicon"! Then I remembered, if they can come out the complete series of Dark Shadows...this idea isn't terribly far fetched.
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I don’t know how many others would fall in with me, but I would be over th3 moon to have Double Dare: the Complete Series as a box set.
I was going to comment "Man, that's a lot of silicon"! Then I remembered, if they can come out the complete series of Dark Shadows...this idea isn't terribly far fetched.
Which Double Dare are we talking here?
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I don’t know how many others would fall in with me, but I would be over th3 moon to have Double Dare: the Complete Series as a box set.
I was going to comment "Man, that's a lot of silicon"! Then I remembered, if they can come out the complete series of Dark Shadows...this idea isn't terribly far fetched.
They just released "Gunsmoke - The Complete Series", which had 635 episodes, 402 of them were an hour long...it's a monster set..."Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - The Complete Series" contained a rather large 325 half-hours...
JakeT
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They just released "Gunsmoke - The Complete Series", which had 635 episodes, 402 of them were an hour long...it's a monster set...
143 discs, per Amazon. Ho Lee Shite.
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They just released "Gunsmoke - The Complete Series", which had 635 episodes, 402 of them were an hour long...it's a monster set...
143 discs, per Amazon. Ho Lee Shite.
Out of stock now. One buyer noted it was $335 to start; they were patient, and got it for $229. Not surprisingly, the packaging was cheap 'n' crappy. (I was warned about that when I got the full M*A*S*H box set; slide the discs gently out of the cardboard sleeves to minimize scratching, place them in individual soft sleeves or jewel boxes, and never put them back in the original packaging again.)
I guess they wouldn't issue these things until/unless they had enough preorders. And there's always a small group of big fans for something. I bought Rupert Holmes' box set (yes, you read right) when it was originally issued in 2005 (I was hesitant because it was about $80, but my wife told me, "You are going to kick yourself for the rest of your life if you don't buy this, and I don't want to have to listen to you do that."). It's been out of stock since about 2006, and when it does pop up used on Amazon or eBay, it goes for four or five times that price.
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Which Double Dare are we talking here?
The one that ran 17 weeks in th3 mid 1970s.
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Which Double Dare are we talking here?
The one that ran 17 weeks in th3 mid 1970s.
That's what I thought. That one is totally doable, only 96 episodes. Most sitcom complete series box sets have more episodes than that.
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That one is totally doable
Is it, though? I'd always heard there were several weeks' worth of shows from late in the run that were perpetually skipped when the show was on GSN (something about tape damage?). Granted, I'll take what I can get, but I question whether everything is there (and in airable/uploadable condition)
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I know I'm just an angry old man yelling at clouds, even in this room, but the fact that they haven't made a decent effort to release online the old I've Got A Secret episodes sponsored by Winston just burns my britches. GSN got around to a lot of them eventually, but there are easily a hundred that probably still exist and have never EVER been replayed.
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I know I'm just an angry old man yelling at clouds, even in this room, but the fact that they haven't made a decent effort to release online the old I've Got A Secret episodes sponsored by Winston just burns my britches. GSN got around to a lot of them eventually, but there are easily a hundred that probably still exist and have never EVER been replayed.
I would totally pay for a set of those. They're not gonna air on TV, might as well find an alternate way to show them!
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Which Double Dare are we talking here?
The one that ran 17 weeks in th3 mid 1970s.
That's what I thought. That one is totally doable, only 96 episodes. Most sitcom complete series box sets have more episodes than that.
It is also the one on Amazon Prime along with Bear the Clock.
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It is also the one on Amazon Prime along with Bear the Clock.
The Cub Collyer version?
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It is also the one on Amazon Prime along with Bear the Clock.
The Cub Collyer version?
That's just The Revenant.
/I'll make sure to note when you miskey in the future.
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For what it's worth, the last several months Buzzr has fairly steadily added 20 episodes per month to what they have archived to stream on Amazon. Last month was shows 44-63 of Jim Perry's Card Sharks; the two months prior to that were a total of 40 shows of Combs' Feud from November '88 through early January '89)
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For what it's worth, the last several months Buzzr has fairly steadily added 20 episodes per month to what they have archived to stream on Amazon. Last month was shows 44-63 of Jim Perry's Card Sharks; the two months prior to that were a total of 40 shows of Combs' Feud from November '88 through early January '89)
I admit, I hadn't noticed any steadiness to that. Double Dare & Blockbusters for example have been stuck at 20 episodes since forever, and Combs' Feud had those same 40 episodes since last fall until relatively recently. Maybe it's a renewed Amazon engagement effort? C'mon more Double Dare! ;D
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For what it's worth, the last several months Buzzr has fairly steadily added 20 episodes per month to what they have archived to stream on Amazon. Last month was shows 44-63 of Jim Perry's Card Sharks; the two months prior to that were a total of 40 shows of Combs' Feud from November '88 through early January '89)
I admit, I hadn't noticed any steadiness to that. Double Dare & Blockbusters for example have been stuck at 20 episodes since forever, and Combs' Feud had those same 40 episodes since last fall until relatively recently. Maybe it's a renewed Amazon engagement effort? C'mon more Double Dare! ;D
Even Child's Play, Body Language and Family Feud 2007 are all stuck at 20 episodes forever too. I hope Amazon Prime adds more episodes for those 3. For Family Feud 2007, I'm really hoping that Amazon Prime adds the entire NBA Players vs. NBA Mothers week of episodes on there.
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September's new content is an addition to Supermarket Sweep, 20 more shows from 1991 (1144 to 1164, excluding 1155). The Amazon run previously jumped 22 shows, from 1143 to 1166, as per the numbering on Amazon.
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September's new content is an addition to Supermarket Sweep, 20 more shows from 1991 (1144 to 1164, excluding 1155). The Amazon run previously jumped 22 shows, from 1143 to 1166, as per the numbering on Amazon.
Well, I know what I'm doing Saturday...
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October: 20 episodes of Password Plus; #042-061
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They just released "Gunsmoke - The Complete Series", which had 635 episodes, 402 of them were an hour long...it's a monster set...
143 discs, per Amazon. Ho Lee Shite.
Out of stock now. One buyer noted it was $335 to start; they were patient, and got it for $229. Not surprisingly, the packaging was cheap 'n' crappy. (I was warned about that when I got the full M*A*S*H box set; slide the discs gently out of the cardboard sleeves to minimize scratching, place them in individual soft sleeves or jewel boxes, and never put them back in the original packaging again.)
I guess they wouldn't issue these things until/unless they had enough preorders. And there's always a small group of big fans for something. I bought Rupert Holmes' box set (yes, you read right) when it was originally issued in 2005 (I was hesitant because it was about $80, but my wife told me, "You are going to kick yourself for the rest of your life if you don't buy this, and I don't want to have to listen to you do that."). It's been out of stock since about 2006, and when it does pop up used on Amazon or eBay, it goes for four or five times that price.
To my amazement, Amazon now has it priced at $193 and change for a 143 DVD set containing 635 episodes...
EDIT: To break that down, it comes down to:
$1.35 per DVD or...
$9.68 per season or...
$ .31 per episode...
It's hard to believe that the price for a set of that magnitude has become THAT affordable, all things considered...
And yes, I pulled the trigger...20 seasons of "Gunsmoke" arrives at my door on Monday...
JakeT
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And yes, I pulled the trigger...20 seasons of "Gunsmoke" arrives at my door on Monday...
And when does the spare bookcase to store it in show up?
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And yes, I pulled the trigger...20 seasons of "Gunsmoke" arrives at my door on Monday...
And when does the spare bookcase to store it in show up?
When's the next supply wagon pull up to the general store?
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And yes, I pulled the trigger...20 seasons of "Gunsmoke" arrives at my door on Monday...
And when does the spare bookcase to store it in show up?
It's in a reasonably small outer box...just over 12" long, I guess...it's divided into 5 4-season cases, typically split into 2 volumes per season...it's all kinda clumsy but workable...
I ran out of DVD shelf space some time ago...there's lots of stacking going on now...I hope to rectify that situation once I determine whether I will remain in my current La Casa or if I relocate to La Casa, La Segunda Parte...
JakeT
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And yes, I pulled the trigger...20 seasons of "Gunsmoke" arrives at my door on Monday...
And when does the spare bookcase to store it in show up?
When's the next supply wagon pull up to the general store?
I dunno...they got bushwacked about 20 miles out of Dodge so I sent Chester out to check up on 'em...so, probably in six months or so...
JakeT
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Press Your Luck got 20 more shows added to Amazon within the past few days. #121-140 from early '84.
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21 fresh episodes of Tattletales are up now, #0061-#0081 from 1974.
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Hi there,
FYI there's more of Bill's Blockbusters, now going up to #159.
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Just a heads up for any so concerned: The next upload is 20 more episodes of Super Password; shows 41-60 from 1984.
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Hi there,
FYI there's more of Bill's Blockbusters, now going up to #159.
I know, there's something wrong with me, I literally just thought "BILL RAFFERTY EPISODES ARE UP? YAY!!!!!!!"
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To be honest, surprised his Blockbusters episodes haven't gone on the air yet, considering they've run a few weeks of his Card Sharks shows.
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The fact that Buzzr hasn't aired more of Rafferty's Card Sharks probably explains why they haven't aired his Blockbusters. At least he's in the new promo.
At the risk of threadjacking, I've started to wonder whether Bill Cullen deserves more credit for making Blockbusters work. I really enjoy the game, but his tangents are what give the episodes a comforting daytime talk show kind of feel.
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Rafferty was a little too smart alecky on BB and not particularly warm as a game show host. The lack of a set was also a minus. Give me Bill Cullen anytime
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Rafferty was a little too smart alecky on BB and not particularly warm as a game show host. The lack of a set was also a minus. Give me Bill Cullen anytime.
I'm in agreement that Rafferty just never seemed to really work for me on any show he did, notwithstanding Every Second Counts as I barely have any memories of that show. Between BB and CS however, I thought he was better on Blockbusters. I think the Goodson team was looking for somebody that could inject more comedy into their games, hence Rafferty, Combs, and them giving Bruce Forsyth a hard look before giving Eubanks the nod for Card Sharks.
As for the aesthetics, outside of the game board, I liked the '87 set better than the '80 set, but many of the Goodson shows in the 80's had cheap looking sets compared to their previous incarnations.
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At the risk of threadjacking
Too late!
I've started to wonder whether Bill Cullen deserves more credit for making Blockbusters work. I really enjoy the game, but his tangents are what give the episodes a comforting daytime talk show kind of feel.
That's my boy.
Every Second Counts was a great, forgotten gem that must have been crazy-challenging to host (especially the lightning-quick bonus round) and was probably Rafferty's best work. Having to be compared with three iconic hosts for his two other gigs couldn't have done any favors to his reputation.
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I never had a problem with Rafferty hosting BB or CS. He was a humorous host who didn't take himself too seriously. He was a smart aleck, but so were Eubanks, Rayburn and Sajak. I also thought Rafferty could have handled the Family Feud revival in '88.
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I'm on "Team Rafferty" myself. That smart-alecky demeanor on all three shows were a departure from the predecessors. Bill mastered BB without a doubt.
/His standup was also pretty funny for the time.
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I never had a problem with Rafferty hosting BB or CS. He was a humorous host who didn't take himself too seriously. He was a smart aleck, but so were Eubanks, Rayburn and Sajak. I also thought Rafferty could have handled the Family Feud revival in '88.
Buzzr has a CS promo now that mentions all 3 hosts. Is Rafferty's version currently airing somewhere on the sched?
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I never had a problem with Rafferty hosting BB or CS. He was a humorous host who didn't take himself too seriously. He was a smart aleck, but so were Eubanks, Rayburn and Sajak. I also thought Rafferty could have handled the Family Feud revival in '88.
Buzzr has a CS promo now that mentions all 3 hosts. Is Rafferty's version currently airing somewhere on the sched?
Not at the moment.
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I never had a problem with Rafferty hosting BB or CS. He was a humorous host who didn't take himself too seriously. He was a smart aleck, but so were Eubanks, Rayburn and Sajak. I also thought Rafferty could have handled the Family Feud revival in '88.
Buzzr has a CS promo now that mentions all 3 hosts. Is Rafferty's version currently airing somewhere on the sched?
Not at the moment.
Though considering that at least one variation of that promo shows Rafferty footage from the prize cards era, it gives me hope that they'll bring it back to the lineup with fresh episodes eventually.
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FYI, Double Dare '76 is now unavailable. Perhaps it's to make way for an on-air cycle of the series?
A rather baseless prediction, I admit, but one could hope.
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20 more episodes of I've Got a Secret added, from 1962.
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Those who don't have Prime can now get a BUZZR classics fix on STIRR on Demand with:
- 70 episodes of Card Sharks '78
- 71 of Feud '81
- 50 Password Plus '79
- 49 of Combs Feud '88
P+ and Combs Feud overlap with what's on Prime, Card Sharks and Feud look to be a different batch. There're a couple of non BUZZR items too, like Knights and Warriors and On the Cover. Nifty!
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Those who don't have Prime can now get a BUZZR classics fix on STIRR on Demand with:
- 70 episodes of Card Sharks '78
- 71 of Feud '81
- 50 Password Plus '79
- 49 of Combs Feud '88
P+ and Combs Feud overlap with what's on Prime, Card Sharks and Feud look to be a different batch. There're a couple of non BUZZR items too, like Knights and Warriors and On the Cover. Nifty!
Knights and Warriors? That's one that takes me back...