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My copy also came from an antique mall but was just a couple years ago. That timer is so unique.It's impressive that you have Word for Word. It must have that flywheel timer device.
It does. I found my copy at an antique mall in Iowa sometime around 2004.
It's impressive that you have Word for Word. It must have that flywheel timer device.
At least some of High Rollers exists and Dream House was lost in a flood much later on.But yet, they kept Double Dare. And Beat The Clock.Is there any particular reasons the tapes for Mindreaders are missing, given that G-T was generally good at archiving?
After a show is broadcast, what happens to the tape? I'm guessing it's held by the network for a period of time but is it at the network's discretion to decide what happens to it after that, or is it up to the producer to request it for their archives?
Maybe NBC figured G-T wouldn't want it because the show wasn't a success(?)
I think it may be a NBC thing, considering most of the run of Sale of the Century, Wheel of Fortune, High Rollers, and Dream House were all lost.
The only way a host gets worse at their job is if they've been doing it for so long, they've mentally checked out. Were there any hosts who got years and years of experience but didn't show improvement?The ones who pop in my mind are Louie Anderson and Richard Karn.
But yet, they kept Double Dare. And Beat The Clock.Is there any particular reasons the tapes for Mindreaders are missing, given that G-T was generally good at archiving?
After a show is broadcast, what happens to the tape? I'm guessing it's held by the network for a period of time but is it at the network's discretion to decide what happens to it after that, or is it up to the producer to request it for their archives?
Maybe NBC figured G-T wouldn't want it because the show wasn't a success(?)
Although I would say that some markets bought into the curiosity factor initially. I think of markets like Detroit and Philadelphia, which generally didn't clear whatever NBC offered at 10AM (although Philadelphia was clearing CS for a brief time in late 1979-1980, but not for most of the series), but did clear Dave at first but dumped it within a few months.10 year old me finally has a chance to see what this David Letterman Show is about, and I'm greeted with Richard Simmons instead.
Is there any particular reasons the tapes for Mindreaders are missing, given that G-T was generally good at archiving?
Drew Carey improved a lot once Roger and co. left and he found his groove in 2010. His first few seasons were awkward because it still felt like Bob's show and he was filling in.