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BrandonFG

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Re: Buzzr Discussion
« Reply #75 on: April 28, 2015, 08:59:09 PM »
I'd forgotten about that, but yes, something like that or the USA/Family Channel game breaks from the mid-90s, minus the 1-900 number.
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« Reply #76 on: April 29, 2015, 11:26:48 PM »
Since this seems to have become the Buzzr catch all, it might be a good idea to alter the subject a bit?

The Buzzr website has launched, but at the moment is just a "soon!" splash: http://buzzrplay.com/

You can also get a social media head start by following them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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« Reply #77 on: May 18, 2015, 08:07:15 PM »
The first preview video from BUZZR is out! Highlights include Dawson Family Feud, two eras of Let's Make a Deal, Match Game, Super Password, TattleTales, Perry Card Sharks and Press Your Luck.

https://t.co/VbI64nt5Ov

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Re: Buzzr Discussion
« Reply #78 on: May 18, 2015, 08:20:20 PM »
Highlights include Dawson Family Feud

Above emphasis is mine.  Certainly many of us would like a bit more variety (that's just who we are), but that's at least a differentiation.
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« Reply #79 on: May 18, 2015, 08:34:22 PM »
I like how they refer us to the website for more information...that isn't there, yet.

I also like how they make seem that people rang in on Tattletales.

This is exciting. It's like watching GSN launch again.
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« Reply #80 on: May 18, 2015, 08:35:57 PM »
I also like how they make seem that people rang in on Tattletales.
They did, briefly.
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« Reply #81 on: May 18, 2015, 08:40:35 PM »
I also like how they make seem that people rang in on Tattletales.
They did, briefly.
I was legitimately wondering that before I posted but, for the life of me, I couldn't remember it at all.
Me: Of all of the game shows you've hosted besides Jeopardy!, like High Rollers or Classic Concentration, which is your favorite?
Alex Trebek: I'd have to say To Tell The Truth, because it was the first time in my career that I got to sit down while I was hosting.

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« Reply #82 on: May 18, 2015, 08:52:16 PM »
I was legitimately wondering that before I posted but, for the life of me, I couldn't remember it at all.
Because the "buzz in and relay a charming story" format lasted all of a month, according to Wikipedia. The "you're stranded on a desert island, would you prefer to have a supply of books or a supply of music?' format lasted for the remainder. So yes, they rang in, but it's not as if that was a long-running element at all.
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« Reply #83 on: May 18, 2015, 09:01:16 PM »
Well...not quite. The "quickie" (either-or) questions were there from the start, but quickly became the norm as you said. Shame, too, since I liked the original format (held over from the show's predecessor He Said She Said) a bit more.

Also, something of note in that montage: the "classic" Let's Make A Deal clips have a yellow/green curtain in the back, which as far as I know was only on the ABC version (and then only prior to the syndicated debut). If I'm right, this is an interesting sign of things to come.
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« Reply #84 on: May 18, 2015, 09:02:36 PM »
What's not quite?
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« Reply #85 on: May 18, 2015, 09:03:52 PM »
I also like how they make seem that people rang in on Tattletales.
Fits in nicely with the name of the network though. Oddly enough, I can't think of too many Fremantle or Goodson-Todman shows that required contestants to buzz in*, outside of the shows in the commercial. Pickins were already kinda slim, when you think about it, esp. considering G-T didn't even have that many straight Q&A trivia games.

*/At least any that weren't obscurities that only ran for <six months
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« Reply #86 on: May 18, 2015, 09:09:37 PM »
Fits in nicely with the name of the network though. Oddly enough, I can't think of too many Fremantle or Goodson-Todman shows that required contestants to buzz in*, outside of the shows in the commercial. Pickins were already kinda slim, when you think about it, esp. considering G-T didn't even have that many straight Q&A trivia games.
That's brilliant synergy, like how next season Millionaire is doing a salute to bachelors. And you're right, there just aren't all that many of those shows from the Mark-unt-Bill stable that had face-offs or jump-ins.
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« Reply #87 on: May 18, 2015, 09:12:03 PM »
Oddly enough, I can't think of too many Fremantle or Goodson-Todman shows that required contestants to buzz in
Well, there's at least one that Fremantle owns now that many of us would like to see continued... :)

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« Reply #88 on: May 18, 2015, 09:14:54 PM »
Oddly enough, I can't think of too many Fremantle or Goodson-Todman shows that required contestants to buzz in*, outside of the shows in the commercial.
Now You See It (Goodson), He Said She Said (Goodson), and Scrabble (Grundy) all come to mind. Concentration (Goodson) also had a buzz-in element, but the franchise is owned by NBC.
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« Reply #89 on: May 18, 2015, 09:18:14 PM »
Ahem.

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