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Review of Karn's Season 5 Opener
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FeudDude:
I found a remix of the classic theme online which was labelled as the theme that would probably be used in season 5. It has a bit of a techno-ish feel to it but retains the original melody. Would've gone well with the current set too. I don't know why they didn't use it, unless it's not an \"official\" remix.
You can listen to it here.
SplitSecond:
I have a serious issue with calling question #5 a tiebreaker, since there is no tie to be broken.
I also take issue with the fact that Richard said that one family would have won if the other hadn't stolen question #4, when in fact neither family would have had enough points to win. Well, I don't so much take issue with Richard saying that as with it making to air, given the liberal editing done elsewhere in the episode.
I will say that, despite all this, Richard looks markedly more comfortable, and playing to a point goal is always welcome in my book.
Card Shark:
Now that I have had a chance to watch a full hour of this, I believe that the game runs more smoothly now. Having the families introduce themselves before the game play begins gives more time for game play. Since Richard doesn't have to ask every single person what they do while he's asking a quetion, he can just walk right up and demand their answer. The scoring system is a much -welcomed change. There is actually a point (no pun intended) to each round. All around, I think we're headed for a good season.
Johnissoevil:
--- Quote ---I know some of this is \"Woolery left Wheel\" information
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O_O! Woolery left Wheel????? No way!
--- Quote ---* The families now play to 300 points with the first four rounds played Single-Single-Double-Triple.
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This is a welcome change. While I didn't mind the format they used to decide the winner in the last four seasons, it's good to see the scoring system back to the more traditional Dawson/Combs format.
--- Quote ---* On today's show, we got to see how the fifth round \"tiebreaker\" is played. The top answer is on the board, the first family to get it gets the points.
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For short, I just consider it a mini Bullseye Round.
--- Quote ---* The old \"party\" music is back. I know the format of the game is more important than the music, but I don't see why we can't have the best of both worlds, especially since Score Productions went through all the trouble to remix the classic theme!
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I wondered the same thing myself, but I actually liked all the Feud themes. As much as I didn't care for Feud '94, their updated version of the classic theme was not that bad.
--- Quote ---* The families are now introduced by the heads of families before the game starts. Since the families introduce themselves now, Burton doesn't do a \"roll call\" of all of the member's names. Here is how today's opening went:
\"It's time to play Family Feud! It's the Johnson Family playing against the Johnson Family. Now, with the start of a new season, everybody's favorite answer man, Mr. Richard Karn!\"
Answer Man? At least Burton isn't trying to make corney rhymes with the families' names anymore. Hopefully, this was just for the season opener.
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The one used in the second episode in the double run markets had me chuckling.
Burton: And now, here is the man with all the answers, Richard Karn.
Richard: Burton, I don't have all the answers, because that wouldn't be legal.
Most of Fremantle's revivals haven't lasted past a year and a half (Match Game '98 (one year), TTTT 2000 (a year and a half), and Card Sharks 2001 (half a year), Whammy! is iffy), but Feud is now in their fifth season. It will be interesting to see if the ratings are good enough for a sixth season...wait, I'm getting ahead of myself here. Someone please hypnotise me for six months and get it to where I'll keep saying \"It's only the start of the season\" repeatedly for those months.
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