Where do you differ from the norm?

[Twentington]

Or just give clues.  It's satisfying to think of something the giver on the show couldn't come up with.

That's how I do it most of the time. Other times I just take off my glasses, because without them, I can't read the screen unless I'm literally on top of it.

[Mr. Armadillo]

Wouldn't it be even harder to read the screen when it's directly below you?

Or just give clues.  It's satisfying to think of something the giver on the show couldn't come up with.

Or, like Bill Simmons, you just tune in for Dick Clark being, well, Dick.

[TonicBH]

I too am in the boat who doesn't mind Drew and actually doesn't care much for Barker on Price. Granted, 70s-early 90s Bob is great, but by 2002 that it felt like he was going through the motions making everything a big spectacle even if somebody picked their nose. Probably didn't help that there was that Fremantle corporate shakeup and Rich replacing the late Rod going on around that time, that might have something to do with it.

I really don't care much for modern game shows like Minute to Win It or Million Dollar Money Drop. It's relying too much on suspenseful gimmicks hosted by comedians or TV personalities.

For me, most of Chuck Barris' shows were absolute crap save for The Gong Show. I don't fondly remember The Newlywed Game at all. (Despite I have about a dozen episodes of it on tape thanks to recording GSN at my dad's work.)

I think those are all that I can name offhand...

[BrandonFG]

I really don't care much for modern game shows like Minute to Win It or Million Dollar Money Drop. It's relying too much on suspenseful gimmicks hosted by comedians or TV personalities.

Trust me. I don't think you're too far in the minority there. ;-)

[MTCesquire]

Or, like Bill Simmons, you just tune in for Dick Clark being, well, Dick.

Final Pyramid?

Oh, he means the Winner's Circle.  You'd think he would know the actual name of the bonus round on a show he claims to be one of his favorites.

[Vahan_Nisanian]

Probably didn't help that there was that Fremantle corporate shakeup.

If you're talking about announcers getting less camera time, Fremantle didn't do that. Barker did.

[PYLdude]

Probably didn't help that there was that Fremantle corporate shakeup.

If you're talking about announcers getting less camera time, Fremantle didn't do that. Barker did.

Have we been able to DEFINITIVELY prove that?

[Vahan_Nisanian]

I think that's what Chris Mann believes (still not sure why his book hasn't been released yet).

[Steve Gavazzi]

I can't believe there's still anyone who believes it wasn't Barker.

[chris319]

OK, here's one. I always liked Shoot for the Stars/Double Talk. I thought it was a fun word game. The American public obviously didn't agree with me.

[Vahan_Nisanian]

OK, here's one. I always liked Shoot for the Stars/Double Talk. I thought it was a fun word game. The American public obviously didn't agree with me.

Yes I agree. I thought it was a fun show, too.

Ex: "Contest Display" > "Game Show"

[clemon79]

OK, here's one. I always liked Shoot for the Stars/Double Talk. I thought it was a fun word game. The American public obviously didn't agree with me.

Double Talk was thoroughly meh for me. LOVED Shoot For The Stars, though.

[vexer6]

I really don't care much for modern game shows like Minute to Win It or Million Dollar Money Drop. It's relying too much on suspenseful gimmicks hosted by comedians or TV personalities.

Trust me. I don't think you're too far in the minority there. ;-)

Yeah, i'm the biggest fan of those shows myself, they would've both been alot better if they didn't depend so much on sheer blind luck, "Supercoin" is a game that you only have about a one-in-a-trillion chance of winning(Don't Blow The Joker was pretty awful too, it was so hard that the website actually had to tell you how to play the game, and even that wouldn't help you out much) i'll bet you anything "Minute" would've lasted another season if the producers either got rid of Supercoin for good or just kept it as a bonus game and removed it from the main levels.  MDMD would've been better if the contestants weren't forced into playing all-or-nothing all the way through the game and were either given the option to walk away with some money before the final question or at least get some sort of consolation prize.

Also, I too liked Drew better then Barker on "Price"(mostly because it's hard for me to respect Barker after hearing about all the crap he's put his employees through), though to be fair most of the Barker episodes i've seen were from the 2000s, so maybe i'll like his earlier stuff better.

[MikeK]

Yeah, i'm the biggest fan of those shows myself, they would've both been alot better if they didn't depend so much on sheer blind luck, "Supercoin" is a game that you only have about a one-in-a-trillion chance of winning(Don't Blow The Joker was pretty awful too, it was so hard that the website actually had to tell you how to play the game, and even that wouldn't help you out much) i'll bet you anything "Minute" would've lasted another season if the producers either got rid of Supercoin for good or just kept it as a bonus game and removed it from the main levels.

A million dollar game which has been played under normal circumstances exactly once will not kill a show.  There were many other factors which killed MTWI.

MDMD would've been better if the contestants weren't forced into playing all-or-nothing all the way through the game and were either given the option to walk away with some money before the final question or at least get some sort of consolation prize.

But...that's the way the game is played--get through the gauntlet of questions including a 50/50 shot at the end, take home the coin.  Where's the fun if a couple walks with half a million before the final question?  That's like ending Jeopardy! immediately after the second round.

[SRIV94]

OK, here's one. I always liked Shoot for the Stars/Double Talk. I thought it was a fun word game. The American public obviously didn't agree with me.

Double Talk was thoroughly meh for me.

The host didn't help.

/And the countdown to 4500 concludes.