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Most obscure game shows
golden-road:
--- Quote from: fostergray82 on July 03, 2011, 11:28:29 AM ---MTV's had a few obscure ones as well...one that comes to mind is Kidnapped c. 2002, which was actually a pretty fun show.
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I remember it too, with VJ-reject Dave Holmes. You had three friends, one was "kidnapped", and the other two had to answer questions and do stunts to raise enough points (or money on occasion) to "free" her and win a big prize. Otherwise all three had to perform some humiliating task.
JasonA1:
Sadly taking a trip out of the neat and/or 70s realm, there was a kids game show Discovery aired at one time (late 90s IIRC) called "Zap It." It was a rather quiet and generic quiz with a remote control nomenclature. Contestants chose channels for questions, and could "rewind" or "fast forward" with their remote to gain advantages. Here's more information, but having seen a show or two when it aired, I'm not surprised or miffed at the lack of circulating episodes. They used the rather odd mechanic of a wrong answer (or unsuccessful stunt) giving the points to each of your opponents.
-Jason
JasonA1:
--- Quote from: golden-road on July 05, 2011, 07:38:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: fostergray82 on July 03, 2011, 11:28:29 AM ---MTV's had a few obscure ones as well...one that comes to mind is Kidnapped c. 2002, which was actually a pretty fun show.
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I remember it too, with VJ-reject Dave Holmes.
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I only caught a segment once, but I remember the really neat eggcrate display - big numbers, and staggered, to fit a ransom note-type feel.
-Jason
WarioBarker:
--- Quote from: Ian Wallis on July 05, 2011, 05:38:16 PM ---...but if we're listing series with no known video or audio is available, I'll start with a few off the top of my mind:
Snap Judgement
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Here's an opening on audio:
There was also an audio recording of a Big 5 playing on YouTube at one point. Archival Television Audio, Inc. holds the August 19, 1968 episode (also on audio).
--- Quote from: fostergray82 on July 05, 2011, 07:05:53 PM ---Jason mentioned at the top of the thread he's seen an episode [of Shopper's Casino], and I've seen the show listed on one or two tape trading lists. That's definitely A/V evidence.
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By all accounts, the episode in question aired September 8, 1987...and I've heard that the commercials are just as bad.
While I'd love for it to be on YouTube, I'm pretty sure I know why it isn't -- nobody wants to be the one who uploads it.
Chief-O:
--- Quote from: JasonA1 on July 05, 2011, 07:42:13 PM ---Sadly taking a trip out of the neat and/or 70s realm, there was a kids game show Discovery aired at one time (late 90s IIRC) called "Zap It." It was a rather quiet and generic quiz with a remote control nomenclature. Contestants chose channels for questions, and could "rewind" or "fast forward" with their remote to gain advantages. Here's more information, but having seen a show or two when it aired, I'm not surprised or miffed at the lack of circulating episodes. They used the rather odd mechanic of a wrong answer (or unsuccessful stunt) giving the points to each of your opponents.
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Better than what I remember about the show---which was, that it seemed quite lame. Of course, I was a few years older than the key demographic by that time.
There was another kids' show I remember called "Scramble", hosted by an ex-NFL player whose name I'll have to find out.....[ETA: Randall Cunningham, says this page]
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