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Barker TPIR coming to Pluto TV 12/1/20 (Confirmed)
TimK2003:
Random Thoughts/Questions after the 2nd week of the TPIR Channel:
Has the TPIR train (woot wooot) been used on every show so far? I didn't realize they used it so much then.
How many games were in the rotation at this point?
You can tell when they use the short credit roll vs. the long one before they start: The MG/BT logos have different fonts.
Now I can't get the "Nothing But Furniture" cue out of my head.
Chelsea Thrasher:
--- Quote from: TimK2003 on December 11, 2020, 09:19:32 AM ---How many games were in the rotation at this point?
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43 assuming I haven't forgotten one. List follows:
1 Right Price, 3 Strikes, Any Number, Barker's Bargain Bar, Blank Check, Bonus Game, Bullseye, Card Game, Check-Out, Cliff Hangers, Clock Game, Danger Price, Dice Game, Double Prices, Five Price Tags, Give or Keep, Golden Road, Grand Game, Grocery Game, Hi Lo, Hit Me, Hole in One, Hurdles, It's Optional, Lucky Seven, Money Game, Most Expensive, Now...and Then, Penny Ante, Pick a Pair, Poker Game, Punch a Bunch, Race Game, Range Game, Safe Crackers , Secret "X", Shell Game, Squeeze Play, Super Ball!!, Switcheroo, Take Two, Temptation, and Trader Bob.
As far as the rest of the season goes, Plinko's the next new game on 1/3/83. Master Key debuts on 3/25/83. Hurdles retires after the 3/31/83 show, and It's Optional's last gasp was 5/9/83 (what a fun game, BTW).
BrandonFG:
--- Quote from: TimK2003 on December 11, 2020, 09:19:32 AM ---You can tell when they use the short credit roll vs. the long one before they start: The MG/BT logos have different fonts.
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I noticed this last night too. And when they show the TPIR logo w/copyright at the end, it dissolves away during a short crawl. During a long credit crawl, they use a reverse square wipe.
I had this convo with Ben Williams last night. For years, I could never get the hang of Trader Bob, but it appears the proper strategy is keep the lesser of the two prizes, then hope that the four prizes you kept increase in value. Interesting concept, but if being confusing is why it didn't last, I definitely understand. It also shows just how many games were a sibling or first cousin of Give or Keep.
Even after ten years, you had contestants who couldn't get the hang of the simpler games. Granted, I don't expect everyone to watch every single day, and there's probably games that, if I were a contestant today, might confuse me also. Plus, lights and camera...
TimK2003:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on December 11, 2020, 10:56:33 AM ---
--- Quote from: TimK2003 on December 11, 2020, 09:19:32 AM ---You can tell when they use the short credit roll vs. the long one before they start: The MG/BT logos have different fonts.
--- End quote ---
I noticed this last night too. And when they show the TPIR logo w/copyright at the end, it dissolves away during a short crawl. During a long credit crawl, they use a reverse square wipe.
I had this convo with Ben Williams last night. For years, I could never get the hang of Trader Bob, but it appears the proper strategy is keep the lesser of the two prizes, then hope that the four prizes you kept increase in value. Interesting concept, but if being confusing is why it didn't last, I definitely understand. It also shows just how many games were a sibling or first cousin of Give or Keep.
Even after ten years, you had contestants who couldn't get the hang of the simpler games. Granted, I don't expect everyone to watch every single day, and there's probably games that, if I were a contestant today, might confuse me also. Plus, lights and camera...
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Then again, I saw one of the smoothest, quickest playings of 10 chances I've ever seen earlier this week.
Clay Zambo:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on December 11, 2020, 10:56:33 AM ---I had this convo with Ben Williams last night. For years, I could never get the hang of Trader Bob, but it appears the proper strategy is keep the lesser of the two prizes, then hope that the four prizes you kept increase in value. Interesting concept, but if being confusing is why it didn't last, I definitely understand. It also shows just how many games were a sibling or first cousin of Give or Keep.
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Two thoughts: 1, WOW, were they into big set pieces. 2., it always irked me that Give or Keep was about Keeping the more expensive prize. I always thought the game should have been called Generosity, where the object was to give away the more valuable item.
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