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clemon79:
[quote name=\'CaseyAbell\' date=\'Mar 9 2004, 10:17 AM\'] By the way, since you put Blockbusters in your top twenty, I'll give you my Select Score:
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 And this proves we're arguing from completely different universes, because I simply can't fathom anyone who would include Love-friggin'-Connection in their Top 20, especially to the exclusion of Concentration, Password, TPiR (you DID explain that, tho), Whew!, or Joker's Wild.

To each their own, tho. I'm thinking it's best to agree to disagree here and move on. :)

joshg:
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 9 2004, 08:22 AM\']What's so great about Lingo, anyway?[/quote]
I have at least 2500 reasons why I think "Lingo" is great...

JOSH

Fedya:
[quote name=\'matchgame\' date=\'Mar 9 2004, 01:41 PM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 9 2004, 08:22 AM\']What's so great about Lingo, anyway?[/quote]
I have at least 2500 reasons why I think "Lingo" is great...

JOSH [/quote]
 What about that Croton watch?  :-)

CaseyAbell:
Fair enough, though I simply don't like the pace of Concentration, Password or TJW. If a show is going to concentrate (sorry) on the gameplay, move the gameplay along a little quicker or make the gameplay a little more suspenseful.

Never saw Whew. The show's thirteen months brushed past me.

Interview shows that actually tend to leave the game show premises are a weakness of mine. Ever since I was a kid and watched Groucho basically ignore the "gameplay" to spar with the contestants, I've liked shows that allowed a talented host to play off the surroundings while letting the less than all-important game slide.

Woolery was perfect for Love Connection, and he's the only reason the show lasted over a decade. His persona - part serious, part goofy, part horndog - couldn't have been better for the datefest. He kept the show from total sleaze but allowed enough naughtiness to tease the viewer. And he rightly and obviously regarded the "gameplay" as an afterthought.

I'll admit the host (or panel) is crucial here. A computer could host great gameplay like Jeopardy's...and some people say that's exactly what we have. But as I look over the interview shows on my list - IGaS, Newlywed Game, Love Connection, You Bet Your Life - the critical importance of the personalities becomes clear. Really, it's not much of an extension to include my fave game show ever, Match Game.

None of these are really game shows in the sense that the game is all-important, or even the most important. And without the right people in front of the camera, these shows would fail with a thud. Maybe that's why I'm not nearly as upset as some others about GSN's timid move into non-traditional shows.

Of course, I'm not bothered by the hobgoblin of little minds, either. So I've included lots of shows where the game's the thing: Lingo, Millionaire, Pyramid, Jeopardy, etc.

MikeK:
[quote name=\'matchgame\' date=\'Mar 9 2004, 01:41 PM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 9 2004, 08:22 AM\']What's so great about Lingo, anyway?[/quote]
I have at least 2500 reasons why I think "Lingo" is great...

JOSH [/quote]
 True, but what did you think about Naturally Stoned? :-)

I don't want to read too much into what you said but you did say "at least 2500 reasons".  Does this mean you took part in the Tournament of Champions?  If you can't expound on that, I fully understand.

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