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"Bingable" game shows?
Dbacksfan12:
Sodboy took two of my responses—and almost verbatim to how I would have responded.
I find $ale engaging with the various segments (Fame Game, etc.) creating a nice change of pace.
LMaD, especially the 80s runs are most interesting. More specifically, the ‘84-‘86 run. It’s exciting to see someone win a car, because it’s far less commonplace than TPiR.
Ian Wallis:
--- Quote from: Blanquepage on May 24, 2023, 09:53:30 PM ---
- The New Treasure Hunt and Treasure Hunt '81: if I could acquire the whole series of the original, I would. Geoff was an ace in both versions and it's definitely my favorite Barris product
Nowadays: Recording Break the Bank from GameTV and watching the episodes back-to-back on Saturday or Sunday.
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I'm with you on that one. I think late '70s Dating Game might just be my favorite Barris show (at least it was when I was a kid), but I have a special fondness for The New Treasure Hunt. It was aired Saturday nights at 7:30 in my area for most of its run. The '80s version was never seen in my area, but when I saw episodes on GSN, I thought it just wasn't up to par with the 73-77 version. Too bad GSN couldn't have run more of that version.
For me, I might add in Break the Bank and even Whew!, but part of that could be because they were rare shows until recently. Maybe it's the excitement of the unearthing of a rare gem that would skew our "bingeable" lists.
Ian Wallis:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on May 24, 2023, 05:41:16 PM ---Definitely agree on "Feud". It's a reason GSN shows it wall-to-wall during the evenings.
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For me, I just can't get into Harvey's Feud enough to watch it for that long, but sometimes my wife turns on GSN and watches it for a couple of hours at a time. I agree that GSN wouldn't be doing this if they weren't getting the ratings.
JasonA1:
Buzzr showed me that there's at least 2 shows I can enjoy this way: Dawson Feud, on one-after-the-other late at night, is hard to put down. When Classic Concentration had a spot on weekends for hours at a time, we similarly couldn't change the channel. I think both shows succeeded in a space we're all talking about: there's a game, but there's enough natural extra-curricular conversation and jokes to keep you guessing at what will happen next. Classic Concentration has the added bonus of hoping to see somebody finally beat the car round with each additional 5 seconds added to the clock. I continue to be pleasantly surprised at how the puzzles and matching engage people who wouldn't normally hang in there for a game show.
-Jason
Stackertosh:
--- Quote from: Ian Wallis on May 25, 2023, 11:55:54 AM ---
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on May 24, 2023, 05:41:16 PM ---Definitely agree on "Feud". It's a reason GSN shows it wall-to-wall during the evenings.
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For me, I just can't get into Harvey's Feud enough to watch it for that long, but sometimes my wife turns on GSN and watches it for a couple of hours at a time. I agree that GSN wouldn't be doing this if they weren't getting the ratings.
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I was in the doctors office yesterday and they have the best of Harvey Feud on a loop and they just play all the funny moments and biggest wins between Celebrity and Regular families. I never knew that was such a thing it was on one of those app channels. I can't get into Harvey feud also the sexual answers and Steve usual routine stopped being funny after the first season.
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