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The Gatekeeper of “Great Host” Territory
Chief-O:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on August 18, 2024, 02:56:07 PM ---How about Trebek, but prior to about 1986 when people still saw him as the guy from High Rollers? Even before J! he showed he could do a hard trivia show like Double Dare, but was also personable enough to manage a light game that features human interest questions or surveys.
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Also, look at "Classic Concentration": I'd have to think Trebek had solidly become "The "Jeopardy!" Guy" by 1987, yet he was certainly in a lighter mood with CC.
I'd personally put Tom Kennedy into this camp. Just over the course of a few years he was dealt with "Split Second", "Name That Tune", and "Whew!" (not to mention at least one version of "You Don't Say", "50 Grand Slam", and I bet I forgot one). Then, he had to fill big shoes with P+, and did so admirably.
danderson:
Tom really made "Name That Tune" then. I'll say he's ten times better than Jane Krakowski is. Even Jim Lange was better than her. If you watch both of their versions, you'll see why. I'll even take Dennis James over Jane Krakowski (simply because he was a legend too) and was more polished than she ever will be.
I'll say i enjoyed Pat Finn more on STYD, he made that show fun (not to mention his announcer, who happened to be a good host in his own right, Mark L. Walberg.) I'll say David Ruprecht was outstanding on Supermarket Sweep too (he really made that show work, IMHO, Leslie Jones wasn't as good as David was.)
SuperMatch93:
--- Quote from: danderson on August 19, 2024, 06:15:51 AM ---If you watch both of their versions, you'll see why. I'll even take Dennis James over Jane Krakowski (simply because he was a legend too) and was more polished than she ever will be.
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Now that you mention him, I'd actually pick Dennis to answer Jeremy's question. From what I've seen of him he definitely fulfills the role of solid all-around broadcaster given the variety of shows (game and otherwise) that he did in television's infancy.
TimK2003:
I go with Tom Kennedy as well. He worked with both civilians and celebrities, definitely played a good traffic cop (sometimes a little too good -- reminding players to "wait 'til he's finished" on at least 3 different shows). He could read questions quicker than most. He could also bring seriousness or a jovial mood to a show.
Jeremy Nelson:
--- Quote from: TimK2003 on August 19, 2024, 10:14:33 AM ---...definitely played a good traffic cop (sometimes a little too good -- reminding players to "wait 'til he's finished" on at least 3 different shows).
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If you gotta wait for a prompt before your next choice is honored, that's him trying to save you a couple seconds. Felt like nobody listened to him on Wordplay, where their bonus round structure was "Expert Level Gold Run" and every second mattered so much.
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