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RMF:
A few of mine:
Building off of the previously-noted critiques of the 1970s version of Match Game, one issue I have is that, in certain regards, it comes across as Goodson-Todman doing something we'd associate more with 1970s-era Barry and Enright- namely, copying aspects of another producer's format.
Family Feud has always struck me as a format that could be of potential interest, saddled with an assortment of unbearable hosts.
There are cults of personality around several figures in the medium that, to my eyes, are utterly incomprehensible- but are still so strong that I dare not hint at one of my key examples.....
In terms of the output of Chuck Barris, I get the feeling that the best way of understanding it is to realize that Barris appears to have been really good in terms of selling stuff, but that he doesn't seem to have had much in terms of ideas beyond draping his material with the zeitgeist of the time.
And, to offer a positive example: Information Please might have been the finest panel game ever produced in the United States.
Ian Wallis:
Here are a few of mine:
*I hate the 1969-78 To Tell the Truth theme. The "bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah's" are really annoying and I don't want the tune going thru my head. I hardly ever watch that version of the show and only have a few from that time frame saved in my collection. Having said that, I adore the 1990 instrumental remake of the same theme.
*I've always been attracted to shows with big flashy sets, numbers changing and flashing lights. Maybe that's why I like Press Your Luck, Celebrity Sweepstakes and Break the Bank '76 so much.
*I've lost some interest in Jeopardy recently. I just find it's usually way too obscure now. I used to be able to get approx 30 out of 61 responses right...now I'm lucky if I get 10. The material they're covering is so out there that no normal person could possibly know this. There have been a high number of episodes that ended in low scores because the contestants either kept missing or just didn't buzz in. Obviously some of them are feeling the same way I do. To me, it's lost some of its appeal.
*I find Steve Harvey to be quite full of himself and don't overly enjoy his version of Family Feud. It's on GSN all the time and it seems whenever I turn to the channel, that's all they're showing.
*While I loved Peter Marshall's version of Hollywood Squares growing up, I can see why it didn't do well on GSN. I'd love to see Davidson's version again.
TimK2003:
I still don't get why certain game shows of the recent past and present (McHale's Card Sharks, Strahan Pyramid, Baldwin Match Game,...) still put two separate 30‐minute episodes back-to-back and officially call it a single one hour episode, and in many cases, switching out wardrobes and/or celebrities.
Isn't it much easier to just shoot a one-hour episode with two games using the same group of celebrities and eliminate the wardrobe changes and the second round of "welcome to the show" banter?
You know darn well in the current TV world where nearly all 30-minute non-network reruns are aired back to back for at least one hour at a time, the alternate unaired version with the specific 30-minute intros/outros will never see the light of day in reruns.
Blanquepage:
A few more:
- I enjoy Treasure Hunt a lot, yet I've never found Let's Make a Deal interesting.
- Baffle is a rarity that I'm perfectly content with seeing only one episode of. Ick
- PDQ on the other hand is a rarity I'd love to see a lot more of
- The Puzzle Game should've made it
- I thought Peter Allen really had potential, and it really is a pity that we couldn't see more of him in action
aaron sica:
Another one:
- PYL doesn't work as an hour show with a bonus round. It's quite predictable when the contestant will decide to stop.
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