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chrisholland03:
Ross' humor was of its time and worked well, in my opinion.  The show didn't need more extroversion. 

Neumms:
I never thought Ross was all that bad, but watching BUZZR lately, I like him even more. He was good with an ad-lib and good with the stars.

The fun of Match Game is making up an answer. Match-Ups don’t have that.

Good heavens, why they’d have the idiot with the dragon puppet on even once is beyond me.

JohnXXVII:
Just like I've Got A Secret went from outgoing Garry Moore to reserved Steve Allen, Match Game went from outgoing Gene to reserved Ross.

Match Up went against the spirit and flow of the whole proceedings. The time to get serious was during the end game, not during the main game.

What was Mark Goodson's beef with having a show that emphasized the comedy? The game aspects of Match Game are so lame, for them to emphasize more game, it will fall flat.

Neumms:

--- Quote from: chris319 on February 15, 2025, 05:32:35 PM ---shit-faced Brett

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Toward the end of the syndicated daily version, was Brett less able to handle her Russian club soda? It has seemed to me she was, uh, tired more of the time. Is that why she wasn’t invited to the MGHSH?

Was Gene? Adam, I think in your book you note that he was drinking less when MGHSH started. I think he was great on that with new stars helping.

Adam Nedeff:

--- Quote from: Neumms on February 20, 2025, 07:43:34 PM ---Toward the end of the syndicated daily version, was Brett less able to handle her Russian club soda?

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I went on a bingewatch of the final season. It wasn't so much drunkenness that stuck out to me, it was how "checked out" everyone was. The moment that sticks out to me is one that involves Brett. With about nine weeks to go, there was an episode that opens with "Get ready to match the stars..." and when Johnny announces Brett Somers, Brett's chair is empty. "As we play the star-studded big-money Match Game!" The set lights up, and Brett is crossing the stage with a cup in her hands and heading to her seat. Wasn't a bit or anything--she just wasn't there when tape started rolling and nobody CARED.

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