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Barry Enright discussion
wdm1219inpenna:
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--- Quote from: TLEberle on April 13, 2025, 12:54:53 PM ---Why did Jack and Dan have Play the Percentages and Hot Potato and Break the Bank and Hollywood connection? If one show gets cancelled you’re still in business. If your only show gets cancelled you’re a fish out of water. No producer is going to settle for just one property, not Bob or Chuck or Bob and Merrill. It’s just the business.
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This actually makes perfect sense. Didn’t even think about the “insurance policy”.
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I was going to say the same thing but you beat me to it. The more shows on the better as far as hedging one's bet. This is why Mark Goodson did so well for decades as he more or less always had multiple programs on daytime at any given time across all 3 of the big networks back in the B.C. years (Before Cable).
Blanquepage:
Bullseye's stylish presentation was burned into my mind at a very early age, yet now I see a mediocre TJW clone in glitzy dress. The formula worked for B&E so that they stayed relevant for a nice while. Their products passed the time just fine, all the way up through the run of Bumper Stumpers. When they got to stuff like All About the Opposite Sex, things had definitely run their course. For me now, Break the Bank, Bumper Stumpers, and CBS TJW are the 3 I could spend a chill day binge-watching.
A wild idea that I recently had to improve Bullseye was, instead of general knowledge categories, to use different mind games like those of 1000 Heartbeats. A game of perception, knowledge, math, memory, etc. Maybe one of these days I'll test it out during a game night :)
Ian Wallis:
--- Quote from: Blanquepage on April 13, 2025, 02:51:54 PM ---For me now, Break the Bank, Bumper Stumpers, and CBS TJW are the 3 I could spend a chill day binge-watching.
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I was never a huge fan of Bumper Stumpers but I'll go along with the other two. I was fascinated to see CBS Joker on GSN all those years ago - too bad it couldn't have lasted a bit longer.
And if we could only find more Jack Barry episodes of Break the Bank, I'd be happy :)
The Ol' Guy:
Have always preferred Joker's Wild to TTD and Bullseye. It moved quickly, and the suspense from not knowing what the wheels would offer up made for a fun half-hour. You didn't have the TTD tie games that went on and on. Also, IMO, the Joker board had more control over a player's fate than TTD. Even if a category you didn't know much about appeared in the TTD box you needed to block or win, there was still a chance you might know the answer. If you needed at least $100 to beat your opponent in Joker and three single categories popped up, you were done.
Neumms:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on April 13, 2025, 09:51:52 AM ---With the car plugs, maybe Buick or Chevrolet didn’t pay their bill that week but the show wanted people to know you could still win a car?
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It’s like George still describing grocery items and small prizes on TPIR. Sponsors don’t buy the mentions anymore, but Fremantle would still be overjoyed to work out a deal. Also force of habit.
Can anyone elaborate on the revamp of Play the Percentages? I presume the ratings were low and they tried whatever someone thought of first, but maybe there’s more to it.
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