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Jamey Greek:
Match Game 1998-wow where do I start? I was expecting a version like the 70s version and the theme song a reworking of the 70s theme like they had in 1990 but the categories, no A &B and technology instead of the sliding door method and well you get the idea. At least the Alec Baldwin version was an interesting mix of old and new
Family Feud (Louie Anderson version)- I was hoping it would be like the previous two versions but it was not. At least subsequent hosts slowly but surely got it close to the original version as possible.
Family Game Night-Burton Richardson was not as active in the first season. All they relegated him to was the intro and the prize plugs. Glad in the second season they had him doing more. Introducing the contestants doing a play-by-play on one of the games and the ticket and contestant plugs.
I also do not like how the announcers were not recognized and not as active as much. No “Thank you Burton” from Louie on Feud no “Thank you such and such” Also no live in-studio anymore and the announcers are not doing warm-up’s anymore like they used to. With the big three it is a different story but I’m just saying
aaron sica:
--- Quote from: whewfan on May 29, 2025, 10:52:00 PM ---To me, the headline solving element looked too much like Wheel
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Those were my feelings exactly about $1M COAL. Reminded me of Wheel too much.
TimK2003:
--- Quote from: Jamey Greek on May 30, 2025, 10:04:32 PM ---Match Game 1998-wow where do I start? I was expecting a version like the 70s version and the theme song a reworking of the 70s theme like they had in 1990 but the categories, no A &B and technology instead of the sliding door method and well you get the idea.
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I can still see the WTF looks and hear the gasps in the GSC '98 audience during our phone conversation with Jay Wolpert when Jay was giving us the details of the "revamped" show. This was a few months before the show premiered.
wdm1219inpenna:
Tic Tac Dough disappointments include for me the overuse of the red boxes. One per game would have been okay, then they went to two which was tolerable, but then when it went to three it was too much.
I realize they wanted to try to give the O player (the challenger) a bit more equal footing since the X player (the champion) always got to play first, and TTD had their fair share of super champions Lord knows...
I would rather the game start with a toss up question and the player who got it right first would get to start that game. Do the same after each tie game too.
Was disappointed when Wink left. More so that he did not say anything about leaving the show. I can't help but wonder if the show might have lasted longer had he remained. Jim Caldwell was so so, and I really hated how they changed the set during the final season...the original set was very cozy and warm and bright, the new one was dreadful to me.
And as much as I adored Bill Cullen, he will forever be #1 host in my eyes, I was disappointed when Dan Enright replaced the deceased Jack Barry with Bill to host The Joker's Wild instead of Jim Peck. Bill was the very very best host but his final assignment with Joker was just such a mismatch. A game that was fast paced was dragged to a halt by Bill. His style worked on Blockbusters, Child's Play, Three on a Match (he kept things going on that show) but with Joker it was just a square peg into a round hole...I was disappointed that Jim Peck didn't take over, and was disappointed FOR Jim as much as I was for my own self.
BillCullen1:
--- Quote from: Jamey Greek on May 30, 2025, 10:04:32 PM ---Match Game 1998-wow where do I start? I was expecting a version like the 70s version and the theme song a reworking of the 70s theme like they had in 1990 but the categories, no A &B and technology instead of the sliding door method and well you get the idea. At least the Alec Baldwin version was an interesting mix of old and new
Family Feud (Louie Anderson version)- I was hoping it would be like the previous two versions but it was not. At least subsequent hosts slowly but surely got it close to the original version as possible.
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Seconded. MG '98 had five celebs instead of six, a cheaper payout and questions where answers had to be bleeped out by the censors. As for FF, at times, Louie looked like he didn't want to be there and he mumbled sometimes so I couldn't understand the questions. Both are disappointments to me.
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