Disappointments

[Stackertosh]

I was thrilled that Card Sharks was revived in 1986....only to see it hosted by Bob Eubanks. I realize that Jim Perry was engaged in several projects, but Bob's attitude came off as too obnoxious at a contestant's expense all too often, and just rather obnoxious in general--especially in the last year and change. There's my 1.5 cents.

I always thought Bill Rafferty did a better job hosting Card Sharks.

[BillCullen1]

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.

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. 

I'm with you on all of the above. I thought Dan Enright should have gotten Jim Peck to replace Wink on TTD since Jim missed out on hosting Joker. Since Wink had a hand in producing Headline Chasers, he wanted to be involved in that. I also think the current version of TTD is too "dumbed down" for my personal liking. It's disappointing considering the terrific job GSN did with Split Second.

As much of a fan as I was of Uncle Bill, I agree that Joker was not the best fit for him at the time. Bill was a better known name than Jim Peck but a couple of times, even I said "Let's move this along" as I was watching it. I didn't know about Jack planning to retire and handing the show over to Jim Peck until years after the fact.

[Jamey Greek]

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.

If Wink stayed it would not have made much a difference.  WOF and J! were knocking TTD and TJW out of the park at the time. 

[wdm1219inpenna]

I was disappointed for a Wheel contestant who had something like $61,000 and was unable to solve the puzzle THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT...that was just brutal to watch.

I was also disappointed when Thom McKee was finally beaten on Tic Tac Dough.  He has to be, to me, my all time favorite contestant of any game show ever.  He was a role model for me back in 1980.

Very disappointed with MG/HS Hour when Peter Marshall was not selected for Hollywood Squares.  Very disappointed with Jon Bauman's hosting but I did like him as a Match Game panelist.  Also hated that any missed question in Squares resulted in the other player getting the square by default as opposed to having to earn the win.

Also disappointed with how lackluster Drew Carey was when the perfect showcase bid occurred.  That would have been something to see if Bob were still hosting back then.

[wdm1219inpenna]

Sorry just thought of yet another, the Wayne Brady Let's Make A Deal (I seldom ever watched it as it's kind of meh to me), having only one player for the Big Deal round.