Go! episode order

[gridlockjoe]

I am trying to figure out how the episode list at https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/Go is off by one episode.

They list the last week as production numbers 74-78. But we know the last episode () is production number 79, per the opening slate.

Something's off somewhere. Perhaps one of the two preemptions they list (Thanksgiving and New Year's) weren't in fact preempted. TV Guide shows them as preempted. Perhaps they produced one more episode that never aired?

Anyone have any insight?

[Blanquepage]

I feel like the culprit is week #14. It shows "January 3-6". Why would Jan.2 have been preempted?
When I recorded most of it, I'm also showing as having gotten 3 from that week. I don't remember though if it was due to my not recording or if GSN skipped them. Either way, my money's on that week being off.
I'll check the Friday of week #13 to see if Kevin mentions that they'll be back on Monday

[aaron sica]

I feel like the culprit is week #14. It shows "January 3-6". Why would Jan.2 have been preempted?

January 1 was on a Sunday in 1984; when that happens, all the pomp and circumstance (i.e. parades and bowl games) are the day after.

[gridlockjoe]

Yes, and it was January 2 when the preemption happened. I should've been clearer.

[Blanquepage]

Aaah, d'uh  I'd say you were clear enough, I just had a common sense lapse.
Even still, I'll check if there are any mentions later when I get home.

[Blanquepage]

Well, Kevin makes no references to Monday on Friday of Week 13. Seem to be missing the tape with week 14, eh well.

[thomas_meighan]

I checked the NY Daily News TV schedule for each weekday of the 16-week run, and “Go!” was indeed preempted twice — Thursday, 11-24 and Monday, 1-2.

My hypothesis — which is only that — is maybe they skipped a production number to account for Thanksgiving and to maintain the pattern of Monday shows ending in 1 or 6, Tuesday in 2 or 7, etc. Also, the second of the two soap opera weeks was planned for airing the week of 11-28. These were aired out of order, so maybe it was thought that airing #44 on Friday, then going back to #26-30, then the pattern shifting to #45-49, would be a source of confusion.

By mid-December, with the show canceled and not having any more out-of-order weeks, there was less reason to skip a number for the day after New Year’s.

(For anyone who cares, other NBC daytime preemption notes from those holidays: the entire schedule was preempted 11-24. On 11-25, cartoons aired from 10 to noon, then regular programming resumed.  On 1-2, “Facts of Life” repeats returned at 10, then “Sale of the Century” aired, then the Rose Bowl parade and football took over.)

[gridlockjoe]

Thank you all for your helpful input. The skipped production number sounds most plausible. We won't know for sure until an episode surfaces with a slate that confirms the production number.

[SRIV94]

I owe the final ep of GO! a thank you.  First time I ever saw NBC camera operators get the credit they deserved.

[carlisle96]

I am trying to figure out how the episode list at https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/Go is off by one episode.
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Anyone have any insight?

I don't have any insight, but I was in the audience for the Go pilot because I had an interview scheduled with Jack Clark for a project that never got anywhere. He was the announcer. Kevin O'Connell interrupted us, apologized, and peppered Jack Clark with questions about whether he did a good job hosting, seeking a veteran's input. I guess he was fine because he got the job and wasn't a bad host. He should have gotten more shows. I briefly chatted with Bob Stewart and asked him about spinning off the Chain Reaction bonus game. "We never throw anything away."

[Dbacksfan12]

Are you able to provide more insight on the pilot?  There was a picture in the first edition of the GSE that depicted a different format.

[BrandonFG]

Kevin O'Connell interrupted us, apologized, and peppered Jack Clark with questions about whether he did a good job hosting, seeking a veteran's input. I guess he was fine because he got the job and wasn't a bad host. He should have gotten more shows.

I keep forgetting this was Kevin's only game that made it to air. He was very underrated and definitely deserved more work. With all the shows Bob produced in the 80s, I'm curious as to what else he auditioned for.

I briefly chatted with Bob Stewart and asked him about spinning off the Chain Reaction bonus game. "We never throw anything away."

Straight from the man himself.

[carlisle96]

Are you able to provide more insight on the pilot?  There was a picture in the first edition of the GSE that depicted a different format.

That board with the numbers in the GSE picture was definitely in the pilot I saw, but I honestly can't remember what its function was. I do remember one of the puzzles was "What are the first three digits of your phone number?" and the female contestant (who also can be seen in the GSE pic) said "235" or whatever it was. The answer, of course, was area code. It got a big laugh from the audience, but O'Connell didn't follow it up with a clever comment or a joke.

[BrandonFG]

Are you able to provide more insight on the pilot?  There was a picture in the first edition of the GSE that depicted a different format.

That board with the numbers in the GSE picture was definitely in the pilot I saw, but I honestly can't remember what its function was.

I'd forgotten all about that. Found this pic on the Game Show Wiki.

https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/Go?file=19113760_1317371058332522_6999325373565860111_n-1-.jpg

I had a stereo in the late-90s and the CD display had a similar look (the 4x5 grid on the right) indicating the track number...back in the day I remember that it reminded me of the show. Only difference was that mine was gray.

EDIT: I think I formatted the pic correctly this time
(Jason: Sorry, no. I'll leave the link to Game Show Wiki in place.)

[carlisle96]

Are you able to provide more insight on the pilot?  There was a picture in the first edition of the GSE that depicted a different format.

That board with the numbers in the GSE picture was definitely in the pilot I saw, but I honestly can't remember what its function was.

I'd forgotten all about that. Found this pic on the Game Show Wiki.



I had a stereo in the late-90s and the CD display had a similar look (the 4x5 grid on the right) indicating the track number...back in the day I remember that it reminded me of the show. Only difference was that mine was gray.

EDIT: I think I formatted the pic correctly this time

maybe the pilot will crop up someplace ... so many rarities appear lately