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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Jeremy Nelson on July 04, 2010, 08:16:59 AM
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At some point or another, you've probably turned on a game show and seen some elaborate set piece that made you think "Man, that's actually pretty neat". What's your favorite?
I know some people thought Press Your Luck's Big Board was a wonder for its time, but my vote goes to the awesome Second Chance "Open Book" board.
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NYSI '74's Big Board. On the other hand, I wonder how "Cash Cab"'s set compares in price to a studio set?
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[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'243597\' date=\'Jul 4 2010, 07:16 AM\']At some point or another, you've probably turned on a game show and seen some elaborate set piece that made you think "Man, that's actually pretty neat". What's your favorite?
I know some people thought Press Your Luck's Big Board was a wonder for its time, but my vote goes to the awesome Second Chance "Open Book" board.[/quote]
The Scrabble cube. On screen, it's one thing, but seeing it backstage it's monolithic.
I'd give the Wipeout (ABC) team a second place if and only if because it's the closest thing we'll get to Sasuke and Takeshi's Castle.
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Probably the big board from Bullseye, for all the flashy lights and what not.
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Anya. She is a piece (of ass) and she was created by two cold, lonely Russians back in the 80s.
Among non-humans, the Magnificent Marble Machine. The supersized pinball machine is, obviously, a sight to behold. Based on what I've read, the amount of electronics to run the machine is mind-blowing.
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The Money Maze.
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Well considering my name, I am obviously a bit biased, but I really love Jeopardy!'s current set, with the bank of 42" HD monitors in the big board, and that MASSIVE HDTV sitting mid-set for the FJ! category. I just think it looks awesome.
After that...probably the old WOF Puzzleboard and the original flip-dot display FF Fast Money board.
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The full-size game board for Video Village/Shenanigans.
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I've always enjoyed the huge video wall MG-HSH used.
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[quote name=\'JepMasta\' post=\'243605\' date=\'Jul 4 2010, 07:44 AM\']with the bank of 42" HD monitors in the big board[/quote]
Do you have a source for this? I have a 42" HD screen in my living room, and based on images like this:
http://thewizardofoz.info/pics/jeopardy20091116a.jpg (http://\"http://thewizardofoz.info/pics/jeopardy20091116a.jpg\")
...I have a hard time buying that those individual screens are 42" diagonal. 32", maybe?
(I welcome the opportunity to be wrong. I just question the information, that's all.)
EDIT: Never mind. This article (http://\"http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/10/jeopardy-films-ces-unveils-new-technology/\") corraborates that information. I'm still unsure, but hey.
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I've always loved the board from '76 Break the Bank (a show I wish GSN would show the complete run of). I'd have loved to have seen what it looked like from underneath and how they changed everything around between games!
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My first thought was The Magnificent Marble Machine, but The Big Money Maze is right up there. I'd have to call it a draw. The Maze was probably more awe-inspiring for its size, but the mechanics of the Machine even it out.
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My personal top three:
1. The MG/HSH video wall impressed me a lot as a kid.
2. The Fun House (Though it got *too* big in the last season, IMO)
3. Winning Lines' Wonderwall
All were very impressive for their time period.
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I enjoy the former Hurdles board.
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The MMM Pinball ranks up there, but the first thing that left me in a state of awe when I was a young'un was the Joker's Wild slot machine. I thought that the "slides" were as tall as the windows back in the day and that there were 6 slides to a wheel.
I also was attracted to the set for "Hit Man", with a generous use of color (red, blue, yellow & green), and new sound effects for the game show genre. The board for Three on a Match also lured me in as a 5-year old because of the colors.
And I liked how the celebrity area for Battlestars seemed to "float" out in space.
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It might not look impressive, but creating a fully-stocked mini-supermarket for Supermarket Sweep (and then restocking it after every episode) is certainly no small feat.
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The TTD 7x board. From a technological stand point at the time, it was very advanced. And... I'm a sucker for block graphics. :-P
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243621\' date=\'Jul 4 2010, 04:12 PM\'][quote name=\'JepMasta\' post=\'243605\' date=\'Jul 4 2010, 07:44 AM\']with the bank of 42" HD monitors in the big board[/quote]
Do you have a source for this? I have a 42" HD screen in my living room, and based on images like this:
http://thewizardofoz.info/pics/jeopardy20091116a.jpg (http://\"http://thewizardofoz.info/pics/jeopardy20091116a.jpg\")
...I have a hard time buying that those individual screens are 42" diagonal. 32", maybe?
(I welcome the opportunity to be wrong. I just question the information, that's all.)
EDIT: Never mind. This article (http://\"http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/10/jeopardy-films-ces-unveils-new-technology/\") corraborates that information. I'm still unsure, but hey.
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If I do my math correctly, a 42" diagonal on a 16x9 screen results in a height of 20.6 inches. Depending on how wide the borders are around the set piece and around each monitor, that would put the top of the third monitor between five and six feet above floor level, which would seem to agree with your screen shot.
On the original topic, the most impressive set piece I can think of is the Winner's Circle board from the 80s Pyramid, just for the sheer size and complexity of the thing. It was the one I grew up seeing in first run and reruns, and '70s board has always seemed a bit cheap by comparison.
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[quote name=\'bossjock967\' post=\'243657\' date=\'Jul 5 2010, 12:36 AM\']The TTD 7x board. From a technological stand point at the time, it was very advanced. And... I'm a sucker for block graphics. :-P[/quote]
That was my thought. It made me wonder who was running the computer & where it was comming from(directly behind the board or somewhere off-stage).
Also, the MMM was a huge piece of awsomeness. I always had fantasies of having such a giant pinball machine, but it never came to fruition. Oh well.
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I've always liked the PYL board. It would be awesome to have seen it in person to see how big it actually was.
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'243638\' date=\'Jul 4 2010, 09:01 PM\']The MMM Pinball ranks up there, but the first thing that left me in a state of awe when I was a young'un was the Joker's Wild slot machine. I thought that the "slides" were as tall as the windows back in the day and that there were 6 slides to a wheel.[/quote]
I totally agree, sir. At the ripe old age of 10, that machine and its graphics (especially the Joker himself) were totally awesome!!!
But my love for this genre actually began by my fascination with two classics. The Concentration board and the pop-up Lightning round words on the Password table.
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My vote is for the Winner's Circle board itself; there's a promo pic for Clark $100K that illustrates the size of the board (the one with DC point at the "$100K" display).
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Let me also throw in the "starting gate" set of Celebrity Sweepstakes: Colors, Celebs & Solari displays.
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My first thought would also have been The Magnificent Marble Machine but I like a lot of the other choices presented so far.
How about the original Hollywood Squares board?
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[quote name=\'irwinsjournal.com\' post=\'243729\' date=\'Jul 5 2010, 10:39 PM\']How about the original Hollywood Squares board?[/quote]
This gets my vote, too. Has anyone here had the good fortune to see that set in person?
Brendan
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1. The Magnificent Marble Machine
2. The Gauntlet of Villians (all the lights and huge $25,000 display) from Whew!
3. The MG/HS background flashing away.
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The Joker's Wild gameboard
That or any lottery games made by Steve Ryan.
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I've always liked the set pieces that slide on or off the stage during the show - the desk on Super Password, the podiums for Classic Concentration, etc.
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[quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'243777\' date=\'Jul 6 2010, 03:29 PM\']I've always liked the set pieces that slide on or off the stage during the show - the desk on Super Password, the podiums for Classic Concentration, etc.[/quote]
Similar to what I was gonna say, trying to go off the board a bit and trying to not be predictable, I was always enamored with the massive setup for the 8 cars on CC, and visually trying to picture how big that thing must have been in person, then trying to imagine them getting the cars on and off it and then, when necessary, rolling the massive thing off the stage in one form or another, never failed to intrigue my imagination.
/The addition of the palm trees and other tropical touches on it later on just made it that much more epic in my mind too...
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[quote name=\'wheelloon\' post=\'243780\' date=\'Jul 6 2010, 07:32 PM\'][quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'243777\' date=\'Jul 6 2010, 03:29 PM\']I've always liked the set pieces that slide on or off the stage during the show - the desk on Super Password, the podiums for Classic Concentration, etc.[/quote]
Similar to what I was gonna say, trying to go off the board a bit and trying to not be predictable, I was always enamored with the massive setup for the 8 cars on CC, and visually trying to picture how big that thing must have been in person, then trying to imagine them getting the cars on and off it and then, when necessary, rolling the massive thing off the stage in one form or another, never failed to intrigue my imagination.
/The addition of the palm trees and other tropical touches on it later on just made it that much more epic in my mind too...
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...and yet such a disappointing game board.
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The Joker's Wild neon set from 1981 to 1985 because that was the first colorful and technical set I remember as a kid and a very close second would be the entire Press Your Luck set not just the board but also contestant island.
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I'd have to go with my favorite Nickelodeon show and say the Hidden Temple. Twelve rooms each with lighting, set pieces, etc., plus twenty some odd doors that liked to malfunction every once in a while. It was so cool at the age of seven, and, I'm sure, a tough set piece to keep working.
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As much as I love the PYL board and its intricate electronics, I think that the 1 vs. 100 Mob Wall thing is truly awe-inspiring. That thing's effing huge.
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Fun topic. Lots of good responses throughout.
Tough to pick just one single set piece since there are so many that fit the category. I've got it down to three: the first two Jeopardy sets (with the television monitors), the 80s Pyramid winner's circle board, and MG/HS wall.
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[quote name=\'pacdude\' post=\'243795\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 09:27 AM\']As much as I love the PYL board and its intricate electronics, I think that the 1 vs. 100 Mob Wall thing is truly awe-inspiring. That thing's effing huge.[/quote]
If I had to make a second pick, I would go with the Winning Lines wall of 49. When I first saw the wall alone, my jaw dropped.
The more I think about it, the more I might have to reconsider my choice...
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'243796\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 07:10 AM\']Fun topic. Lots of good responses throughout.[/quote]
Agree! Random thoughts:
The NBC Hollywood Squares set looked magnificent when dressed and lit, with the circular staircases in place. But it spent more time in the hallway, usually about halfway between studios 1/3 and 2/4 where it was instantly identifiable but seemed smaller and far less magnificent. I remember being suprised to see so many built in lighting fixtures - three per square. At first sight it didn't seem as though the squares were big enough to hold people... indeed they weren't unless they were seated quite low.
The most memorable thing about the PYL board was its incredible noise level when standing near it. With a few dozen slide projectors and an equal number of moving mechanical shutters clicking and cycling, I was amazed that all that noise never made it more prominently into the audio mix.
I loved the Supermarket Sweep markets at KTLA, then Santa Clarita Studios and finally at NBC. In order to shoot the 360 degree angles, it was a total immersion experience. The work on some of the food props that weren't real food was quite some handiwork. Talking with Ed Flesh on that set was memorable, and at the end of the seasons the giant wedges of cheese were damned delicious - my neighbors still remember the wine and cheese party I threw after I realized my refrigerator couldn't easily accommodate more than a couple of those cheese hunks.
I was amazed by the engineering of the "Price" set pieces with the giant electrical capacitor-rheostat-motor thingies, extensive hand wiring, and the endless grafitti on the operator side of things.
The memory of all-time is the giant mechanical Concentration board at NBC-NY... click, clunk, blip, ka-cham... and watching the stage hand dial, click and flip the knobs on that home-brew controller.
Just random thoughts...
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'243802\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 12:38 PM\']I loved the Supermarket Sweep markets at KTLA, then Santa Clarita Studios and finally at NBC. In order to shoot the 360 degree angles, it was a total immersion experience. The work on some of the food props that weren't real food was quite some handiwork.[/quote]
Randy was kind enough to arrange a visit to the Supermarket Sweep set at NBC during one of my visits, and while it may not be as flashy or awe-inspiring as a giant pinball machine or a human-sized tic-tac-toe board, I have to say it was probably the most impressive game show set I've seen in person, for the reasons he mentioned. From almost any angle, you felt like you were inside a real supermarket. Even up close, a lot of the props looked real, and it wasn't until you picked one up that you realized it was hollow.
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The most memorable thing about the PYL board was its incredible noise level when standing near it. With a few dozen slide projectors and an equal number of moving mechanical shutters clicking and cycling, I was amazed that all that noise never made it more prominently into the audio mix.
I'm not sure if this was ever mentioned anywhere but how tall was the Big Board? Just from seeing it on TV I'd guess about 15 feet? How far were the contestants from the Big Board? (again, just seeing it on TV it's hard to figure out).
I'm sure the sound effects they used for the spinning probably drowned out a lot of the sound coming from the board.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'243809\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 11:21 AM\']I'm not sure if this was ever mentioned anywhere but how tall was the Big Board? Just from seeing it on TV I'd guess about 15 feet? How far were the contestants from the Big Board? (again, just seeing it on TV it's hard to figure out).[/quote]
Damn sight taller than that, isn't it? I remember a couple of occasions where Peter approached the board for some schtick or another, and I remember it dwarfing him.
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The most memorable thing about the PYL board was its incredible noise level when standing near it. With a few dozen slide projectors and an equal number of moving mechanical shutters clicking and cycling, I was amazed that all that noise never made it more prominently into the audio mix.
Wow....I never really thought about that. Well, you learn something new everyday!
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'243809\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 01:21 PM\']I'm not sure if this was ever mentioned anywhere but how tall was the Big Board? Just from seeing it on TV I'd guess about 15 feet? How far were the contestants from the Big Board? (again, just seeing it on TV it's hard to figure out).[/quote]
Well, I remember one gag where Peter went up to the gameboard and a whammy "spat out" a piece of clothing that belonged to the Sound effects guy through the lower black piece between the "your" and "luck" in the logo (clip?). IIRC, the top of Peter's head didn't even reach the "YOUR" in the logo, so I imagine it's gotta be around 20 feet. I'm thinking it's about 20 feet between the contestants and the board when the island is in "big board" mode, too.
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One thing that I always thought was an impressive set piece was only used for about a week - that massive Alphabetics board on P+ that was lowered from the ceiling in the first few episodes. I'm sure it was the best in the business who worked that show, but you would have never found me within 20 feet of that thing.
Not to sound like an international elitist here, but the entire set from Een Tegen 100 in the Netherlands wins top spot for me. The rising chair, the massive tiered area where the 100 sit, it's all great stuff.
The large single-number display that was on the 1981 "21" pilot, then found new life on BtB85, was also neat set piece.
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Hello strangers!
I have to go off the board and pick one of my faves...$ale of the Century with Jim Perry.
While it holds a candle to the other entries in this thread, I liked how they used a turntable for sideshows (i.e. the Instant Bargains) and then devoted another entire studio for whatever bonus round was around at the time. The "rainbow buzzer" era was cheesy, but when the set designers went all gold, I was mesmerized by what I saw. I kinda still am.
Not the best set EVAR, but it was definitely one of my favorite sights to behold - especially when the camera zoomed out to a wide shot of the darkened main stage and the lighted bonus round area in the show's early years.
The Inquisitive One
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'243826\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 07:47 PM\']I have to go off the board and pick one of my faves...$ale of the Century with Jim Perry.
While it holds a candle to the other entries in this thread, I liked how they used a turntable for sideshows (i.e. the Instant Bargains) and then devoted another entire studio for whatever bonus round was around at the time.[/quote]
..........Am I missing something here???? I'd think the studio would be large enough to accomodate the bonus round set as well. Perhaps they taped without an audience, thus allowing them to fit everything in one studio rather easily.....
Herr Ottinger, you were there once upon a time----could you please confirm/deny this?
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[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'243829\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 08:17 PM\'][quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'243826\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 07:47 PM\']I have to go off the board and pick one of my faves...$ale of the Century with Jim Perry.
While it holds a candle to the other entries in this thread, I liked how they used a turntable for sideshows (i.e. the Instant Bargains) and then devoted another entire studio for whatever bonus round was around at the time.[/quote]
..........Am I missing something here???? I'd think the studio would be large enough to accomodate the bonus round set as well. Perhaps they taped without an audience, thus allowing them to fit everything in one studio rather easily.....
Herr Ottinger, you were there once upon a time----could you please confirm/deny this?
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I'm not Matt, but I can say this: the main game stage looks small enough where they could very easily fit a whole "Shopping Center/Bonus Round" behind it, and not have space problems. I'll wait for the star of Words Have Meanings give the final verdict.
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'243826\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 08:47 PM\']While it holds a candle to the other entries in this thread, I liked how they used a turntable for sideshows (i.e. the Instant Bargains) and then devoted another entire studio for whatever bonus round was around at the time.[/quote]
I'm not following you. Anytime they went to the bonus game, the doors at center stage simply opened all the way. Even during the Big Money Board, you could see the setups for some of the smaller prizes.
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I just got to thinking---it's possible he may be using the term studio to refer to the separate set. But I----and I'd bet Brandon as well---just want to make sure.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243811\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 02:56 PM\']Damn sight taller than that, isn't it? I remember a couple of occasions where Peter approached the board for some schtick or another, and I remember it dwarfing him.[/quote]
Peter wasn't the tallest guy in the world, either; I'd figure around 5'7" or 5'8". From memory of attending a taping in 1986, where they allowed us on the set for a time, the board I'd say was around 18 feet high including the flowing light fixture surrounding the board. It's the only set piece that I recall looked as huge in person as it did on TV.
Tyshaun
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[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'243839\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 10:42 PM\']I just got to thinking---it's possible he may be using the term studio to refer to the separate set. But I----and I'd bet Brandon as well---just want to make sure.[/quote]
It's possible. I am curious as well.
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'243826\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 07:47 PM\']Hello strangers!
I have to go off the board and pick one of my faves...$ale of the Century with Jim Perry.
While it holds a candle to the other entries in this thread, I liked how they used a turntable for sideshows (i.e. the Instant Bargains) and then devoted another entire studio for whatever bonus round was around at the time. The "rainbow buzzer" era was cheesy, but when the set designers went all gold, I was mesmerized by what I saw. I kinda still am.[/quote]
I always enjoyed the big door at the center of the set. Definitely gave SotC that futuristic look.
Also enjoyed the light wall from MG-HSH and the blue neon lights that surrounded TJW's slot machine.
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'243826\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 08:47 PM\']While it holds a candle to the other entries in this thread, I liked how they used a turntable for sideshows (i.e. the Instant Bargains) and then devoted another entire studio for whatever bonus round was around at the time.[/quote]
[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'243829\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 09:17 PM\']Herr Ottinger, you were there once upon a time----could you please confirm/deny this?[/quote]
Twenty-four year old memory, don't fail me now!
In the first place, of course it was all in the same studio. I think our inquisitive friend just misspoke and meant a completely different staging area. As I recall, there wasn't anything particularly amazing about it. The playing area was relatively small (all those old sets looked so much larger on TV than in person), and the prize area was simply set up behind it, just like you saw on TV. I played before there were bonus games, but as I recall, those subsequent games were hardly extravagant enough to need a lot of space.
I can tell you that from the contestants' perspective, the set wasn't very impressive looking. On our side (which the camera never saw) there was exposed plywood and ratty carpeting. Up close, nothing looked nearly as impressive as it appeared on TV.
BTW, last year I had the amusing opportunity to be reunited with the contestant area from the show. It's now one of the items in Bob Boden's collection.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'243844\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 10:26 PM\']BTW, last year I had the amusing opportunity to be reunited with the contestant area from the show. It's now one of the items in Bob Boden's collection.[/quote]
Are you referring to podiums, backdrops et al?
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'243846\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 11:52 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'243844\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 10:26 PM\']BTW, last year I had the amusing opportunity to be reunited with the contestant area from the show. It's now one of the items in Bob Boden's collection.[/quote]
Are you referring to podiums, backdrops et al?[/quote]
I always hate to use the word "podium" because there's inevitably a wise-ass ready to say that's not what you're supposed to call them. Words have meanings and all that. But I'm referring to the desk piece, the single...well, OK, "podium" that all three players sat behind. Nothing else.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'243844\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 11:26 PM\']BTW, last year I had the amusing opportunity to be reunited with the contestant area from the show. It's now one of the items in Bob Boden's collection.[/quote]
I'm jealous.
/Other than PYL, possibly one of the coolest contestant, uh..."staging areas" from the 80s
//Okay, EVAH!
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Hey...
First off, I am quick to admit that my memory of Sale's set is not the best. I misinterpreted some information I (mentally tried to) glean from the Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows.
In the entry, the book quotes Sale as being taped at NBC Studios 2 and 3. To me, it meant that two separate studios were used to tape both elements of the show. It could also mean that the show could have simply changed studios during its six-year run. So I was likely off in my logic. Words certainly do have meanings. :)
(Of course, this is from the same book that said the prize-matching game (Winner's Board) started in 1987, but we know better.)
And...
I can tell you that from the contestants' perspective, the set wasn't very impressive looking. On our side (which the camera never saw) there was exposed plywood and ratty carpeting. Up close, nothing looked nearly as impressive as it appeared on TV.
Proving that proper camera blocking and angling can make any set look good. Still, the fact they crammed in a boatload of props and made it look good makes it quite impressive in my book.
The Inquisitive One
/still not as good as the other mentions made here
//PYL will always own souls
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'243847\' date=\'Jul 7 2010, 11:01 PM\']I always hate to use the word "podium" because there's inevitably a wise-ass ready to say that's not what you're supposed to call them. Words have meanings and all that. But I'm referring to the desk piece, the single...well, OK, "podium" that all three players sat behind. Nothing else.[/quote]
I always tended to refer to it as the contestants desk. It's kinda hard to pinpoint them as podiums sometimes, when they're linked together. [i.e. Blockbusters, Bullseye, Sale of the Century]
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Given my age, my memories are very hazy of this, but the original 70s set for "Sale of the Century" may have been even more impressive. Two floors, plus the display made up of skinny trylons (like a three-sided billboard) made it quite the deal.
"Winning Lines" had such an impressive set, with all the great lighting bits, the tower of people that presaged "1 vs. 100," all the staging areas. They need to get whoever did that to do the "Pyramid" pilot (and design a years-younger Dick Clark while they're at it).
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q about SOTC set/ when the back opened up did the part where the podiums were move to? lf not; id think the studio audience would have difficulty seeing back
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[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'243865\' date=\'Jul 8 2010, 03:07 PM\']q about SOTC set/ when the back opened up did the part where the podiums were move to? lf not; id think the studio audience would have difficulty seeing back[/quote]
I'm almost positive that when they showed a wide shot during the closing, the desks remained. But, they were off to the side to where they shouldn't have blocked the view, and even if they did, the audience would have monitors to watch the show.
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Adult game show? The Wonderwall- If you could figure out a decent frontgame to go with it, this could work on another show.
Kids game show? Legends of The Hidden Temple- It fit the theme of the show beautifully, and the possible paths could changed very often (because of the placements of the artifacts, locked doors, and Temple guards)
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'243883\' date=\'Jul 9 2010, 06:30 PM\']Kids game show? Legends of The Hidden Temple- It fit the theme of the show beautifully, and the possible paths could changed very often (because of the placements of the artifacts, locked doors, and Temple guards)[/quote]
On the other hand, if they said that the Flaming Scabbard of Paul Reuben was hidden in any of the three rooms immediately to the left of the pit, you could pretty much change the channel right there.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243867\' date=\'Jul 8 2010, 02:20 PM\'][quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'243865\' date=\'Jul 8 2010, 03:07 PM\']q about SOTC set/ when the back opened up did the part where the podiums were move to? lf not; id think the studio audience would have difficulty seeing back[/quote]
I'm almost positive that when they showed a wide shot during the closing, the desks remained. But, they were off to the side to where they shouldn't have blocked the view, and even if they did, the audience would have monitors to watch the show.
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Yep, the podiums remained stationary. With that gap in the middle of the stage, there was enough room for a camera to get up close.
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[quote name=\'dazztardly\' post=\'243889\' date=\'Jul 10 2010, 01:15 PM\']Yep, the podiums remained stationary. With that gap in the middle of the stage, there was enough room for a camera to get up close.[/quote]
And the beauty shots of the prizes during the descriptions were recorded in advance, so you really only needed one camera (maybe two) back there at the end of the show.
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Along the line of Kids' game shows, the "Finders Keepers" house was pretty impressive. I just noticed this year that the top floor had a faux balcony so that the cameras could film up there. Along with that, the Eure set which looked like the front of the house was cool too.
Also for me: Sets from "Whew!", "Scrabble", "Russian Roulette", and "Trivia Trap"
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I have to agree with Mr. West. There's just something special about the original Concentration gameboard, and the lengths it took to put it together-- and keep it together for two decades. I'd love to see the mechanical design for that board. From what I've read, it was a remarkably complicated device. And considering it was designed and built in the mid 1950's, it served us all very well.