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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Dbacksfan12 on January 21, 2004, 12:10:01 AM
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Trying to recreate some sets....
What was the font NBC used for their clock on shows such as "Blockbusters" and "Sale of the Century"?
Thanks.
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I assume you mean BB87.
Anyways, it looks a lot like SportsType (http://\"http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/lewisj/tpirfonts/sportstype.zip\") to me.
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 10:10 PM\'] Trying to recreate some sets....
What was the font NBC used for their clock on shows such as "Blockbusters" and "Sale of the Century"? [/quote]
They didn't use the same clock. Blockbusters (and I'm assuming you mean Cullen, by the time we got to Rafferty it used a Chyroned clock, I think) used a slanted 7-segment clock, and $otC (for the Speed Round, anyhow) used either a Chyroned one or a vertical 7-segment.
Now, if you WERE referring to the Chyroned clock on the Rafferty show, and it IS the same one used in the latter days of the $otC speed round ('cuz I don't remember), then I can't help you.
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BB87 did use the sportstype clock, as per a screengrab I just pulled up on Caleb Nelson's site.
I've seen screengrabs from SOTC which show both the sportstype clock, as well as one with a regular Helvetica font [the one NBC seemed to ALWAYS use in the 80's]
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 11:15 PM\'] They didn't use the same clock. Blockbusters (and I'm assuming you mean Cullen, by the time we got to Rafferty it used a Chyroned clock, I think) used a slanted 7-segment clock, and $otC (for the Speed Round, anyhow) used either a Chyroned one or a vertical 7-segment.
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I thought BB80-82 used an Eggcrate display for the clock, with the slanted seven-segment reserved for the winnings display.
Guess we'll have to watch Saturday to confirm. :)
Doug
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jan 21 2004, 10:02 AM\'] I thought BB80-82 used an Eggcrate display for the clock, with the slanted seven-segment reserved for the winnings display.
Guess we'll have to watch Saturday to confirm. :)
Doug [/quote]
You are correct...BB80-82 did use the Eggcrate display for the Gold Run/Rush, and the slanted seven-segment for the customer's winnings...
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jan 21 2004, 10:02 AM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 20 2004, 11:15 PM\'] They didn't use the same clock. Blockbusters (and I'm assuming you mean Cullen, by the time we got to Rafferty it used a Chyroned clock, I think) used a slanted 7-segment clock, and $otC (for the Speed Round, anyhow) used either a Chyroned one or a vertical 7-segment.
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I thought BB80-82 used an Eggcrate display for the clock, with the slanted seven-segment reserved for the winnings display.
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And, IIRC, they at one point used an Impact-style font, to display when a contestant won either $2,500 or $5,000.
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[quote name=\'cac8383\' date=\'Jan 21 2004, 08:02 PM\'] Is there a site where you can download this font for free? [/quote]
There have been at least three fonts mentioned in this thread... care to state which one?
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[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Jan 21 2004, 10:33 PM\'] [quote name=\'cac8383\' date=\'Jan 21 2004, 08:02 PM\'] Is there a site where you can download this font for free? [/quote]
There have been at least three fonts mentioned in this thread... care to state which one? [/quote]
Eggcrate + Sports Type = Game Show Display Field Guide
The "impact-style" font is actually more like Commander or Commando or something like that. I forget what it's called exactly.