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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: ChrisLambert! on February 22, 2004, 09:58:07 AM
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The Legendary Bruce Forsyth turned 76 today, my luvs! Didn't he do well?
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Yes, and everyone that reads this post wins a BRUCIE BONUS! *
Brig, dickoon, travis... anyone want to reflect?
Ryan :)
* Board members living on a continent with a vowel in its name not eligible.
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Bruce's stay here in the colonies was too, too short indeed. I may be the only one around here who loved both "Hot Streak" and Brucie. If that show had been on NBC, rather than marooned on ABC, it might have gotten a fairer shake.
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 01:13 PM\'] Bruce's stay here in the colonies was too, too short indeed. I may be the only one around here who loved both "Hot Streak" and Brucie. If that show had been on NBC, rather than marooned on ABC, it might have gotten a fairer shake. [/quote]
I hope you expect that when you make a comment like that, you'll explain why on Earth you would think such a thing.
Brandon Brooks
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The ol gezzer is still going and on TV over in the UK, for those who haven't been following his career as of late he recorded a new Quiz Show for BBC 1, late last year which is currently being shown on Thursday nights called 'Didn't They Do Well' (Originally it was called Playback) which uses old clips from old Quiz Shows, i.e. contestants must answer questions which are thrown to the contestants of the past in those clips, plus there are a couple of rounds which uses other BBC footage as well. Overall the show is a bit like My Kind Of Music mixed with The Waiting Game mixed with Today's The Day, the only gripe with the show that Brucie doesn't do much and most of the show relies on those clips plus they tries to squeeze so much into a 30 Minute and would have done better extending it to 40 Mins on a Saturday Night maybe add another round or extend the contestant introductions, although this format would be great for the US networks and could use old footage off the US Shows of the past, Dick Clark would be an ideal candiate for this.
Also from what I've heard Brucie will be the new host of the return of Come Dancing to be shown later this year after a few years break.
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[quote name=\'TravisP\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 01:43 PM\'] The ol gezzer is still going and on TV over in the UK, for those who haven't been following his career as of late he recorded a new Quiz Show for BBC 1, late last year which is currently being shown on Thursday nights called 'Didn't They Do Well' (Originally it was called Playback) which uses old clips from old Quiz Shows, i.e. contestants must answer questions which are thrown to the contestants of the past in those clips, plus there are a couple of rounds which uses other BBC footage as well. Overall the show is a bit like My Kind Of Music mixed with The Waiting Game mixed with Today's The Day, the only gripe with the show that Brucie doesn't do much and most of the show relies on those clips plus they tries to squeeze so much into a 30 Minute and would have done better extending it to 40 Mins on a Saturday Night maybe add another round or extend the contestant introductions, although this format would be great for the US networks and could use old footage off the US Shows of the past, Dick Clark would be an ideal candiate for this.
Also from what I've heard Brucie will be the new host of the return of Come Dancing to be shown later this year after a few years break. [/quote]
That's a pretty good concept for a show and is almost the same as a proposal I had on EzBoard last year. With all this talk about somebody filling in for Barker recently, Bruce would fit the bill as he knows the pricing games, etc.
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 12:13 PM\'] Bruce's stay here in the colonies was too, too short indeed. I may be the only one around here who loved both "Hot Streak" and Brucie. [/quote]
Ah, but how many here remember his MUPPET SHOW appearance?
For that matter, why exactly was he booked on THE MUPPET SHOW to begin with (other than both being based in England)? Was the idea to make him an entity in the States--or did anyone here actually know who he was before the appearance (and remember this is a good 7-9 years before HOT STREAK)?
Not trying to insult him or the MUPPET SHOW staff, mind you, but it was a rather curious booking.
Doug -- and the countdown to 400 continues
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Brucie, it's nice to turn 76, to turn 76.....NICE!!!!! (SWAK!)
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Joanna Barnes of the Big Board!'
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 03:28 PM\'][quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 12:13 PM\'] Bruce's stay here in the colonies was too, too short indeed. I may be the only one around here who loved both "Hot Streak" and Brucie. [/quote]
Ah, but how many here remember his MUPPET SHOW appearance?
For that matter, why exactly was he booked on THE MUPPET SHOW to begin with (other than both being based in England)? Was the idea to make him an entity in the States--or did anyone here actually know who he was before the appearance (and remember this is a good 7-9 years before HOT STREAK)?[/quote]
It seems to me that he did do a one-man show on Broadway in 1979 (where he supposedly saw "Card Sharks" for the first time and immediately decided that he wanted to bring the format to the UK).
More importantly, when Lord Lew Grade wasn't getting dissed for doing too much light-and-fluffy TV, he was criticized for "caring more about Birmingham, Alabama, than Birmingham, England" (where ATV had its main studios, although "The Muppet Show" was shot at their famous Elstree facility near London--ATV held the ITV license for the Midlands region that included Birmingham). There was probably some pressure to try to book more British performers on "The Muppet Show," which probably led to Brucie being booked after he moved from the Beeb to ITV (with a Saturday variety show that included the UK's first look at the "Pyramid" format, although he didn't host that segment). Also, remember that one of "The Muppet Show"'s British writers, who was probably not known in the UK, was booked as a guest during the run.
However, nowadays as ITV is considered by many as suffering with too many cheap reality shows, there are many who miss Lord Grade's sense of showmanship and classy production values.
ObGameShow: "WWTBAM" is taped at the Elstree Studios today.
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[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 01:20 PM\'][quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 01:13 PM\'] Bruce's stay here in the colonies was too, too short indeed. I may be the only one around here who loved both "Hot Streak" and Brucie. If that show had been on NBC, rather than marooned on ABC, it might have gotten a fairer shake. [/quote]
I hope you expect that when you make a comment like that, you'll explain why on Earth you would think such a thing.
Brandon Brooks[/quote]
On ABC, it was the only game show on their schedule, it aired opposite TPIR, and it suffered from lousy clearance. "All-Star Blitz" and "Match Game '90" suffered the same fate and were pretty good shows. On NBC, it would at least be surrounded by other game shows, so would have the benefit of some sort of lead-in. Given that they were (I think) running "Scrabble," "Wheel" and "Super Password" at that time, another word game would have fit in nicely.
I also happen to think that "Hot Streak" had a more intriguing game and fresher look than a lot of NBC's attempts from the early 80s, such as "Hot Potato" and "Chain Reaction." But that's a judgement call.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 02:10 PM\'] That's a pretty good concept for a show and is almost the same as a proposal I had on EzBoard last year. With all this talk about somebody filling in for Barker recently, Bruce would fit the bill as he knows the pricing games, etc. [/quote]
You know....I hadn't thought of that..... O.o You make a damn good point....
Though personally my pick is still Peter Tomarken, even with the unfortunate loss of Rod Roddy...
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[quote name=\'TravisP\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 01:43 PM\'] The ol gezzer is still going and on TV over in the UK, for those who haven't been following his career as of late he recorded a new Quiz Show for BBC 1, late last year which is currently being shown on Thursday nights called 'Didn't They Do Well' (Originally it was called Playback) which uses old clips from old Quiz Shows, i.e. contestants must answer questions which are thrown to the contestants of the past in those clips, plus there are a couple of rounds which uses other BBC footage as well. Overall the show is a bit like My Kind Of Music mixed with The Waiting Game mixed with Today's The Day, the only gripe with the show that Brucie doesn't do much and most of the show relies on those clips plus they tries to squeeze so much into a 30 Minute and would have done better extending it to 40 Mins on a Saturday Night maybe add another round or extend the contestant introductions, although this format would be great for the US networks and could use old footage off the US Shows of the past, Dick Clark would be an ideal candiate for this. [/quote]
Whew! I need a breath. Those are two of the longest sentences I've ever read. I actually had to go back and reread them to make sure they weren't a single sentence.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 02:10 PM\']
That's a pretty good concept for a show and is almost the same as a proposal I had on EzBoard last year. With all this talk about somebody filling in for Barker recently, Bruce would fit the bill as he knows the pricing games, etc. [/quote]
Out of curosity, is Bruce's PIR still on the air ? And if it isn't, how long did it ran ?
It should be noted for some who don't know, his version used almost all the cues and the theme to Davidson's TNPIR '94 and well as the same "loss" cue from our current version.
I hope Brucie Played His Cards Right so the young ones here don't have to play a Generation Game and I hope he has a Hot Streak of success !
-Joe R.
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Feb 22 2004, 10:13 AM\'] I may be the only one around here who loved both "Hot Streak" and Brucie. [/quote]
Happily, that's not true. I caught a glimpse of Hot Streak when I could and I thought it was a solid game with a great host that ended up being squeezed out like the runt of the litter. Bruce deserved better.
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' date=\'Feb 23 2004, 11:29 PM\'] On ABC, it was the only game show on their schedule, it aired opposite TPIR, and it suffered from lousy clearance. "All-Star Blitz" and "Match Game '90" suffered the same fate and were pretty good shows. On NBC, it would at least be surrounded by other game shows, so would have the benefit of some sort of lead-in. Given that they were (I think) running "Scrabble," "Wheel" and "Super Password" at that time, another word game would have fit in nicely.
I also happen to think that "Hot Streak" had a more intriguing game and fresher look than a lot of NBC's attempts from the early 80s, such as "Hot Potato" and "Chain Reaction." But that's a judgement call. [/quote]
Plus they already had $ale and Scrabble, both Reg Grundy properties that had nice runs. I think NBC could've made the show work...*somewhere* in their daytime schedule.
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[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Feb 24 2004, 01:50 PM\']Out of curosity, is Bruce's PIR still on the air ? And if it isn't, how long did it ran ?[/quote]
It's not presently on, as Bruce did return to the BBC and his new show "Didn't They Do Well?", as noted by Travis. "Bruce's PIR" and the previous incarnation were both on ITV.
As to how long "Bruce's PIR" lasted, I'll have to leave that to the Brits on the group.
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[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Feb 24 2004, 01:50 PM\'] It should be noted for some who don't know, his version used almost all the cues and the theme to Davidson's TNPIR '94 and well as the same "loss" cue from our current version. [/quote]
According to a post on Jump the Shark, "Bruce's Price is Right" wasn't the only foreign version of TPiR to use the classic "downward groan" and tuba horns when you lost. "El Precio Justo" in Spain also used the loss cue.
On "Game Show Central", it said that "Der Preis Ist Heiss" in Germany uses the old Score Productions theme song for its theme tune.
BTW, going off-topic here, I read somewhere that the host of "El Precio Justo", Carlos Lozano, is a huge Antonio Banderas fan, and wants to be a Hollywood icon like him.
Back on-topic, it could be worse for the British TPiR. They could change the title to "Dale's Price is Right" and get UK "Supermarket Sweep" host Dale Winton to replace Brucie.
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[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 17 2004, 11:59 PM\'] Back on-topic, it could be worse for the British TPiR. They could change the title to "Dale's Price is Right" and get UK "Supermarket Sweep" host Dale Winton to replace Brucie. [/quote]
You're onto something there. (Which makes a change from the usual refrain on this board, "You're on something, there".)
Dale is, I believe, pretty firmly contracted to the BBC; Price really isn't a very BBC sort of show.
However, give it ten years, and Dale will probably flip-flop between the networks at least once. I think he could do a very respectable version of Price; he's better than most at quickly generating a rapport with contestants and the reports I've seen from people who have been contestants on his shows suggest he's genuinely pleasant, which is a good start. Seems to me, too, that the Sweep is a relatively good training ground for Price not just in the fact that they are both pricing-related games but also in the fact that they have so many short subgames within the show that need to be explained quickly.
I reckon Dale's Price Is Right has a good 15% chance of happening over the next twenty years or so; the essential Price format is strong enough that it's likely to be worth another try and Dale could very well be the man for the job.
Seriously!
Chris
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Happily, that's not true. I caught a glimpse of Hot Streak when I could and I thought it was a solid game with a great host that ended up being squeezed out like the runt of the litter. Bruce deserved better.
I agree...the show was pretty good, but worth watching more so for Bruce...I always liked him, and it sucked that he couldn't get anything else on our shores after HS's quick death.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")