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The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: adamjk on August 23, 2004, 02:30:03 PM
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From watching the MG 90 premiere this morning, it seems to me that the gameplay was setup, so that each show would be self-contained. Am I right in saying this?
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[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 01:30 PM\'] From watching the MG 90 premiere this morning, it seems to me that the gameplay was setup, so that each show would be self-contained. Am I right in saying this? [/quote]
Correct. Match Game 1990 had no straddling. And neither did Match Game 1991.
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[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 02:30 PM\'] From watching the MG 90 premiere this morning, it seems to me that the gameplay was setup, so that each show would be self-contained. Am I right in saying this? [/quote]
Yes, you are.
Each show was structured like this:
A and B question, everybody plays.
:30 match-up for each contestant
A and B question, everybody plays
:45 match-up for each contestant
Super Match
Star Wheel
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:45 match-up for each contestant
Super Match
Star Wheel
That was the sum total of each show. The first three rounds didn't matter.
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And if you notice on the premire....
1) The neon lights at the beginning was blinking* (1st week only)
2) Commercial break in between round 1 and not before Match-Up (1st 3 eps)
3) SuperMatch values were: $500, $250, $100* (changed later in the run)
4) The value in the middle of the wheel did not change when it hit a red dot whlie the arrow was spinning.*
5) The set was alittle darker and the blue stripes were not around the set.
and 6) the Tie-Breaking Match-Up and "WIN!" sign were different (it said WINNER).
* = like/kinda like MG 7x
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This version wasn't the Rayburn version, but I think everyone here likes it a helluva better than MG '98(without a doubt!). A version like this might work today, but I think Fremantle would try the '98 fiasco again if given the chance
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[quote name=\'GSNFAN3000\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 04:42 PM\'] 5) The set was alittle darker and the blue stripes were not around the set. [/quote]
IMO, it looked a little better when it was all black. That coupled with all the neon, including the design of the "Super Match" sign seems to give the set somewhat of a retro-50s feel. Of course, the fiesta remix of the theme doesn't fit that, but oh well. All in all, I've noticed that while Ross Shafer was no Gene Rayburn (then again, who is?), we've gained a greater respect for MG90 over the years. After all, they've done worse...
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I've noticed that while Ross Shafer was no Gene Rayburn (then again, who is?), we've gained a greater respect for MG90 over the years.
But then again, Ross WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE GENO! (And neither was Michael Burger, either!) He had HIS OWN schick on MG '90.
The only thing I DIDN'T like about MG '90 was the way they introduced CNR. I mean, 'Match Game's own Charles Nelson Reilly.' That gives away the name of the show before the viewer knows what he or she is watching! I preferred Actor, Director, Bon-Vivant--Charles Nelson Reilly; but they only used THAT one when Brett was on.
Just my two million dollars..... (But I just HAD to get this off my chest!)
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Ann Elder of the Big Board!'
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The only thing I DIDN'T like about MG '90 was the way they introduced CNR. I mean, 'Match Game's own Charles Nelson Reilly.' That gives away the name of the show before the viewer knows what he or she is watching! I preferred Actor, Director, Bon-Vivant--Charles Nelson Reilly; but they only used THAT one when Brett was on.
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Why does that fact bother you? So they said the name of the show. Big deal.
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[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 06:45 PM\']
The only thing I DIDN'T like about MG '90 was the way they introduced CNR. I mean, 'Match Game's own Charles Nelson Reilly.' That gives away the name of the show before the viewer knows what he or she is watching! I preferred Actor, Director, Bon-Vivant--Charles Nelson Reilly; but they only used THAT one when Brett was on.
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Why does that fact bother you? So they said the name of the show. Big deal. [/quote]
You are hardly one to tell someone off for nitpicking.
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I wasn't really. I'm just wondering why that bothers her is all.
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[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 04:50 PM\'] I wasn't really. I'm just wondering why that bothers her is all. [/quote]
I'm afraid I agree with Adam. I fail to see the big deal. WOF is even worse about it.
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[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 07:36 PM\'] The only thing I DIDN'T like about MG '90 was the way they introduced CNR. I mean, 'Match Game's own Charles Nelson Reilly.' That gives away the name of the show before the viewer knows what he or she is watching! I preferred Actor, Director, Bon-Vivant--Charles Nelson Reilly; but they only used THAT one when Brett was on.
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Actually, they give away the gist of the title right when the show begins (i.e. "Get Ready to Match the Stars!").
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[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 06:36 PM\'] He had HIS OWN schick on MG '90. [/quote]
I hate to say this, but if Ross Shafer had his own "schtick" on MG90, I don't think he made that very clear. He simply played the role of straight man, reading the questions and watching the stars give their answers. Whereas Gene Rayburn would make his own jokes, invent his own "characters," and do more with the contestants than say "Well maybe one of our stars did write that down..."
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Is it me, or does the set of "Match Game 90" look like giant 35mm Cameras ?
I thought "MG90" was okay, Ross was rather stiff as a block of wood in the early eps but eventually got more relaxed as the months moved along. I liked the cash format and "Match Up" was pretty decent, though it made the regular rounds pointless (As someone else here already pointed out)
-Joe R.
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Another thing MG 90 did that MG 98 never did was bring back some of the MG favorites. Dick Martin, Avery Schriber (being much more sedate than he was in the 70s), Betty White, Brett of course, JoAnne Worley, and even Mary Wickes.
MG 90 also had its share of soap stars that obviously didn't want to be there (as did MG 98) which IMO killed the atmosphere of the show. I think if What the Blank does sell, they really need to book stars that like the show and enjoy it, yet they don't hog the camera and slow down the game.
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Aug 24 2004, 05:25 AM\'] Another thing MG 90 did that MG 98 never did was bring back some of the MG favorites. Dick Martin, Avery Schriber (being much more sedate than he was in the 70s), Betty White, Brett of course, JoAnne Worley, and even Mary Wickes.
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The only MG7x celeb to do MG98 IIRC was Vicki Lawrence. I think Goodson and Co. being involved(some staffers who did MG7x also worked MG90) had something to do with 70s era guests being on MG90(and Kitty, Polly, Peggy and Orson being part of TTTT90).
As for the soap star influx, the show being on ABC could have a little do with it. A few less-than-bright soap stars did All-Star Blitz and cost the show some of the Squares-style antics it otherwise could have had.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Aug 24 2004, 08:51 AM\'] As for the soap star influx, the show being on ABC could have a little do with it. ... [/quote]
Not all the ABC shows that lent their stars to MG were soaps. Khrystyne Haje (Head of the Class) and Bill Kirkenbauer (Just the Ten of Us) were semi-regulars. Come to think of it, Ten was a lame duck when Bill first appeared, but he continued to drop by even after the show left.
To give you a matter of perspective of how long ago 1990 was, Marcia Wallace, a semi-regular from the '70s version, appeared often on MG90, after just signing on to do some little show called The Simpsons.
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[quote name=\'GSNFAN3000\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 03:42 PM\'] And if you notice on the premire....
3) SuperMatch values were: $500, $250, $100* (changed later in the run)
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If you want to get REAL nit-picky, the Super Match wall went through three minor changes...went from white to gold foil/reflector wallpaper to silver foil/reflector wallpaper.
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[quote name=\'GSNFAN3000\' date=\'Aug 23 2004, 03:42 PM\']
and 6) the Tie-Breaking Match-Up and "WIN!" sign were different (it said WINNER).
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The tiebreaker was different on the first show(first time played) than it was on the third show(second time played). The first tiebreaker had only one of the players choose the answer from three Match-Up choices, while the revised tiebreaker two shows later had both players choosing an answer.