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VH1 is airing part 3 of their pop-culture anthology series "I Love the 80's" this week, and particular attention should be paid to 1982. "The New $25,000 Pyramid" is one of the featured subjects. 1982 is currently airing on VH1, with repeats all throughout the week.
EDIT: And, Press Your Luck is featured in '83 at this hour.
EDIT #2: And, on the reality talent competition front, the classic 80's version of Star Search is also featured in '83. Quite a bit of game show goodness, and we're only 2/5ths into the week.
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[quote name=\'Scott\' date=\'Oct 25 2005, 08:06 PM\']EDIT #2: And, on the reality talent competition front, the classic 80's version of Star Search is also featured in '83. Quite a bit of game show goodness, and we're only 2/5ths into the week.
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Chuck Woolery has been a commentator on "80's 3-D" and "80's STRIKES BACK", maybe we'll finally get to see clips of LOVE CONNECTION or SCRABBLE.
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[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Oct 25 2005, 10:26 PM\'][quote name=\'Scott\' date=\'Oct 25 2005, 08:06 PM\']EDIT #2: And, on the reality talent competition front, the classic 80's version of Star Search is also featured in '83. Quite a bit of game show goodness, and we're only 2/5ths into the week.
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Chuck Woolery has been a commentator on "80's 3-D" and "80's STRIKES BACK", maybe we'll finally get to see clips of LOVE CONNECTION or SCRABBLE.
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The closest thing, so far, is the musical ditty introducing the segment. The 3-4 second segment is from the original LC open.
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[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Oct 26 2005, 09:40 AM\'][quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Oct 25 2005, 10:26 PM\'][quote name=\'Scott\' date=\'Oct 25 2005, 08:06 PM\']EDIT #2: And, on the reality talent competition front, the classic 80's version of Star Search is also featured in '83. Quite a bit of game show goodness, and we're only 2/5ths into the week.
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Chuck Woolery has been a commentator on "80's 3-D" and "80's STRIKES BACK", maybe we'll finally get to see clips of LOVE CONNECTION or SCRABBLE.
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The closest thing, so far, is the musical ditty introducing the segment. The 3-4 second segment is from the original LC open.
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It looks like well get to see some LC clips when 1986 rolls around. According the VH-1.com it mentions something about Chuck trying to pair up couples or something to that effect.
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And since it was not a game show, "Circus of the Stars" was featured in the 1981 show... although the specials actually debuted in 1977! It lasted until 1994, and Johnny Gilbert has done the "play-by-play" for most of them.
Don't be surprised if it's brought back as "Circus of the Reality Stars" just like Bravo did recently with "Battle of the Network Reality Stars."
Jonathan Allen
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And for you Night Court fans, Harry Anderson is doing the "Guilty or Not Guilty" segments.
ObGS: Alan Thicke is also hosting a segment on this series. EDIT: It's "Hot Moms."
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And then, there's a commercial within that program for Name That Tune, now a DVD game with clips from 1980's videos, which brings to mind VH1's ill-fated take on that from earlier this decade, entitled Name That Video.
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Well, as I type this, Indeed there were clips of Love Connection featured on the 1986 one. Chuck Woolery of course doing his trademark "2 and 2" gesture. The segment lasted about 2-3 minutes and it'll make musicman very happy.
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What stands out is Chuck in the 1983 installment saying he wouldn't host PYL if he was paid $3 mil a year.
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[quote name=\'FOXSportsFan\' date=\'Oct 27 2005, 07:32 PM\']What stands out is Chuck in the 1983 installment saying he wouldn't host PYL if he was paid $3 mil a year.
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And then saying "...well, maybe $3 mil."
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For the LC segments, it had a much, much different opening than the ones that are seen on GSN. For one, the LC logo flashes, and then the announcer or in this clip, Rod talks about the person choosing the date. Also, notice how the hearts are carved a little differently as well as some of the hearts being missing from the right hand side of the set.
Looks like for the third series in a row, there was always a GS segment for 1986.
Chuck was bogus in dissin' PYL, though. But that's just him.
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One of the other commentators is Bil Dwyer, host of "Extreme Dodgeball", here identified as a "comedian".
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 04:06 PM\']One of the other commentators is Bil Dwyer, host of "Extreme Dodgeball", here identified as a "comedian".
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The better GS reference for him: "Dirty Rotten Cheater."
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[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 04:10 PM\']The better GS reference for him: "Dirty Rotten Cheater."
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Bill Dwyer WAS credited with DRC, but stopped when the show was cancelled. (Thank goodness! Too many rip-offs from G-T shows)
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[quote name=\'cacLA8383\' date=\'Oct 27 2005, 08:14 PM\']Well, as I type this, Indeed there were clips of Love Connection featured on the 1986 one. Chuck Woolery of course doing his trademark "2 and 2" gesture. The segment lasted about 2-3 minutes and it'll make musicman very happy.
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It did. :) Also the UNSOLVED MYSTERIES and RESCUE 911 segments were to die for! (No pun intended)
What I did not like, was the people talking about the 80's. Can't those people find ANYTHING good to say about.....ANYTHING?
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[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 04:45 PM\']What I did not like, was the people talking about the 80's. Can't those people find ANYTHING good to say about.....ANYTHING?
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They aren't getting paid to say good things. They are there to make fun of the topic at hand. That's the whole point.
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[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 06:45 PM\'][quote name=\'cacLA8383\' date=\'Oct 27 2005, 08:14 PM\']Well, as I type this, Indeed there were clips of Love Connection featured on the 1986 one. Chuck Woolery of course doing his trademark "2 and 2" gesture. The segment lasted about 2-3 minutes and it'll make musicman very happy.
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It did. :) Also the UNSOLVED MYSTERIES and RESCUE 911 segments were to die for! (No pun intended)
What I did not like, was the people talking about the 80's. Can't those people find ANYTHING good to say about.....ANYTHING?
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I guess musicman hasn't seen the two prior I Love the 80's before this current incarnation before. I wouldn't mind seeing a new incarnation of the 90's one soon, however. There's a lot of us on the boards that can call the 90's our growing years.
[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 07:04 PM\']They aren't getting paid to say good things. They are there to make fun of the topic at hand. That's the whole point.
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Yeah, you can never see too much of Michael Ian Black in these things.....good lord.
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[quote name=\'cacLA8383\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 09:08 PM\']Yeah, you can never see too much of Michael Ian Black in these things.....good lord.
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Don't tell that to Hal Sparks or Mo Rocca...they might get jealous. ;)
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 08:43 PM\'][quote name=\'cacLA8383\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 09:08 PM\']Yeah, you can never see too much of Michael Ian Black in these things.....good lord.
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Don't tell that to Hal Sparks or Mo Rocca...they might get jealous. ;)
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True. They're more tolerable to watch than Michael Ian Black, anyway.
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Michael Ian Black is like Ted McGinley...most everything he touches turns to crap. That's what you get when you take on the role of "Johnny Bluejeans" I guess.
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[quote name=\'FOXSportsFan\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 10:31 PM\']Michael Ian Black is like Ted McGinley...most everything he touches turns to crap. That's what you get when you take on the role of "Johnny Bluejeans" I guess.
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"The State" and "Stella" would very much like to have a word with you.
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[quote name=\'cacLA8383\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 08:08 PM\']I guess musicman hasn't seen the two prior I Love the 80's before this current incarnation before. I wouldn't mind seeing a new incarnation of the 90's one soon, however. There's a lot of us on the boards that can call the 90's our growing years.
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I've seen every single "I LOVE...." series on VH1. The 1980's just seems to be the favorite decade to pick on.
There have been three 80's shows, two 90's shows, and one 70's.
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[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 11:49 PM\']"The State" and "Stella" would very much like to have a word with you.[/quote]
Yeah, I guess "Stella" would be crap even without Black. :-P
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[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 11:52 PM\']I've seen every single "I LOVE...." series on VH1. The 1980's just seems to be the favorite decade to pick on.
There have been three 80's shows, two 90's shows, and one 70's.
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They were the first series they bought out, and more than likely the most popular. They aren't "picking" on the 80's.
Brandon Brooks
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[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 09:49 PM\'][quote name=\'FOXSportsFan\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 10:31 PM\']Michael Ian Black is like Ted McGinley...most everything he touches turns to crap. That's what you get when you take on the role of "Johnny Bluejeans" I guess.
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"The State" and "Stella" would very much like to have a word with you.
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And there are a LOT of people who are still wondering why "Ed" got cancelled.
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With all of the comments made about the game shows that came up this time around, a couple of interesting observations:
1) Press Your Luck, compared to other shows they've discussed over the years (game and non-game alike), got off very easy from the roasting, I think. Maybe it was just me, but the comments made didn't seem very hurtful for the most part...
2) Except of course for Chuck Woolery. I admit I was surprised when he said he never liked it. But hey, everyone has their own taste for certain game shows, even the hosts themselves. Hey, let's not forget, we know what Peter thought of Bargain Hunters and Hit Man...
3) Final PYL comment: They listed the show in 1983, which is when the show debuted. Makes sense. But they only showed clips from ONE episode, and that one episode was Bruce/Jo/Paige from 86! Strange... Since GSN doesn't have a hold of that ep, who gave it to VH1 then? And why didn't this guy give them more eps?
4) Switching over to Pyramid, extreme props to Wille Garson. We don't hear often that the desire to be a game show celebrity is what leads you to the business. And hey, Willie WAS a celebrity on Donny's Pyramid. So he got to have his dream come true.
5) Overall, the digs on Pyramid were pretty light, too. Only major one I saw was when they talked about Dick giving answers for missed clues in the Winner's Circle. Harsh, but I guess that's ONE way to look at it...
Hey, it's all cool. I'd say over the years we've been represented very well over the years with these shows...
The Dating Game
Let's Make A Deal
Family Feud
The Gong Show
The Newlywed Game
The Price Is Right
Pyramid
Press Your Luck
Double Dare
Love Connection
American Gladiators
I miss any of them?
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They did WoF in the first series.
Maybe it was just me, but the comments made [about PYL] didn't seem very hurtful for the most part...
I haven't seen PYL's segment, but "Double Dare" got off pretty unscathed as well. There was a joke or two from Michael Ian Black, but otherwise, a lot of praise from younger stars who watched the show then.
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When I saw the Love Connection clips from 1986, It really pissed me off because GSN does not ever show these episodes. The only ones that GSN shows are the ones from 1988 through about 1992, and we have seen these over and over again! UGGH!! VH-1 has proven that there are indeed LC episodes out there that are pre 1988, and I think that GSN needs to step up to the plate and AIR them sometime. GSN watchers (including myself) would love to see them! But Im done bitching now.
By the way, I did notice the famous "hearts" on the show's set. I remember that I used to try and secretly watch the show when my grandmother wasnt looking (shed never let me watch it because of the steamy conversation). Back then I was only 2 or 3, and was not watching LC for the show itself, but for the big hearts that would adorn the stage. I thought they were kinda.....pretty. OK SO I WAS WEIRD AS A TODDLER!! Until today, I thought that I was dreaming about the slightly different set, but it turned out to be true. Not only were two of the hearts missing from the right side, but they were colored differently! Instead of being the usual rosy pink, fushia, and lavender, they were red and purple. Plus, I vaguely remember the show's original opening as seen on VH-1. Creepy huh?
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[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Oct 29 2005, 08:52 PM\']There have been three 80's shows
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Three '80s shows (original, Strikes Back, and now 3-D)...and not a single one featured Degrassi Junior High or SCTV?!?![/i] (or when the CBC's Peter Mansbridge had hair, which was like Canada's version of when Bob Barker had dark hair)
Too bad the PYL segment failed to touch on Michael Larson, but Not Necessarily The News (the pre-pre-pre Daily Show) did get some love from the "I Love The" gang.
Oh, Sonic Whammy, you forgot Supermarket Sweep, Millionaire, and Singled Out. Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Name That Tune, Tic Tac Dough, and Joker's Wild were of course heavily ignored.
As for the kids' shows...Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Captain Kangaroo, Electric Company, Barney and Friends, Mr. Wizard's World, YCDTOTV, and Reading Rainbow (they couldn't find the original opening), but NO Today's Special, NO 3-2-1 Contact, and NO Square One TV!!!
On the video games side, Intellivision, Colecovision, Donkey Kong, Mortal Kombat , Atari, Pac-Man and Zelda were mentioned, but where the heck were Final Fantasy, Sonic The Hedgehog, and perhaps the biggest omission of them all...SUPER MARIO BROS.?!?!
Oh well, they couldn't cover everything...
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Speaking of Chuck and his hatred for PYL, I can remember one episode of "Love Connection" I believe from the early 90's (GSN HAS aired this one, BTW) where there was this one female guest. Chuck asked her "So, what do you look for in a guy?" and she replies "I'm looking for a guy that has big bucks and no whammies!" or something to that effect. Chuck just bursts out laughing repeating what she said to himself and says "That's from "Press Your Luck"...good night." He had that "I can't believe she referenced that stupid show" look on his face. Yeah, I guess in retrospect even then he never liked it. Hey, to each their own.
Anyone else remember this episode?
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[quote name=\'animill9\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 06:24 PM\']When I saw the Love Connection clips from 1986, It really pissed me off because GSN does not ever show these episodes. The only ones that GSN shows are the ones from 1988 through about 1992, and we have seen these over and over again! UGGH!! VH-1 has proven that there are indeed LC episodes out there that are pre 1988, and I think that GSN needs to step up to the plate and AIR them sometime. GSN watchers (including myself) would love to see them! But Im done bitching now.
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Welcome to the board. As for GSN, you'll find that they have no problem rerunning the same set of shows over and over again. It took them forever to realize that 1991 wasn't the only year that Love Connection was on. :-P
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[quote name=\'animill9\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 03:24 PM\']Creepy huh?
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Uh, I'll say.
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[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 06:24 PM\']Three '80s shows (original, Strikes Back, and now 3-D)...and not a single one featured Degrassi Junior High or SCTV?!?![/i] (or when the CBC's Peter Mansbridge had hair, which was like Canada's version of when Bob Barker had dark hair)
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Why would they cover Canadian shows?
Brandon Brooks
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[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 03:24 PM\']Three '80s shows (original, Strikes Back, and now 3-D)...and not a single one featured Degrassi Junior High[/i][/quote]
De-who? I grew up in the 80's and I have no flippin' idea what that show is. Which should explain to you why it wasn't featured.
(or when the CBC's Peter Mansbridge had hair
The shows are made for a US audience, most of whom also don't know who the hell Peter Mansbridge is.
NO Today's Special, NO 3-2-1 Contact, and NO Square One TV!!!
SUPER MARIO BROS.?!?!
Ladies and gentlemen, the part of Thad Dixon tonight will be played by...
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Heh. This one might be fun, kids. 3 posts made; and 2 deleted already.
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[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 06:24 PM\']Oh, Sonic Whammy, you forgot Supermarket Sweep, Millionaire, and Singled Out. Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Name That Tune, Tic Tac Dough, and Joker's Wild were of course heavily ignored.
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Ah, yes, I figured I left a couple shows out, because I was saying to myself, "There's no way only ONE game show got acknowledged in the 90s, right?"
I do remember the 90s doing those three shows you mentioned. Thanks for the follow-up. It's why I asked.
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(or when the CBC's Peter Mansbridge had hair
The shows are made for a US audience, most of whom also don't know who the hell Peter Mansbridge is.
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Except for those who watch him on "The National" in border cities that get CBC (and many others online of course).
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[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 09:37 PM\']Except for those who watch him on "The National" in border cities that get CBC (and many others online of course).
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Okay, pal. Let's look at what I said:
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 05:51 PM\']The shows are made for a US audience, most of whom also don't know who the hell Peter Mansbridge is.
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And this brings us to today's quickie quiz:
Which modifier describes that portion of the US television viewing audience who DO NOT live in border cities and therefore are not able to receive CBC?
A) All
B) None
C) Less
D) Most
And once you've muddled your way through that brainteaser, here's the followup bonus question: What in your comment above added anything at ALL whatsoever to our discussion?
(Hint: It's one of the unused answers about that isn't A.)
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[quote name=\'Sonic Whammy\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 09:01 AM\']With all of the comments made about the game shows that came up this time around, a couple of interesting observations:
1) Press Your Luck, compared to other shows they've discussed over the years (game and non-game alike), got off very easy from the roasting, I think. Maybe it was just me, but the comments made didn't seem very hurtful for the most part...
2) Except of course for Chuck Woolery. I admit I was surprised when he said he never liked it. But hey, everyone has their own taste for certain game shows, even the hosts themselves. Hey, let's not forget, we know what Peter thought of Bargain Hunters and Hit Man...
3) Final PYL comment: They listed the show in 1983, which is when the show debuted. Makes sense. But they only showed clips from ONE episode, and that one episode was Bruce/Jo/Paige from 86! Strange... Since GSN doesn't have a hold of that ep, who gave it to VH1 then? And why didn't this guy give them more eps?
4) Switching over to Pyramid, extreme props to Wille Garson. We don't hear often that the desire to be a game show celebrity is what leads you to the business. And hey, Willie WAS a celebrity on Donny's Pyramid. So he got to have his dream come true.
5) Overall, the digs on Pyramid were pretty light, too. Only major one I saw was when they talked about Dick giving answers for missed clues in the Winner's Circle. Harsh, but I guess that's ONE way to look at it...
Hey, it's all cool. I'd say over the years we've been represented very well over the years with these shows...
The Dating Game
Let's Make A Deal
Family Feud
The Gong Show
The Newlywed Game
The Price Is Right
Pyramid
Press Your Luck
Double Dare
Love Connection
American Gladiators
I miss any of them?
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Yep. Hmmmm, let me see... You've missed Remote Control for the 1987 segment, you missed Win, Lose or Draw for one of the '88 segments, you've missed Wheel of Fortune on the first ILt80's first segment for 1986.
For the '90s segments, you've missed Millionaire, WBSM, and Supermarket Sweep.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 07:14 PM\']Welcome to the board. As for GSN, you'll find that they have no problem rerunning the same set of shows over and over again. It took them forever to realize that 1991 wasn't the only year that Love Connection was on. :-P
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Exactly. They're too busy playing the Cheap Show w/ the GS's and playing High Rollers w/ TAR and most of their other reality and casino and dodgeball crap.
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[quote name=\'megamanj1986\' date=\'Oct 31 2005, 02:28 PM\']For the '90s segments, you've missed...Supermarket Sweep.
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Hmm...let's see...naming a show that was missed, without bothering to read two responses up for the mentioning of said show...I don't know.
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The "Love Connection" opening described at the top of the thread was how it opened for the first couple of years. It went to the "where old-fashioned romance..." opening about the time Gene Wood took over as announcer. (Yes, Eric Lieber treated announcers about like he treated much of his staff, or so it seems.)
And since it hasn't been said for a while, the reason GSN bought/buys such limited numbers is to err on the side of caution, especially since GSN is not a destination channel for most people--it's a oh-wow-is-that-"Love Connection?"-while-people-are-surfing channel.
And as odious as you may find the current prime time schedule, they have to program for what the advertising market wants and can't program for us on this board. Accept the fact that at least the daytime schedule is halfway agreeable to many of us.
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[quote name=\'animill9\' date=\'Oct 30 2005, 06:24 PM\']By the way, I did notice the famous "hearts" on the show's set. I remember that I used to try and secretly watch the show when my grandmother wasnt looking (shed never let me watch it because of the steamy conversation). Back then I was only 2 or 3, and was not watching LC for the show itself, but for the big hearts that would adorn the stage. I thought they were kinda.....pretty. OK SO I WAS WEIRD AS A TODDLER!! Until today, I thought that I was dreaming about the slightly different set, but it turned out to be true. Not only were two of the hearts missing from the right side, but they were colored differently! Instead of being the usual rosy pink, fushia, and lavender, they were red and purple. Plus, I vaguely remember the show's original opening as seen on VH-1. Creepy huh?
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Not Quite. I guess I wasn't the only little tike watching LOVE CONNECTION after all!
The opening I remember is a left-right split-screen cartoon with the male on one side and the female on the other. The two sides would move like a slot machine trying to find a match.
Does that intro sound familiar?
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[quote name=\'megamanj1986\' date=\'Oct 31 2005, 01:32 PM\']Exactly. They're too busy playing the Cheap Show w/ the GS's and playing High Rollers w/ TAR and most of their other reality and casino and dodgeball crap.
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What in the hell are you talking about?
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[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Oct 31 2005, 11:43 PM\']What in the hell are you talking about?
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He's trying to make a "funny" by inserting game show titles in lieu of the proper words. But he is our next contestant on "The Overquoting Game".
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Nov 1 2005, 04:40 AM\']He's trying to make a "funny" by inserting game show titles in lieu of the proper words.
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Maybe he thinks that the whole issue should die a death of Lepraseed.
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OMG! Yes! I TOTALLY remember that. Geez, I thought I was the only one!
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Oct 31 2005, 04:18 PM\']The "Love Connection" opening described at the top of the thread was how it opened for the first couple of years.
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And man, was it primitive, even for 1983. :-P
So let's see if I can break this down...
1983-86? The LC logo filling up the screen, in tune to the electric drum beat intro, then a shot of one of the day's contestants.
1986-89? Slot machine animation
1989-91 Two hearts flirting with each other
1991-94 Various still shots from episodes shown.