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Which "Pyramid" set do you like the most? Jim Ryan's original from the 70s, or Ed Flesh's 80s makeover?
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Osmond, of course, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a complete ninny.
/trollin', trollin', trollin'...
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Feb 3 2006, 01:49 PM\']Osmond, of course, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a complete ninny.
/trollin', trollin', trollin'...
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GET OFF MY INTERNET, DEGENERATE!
/also trollin' x3...
In seriousness, the 80s version hands down.
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Hmm....let me think about this one for a moment......
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Oh I got it: The 80's, duh. The 70s was a little plain for my tastes (apart from the Big Pyramid itself) and I could've sworn that the Osmond set was only half done. It's as if the guys set up the steel layouts only to say "eh, looks good enough."
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I also like the 'Pyramid' set. The dark stage & illuminated pyramid from the 70's opening is also good.
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[quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'Feb 3 2006, 04:10 PM\']I also like the 'Pyramid' set. The dark stage & illuminated pyramid from the 70's opening is also good.
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Wow. Got one.
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Game shows nowadays don't have nearly enough wood paneling.
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For their respective eras, anyway, they were all nice. Jim Ryan's looked kinda cheaply made, Ed Flesh's used colors that might have seemed odd to some, and the Donnymid set's steel tubes were a little too WWE for my taste.
Overall, my vote goes to Ed Flesh. The topper: lighted trilons and trilon surrounds.
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Feb 3 2006, 08:16 PM\']Game shows nowadays don't have nearly enough wood paneling.
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Or chase lights. Gotta love chase lights.
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Feb 3 2006, 08:16 PM\']Game shows nowadays don't have nearly enough wood paneling.
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Yeah. But that '70's warehouse look was so 'posh'.
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80s set. I always found the 70s set to be too cramped and a bit tacky.
Donnymid "set"=no comment.
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Gotta go with the early concensus & say the 80's set. I like it slightly better than the 70's set. Yeah, I think those chase lights put it over the top for me. And I don't DARE touch Donny's version.
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I've always thought that people like what they first saw, so if the '80's set is the first one you saw, that's the one you like best. I liked the '70's set best.
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My vote goes for That 70's Set. I thought it was cool to see the chasing lights around the pyramid go into warp speed when there was a Winners Circle win along with the shaking trilons.
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The '80s set easily. I was never fond of the color scheme of the 70s sets.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 04:06 AM\']I've always thought that people like what they first saw, so if the '80's set is the first one you saw, that's the one you like best.
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Perhaps the same holds true with The Price is Right, but that's another topic. :-P
I also like the 80s set. Orange and brown just don't seem too colorful.
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The main argument I've heard against the 80s set is that it's TOO colorful. Some people don't like a mix of gold, bright red and baby blue. I, for one, love it.
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I loved the '80s set for all the reasons everyone's mentioned...and maybe because it was functional too. No bells and whistles, and it was elegant for an '80s set.
Joe Viewer *knew* that they were watching Pyramid when they saw any minute of that show. The set was very important.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 04:22 PM\']The main argument I've heard against the 80s set is that it's TOO colorful. Some people don't like a mix of gold, bright red and baby blue. I, for one, love it.
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And that, IMO, was what made the 80s Pyramid set actually look like a game show.
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Somewhat unrelated: all GSN thank-yous aside (and I am thankful for their current schedule), I am so sick of seeing not only the same celebrities, but the same contestants over and over on the runs of Pyramid GSN is showing.
I think it's time to change seasons on the $100K run or start showing mid-'80s $25K eps. No Donny though. Alternatively, how about Joker's Wild? Haha...
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 02:39 PM\']I think it's time to change seasons on the $100K run or start showing mid-'80s $25K eps. No Donny though. Alternatively, how about Joker's Wild? Haha...
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I wouldn't mind at all if they went back to daytime $25K eps either. I wonder if they have to buy access to both serii seperately.
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Serii? Webster's probably shitting in his grave right now. :)
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 10:19 AM\']My vote goes for That 70's Set. I thought it was cool to see the chasing lights around the pyramid go into warp speed when there was a Winners Circle win along with the shaking trilons.
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I thought the "shaking trilon" gimmick didnt start until the 80s $25,000 Pyramid.
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[quote name=\'animill9\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 07:22 PM\'][quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 4 2006, 10:19 AM\']My vote goes for That 70's Set. I thought it was cool to see the chasing lights around the pyramid go into warp speed when there was a Winners Circle win along with the shaking trilons.
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I thought the "shaking trilon" gimmick didnt start until the 80s $25,000 Pyramid.
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They've used it in the 70s...there's one clip around the Interweb somewhere with William Shatner giving and receiving....clues, and at the end, the trilons shake.
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Being new, I'm almost afraid to say this (not that it's saying much), but I think one of the best things about Donnymid was the set. That said, I do prefer the DC 80's set overall, although it was pretty cool having the "monitors" on the Main Game "Pyramid" during the JD version. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the only time after the 70's "Shakers" was on $100,000 Tournament Weeks. I don't remember any regular $10,000 or $25,000 wins doing the shake.
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[quote name=\'PalCatIN\' date=\'Feb 5 2006, 07:08 PM\']Being new, I'm almost afraid to say this (not that it's saying much), but I think one of the best things about Donnymid was the set.[/quote]
No need to worry: you're just using a basic process of elimination. ;)
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1970s: Looked like not much was there but a big bunch of carpet. I do prefer the score readouts from the New York era, though.
1980s: Loved that set above the others.
1990s: Too cramped. And the emcee gave me cramps.
2000s: Erector set hell.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Feb 5 2006, 11:45 PM\']1970s: Looked like not much was there but a big bunch of carpet. I do prefer the score readouts from the New York era, though.
1980s: Loved that set above the others.
1990s: Too cramped. And the emcee gave me cramps.
2000s: Erector set hell.
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Interesting you mention cramped with the Davidson set, which was essentially the 80s set with an altered light pattern, fonts, and monitors on the main game pyramid. In the clips I've seen, it seems like they tried to back everything up a little much...namely when you see the two shot during the Winner's Circle.