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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Dbacksfan12 on August 05, 2007, 06:39:33 AM
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Simply put: Do you think you could make a good overall emcee? Without giving any specifics of formats or rules, do you think you have the personality and versatility of some of the greater emcees?
Edit: And, if offered, would you even accept the position?
I'll post my thoughts later.
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It's something that was a career goal of mine when I was a kid, and I have fullfilled part of that ambition by doing radio. But unless guys with icepick scars suddenly become sexy, I'd have to be like Pat Kiernan and be an "unseen" host.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'159650\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 08:22 AM\']
It's something that was a career goal of mine when I was a kid, and I have fullfilled part of that ambition by doing radio. But unless guys with icepick scars suddenly become sexy, I'd have to be like Pat Kiernan and be an "unseen" host.
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The network would go broke on makeup to keep the glare off my bald pate from damaging the cameras. Plus I was born with "a face perfect for radio".
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Yes. I've hosted various games (some I created, some existing formats, hard quizzes and humorous games) at church, work, and other events, and everyone is always impressed with my ability to think on my feet (sometimes with contestants who like to heckle the host), be funny, and still keep the game moving along nicely. People have even commented how I know the rules to any board games (game shows or otherwise) I bring out to play and manage to "host" those games and keep them moving as well.
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[quote name=\'mcsittel\' post=\'159653\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 09:53 AM\']
The network would go broke on makeup to keep the glare off my bald pate from damaging the cameras.
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Hasn't stopped Ottinger.
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Absolutely yes, although I need to tone my attitude down.
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[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'159657\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 10:33 AM\']
Absolutely yes, although I need to tone my attitude down.
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The words "low hanging fruit" come to mind for some reason. Not sure why.
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[quote name=\'dzinkin\' post=\'159658\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 10:40 AM\']
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'159657\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 10:33 AM\']
Absolutely yes, although I need to tone my attitude down.
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The words "low hanging fruit" come to mind for some reason. Not sure why.
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I LOL'ed.
Oh, and yes, I would. It's why I got into television.
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[quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' post=\'159656\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 09:59 AM\']
[quote name=\'mcsittel\' post=\'159653\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 09:53 AM\']
The network would go broke on makeup to keep the glare off my bald pate from damaging the cameras.
[/quote]Hasn't stopped Ottinger.[/quote]
Couldn't have gone with Howie, could you?
I'm lucky that I've actually been paid to host a show for a long time now, and even with that experience (and the accompanying local adulation), I'm not sure how good I'd be at the big leagues. For one thing, having done it as long as I have, I know my weaknesses.
Still doesn't mean I wouldn't love a shot...
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I'd make a much better announcer than host, although I could probably handle certain formats fairly well as MC. (Concentration, Match Game, Password.)
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I think I could do a decent job, given the right format. I'd be terrible at a fast-moving quiz show like J! or SS, but I think I could be halfway decent doing a show like WOF, PYL, or even SOTC. Basically, I would need a show where I can have some fun and cheer/agonize along with the contestants, and I think these shows would be perfect for that.
Granted, my sole "hosting" experience has been in front of a class (we were done for the semester with a day to spare, so we staged a "Hit Man" game; they seemed to enjoy it...), so doing it for real would be a completely different animal. But, I always used to practice in front of my mirror as a kid, and I sometimes still do...I love my teaching job, but, if they told me Drew Carey wasn't working out with TPIR and wanted to give me an audition, I'd gladly jump...;)
Anthony
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[quote name=\'dzinkin\' post=\'159658\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 07:40 AM\']
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'159657\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 10:33 AM\']
Absolutely yes, although I need to tone my attitude down.
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The words "low hanging fruit" come to mind for some reason. Not sure why.
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I, for one, prefer far more sport from my hunt.
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I think I'd be pretty bad...have ALWAYS had stagefright. I wouldn't do that good announcing game shows, either, my voice isn't that announcer-ish, no matter how I try to make it sound. I guess my perfect game show job would be that guy who stands by the set to correct anything (Like on Family Feud when they need the contestants to be more specific...) :P
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Not sure...I have the appearance, it would be my vocal inflections* and ad-libs that would get me, i.e. joking on a really bad answer.
*not sounding like the stereotypical host when someone wins big.
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I can boldly say that I......have no talent at all for hosting a game or talk show whatsoever.
I recall the moment I really saw what makes a good host work. It was when I saw Benirschke and Gohen 'WOF' again via trade. Pat, I thought to myself, seemed so much more at ease than either of those guys (though more than Rolf than Bob). It was there I realized that the easier they make it look the better they are (see Bill Cullen, Peter Marshall, Monty Hall, Bob Barker, Howie Mandell and so on).
It also reminds me of the true-life scene in the book "The Late Shift" where Letterman producer Peter Lassaly told NBC's Bob Wright that Jay Leno will never get any better than he is today. From that I've been able to spot the clear limitations of Bert Convy, Ray Combs and more recently Richard Karn and Dylan Lane to name a few.
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I think I would make a good game show host, but I need a lot more experience first. I have emceed a couple of events, done 4 stand-up comedy acts, tried to pilot Definition for my college television station (manager said he loved the concept but students wanted to do something else), and hosted my treasure hunts 5 times. After each time I emceed, I feel like I could have done better, but everyone tells me I was fantastic at the job (even one of the best Elton John impersonators complimented me saying that I was one of the best emceeing jobs for his performances he's ever seen!) So I think I got the talent, but the closest to game show stardom is Definition for local cable access station.
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Interesting question.
My only "hosting" experience is a couple of games of Jeopardy! at my high school a couple of years ago. Reviews were pretty good of my job, and I thought I did acceptable. I'm definitely not a Pat Kiernan or Alex Trebek, though.
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In a word, no. I am one of the shyest and least talkative people you will ever meet. Foot-in-mouth disorder doesn't help much either. Plus I wouldn't be able to read questions without fumbling up every third word.
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I am absolutely positive that I could host any game show currently on the air. I'd probably last only around two minutes, but I could do it for those two. :-)
Seriously, my game show "hosting" experience consists of eleven episodes of Who Wants to Be a Moronionaire and some time with various home games as a kid, and it's probably best that it stay that way.
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While I think it might be arrogant of me to proclaim that I could do it right now, I've been working extremely hard on my presentation skills over the last few years, and I truly believe that if I were to get the opportunity, I could take the ball and run with it.
I think working in AC last year gave me the confidence boost I needed. I still don't think I'm near Randy West's league at all in my work, but I'd like to think that I'm working hard enough to a somewhat respectable level.
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Might as well throw my opinion in now--its been fun seeing what others have said.
It a nutshell, no, I couldn't host. While I do have the ability to ad-lib somewhat and have the occasional one-liner, I think my "looks" and voice would be detrimental. Also, I probably wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut when someone does something dumb. I have enough of a problem at work when I see some moron split their 20 against a 7. Patronizing someone on television probably wouldn't come across very well.
Couldn't have gone with Howie, could you?
Significantly less fun than making fun of a mod!
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Even putting aside issues of appearance and experience, no. If nothing else, I would be guaranteed to start stammering at some point.
I have a fear of public speaking, but I don't really have stage fright. Having motions to go through as a host would make it feel more like a job and less like a performance, I think.
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Having done a couple of shows in college, I now know that I would be an okay host in a heavily game-driven format (for example, Jeopardy! or Pyramid), but would be terrible at any contestant-driven format (for example, The Price is Right or Let's Make a Deal). My contestant interaction is consistently awkward -- my best episodes were the ones where the game ran a little long and we had to edit out the interviews.
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Scott Robinson
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I could probably host my two favorite shows, J! and Pyramid. On the former, my strength would be my ability to read the clues well. I'd be better as an announcer. (My dream job would be writer/producer.)
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I've always wanted to host, and judging by my performances at some game show parties I've held/attended, I think I could do a fair job.
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I would like to think I'd be a better host now that I am thinner than I was when I did my Whew! production.
I've had a fair amount of training with acting, improvisation and comedy since. I think if the show has a loose, undemanding format with comedy elements, I might do fine with it. I think Pass the Buck would be fun for me to do.
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At the risk of being a name dropper, my first emceeing experience (as an adult) was in front of Mark Goodson and Frank Wayne, demonstrating the pricing games that later became Switch? and Line 'Em Up. I did a creditable job and Frank and Goodson were more interested in the workings of the games than my performance, but it's just as well that I work behind the cameras and not in front.
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The above posted description of how Mr. C prefers to work also explains me pretty well. I'm just fine behind the cameras.
Honestly, though, I think I could work in some Pat Kiernan-type role.
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Fiddle with the sound controls to make my high, nasal voice more deep and threatening, and I could have been the Inquizitor. Otherwise, not so much.
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I would be great. There is no question in my mind.
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Good Topic:
In spite of "playing" Game show host when I was a kid..Mostly Cullen TPIR..And with the fact of doing occasional preaching, Acting in Christmas pageants and solo singing in my own and other local churches (I do ok, but George Beverly Shea hasnt a thing to worry about) My appearance and voice would probably count me out as a Game Show Host..Fun to think about though..
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If they ever want someone who sounds like a higher-pitched Louie Anderson, I'll gladly take the job. Might even get competent at it if the show survived long enough to kill my shyness.
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I have the vocal abilities to host a show. The big rub is my lools. My hair is graying faster than it should. Plus. my facial features are really not that great. Also, being visually-impaired eliminates any Q&A type of show unless I get special accomidations to counter my handicap. In short, no such luck right now. Maybe in another life.
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I'd be a rather poor host but I'd be a decent author. Tell me what I have to work with and I'll make something nice out of it.
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I used to think so (the joyous ego of youth....), but today, I'm not as sure. I still host game events for parties, church, and like a lot of you, got the chance to do high school classroom versions of the then-popular shows. Then I did the two cable shows. Geno has seen them, and as a wise person once wrote, better someone else toot your horn than you. In each of these situations, I was in total control - the material, the rules, and the like. In the big leagues, I'd have to learn to take instruction from the people who are professionals and not try to run the show. That takes a lot of faith, because even though you may have the core talent, the producers decide how they want it to come across. What was the description Maxene Fabe wrote on how Lyn Bolen wanted Jim MacKrell to come across..."Nice, but dangerous when drunk"?
I wouldn't mind trying in a syndie shot first - but the moment I forget that the show is about the game and the contestants, not about me, I'll be in trouble.
True, I'd have to keep dropping inches (a work in progress), but I don't see a big problem with having a little snow on the roof. Depending on the format, it could come across as being a bit more "seasoned" than being some yammering pretty-boy.
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While I'd like to think I could do it if asked, I think Central Casting would have difficulty with my voice quality (it's more quirky characterish as opposed to Melvin Mellifluous).
Although I could do a few commercials (and even keep the peanut butter in the jar). :)
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No way. I'm absolutely terrible at keeping my facial expressions under control when someone does/says something dumb and/or annoying. I'd like to think I'd do an acceptable job of announcing, though. But that's up to others to judge. Lotsa people believe they're very good at things that they are really poor at on their best day.
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I think I would.
Those who've been to the GSC and seen me do my games know I have the hosting chops. I do believe I need to work on my contestant interaction (although eight hours a night on a baccarat table will develop one's people skills in a hurry, methinks...which is what I do for a living right now), but I think I would whoop some arse, given the opportunity.
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When I'm home watching the TV and playing along as host (and yes, I do it--I live by myself and am pitiful), I'm pretty damn good. Even though it's not a game show, I kick Adrianna Costa's butt every time I watch "On the Lot."
In person, it would be another story, although I have memories of the one GSC I attended in the day where my "Big Showdown" contestants were having, uh, difficulties with the questions I had been given to read. I looked at the next question in the pack and ad libbed, "Oh, they aren't going to get this one, either." If it was for real, I'd probably get really nervous.
Perhaps I'd be one of those better as an announcer.
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Well...I hosted Family Feud every year for 3 years in College, College Bowl reader both locally and regionally, and The price is Right once (Which not to toot my own horn, I won a programming award for). People say I'm personable, funny, and say "I'm in my element" when I host shows. I even got called by other departments to host a TTTT/WML hybrid for Women's History Month, and I can announce as well...
So I would say....maybe? :-)
/Price is right is harder to host than Family Feud, but slower than College Bowl.
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Sorry I have to rain on the self-delusional parade here, but I held the same beliefs about my abilities. I've written a few games, I've read at least a thousand of quiz bowl matches, I'm usually the MC of company functions, I've done the game show round for 8 years, etc. And I can honestly say without a doubt that I am unqualified to be a game show host, and without some serious training, probably never will be.
Ask these questions to yourself:
--How many of you have tried your game under lights? (the first time I did a performance under stage lights I thought I would never see again)
--How many of you have tried to get a game to a set time?
--How many of you have worked in a multi-camera environment?
--How many of you have tried to operate as being just the host, and not the director/producer? (e.g.: it's not your baby)
--How many of you have done this day in and day out instead of one special occasion (e.g.: can you make your 432nd show just as snazzy and energetic as the first)?
--Mike
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'159776\' date=\'Aug 6 2007, 09:20 AM\']
Sorry I have to rain on the self-delusional parade here,
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Thank God, finally, some words of common sense.
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'159776\' date=\'Aug 6 2007, 12:20 PM\']
--How many of you have tried your game under lights? (the first time I did a performance under stage lights I thought I would never see again)
--How many of you have tried to get a game to a set time?
--How many of you have worked in a multi-camera environment?
--How many of you have tried to operate as being just the host, and not the director/producer? (e.g.: it's not your baby)
--How many of you have done this day in and day out instead of one special occasion (e.g.: can you make your 432nd show just as snazzy and energetic as the first)?
[/quote]Since you asked, I shall answer.
- Yes, my Jeopardy productions were under the lights, and in front of an audience of about 1,000. Kinda scary, but something that I can get used to.
- We had to put the J! production into a 70-minute timeframe, so not really.
- One camera was used, but active camera-jumping was not needed.
- I was host, not any of the others.
- I did it twice. Donno if I can judge myself on that one yet.
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If you can emcee a show and let your own personality come through, rather than coming across as a cheap, imitation Bob Barker (or whomever), you're way ahead of the game.
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--How many of you have tried your game under lights? (the first time I did a performance under stage lights I thought I would never see again)
--How many of you have tried to get a game to a set time?
--How many of you have worked in a multi-camera environment?
--How many of you have tried to operate as being just the host, and not the director/producer? (e.g.: it's not your baby)
--How many of you have done this day in and day out instead of one special occasion (e.g.: can you make your 432nd show just as snazzy and energetic as the first)?
You forgot "memorizing language".
The producer gives you a script. He wants you to recite the script as written during each show, because there are cues for the director in it. BUT, each time you recite it you have to make it seem fresh:
"Each of you will have a showcase of beautiful prizes to bid on. The one of you who bids closer to the actual retail price ..."
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--How many of you have tried your game under lights? (the first time I did a performance under stage lights I thought I would never see again)
--How many of you have tried to get a game to a set time?
--How many of you have worked in a multi-camera environment?
--How many of you have tried to operate as being just the host, and not the director/producer? (e.g.: it's not your baby)
--How many of you have done this day in and day out instead of one special occasion (e.g.: can you make your 432nd show just as snazzy and energetic as the first)?
With those aforementioned questions, I would have to agree that I would need some additional coaching skills.
But if I were to host something within a short period of time, I would probably say that right now, something along the lines of Super Password would be in my comfort zone -- something more casual and laid back.
But I would settle for an announcer position as well! (Every so often, people say that I have a good radio voice -- even before I even admit that I once did do radio.)
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Sorry I have to rain on the self-delusional parade here, but I held the same beliefs about my abilities. I've written a few games, I've read at least a thousand of quiz bowl matches, I'm usually the MC of company functions, I've done the game show round for 8 years, etc. And I can honestly say without a doubt that I am unqualified to be a game show host, and without some serious training, probably never will be.
But who here actually thinks they will? I don't think anyone actually thinks that a few local shows automatically makes them qualified to host a televised game show. I know I certainly don't.
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[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'159811\' date=\'Aug 6 2007, 05:31 PM\']
But who here actually thinks they will? I don't think anyone actually thinks that a few local shows automatically makes them qualified to host a televised game show. I know I certainly don't.
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Except a) that's not what you said, like, four posts ago, and b) there are ABSOLUTELY people here who not only think that a few local shows qualifies them, but there are people who think that even less experience qualifies them.
Mike's point is, there are a bunch of people stepping up and saying "Yeah, my family thinks I'm great when we play the Wheel home game in our living room, so I would be a GREAT host!" when most of them don't have a single clue as to what the job actually entails.
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Keep in mind that one of the reasons so many of us think we can do it is that the ones who do it well make it look so easy. And the delusion is not limited to fans. I know for a fact that several of the participants in Grand Slam, otherwise intelligent people who've seen the process up close and personal, harbor the desire (and the belief in their own abilities) to be game show hosts.
And not just the obvious ones.
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I'd probably suck at--dealing with people is not my forte. I'm a nice guy, but that's about it. You'll get bored with me after half an hour. I have Asperger's so that's a red flag right there. Still, I'd love to try out, though.
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Except a) that's not what you said, like, four posts ago, and b) there are ABSOLUTELY people here who not only think that a few local shows qualifies them, but there are people who think that even less experience qualifies them.
Yes, but saying I have some "experience" and actually making an effort to try and be a host is two different things. I saw Mark's question as a kind of fun "What skills do you have in hosting," not as a serious question.
I hope.
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I don't think I'd be very good. I'd have the mechanics down pat; I could run the game like a well-oiled machine, but I'd be about as cold as such. I'm not good with the contestant interaction, and, most importantly, I don't think I can relate to my audience, which in broadcasting is absolutely everything.
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Short answer: Doubtful
Aside from personal appearance and vocal timbre, I have been told that I have issues with speaking/reading in public. However, give me a job where I'm out of the way for 15 of the 22 minutes, and I think I'd be serviceable.
I'm also pretty decent at memorization, so the mechanics/prompter stuff wouldn't be too bad.
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My response is similar to several I've seen here. I've had many opportunities to host games in a variety of settings (from game nights to 100-person affairs), and what I've learned both on my own and through feedback from those whose opinions I value is that I can do a very good job of dealing with the mechanics of the game, leading the players through the format and explaining rules efficiently when necessary.
However, my "people" skills would need a LOT of work. It's one thing to host DoND and WWTBAM once a week in each of my classes for 5 minutes at a shot, but the idea of ad libbing and showing a likable personality throughout the game when I'm dealing with strangers eludes (and frightens) me greatly. I'm happy to have the hosting opportunities that I do have (in my classroom, at parties, etc.), but I'll leave the real deal to the pros (and to those of you who may follow in their footsteps)!
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'159776\' date=\'Aug 6 2007, 12:20 PM\']
--How many of you have tried your game under lights? (the first time I did a performance under stage lights I thought I would never see again)
--How many of you have tried to get a game to a set time?
--How many of you have worked in a multi-camera environment?
--How many of you have tried to operate as being just the host, and not the director/producer? (e.g.: it's not your baby)
--How many of you have done this day in and day out instead of one special occasion (e.g.: can you make your 432nd show just as snazzy and energetic as the first)?
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Points taken. In my personal, and professional life, I've had to "perform" in front of "an audience" dozens of times, and when I'm "on", I can do a great job (and many people have told me as much). On days when I'm a little nervous or less confident, I don't do as good a job.
I really think the only way to get better is to do it more often and take confidence from the times everything falls into place.
I've also found that if you know exactly what you're doing ahead of time (and know the "language", etc.), run it through your head several times before hand - picture yourself doing it. It will make it go a lot better when you're doing it live because you've run the situation through in your head many times already and it will feel more comfortable.
Works for me anyway...
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Having actually seen a videotape of myself hosting Password in college, I have my doubts. That aside, I have no problem speaking in front of a crowd (I do it several times a week) or thinking on my feet.
Still, watching me hosting in that pinkish sweater with brown elbow patches and a failed attempt at a mustache -- it's like Chinese water torture.
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[quote name=\'PaulD\' post=\'159677\' date=\'Aug 5 2007, 01:28 PM\']
It was there I realized that the easier they make it look the better they are (see Bill Cullen, Peter Marshall, Monty Hall, Bob Barker, Howie Mandell and so on).[/quote]
I was about to make that very remark about Peter Marshall before I read your post. All anyone has to do is compare the Bert Parks Hollywood Squares pilot to any Marshall show. Of course Bert had a more successful career earlier but still...Squares was a format dying to break any man not up to the challenge and Marshall did it for 15 years.
As for me...
I played a game show host in a high school play (a fictional show modelled after Truth or Consequences or People are Funny but much nastier) and I bombed.
I deejay'ed on an AM country music station and bombed.
I hosted my 20 year class reunion...and bombed.
Those are the skills I would've needed to successfully host a game show, not the ones used in my successful eleven years on camera as a local TV news reporter, including the four years as a morning news anchor. I'm also a pretty good public speaker. But no one ever asked me to deal with a wheel or what's behind the curtain.
Still I can't say I'd say no, absolutely not if they insisted I would have to be the one to say "No match, board goes back..." I like to think I'd be able to at least handle that. Even though, likely so, I would pretty much suck.
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[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'160392\' date=\'Aug 12 2007, 08:45 PM\']
Squares was a format dying to break any man not up to the challenge and Marshall did it for 15 years.
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Elaborate? It sounds awfully fannish to say this, so I invite you to sell me.
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[quote name=\'calliaume\' post=\'160387\' date=\'Aug 12 2007, 10:28 PM\']Still, watching me hosting in that pinkish sweater with brown elbow patches and a failed attempt at a mustache -- it's like Chinese water torture.[/quote] Did you lose a bet or something?
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I like to think so. DJing and emceeing various events over the last several years has shown me that I have no problem thinking off the cuff. I also have a pretty good sense of what people watching will and won't find interesting.
I'd love to take a shot at it, and hope that maybe I do someday. My only concern is I'm not sure I have "the look" they're looking for anymore. Then again, Drew Carey gives me hope.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'160393\' date=\'Aug 12 2007, 10:57 PM\']
[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'160392\' date=\'Aug 12 2007, 08:45 PM\']
(Hollywood) Squares was a format dying to break any man not up to the challenge and Marshall did it for 15 years.
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Elaborate? It sounds awfully fannish to say this, so I invite you to sell me.
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If we rarely heard a peep from the squares it'd be different, perhaps more like 1 Vs. 100, but Marshall always had the game, the usual TV production stuff (time running out, ad libbing needs, etc.) and the egos and mouths of nine celebrities, to deal with, and still had to make the contestants feel like they mattered. (Not to mention the audience.) He stands out doing this especially well in the audio-only hour long show that's floating around, in his handling of the guy with the funny laugh. My feeling is that personality had a lot to do with what the host needed for that show. Considering this was Peter Marshall's first attempt at hosting a game show, and that he stayed around for 15 years, I would have to believe talent would have a lot to do with it too.
My feeling is that Bert Parks and Jon Bauman showed that trying to make the wrong personality keep all of that together would, at worst, ruin the show and at best, put a serious drag on it. Some people have also made that argument about John Davidson but I never thought he was that bad. And I always felt Davidson and Tom Bergeron were hired, at least partly, because the producers were looking for Peter Marshall "types" or at least, in Bergeron's case, an edgier variation.
What would have happened if Peter Marshall and Bob Barker had swapped places? Perhaps Barker would've excelled on Squares and/or Marshall would've sucked on Price (or perhaps not either way), but I feel history has shown us not just anyone can host either of those shows.
I wouldn't call myself a "fan boy" or anything. Frankly I never really knew what made Peter Marshall special until I saw Parks and Bauman do the job, then watched him again. That was the whole point, he made it look easier than it probably was. I'm not even the first person in this thread to make that claim.
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Seems reasonable. I wasn't saying that Marshall wasn't a good host; he certainly was, but I was interested in hearing from the man I consider to be the foremost Squares authority as to why you thought the format was so difficult, to see if you had a reasoned argument for it.
And you did. So I'm sold. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'160452\' date=\'Aug 13 2007, 04:16 PM\']
Seems reasonable. I wasn't saying that Marshall wasn't a good host; he certainly was, but I was interested in hearing from the man I consider to be the foremost Squares authority as to why you thought the format was so difficult, to see if you had a reasoned argument for it.
And you did. So I'm sold. :)
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And Dixon didn't even mention Peter's wonderful way of calling the female contestants and stars "love."
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'160452\' date=\'Aug 13 2007, 04:16 PM\']
I was interested in hearing from the man I consider to be the foremost Squares authority as to why you thought the format was so difficult, to see if you had a reasoned argument for it.
And you did. So I'm sold. :)
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(takes hat off, bows) Thank you, sir. :)
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On the matter of hosting...
I can hold my tongue when people give bad answers at Family Feud (and there have been some bad ones) or not laugh out loud at answers at College Bowl. But the one time I truly lost my compusure was at our school version of The price is Right...the models brought the IUFB's out by walking across the floor, past the announcer to contestant's row, past me (where she slyly slid me the price tag) and to a small platform where she would stand with the prize and smile. The model for THIS IUFB decides to play a little trick on me...she does all these things, as asked, and slyly gave me her Price tag...after removing it from between her breasts.
The entire audience was in stitches. After we all had a good laugh, I said: "What show is this again?"
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[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'160572\' date=\'Aug 14 2007, 11:12 AM\']
The model for THIS IUFB decides to play a little trick on me...she does all these things, as asked, and slyly gave me her Price tag...after removing it from between her breasts.
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That, sir, is an Art Fern moment waiting to happen. :)