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Title: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: chad1m on June 05, 2015, 05:27:13 PM
June 21st sees the premiere of Celebrity Family Feud on ABC. The celebrities, in most cases, will be playing with members of their real families like the 2008 NBC series. The lineup was just released and here are the matchups:

Dr. Phil vs. Penny Marshall
Dancing with the Stars (Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, Sasha Farber, Witney Carson and Allison Holker) vs. The Bachelor/The Bachelorette (Sean Lowe, Catherine Guidici, Jason Mesnick, Molly Mesnick and Kaitlyn Bristowe)
Kevin McHale vs. Fred Willard
NFL AFC (Antonio Brown, Nick Mangold, Terrell Suggs, Antonio Gates and DeMarcus Ware) vs. NFL NFC (Vernon Davis, Eddie Lacy, Calais Campbell, Matt Forte and Thomas Davis)
Monica Potter vs. Curtis Stone
Mario Lopez vs. Joey Lawrence
Katy Mixon vs. Willie Robertson
Rob Gronkowski vs. Holly Robinson Peete
Niecy Nash vs. Cheryl Hines
Keke Palmer vs. Bill Engvall (with most of the same partners that defeated Larry the Cable Guy in 2008)
Ed Asner vs. Vicki Lawrence (Which should be awesome)
Anthony Anderson vs. Toni Braxton
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: weaklink75 on June 05, 2015, 05:40:57 PM
Here's the press release:

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-CELEBRITY-FAMILY-FEUD-on-ABC-Sunday-June-21-2015-20150605

Not a bad lineup (only two non-family games will be the NFL teams and Smirnoff vs Lowe, which is basically Dancing With The Stars vs The Bachelor/ette)- I wonder if they will be two self-contained games per episode or they do like the old Celebrity hour-long eps, where the two winners play a one question playoff for a 2nd chance at Fast Money...
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: WarioBarker on June 05, 2015, 08:42:25 PM
Ed Asner vs. Vicki Lawrence (Which should be awesome)
I just wanted to single this out because this does sound like a really good matchup. :)
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Matt Ottinger on June 05, 2015, 09:32:24 PM
Ed Asner vs. Vicki Lawrence (Which should be awesome)
I just wanted to single this out because this does sound like a really good matchup. :)

Just imagine how mind-blowing (and still relatively possible) a The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs The Carol Burnett Show game would be.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: whewfan on June 06, 2015, 05:39:35 AM
Only problem with MTM is that Mary Tyler Moore is reportedly nearly blind. She may not want to be on TV in her condition.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: chrisholland03 on June 06, 2015, 09:23:11 AM
Only problem with MTM is that Mary Tyler Moore is reportedly nearly blind. She may not want to be on TV in her condition.

Yes, because sight is the most important facility needed for Family Feud.  I hear (see what I did there) blindness has completely disfigured her.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Jimmy Owen on June 06, 2015, 10:23:11 AM
Only problem with MTM is that Mary Tyler Moore is reportedly nearly blind. She may not want to be on TV in her condition.

Yes, because sight is the most important facility needed for Family Feud.  I hear (see what I did there) blindness has completely disfigured her.

That would also put the kibosh on a Dick Van Dyke Show team with Dick, Jerry Van Dyke, Mary, Rose Marie and Carl Reiner.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: PYLdude on June 06, 2015, 06:22:04 PM
Only problem with MTM is that Mary Tyler Moore is reportedly nearly blind. She may not want to be on TV in her condition.

Yes, because sight is the most important facility needed for Family Feud.  I hear (see what I did there) blindness has completely disfigured her.


Holy missing the point Batman.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Neumms on June 11, 2015, 06:47:49 PM
If Kevin McHale assembles his team himself, heaven help them. Says the vengeful Timberwolves fan.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Neumms on June 11, 2015, 06:50:23 PM
Whoops. Not that Kevin McHale. I guess Bill Engvall's son-in-law isn't the William Holden I'd actually want to watch, either.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: PYLdude on June 11, 2015, 10:17:54 PM
Whoops. Not that Kevin McHale. I guess Bill Engvall's son-in-law isn't the William Holden I'd actually want to watch, either.

"Did William Holden come to the party?"
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2PXagIXP8M4/hqdefault.jpg
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: That Don Guy on June 19, 2015, 03:11:15 PM
Whoops. Not that Kevin McHale. I guess Bill Engvall's son-in-law isn't the William Holden I'd actually want to watch, either.

Wasn't the basketball player on a couple of episodes of Cheers?  I was surprised SAG/AFTRA didn't make the other one use a different name.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BillCullen1 on June 21, 2015, 12:49:19 PM
Anthony Anderson's and Toni Braxton's families will be on tonight's episode (June 21).
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: jjman920 on June 21, 2015, 01:15:34 PM
Anthony Anderson's and Toni Braxton's families will be on tonight's episode (June 21).
Along with Monica Potter's and Curtis Stone's, in what I'm assuming will be the 2nd game.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Bertie Bott on June 21, 2015, 08:04:21 PM
This show is absolutely horrendous.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: TLEberle on June 21, 2015, 08:08:14 PM
This show is absolutely horrendous.
In what ways particularly?

EDIT: "was" typo changed to "ways".
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: pacdude on June 21, 2015, 08:17:54 PM
This show is absolutely horrendous.

Care to elaborate as to why you think that?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: NickintheATL on June 21, 2015, 09:07:46 PM
If you can look past the 8th Grade writing, the presentation isn't that bad.  It's nice to see more interaction as a benefit of it being an hour show.  I did laugh a few times.

/Feud has always had dumb answers
//Especially with celebrities
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BrandonFG on June 21, 2015, 09:13:01 PM
It wasn't that bad...it's (as you may expect) a flashier version of the daytime show. The question writing more or less follows the same format of the daytime version (risque question upfront, then it gets tamer).

Steve reacts to the answers the same way he does on the mothership. And yes, there's still the obligatory bizarre juvenile euphemism (I have no clue what a "Ham Flower" is, or where they got that one). Other than that, it's not that different.

However, I did have one issue with second half's Fast Money...
The question was "Name something in a jar." First contestant said "Jelly"; her partner said "Jelly beans" and got buzzed. Last time I checked, they are nowhere close to being the same thing. Moot point, though, as the family won easily with a couple questions to spare.

FWIW, I like the set.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: pacdude on June 21, 2015, 09:22:01 PM
Heh, from 2003: http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/ham-flower
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BrandonFG on June 21, 2015, 09:34:06 PM
Good to know, even if it is apparently 12 years old.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: jjman920 on June 21, 2015, 09:34:28 PM
I definitely enjoyed it for what it was, an episode Harvey Feud. I liked how Anthony Anderson's mother questioned the writers on one of the answers ("Lola The Street Ho" and she responds "What dummy thought of that?")

I liked the amount of time they spent interacting, though it seemed to me they rushed a lot in the 2nd game after giving Steve free range with the Braxtons and Anthony Anderson.

The set looked even better on TV than it did in pictures. Absolutely great looking set.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: pacdude on June 21, 2015, 09:38:18 PM
I definitely enjoyed it for what it was, an episode Harvey Feud. I liked how Anthony Anderson's mother questioned the writers on one of the answers ("Lola The Street Ho" and she responds "What dummy thought of that?")

I liked the amount of time they spent interacting, though it seemed to me they rushed a lot in the 2nd game after giving Steve free range with the Braxtons and Anthony Anderson.

The set looked even better on TV than it did in pictures. Absolutely great looking set.

Considering the vagueness Steve had about the upcoming families makes me wonder if the various matched were pieced together in a different order than taped to fit time.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: WilliamPorygon on June 21, 2015, 09:45:24 PM
MSTieScott will be happy to know that they actually let the game be won in the Double round.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: goongas on June 21, 2015, 10:09:56 PM
There had to be editing involved, and possibly shifting of shows taped.   Steve was wearing a different suit in the second half of the show.  They had a long game in match one, and a short game in match two, so those were two good candidates to make one hour show.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: cmjb13 on June 21, 2015, 10:32:46 PM
Steve did joke at the beginning of the show something along the lines of that the audience looked familiar.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Flerbert419 on June 22, 2015, 12:11:54 AM
Considering the vagueness Steve had about the upcoming families makes me wonder if the various matched were pieced together in a different order than taped to fit time.

Steve told everybody to stick around for the second half of the show while the first half families were in the background, so they decided which matchups would be first/second half ahead of time but not the order? Very strange since you could easily be flexible in both if you wanted.

They also did not do the full open with introductions for the second half.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Strikerz04 on June 22, 2015, 12:34:13 AM
MSTieScott will be happy to know that they actually let the game be won in the Double round.

So I wasn't hallucinating then?

Overall, I didn't see too much of a difference on this show from the Daytime version, but it made for a fun hour of teevee watching.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Joe Mello on June 22, 2015, 08:50:13 AM
Steve told everybody to stick around for the second half of the show while the first half families were in the background, so they decided which matchups would be first/second half ahead of time but not the order?
I'm guessing they recorded takes for both scenarios and then pieced to fit.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BillCullen1 on June 22, 2015, 09:56:21 AM
The answer Anthony Anderson's mom gave to the first question even took Steve by surprise. Lord knows, that's not easy
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: colonial on June 22, 2015, 10:35:22 AM
It was nice to hear Burton Richardson doing the opening VO for the show again, although I did find it strange they did such an opening for one game and not the other.  I also liked that they played two full games and skipped the "tournament" format from the 2008 NBC version (that version, IIRC, took out the Double round and did Single/Single/Triple to squeeze three games in an hour).

Steve Harvey's hosting was a bit odd.  He came off like a robot programmed to react to certain words -- in this case, anything that would have Beavis and Butthead go into laughing fits.  When the "buzzy" moments happened, he was engaging and somewhat entertaining.  Otherwise, he appeared to be going through the motions.

He also appeared a bit lost during Round 2 of the Potter/Stone game, after both players in the Face-Off couldn't get an answer to the church collection plate question.  For a brief moment, he looked baffled as to what to do next.



JD
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: WarioBarker on June 22, 2015, 11:24:14 AM
I also liked that they played two full games and skipped the "tournament" format from the 2008 NBC version (that version, IIRC, took out the Double round and did Single/Single/Triple to squeeze three games in an hour).
The ABC primetime specials of the Dawson era had a three-game "tournament"-style format, too, and I think the only real difference from the standard shows was that Game 3 was just one question.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: colonial on June 22, 2015, 11:38:51 AM
Great ratings off the bat for CFF last night ...

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/22/tv-ratings-sunday-celebrity-family-feud-battlebots-start-strong-a-d-the-bible-continues-finale-flat-american-odyssey-down/420176/

Curious to see how those numbers will hold up opposite "Big Brother" on CBS in the coming weeks.


JD
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: weaklink75 on June 22, 2015, 11:41:31 AM
Great ratings off the bat for CFF last night ...

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/22/tv-ratings-sunday-celebrity-family-feud-battlebots-start-strong-a-d-the-bible-continues-finale-flat-american-odyssey-down/420176/

Curious to see how those numbers will hold up opposite "Big Brother" on CBS in the coming weeks.

JD

It might be balanced out with the fact they won't have to go against golf like last night. ABC might have made the right call with this and Battlebots (which was great I thought- and it did a decent 5.39 million/1.9 demo)
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: That Don Guy on June 22, 2015, 11:59:00 AM
I also liked that they played two full games and skipped the "tournament" format from the 2008 NBC version (that version, IIRC, took out the Double round and did Single/Single/Triple to squeeze three games in an hour).
The ABC primetime specials of the Dawson era had a three-game "tournament"-style format, too, and I think the only real difference from the standard shows was that Game 3 was just one question.
The ABC version was two 200-point games (using the original "first two single, the rest double" format) with a $5000 Fast Money, then one question (the first one had one of the few 10-answer questions - I think it was, "Name something you would find at a wedding"- with a $10,000 Fast Money for the winner.  I don't know if they would have inflated the final winner's total had the not won Fast Money as I am pretty sure every ABC episode ended with a $10,000 win.

Note about the second game in the 6/21 episode:
It seemed to me like the second player's final Fast Money answer was well after the buzzer, but the host allowed it.  Fortunately, it wasn't necessary; I can only imagine how S&P would have handled it, assuming the answer was accepted.  Yes, I realize they bend the rules a little for charity games (e.g. how the other contestants can help with the answers before the guaranteed minimum is reached on Celebrity Millionaire), but that would have been pushing it.
Also, I wonder if KGO will be asking for "equal time" for the Warriors.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BrandonFG on June 22, 2015, 12:32:18 PM
Note about the second game in the 6/21 episode:
It seemed to me like the second player's final Fast Money answer was well after the buzzer, but the host allowed it.  Fortunately, it wasn't necessary; I can only imagine how S&P would have handled it, assuming the answer was accepted.  Yes, I realize they bend the rules a little for charity games (e.g. how the other contestants can help with the answers before the guaranteed minimum is reached on Celebrity Millionaire), but that would have been pushing it.
Also, I wonder if KGO will be asking for "equal time" for the Warriors.
Celebrity Feud has always been pretty lenient about the time. I've seen it happen on a Dawson episode, particularly when Jim Perry couldn't think of a brand of mouthwash (Richard: "You look into a micro___"). Pretty sure I've seen it once or twice with other hosts.

It would be pretty bad television if the team has 199 points, and they can't play the last question for $25K because time ran out. :P
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: whewfan on June 22, 2015, 03:53:58 PM
Only problem with MTM is that Mary Tyler Moore is reportedly nearly blind. She may not want to be on TV in her condition.

Yes, because sight is the most important facility needed for Family Feud.  I hear (see what I did there) blindness has completely disfigured her.


Holy missing the point Batman.

Sure Mary could play the game without having good eyesight, but she may not want to be seen on TV with someone escorting her. Regarding the surviving Dick Van Dyke cast, as much as I'd like to see that, who else would want to see a group of 80-90 year olds play the game, especially with the writing they now have with some of the questions.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on June 22, 2015, 03:57:12 PM
Only problem with MTM is that Mary Tyler Moore is reportedly nearly blind. She may not want to be on TV in her condition.

Yes, because sight is the most important facility needed for Family Feud.  I hear (see what I did there) blindness has completely disfigured her.


Holy missing the point Batman.

Sure Mary could play the game without having good eyesight, but she may not want to be seen on TV with someone escorting her. Regarding the surviving Dick Van Dyke cast, as much as I'd like to see that, who else would want to see a group of 80-90 year olds play the game, especially with the writing they now have with some of the questions.
Unless you know her personally, who are you to make such assumptions?  And why would you want to let a disability limit what you can do?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: WarioBarker on June 22, 2015, 05:08:32 PM
Looking at these posts, I got reminded that the Feud week with Carol Burnett vs. Betty White was just over 20 years ago. Anyone up for a rematch? :P

Regarding the surviving Dick Van Dyke cast, as much as I'd like to see that, who else would want to see a group of 80-90 year olds play the game, especially with the writing they now have with some of the questions.
Ed Asner's 85, and he's playing. I'm not sure I get your point.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BrandonFG on June 22, 2015, 05:28:49 PM
Regarding the surviving Dick Van Dyke cast, as much as I'd like to see that, who else would want to see a group of 80-90 year olds play the game, especially with the writing they now have with some of the questions.
Given the stuff Betty White's done in recent years, I doubt this would be that big of a deal. Besides, look up the nickname Mary Tyler Moore gave Dick Van Dyke back in the 60s and let me know what you find...

They might be old school, but I'd guess their humor can be just as blue.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: MSTieScott on June 22, 2015, 07:50:44 PM
MSTieScott will be happy to know that they actually let the game be won in the Double round.

Since unlike the syndicated version, that scenario wouldn't leave them with an act of nothing to do, I was glad they realized they didn't need to stretch things out.


Note about the second game in the 6/21 episode:
It seemed to me like the second player's final Fast Money answer was well after the buzzer, but the host allowed it.

I wasn't paying full attention, but weren't there a couple of late "try again" buzzes that threw the rhythm off? There was the aforementioned questionable buzz, and then when the contestant gave a duplicate answer on the fourth question, the buzzer didn't sound until right before she gave her second answer, potentially confusing her. I would've given her a couple extra seconds, too.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Matt Ottinger on June 23, 2015, 01:59:05 PM
I wasn't paying full attention, but weren't there a couple of late "try again" buzzes that threw the rhythm off? There was the aforementioned questionable buzz, and then when the contestant gave a duplicate answer on the fourth question, the buzzer didn't sound until right before she gave her second answer, potentially confusing her. I would've given her a couple extra seconds, too.
I WAS paying attention, and that's precisely what I thought too.

/Who decided "jelly" and "jelly beans" were the same thing?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Bertie Bott on June 23, 2015, 04:44:17 PM
This show is absolutely horrendous.
In what ways particularly?

EDIT: "was" typo changed to "ways".

Apologies, I shot off the message while I was watching and was busy the past few days. I found the opening question/interaction very inappropriate for broadcast television when it is still considered family time. This aired right after AFV and the way the show started is not something I would want my children watching. Unfortunately, I was disgusted and didn't watch the rest of the show (seems like it got more PG as the show went on), but it seemed to try to draw in laughter and ratings with raunchiness, which has no business on network TV in such an early timeslot.

Just my personal opinion, of course.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: TLEberle on June 23, 2015, 04:49:57 PM
What was the opening question?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: snowpeck on June 23, 2015, 05:07:34 PM
What was the opening question?
"Name a place a nude magician might pull out a rabbit from." Is that really any more risque than anything on the daytime version though?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BrandonFG on June 23, 2015, 05:08:33 PM
What was the opening question?
"Name something a naked magician might pull a rabbit out of."

One of the Roker Feud questions was "Name another word for 'throwing up.'" I remember shaking my head at that one too.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: TLEberle on June 23, 2015, 05:16:57 PM
"Name a place a nude magician might pull out a rabbit from." Is that really any more risque than anything on the daytime version though?
Depends: did "poop luge" show up on the board?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BrandonFG on June 23, 2015, 05:38:42 PM
"Name a place a nude magician might pull out a rabbit from." Is that really any more risque than anything on the daytime version though?
Depends: did "poop luge" show up on the board?
That was the aforementioned "Ham Flower". First answer revealed--for the record, Anthony Anderson actually said "[the magician's] ass", so family friendly clearly isn't a big deal. Like Greg noted, it's really no worse than the daytime version in that regard.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: TLEberle on June 23, 2015, 05:46:26 PM
Like Greg noted, it's really no worse than the daytime version in that regard.
It isn't any worse, but geez, could the implications and humor be any more direct and forced? It has to be a naked magician, and honestly, "ham flower"? What does that even mean?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on June 23, 2015, 09:35:18 PM
Like Greg noted, it's really no worse than the daytime version in that regard.
It isn't any worse, but geez, could the implications and humor be any more direct and forced? It has to be a naked magician, and honestly, "ham flower"? What does that even mean?
I don't know either and I'm glad because of it.  Seems like they're going for a lower intellect crowd these days.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: TLEberle on June 23, 2015, 09:44:40 PM
Seems like they're going for a lower intellect crowd these days.
Are you implying that Family Feud is an intellectual enterprise in the first place?

/more like "ham-handed".
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: BrandonFG on June 23, 2015, 09:49:29 PM
I'm the last person to defend the show's writing, but it's honestly no worse than the bawdy humor you get on Family Guy or many Adult Swim comedies. The difference, though, is those shows don't go out of their way to shoehorn the dirty jokes in. If they were at least somewhat subtle, it prolly wouldn't be so jarring.

But yeah, Travis also has a point..."September" Trejo was 35 years ago. The show was never really about intelligence. Suddenly catering to the 8th grader/frat boy crowd, on the other hand, is another story.

/Wonders whether I would've found "ham flower" the least bit humorous at 13
//I did watch a lot of Married...with Children back then, so who knows
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: snowpeck on June 23, 2015, 09:52:45 PM
I'm not defending the show either... I just think it's a little late in the game to be shocked by anything on Steve Harvey's Feud, regardless of the daypart it's in.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: Mr. Armadillo on June 23, 2015, 10:59:54 PM
That was the aforementioned "Ham Flower". First answer revealed--for the record, Anthony Anderson actually said "[the magician's] ass", so family friendly clearly isn't a big deal.
That question and answer was the only gameplay clip they used on all the commercials for Celebrity Family Feud (with the word 'ass' bleeped), so they clearly don't care about whether anything they advertised on was family friendly either.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: clemon79 on June 23, 2015, 11:49:20 PM
I'm not defending the show either... I just think it's a little late in the game to be shocked by anything on Steve Harvey's Feud, regardless of the daypart it's in.

Therein lies the problem: I don't think anyone's shocked. Just disappointed.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: TLEberle on June 23, 2015, 11:50:07 PM
But yeah, Travis also has a point..."September" Trejo was 35 years ago. The show was never really about intelligence. Suddenly catering to the 8th grader/frat boy crowd, on the other hand, is another story.
This wasn't my point, but I'll come back to it.

I know that Mark wants all game shows to be the equivalent of G.E. College Bowl while having hosted the Press Your Luck Studios  thing, and it is unreasonable to expect that television is always going to reach that high of a watermark. Joker's Wild wasn't ever about the difficulty of the questions and it ran twelve years. It's a tiring argument that doesn't work.

To Brandon's point about Family Guy and Adult Swim: I'm the only vote at Condo Awesomegaard. If I want to watch something I do and that's that because there's nobody else. As a youth I didn't really have any parental guidance as to what to watch and I think I turned out OK. Just before age eight I began to watch the CBS run of Family Feud and enjoyed it. There were references I didn't get and that was OK. If I'm a parent today I know what I'm getting into with Guy or Swim and I can make that choice. Someone who sees the words "Family Feud" and who says "hey, it's a new version of the game show I remember from years ago" may not know that the thrust (see what I've done there?) changed. The admonition of "people watch this in the daytime" is a tacit admission that the answer just given was at best inappropriate.

We as game show fans need to accept that Family Feud has changed--some ways we don't like and some ways maybe we like, but it has changed and we get to deal with the new paradigm. That doesn't mean we have to like the terribly unfunny attempts at humor, or to say that Celebrity Family Feud is in fact acceptable for a grade schooler to see. In the last case, that's why parents get to make those choices.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: WarioBarker on June 24, 2015, 02:08:24 AM
What was the opening question?
"Name something a naked magician might pull a rabbit out of."
Just curious: was "his hat" an answer?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: clemon79 on June 24, 2015, 02:13:37 AM
Just curious: was "his hat" an answer?

If he was wearing a hat, he wouldn't be naked, would he?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BrandonFG on June 24, 2015, 02:24:27 AM
I think Anthony said hat the second time they came back to him, and there was some banter about that being the only thing a naked magician would wear. I believe it was a Strike, though.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: jjman920 on June 24, 2015, 02:43:55 AM
Just curious: was "his hat" an answer?

If he was wearing a hat, he wouldn't be naked, would he?
I think Anthony said hat the second time they came back to him, and there was some banter about that being the only thing a naked magician would wear. I believe it was a Strike, though.
It was the #1 answer.

It was honestly a terrible question as I can't imagine anyone having an easy time thinking up eight answers for that. I think they ended up filling up half the board which I thought was a feat in itself.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: That Don Guy on June 29, 2015, 10:28:14 AM
Note about the second game in the 6/21 episode:
It seemed to me like the second player's final Fast Money answer was well after the buzzer, but the host allowed it.  Fortunately, it wasn't necessary; I can only imagine how S&P would have handled it, assuming the answer was accepted.  Yes, I realize they bend the rules a little for charity games (e.g. how the other contestants can help with the answers before the guaranteed minimum is reached on Celebrity Millionaire), but that would have been pushing it.
Celebrity Feud has always been pretty lenient about the time. I've seen it happen on a Dawson episode, particularly when Jim Perry couldn't think of a brand of mouthwash (Richard: "You look into a micro___"). Pretty sure I've seen it once or twice with other hosts.

It would be pretty bad television if the team has 199 points, and they can't play the last question for $25K because time ran out. :P
I saw the replay, and noticed a cut between the buzzer and when the last answer was given, so I am assuming she was told that she could give an answer (which does make sense).

And who else saw the NFC vs AFC game (speaking of which, I noticed in the credits that the players may have been selected by the NFL Players Association) and had a flashback to the ABC daytime ep where a contestant broke the plunger?

Also, it turns out the Blue Cheese / "he be dressing" line about Steve Harvey goes back to at least December 2013.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: Mr. Armadillo on June 29, 2015, 02:19:50 PM
Interesting to note that both games ended in the Double round this time.

Also, this has to be the mildest case of Mo' Money in primetime history.  Obviously, Fast Money for $20,000 isn't good enough for primetime, so the celebs are playing for...$25,000?  Okay.  I did get a kick out of Steve saying TEN MILLION DAMN DOLLARS at one point, though.

"See, while y'all're trying to be politically correct, this is Family Feud!"  I think that quote from Steve last night pretty much sums up the state of the show.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BillCullen1 on July 12, 2015, 09:12:22 AM
On last week's  CFF, Garry Marshall looked pretty much the same. Penny looked older and was hunched over.

They ran a marathon of the three eps of CFF previously aired. This happened on Saturday, 7/11. They're promoting tonight's episode (7/12) with Niecy Nash and the Duck Dynasty family.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: Thunder on July 13, 2015, 12:34:31 AM
Penny Marshall is 71 years old. She's entitled to be hunched over.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BillCullen1 on July 13, 2015, 12:48:59 AM
Penny Marshall is 71 years old. She's entitled to be hunched over.

Absolutely agreed. It was just an observation. It wasn't meant as a criticism toward Penny.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: cmjb13 on July 13, 2015, 09:26:22 AM
I know it's wrong, but the first thing I thought when I saw Penny Marshall is that she ate Cindy Williams.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: That Don Guy on July 13, 2015, 02:32:53 PM
Pardon me for being the Obsessive Compulsive Pedantic one this time, but did they ever mention what Niecy Nash's charity was?  They did mention at the end of the first game that Cheryl Hines's charity was United Cerebral Palsy.

EDIT: Why, yes...yes, they did - Burton mentioned it when he introduced the family at the start of the show
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud - Families Announced
Post by: JakeT on July 14, 2015, 06:15:14 PM
Only problem with MTM is that Mary Tyler Moore is reportedly nearly blind. She may not want to be on TV in her condition.

Yes, because sight is the most important facility needed for Family Feud.  I hear (see what I did there) blindness has completely disfigured her.

Naughty Pookums!  <swatting you on the nose with a newspaper>  <what's a newspaper?>

JakeT
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: JakeT on July 14, 2015, 06:33:15 PM
I know it's wrong, but the first thing I thought when I saw Penny Marshall is that she ate Cindy Williams.

I swear that I said, "well, it looks like Laverne ate Shirley"...:)

JakeT
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BillCullen1 on July 19, 2015, 12:48:05 PM
The episode tonight (7/19) features Holly Robinson Peete and Bill Engvall.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BillCullen1 on July 20, 2015, 12:19:36 PM
Next week's finale on July 26 features Vicki Lawrence, Ed Asner and Mario Lopez.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: Fedya on July 20, 2015, 09:11:42 PM
The night the lights went out on Celebrity Family Feud.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: chrisholland03 on July 21, 2015, 09:44:08 AM
Next week's finale on July 26 features Vicki Lawrence, Ed Asner and Mario Lopez.

One of these things is not like the others...

Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: Matt Ottinger on July 21, 2015, 12:07:02 PM
Mario Lopez will be playing against Joey Lawrence.  And while those pairings make sense, it's a shame no one had enough of a sense of humor to have Joey Lawrence go up against Vicki Lawrence.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: JakeT on July 21, 2015, 09:23:52 PM
Mario Lopez will be playing against Joey Lawrence.

WHOAAAA! :)


JakeT
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BrandonFG on July 21, 2015, 11:07:08 PM
Mario Lopez will be playing against Joey Lawrence.

WHOAAAA! :)
Get out of my head... :P
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: TLEberle on July 21, 2015, 11:09:16 PM
I get the reference because I was a kid watching television when Blossom was a thing--how does Mario Lopez enter into it?
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BrandonFG on July 21, 2015, 11:10:13 PM
I think that's pretty much it...Joey Lawrence being one of the guests.

/In 2015
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: That Don Guy on July 26, 2015, 11:49:10 PM
Was it just me, or did Ed Asner look at times as if he wasn't quite sure what was going on?

Also, one problem I had with the show happened twice on the 7/26 ep - it's possible for one team to play all of the questions, so you never get to meet the other team.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BillCullen1 on July 28, 2015, 07:41:30 AM
So that's it. All six eps have aired. Was there any family who played Fast Money who didn't win $25K for their charity? I think we have a perfect record there.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: WilliamPorygon on July 28, 2015, 08:07:20 AM
So that's it. All six eps have aired. Was there any family who played Fast Money who didn't win $25K for their charity? I think we have a perfect record there.

11 for 12.  The Mixons won the game but only got 185 in Fast Money.  They were definitely all set up for wins, though.  Most of the stacks had a question with only two reasonable answers.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BillCullen1 on July 28, 2015, 02:12:04 PM
So that's it. All six eps have aired. Was there any family who played Fast Money who didn't win $25K for their charity? I think we have a perfect record there.

11 for 12.  The Mixons won the game but only got 185 in Fast Money.  They were definitely all set up for wins, though.  Most of the stacks had a question with only two reasonable answers.

How much did they give them for fumbling? $5K? Please don't tell me they got $5 a point.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: WilliamPorygon on July 28, 2015, 02:27:43 PM
How much did they give them for fumbling? $5K? Please don't tell me they got $5 a point.
Steve said they got $10K.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: JakeT on July 28, 2015, 08:19:42 PM
I get the reference because I was a kid watching television when Blossom was a thing--how does Mario Lopez enter into it?

Was there any particular reason Mario Lopez HAD to enter into it? 

JakeT
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: TLEberle on July 28, 2015, 08:54:53 PM
How much did they give them for fumbling? $5K? Please don't tell me they got $5 a point.
To paraphrase the inimitable Chris Lemon, "Bah, he should have billed their asses."
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: BillCullen1 on July 28, 2015, 09:24:55 PM
Steve had also mentioned that losing families would get something "just for being good sports." I don't think he ever mentioned what that was.
Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: chrisholland03 on July 29, 2015, 01:39:48 PM
Steve had also mentioned that losing families would get something "just for being good sports." I don't think he ever mentioned what that was.

Glade Air Freshener, Rice-a-Roni, a Tennis Racket should suffice

Title: Re: Celebrity Family Feud Discussion
Post by: jjman920 on July 29, 2015, 03:31:52 PM
Most of the stacks had a question with only two reasonable answers.
In fact, last week included a question with answers worth 51 and 49 points. So literally only two answers. I don't think I've seen that often.