Quote from: clemon79 on July 23, 2024, 05:24:47 PM

I think content would be ridiculously expensive to produce (photo clearances cost money (unless you are going wholly public-domain, and now you have to spend money doing stupid amounts of research to make sure your images ARE IN FACT public domain)), and you would need a lot of it.

I remember the game Picture Pursuit where correct answers to a Trivial Pursuit question would open one of twelve doors to reveal a portion of a picture or portrait, and the end goal was guessing the pictures. I have to imagine that pictures of real people have to be cleared. Same with the game Snapshot, except all of those were all black and white and I don't recall any specifics.

You both raise some good points there,  But I've wondered the chances of some, given they may have foreign home versions with home games marketed. 

There hasn't been an American version of The Wall, where it originated, but foreign editions have been released.  There is a UK board game based on The 1% Club.  I also think Lucky 13 would be fairly easy to do.  I could imagine a new one based on WWTBAM, if only to commemorate it's silver anniversary, as well as a new WOF in the next year, marking 50 years overall!

Regarding the use of photos, particularly if color prints, I wonder if when Pressman released their $100,000 Pyramid game their printing of the game material in color, like the show, was rather expensive (I'm sure it was!), that it led to them trying to keep the cost down by only using the limited subjects and all in the game (they didn't even include scoring dials like all the other versions).

I just found out that The Floor is scheduled to return on Fox, Sept. 25; do you think that could be a good home game?  Maybe too difficult to make a board game, but maybe easier as an app/video game.  Could it be more people prefer electronic/computer/phone app games over board games in this day and age.

I think content would be ridiculously expensive to produce (photo clearances cost money (unless you are going wholly public-domain, and now you have to spend money doing stupid amounts of research to make sure your images ARE IN FACT public domain)), and you would need a lot of it.

I've been a little pessimistic as to whether any new games are coming out this year, since I don't see any sneak peeks nor press releases about any. 

The recently announced Talk About reboot is slated for 2025, but I don't know if the board/card games will be released unless a new series premieres.

Some of this years new shows look like they might make good home games.  I just found out that The Floor is scheduled to return on Fox, Sept. 25; do you think that could be a good home game?  Maybe too difficult to make a board game, but maybe easier as an app/video game.  Could it be more people prefer electronic/computer/phone app games over board games in this day and age.

Maybe just certain formats would work well.  In 2016, Family Feud became part of Cardinal Industries/Spin Master/Imagination Gaming after a long-time association with Endless Games.  EG released about ten different FF games from 1997-2017.  After the transition in 2016, the above mentioned threesome of CI/SM/IG has released 20 standard size board game editions, plus the specialty card games/game cubes/travel size games.  There's no information anywhere, right now. about more FF products coming, but there have been surprises before, including Walmart/Target exclusives.

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Although Oswalt is funny, the format is pretty dull, with overly complicated questions that aren't fun to play along with at home...

I have several friends who have never gotten in to game shows in the past who would disagree. They are absolutely loving playing along with this game.

Exactly. I introduced my wife and her parents to a Patton episode, and they all really enjoyed it.
BTW, some time ago I'd showed my wife an early UK episode, where the host's role was much more snark and the contestants less ready to dish it back...and she took a hard pass. Glad to see they've made the non-game parts of the show a little friendlier.

Quote from: Dbacksfan12 on July 22, 2024, 08:10:54 PM

One of the contestants was a dance instructor, or some similar nonsense.  The host then invited her to come out on stage and show off her dance moves.  And my friend made a comment to the effect of:  "Who gives a [fig], where's the game?"  The channel was changed shortly thereafter.

This individual is not in our circle, nor would they ever be.  But they found this particular part of modern shows annoying as well.

This is by far my biggest pet peeve with modern game shows. I know the producers want good Youtube content, but I also don't think people are rushing to share a clip of someone doing a cheer routine on You Bet Your Life.

One of the many reasons why I stopped watching (or streaming) Wayne Brady's LMAD is that it feels like you must to be able to have a Talent Show talent if you want any shot at a regular deal. 

I guess creative costumes are not enough anymore.