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The Big Board / Re: The "budget saver" episode
« Last post by TLEberle on April 24, 2024, 11:26:38 AM »
Quote from: Long live Jeopardy! on April 24, 2024, 09:11:28 AM
There were some 1990 Family Double Dare episodes where Inside Out, Toe Jam, and Pick It were in the same obstacle course that day.
Having had this discussion with Jason A. I split things two ways--if you need three "find the MacGuffin" obstacles maybe your grand prize is too big, but I also understand that it becomes rote if teams win the obstacle course more than half the time. That doesn't excuse Sweep hiding the third item like that for a $5,000 win.

Part of the problem with offering a Mustang LX, Thunderbird or minivan as a grand prize is there's no way to back down from that without looking like the show was admitting a mistake (and even at age ten I noticed that a trip that stayed on the North American continent was less awesome than a car.)
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The Big Board / Re: Alternate Daytime Emmys
« Last post by TLEberle on April 24, 2024, 11:22:13 AM »
For my watching I thought Donny was a bright spot, unfortunately he was shackled with a legend property that went off the reservation in too many ways. I don't know if I think that he wins an Emmy (at the very least, I think George Gray on the daily Weakest Link was better) but you have Alex, Pat, Bob, Regis, Meredith and at least a couple of those names need to be pushed out of the box to win.
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The Big Board / Re: Alternate Daytime Emmys
« Last post by Chelsea Thrasher on April 24, 2024, 10:54:56 AM »
The distance from the bump to the OP is just over 19 years 11 months; that same time distance working backwards from the date of OP would have been June 1984. 

Since we're here though: As both OP and Bumpee both noted: Donny Osmond really should get more love for his Pyramid work. That version of the show had a lot of flaws but he was absolutely not one of them and was frequently stellar. Respectful of celebrity legends, gave the appearance of wanting you to care when it was some newer actor people might not know, great with contestants, seemed to balance all the roles required of an emcee very well, and even dealt well with some of the baffling production and judging choices that that reboot had. Obviously, Trebek's a legend (and Strahan's done a fantastic job on contemporary Pyramid the past near-decade) but Donny doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves for that version of the show IMO.
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The Big Board / Re: Alternate Daytime Emmys
« Last post by BrandonFG on April 24, 2024, 10:41:30 AM »
A 20-year bump…Roger is that a new record?

/Didn’t see William’s joke
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The Big Board / Re: Alternate Daytime Emmys
« Last post by SuperMatch93 on April 24, 2024, 10:36:36 AM »
Roger, when was the last time someone bumped a thread this old?
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The Big Board / Re: Alternate Daytime Emmys
« Last post by Long live Jeopardy! on April 24, 2024, 09:34:14 AM »
Here's who I thought should have won the Emmys for every year starting in 2004:

2004: Show - Pyramid 2004; Host - Donny Osmond (Pyramid 2004)
2005: Show - Jeopardy; Host - Alex Trebek (Jeopardy!)
2006: Show - Deal or No Deal; Host - Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal)
2007: Show - The Price Is Right; Host - Bob Barker (The Price Is Right)
2008: Show - The Price Is Right; Host - Drew Carey (The Price Is Right)
2009: Show - Jeopardy; Host - Alex Trebek (Jeopardy!)
2010: Show - Let's Make a Deal; Host - Wayne Brady (Let's Make a Deal)
2011: Show - Family Game Night; Host - Todd Newton (Family Game Night)
2012: Show - Family Feud; Host - Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
2013: Show - Family Feud; Host - Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
2014: Show - Hollywood Game Night; Host - Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)
2015: Show - The Chase; Host - Brooke Burns (The Chase)
2016: Show - Family Feud; Host - Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
2017: Show - $100,000 Pyramid; Host - Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
2018: Show - Family Feud; Host - Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
2019: Show - Family Feud; Host - Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
2020: Show - Press Your Luck; Host - Elizabeth Banks (Press Your Luck)
2021: Show - Weakest Link; Host - Jane Lynch (Weakest Link)
2022: Show - The Chase; Host - Sara Haines (The Chase)
2023: Show - Family Feud; Host - Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
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The Big Board / Re: The "budget saver" episode
« Last post by Long live Jeopardy! on April 24, 2024, 09:11:28 AM »
Quote from: SamJ93 on January 17, 2024, 05:10:35 PM
The bonus round on Double Dare was pretty easy to manipulate for this purpose--any time they put the dreaded "find the flag buried in a giant pool of glop" obstacle in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th slot, you knew they were in budget mode.

There were some 1990 Family Double Dare episodes where Inside Out, Toe Jam, and Pick It were in the same obstacle course that day.
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The Big Board / Re: 1958 Dissertation on Audience Participation Programs
« Last post by RMF on April 23, 2024, 10:26:11 PM »
Quote from: Matt Ottinger on April 23, 2024, 09:40:39 PM
This is an extraordinary resource for information about old radio game shows.  There's some detail in the descriptions that I didn't know about before, including for some of Bill Cullen's old shows.  Unfortunately there just aren't a lot of us left who care.

That said, there is at least one point of caution- Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was a dramatic series (and one that lasted for a rather long time at that), and the listings I've seen from the 1951-1953 period do not seem to suggest it having a format change during that time.
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The Big Board / Re: 1958 Dissertation on Audience Participation Programs
« Last post by Matt Ottinger on April 23, 2024, 09:40:39 PM »
Quote from: Dbacksfan12 on April 22, 2024, 11:54:05 PM
Came across this while looking for something else…it’s a dissertation written by a student going for his doctorate at Ohio State University in 1958.  A good deal of information on radio shows.  Perhaps this is more appropriate for the archive?

https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=osu1486563142751541&disposition=inline

This is an extraordinary resource for information about old radio game shows.  There's some detail in the descriptions that I didn't know about before, including for some of Bill Cullen's old shows.  Unfortunately there just aren't a lot of us left who care.
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The Big Board / Re: "Timeless" game shows
« Last post by BrandonFG on April 23, 2024, 08:39:10 PM »
I really wish I could remember where I read this, but it’s a weird rhyme and reason to why there’s no huge difference in aesthetics over the last 15 years. I think that explains a lot. I’ll see what I can find.
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