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BrandonFG:
Split Decision was for NBC.

Loogaroo:
I think The Couples Race had a chance to get picked up if they didn't spend so much of their energy on a White Elephant gimmick that made it so time ran out before a couple could actually cross the finish line.

Neumms:

--- Quote from: bulldog_06 on August 26, 2020, 03:35:31 AM ---I would have loved to see the show go on 5-days-a-week to see who would have built up the most money for the week.

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The SFX and set were cool, but the game was Jeopardy without the jeopardy or good writing, and the initials bit that worked on Blockbusters only wasted time here.

Maybe there's a good gimmick in stealing opponents' money and added it to your score. That might heighten the competition, but otherwise, how much fun would it add to see three perfectly fine but dull contestants play the same dull game all week?

bulldog_06:

--- Quote from: Neumms on August 27, 2020, 12:16:22 AM ---
--- Quote from: bulldog_06 on August 26, 2020, 03:35:31 AM ---I would have loved to see the show go on 5-days-a-week to see who would have built up the most money for the week.

--- End quote ---

The SFX and set were cool, but the game was Jeopardy without the jeopardy or good writing, and the initials bit that worked on Blockbusters only wasted time here.

Maybe there's a good gimmick in stealing opponents' money and added it to your score. That might heighten the competition, but otherwise, how much fun would it add to see three perfectly fine but dull contestants play the same dull game all week?

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If you watch Jeopardy, you could have watched TKO. I disagree on the Blockbusters initials bit wasting time...the gimmick of TKO is the usage of initials. I think it was a thorough game for 1990. If folks were on the Q&A and game shows weren't declining so tough, this should could have had an interesting run. The contestants on that pilot weren't the best but you had to see what worked with that group. Peter was fine with the question-reading and his energy that he used on his other shows works fine here too. I can understand if there was a returning champion for each show though. As much as I would have liked to have a bonus game tied to it, it didn't need one. Just me.

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