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MikeK

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« on: January 07, 2005, 11:51:52 PM »
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the premiere of possibly the greatest game show in the history of the televised medium, Time Machine...

http://www.classicgameshows.com/

Call it tv-gameshows.com Junior.  This time, it's not going down, at least until my credit card gets declined.

Enjoy!

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« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2005, 02:59:32 AM »
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Jan 7 2005, 11:51 PM\']In honor of the 20th anniversary of the premiere of possibly the greatest game show in the history of the televised medium, Time Machine...

http://www.classicgameshows.com/

Call it tv-gameshows.com Junior.  This time, it's not going down, at least until my credit card gets declined.

Enjoy!
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Very Cool TPIR from 1972..First time I've seen Dennis James in anything for at least 30 years

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« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2005, 06:39:43 AM »
Welcome back, Mike. Man, I watch this old TPiR, and only one comment comes to mind:

Holy God, was Dennis James a piss-poor host. Bad. Horrible. Patrick Wayne-bad.
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« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2005, 06:51:28 AM »
Oddly enough, the tape date on the Dennis James ep of TPiR is the same day when CBS unveiled Gambit, TPiR, and the Jokers Wild!
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« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2005, 06:57:11 AM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 8 2005, 06:39 AM\']Holy God, was Dennis James a piss-poor host. Bad. Horrible. Patrick Wayne-bad.
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I have to concur.
"Nothing shaking...unless your shaking popcorn"? Good grief....not to mention I felt like he talked to everyone like a child.
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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2005, 11:39:54 AM »
I actually kinda liked him...although that popcorn comment was bizzare.  As for talking to people like a child...well, the show had only aired one episode when this thing was taped, so people didn't really know what they were getting into yet.  Maybe that's an excuse, maybe it isn't; I really don't know, since the earliest episode I've seen aside from this is from November of '72.

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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2005, 11:41:06 AM »
Empty seats!!!! Did you see them? There were empty seats in that audience. Fat chance of that happening today.

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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2005, 11:46:06 AM »
Anybody remember Jiffy Pop Popcorn?  It was on a skillet thing and you would put it on the stove and shake it until it started popping within the aluminum foil cover?  I thought Dennis did a fine job hosting.
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2005, 11:46:20 AM »
I know no one else probably will say it, or liked the show for that matter, but god bless you for Paranoia.

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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2005, 11:46:37 AM »
We should remember..Dennis had been at this over 20 years..possible that a 1952 hosting style didnt work as well in 1972..


3 posts at the exact same time?..wonder how often that happens
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2005, 11:48:53 AM »
That may be the best assesment.

 I remeber that Ira Skutch spoke w/ tvgameshows.net in 2003. Referring to James, he said something like 'there was no way Dennis would have lasted that long. He was never very good at it.'

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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2005, 11:49:57 AM »
Also thanks for putting your site back up.
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2005, 11:50:35 AM »
Mike

Thank you for bringing back "tv-gs Jr."  - the cues from TnPiR bring back a lot of memories from being a kid.

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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2005, 12:45:18 PM »
Love the return of the Hit Man section, plus the promotional pics.  Those are real rarities...especially considering that one has a GREEN player who DID make it to the second round! ;-)
I'm a pacifist, and even I would like to see a little more action.

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« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2005, 01:08:15 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jan 8 2005, 11:41 AM\']Empty seats!!!! Did you see them? There were empty seats in that audience. Fat chance of that happening today.
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Yup, people looked at their tickets and said "Dennis James? No thanks." ;)