Members DRW50 Posted November 8, 2010 Members Share Posted November 8, 2010 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/fox-orders-game-show-million-42722 Has Kevin Pollak ever hosted a game show? I watched a little of the British version of this but was bored after a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted November 8, 2010 Members Share Posted November 8, 2010 I like the premise of being forced to bet all of your money and then losing it, but it is kinda cheap because they're gonna be trumpeting this MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE ZOMG MONAYYYY!!!!!!! but I'm sure no one will ever get the full million because you'd have to bet all of your money on one answer for each question, and...yeah, no one's gonna do that. I'm more than tired of the dark lights/money tree/suspense music/one contestant (or team of contestants) at a time shows, but the concept is interesting. For now at least. The article is hilarious because the guy blasts bad reality shows that disappear quickly, yet they seem to want this to be like DOND, which suffered from extreme burn-out and has pretty much disappeared aside from reruns on GSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted November 8, 2010 Members Share Posted November 8, 2010 This seems odd. Please register in order to view this content saw this at Huffington Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted November 9, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2010 I saw that on Friday's show. I've gotten odd puzzles without letters in them(one being People and the puzzle being "AVID READERS"). It doesn't take alot of skill to get those puzzles, especially since most of Wheel's puzzles are so clue specific lately(i.e. "On the Map," "Food and Drink"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 From the March 1977 Daylight TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 I still think Dick Clark is the best host the world has ever known. Great pics, Carl. I also have always been a fan of Chuck Woolery, his very easy going, jovial demeanor. I was watching an old clip of TPIR from 1975, and WOW was it so much more enjoyable to watch than it is today. Just the production seems so smooth and polished, and of course, Janice was just the ultimate in class. This little lady was SO excited that her grandkids were gonna see her on TV, it just has to make you smile. I got a question, do you all think the Gremlin is ugly? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a-bNF6W6cU&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 30, 2010 Members Share Posted November 30, 2010 My favorite game show host is Bill Cullen, and Allen Ludden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted December 8, 2010 Members Share Posted December 8, 2010 It's hard for me to pick favorite game show hosts. I have favorite shows (and most traditional game shows, I like a lot) and I usually enjoy the hosts of those. So my favorites would include Gene Rayburn, Bob Barker, Allen Ludden, Jim Perry, Bill Cullen, Tom Kennedy, Dick Clark, Burt Convy, and so on. So GSN is nearly dead to me. Only three hours of old school game shows relegated to the morning, and then a short block in the middle of the night. I like Lingo and Chain Reaction, but the rest of the day I can pretty much do without. I'm sure it won't be long before it's all original/NBC rejects all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 29, 2010 Members Share Posted December 29, 2010 http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/kevin-pollacks-game-show-curse/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted December 29, 2010 Members Share Posted December 29, 2010 If I were that couple, I'd sue the pants off the producers. Mark Burnett seems to have issues with incompetent staff. This isn't the first time something seemingly simple has slipped through the cracks and caused problems on one of his shows. Just inviting them back to compete again is ridiculous, they would have had 800 grand had it not been for the error. I'd be demanding the 800 thou. This almost made me as mad as that episode of "Bullseye" I watched years ago, in which a man lost a game, because the judges deemed his answer wrong, because he said "Rockerfeller", instead of "Rockefeller", and considering the man spoke with a thick southern drawl, it was totally wrong for them not to accept that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted December 29, 2010 Members Share Posted December 29, 2010 So what did Kevin Pollak say?? I really enjoyed that show actually, it was fun though the contestants (especially the wives) could be really screechy and obnoxious. OMG alpha, that "Rockerfeller" thing makes me sick, I can imagine several other instances where a speech regionalism could result in a similar situation. Unfair. If a Brit or Aussie did it, they wouldn't bat a lash. Meanwhile, I just love stuff like this: <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/HRAigvzrHJg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param'>http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/HRAigvzrHJg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/HRAigvzrHJg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted December 30, 2010 Members Share Posted December 30, 2010 Those scenes are hilarious. It wouldn't surprise me if the man who uttered "Rockerfeller" didn't threaten legal action, I certainly would. And considering Bullseye was a Barry/Enright show, they'd probably settle REALLY quickly considering all the previous baggage that they had from the 50's. Any HINT of inpropriety or accusations of such would most likely scare the hell out of them. I was freaking OBSESSED with Bullseye at the time. I'm going to "come out" and admit this here, since i'm among other game show geeks. I MADE my own home bullseye game. I used to carry it on the school bus with me, the other kids LOVED to play it every day during the ride, I was quite popular on the bus those couple of years. I think I still have the thing somewhere.... made out of masonite, poster board, glue, and tempra paints. And a full deck of round cards I made myself with monetary amounts, bullseyes, and lightning, all painted with those same paints. I made an EXACT duplicate of that damn game board, accurate colors and all. It was about 12" around, about the size of a vinyl LP. And worse than that... I made one for Pyramid (with working trilons), Card Sharks, and a Wheel of Fortune, with the pegs made out of 3/4 inch wire NAILS point side UP and a giant 6 inch metal spike in the center for the wheel to spin on (I would set the long spike down in a glass peanut butter jar to give it a "platform" to sit on. The things a 12 year old will do with idle hands! LOL It was certainly a different time for sure, considering I took that WHEEL on the school bus, too sometimes, with all those nails sticking out of it. Today, you'd never pull that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted December 30, 2010 Members Share Posted December 30, 2010 alpha, that is CLASSIC! I admire your dedicated fandom and talents! Sounds like a lot of fun. Kids never take the time to be that creative these days, nor do they have to when the Wii version is inevitably out already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted December 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 30, 2010 I think this guy's got you beat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqjTVFq91qw It's SOOOO nerdy that they made these, but at the same time, I REALLY want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted December 30, 2010 Members Share Posted December 30, 2010 OMG! You can tell that his pegs are made of nails, too... except he did the SMART thing, and put them head side up, instead of point side up like me. But my wheel was so small, and those nails so little, they had to go all the way through the wheel to keep from coming out, which meant point side up. That SOB has a full board with turning letters and light chasers? I bow to the queen of game show nerds, this guy has me beat by a mile! And SFK... those bus rides out here in the boonies could get quite long, many times around 45 minutes, so my homemade games were a great thing to pass the time, as our gravel roads were far too bumpy to do homework on the bus. Only rich kids had an atari that you could play when you got home... but I think only the Dentist's daughters had one of those, and the kids of the insurance agent in town. BTW... I meant to mention this earlier, in that WOF clip... is Sajak now sporting a blonde wig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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