Members DRW50 Posted August 13, 2022 Members Share Posted August 13, 2022 A look behind the scenes of game shows like The Price is Right around 45 minutes in. https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-104-007 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted September 21, 2022 Members Share Posted September 21, 2022 This is fun: With stars like Bob and Susan Seaforth Hayes, Sherry Mathis and Rod Arrants, Quinn Redeker and Brenda Benet, Brenda Dickson, a young Tracey E. Bregman, et al. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted September 21, 2022 Members Share Posted September 21, 2022 This was a real treat! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted March 16, 2023 Members Share Posted March 16, 2023 Oops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 12, 2023 Members Share Posted June 12, 2023 I'd better keep my thoughts to myself... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 12, 2023 Members Share Posted June 12, 2023 It boggles my mind that Pat Sajak has hosted Wheel of Fortune longer than Bob Barker hosted The Price is Right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted June 15, 2023 Members Share Posted June 15, 2023 In all of the talk about Sajak retiring this week, this thought never occurred to me and yes - it's mind-boggling. It really makes me sad because little bit by little bit, the classic stalwarts of game shows are passing away or retiring. Bob, Alex, and Pat were the hosts you could count on for over 20 years. Even when other shows/hosts came up and had a turn a spotlight, it was usually fleeting, but the Big Three were still there. Speaking of Alex/Jeopardy, I've been watching the Pluto channel a LOT lately, and it seems they've settled in to really just airing series of episodes featuring long-lasting returning champions. It's interesting to see, but it's gotten pretty old pretty quickly, and seeing so much of it at one time really drives home how different the game has become. Yes, it's exciting to watch these contestants quickly build up thousands and thousands of dollars over a few days, but you can see the look of futility in the other contestants' faces, Alex was never really tactful about not just making it all about the returning champs, and many of the returning champs just have really, really uncomfortable and unlikeable personalities. I've never liked James Holzhauer, but in watching the reruns, I've taken a strong disliking to Austin Rogers, too. Some were not as bad, but most of them are pretty smug. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted June 15, 2023 Members Share Posted June 15, 2023 It is interesting to see the Emmy ballot, as now the daytime game shows and the nighttime ones compete against each other. Only the 30 minute Jeopardy is listed not either of the primetime ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted June 15, 2023 Members Share Posted June 15, 2023 Please register in order to view this content Don’t make me laugh. I figured it’s only a matter of time before Sajak ends up in the loony bin with his predecessor Chuck Woolery. As far “beloved” hosts go I mean I haven’t cared for Sajak in years and even then he could be crass/tasteless and well sexist. And of course Bob Barker was a very nasty individual who would’ve been deservedly unceremoniously dumped had #metoo happened during his era. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 16, 2023 Members Share Posted June 16, 2023 I never have cared for Sajak onscreen either. Just very smarmy. I never did for Barker either after the stuff with Dian, although he was a better onscreen presence. I was so disappointed to her about Woolery and Wink Martindale, even if they were never favorites of mine. My favorite was probably Jim Perry (who nearly got WoF). I hope he wasn't an [!@#$%^&*]... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted June 16, 2023 Members Share Posted June 16, 2023 All the horror stories about Bob Barker are going to surface when he passes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted June 16, 2023 Members Share Posted June 16, 2023 Bob’s mid-80s era being available to watch 24/7 has definitely revealed just how much was allowed and ignored. It really feels like there’s a gross (and often awkward) moment at least once an episode. Pat…well, I’ve never been a huge regular viewer of WoF - now or in the past - and his demeanor has not been very welcoming for a long, long time, but I just can’t downplay how much he (and Bob) have meant to the genre. Great role models? No. Great game show hosts, in their prime? Absolutely. We don’t have many of those active in the business anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 18, 2023 Members Share Posted June 18, 2023 I don't think Pat was ever that great as a host, to be honest, but I get what you mean. We don't even really have game show hosts now, just celebrities slumming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Gray Bunny Posted June 27, 2023 Members Share Posted June 27, 2023 Ick. You know he won't stick around long. I don't watch Wheel of Fortune, but I think this is a bad choice. At least hire someone who you know will stay a couple decades. Longtime fans need their consistency. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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