Author Topic: Cracked Game Show Tips (Read 2112 times)

LA the DJ · « **on:** May 19, 2006, 12:32:45 AM »

Check out
http://cracked.com/modules.php?op=modload&...article&sid=380
For a bit of game show comedy.

Be warned of some crude language, however.

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2006, 12:39:26 AM »

[quote name=\'nWo_Whammy\' post=\'118899\' date=\'May 18 2006, 09:32 PM\']
Check out
http://cracked.com/modules.php?op=modload&...article&sid=380
For a bit of game show comedy.

Be warned of some crude language, however.
[/quote]
Heh. I had no idea Cracked was still operating.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2006, 01:14:08 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'118900\' date=\'May 19 2006, 12:39 AM\']
Heh. I had no idea Cracked was still operating.
[/quote]
Me neither...I thought Mad absorbed it a couple of years ago.

That being said, I actually found the article pretty funi. :-)

CarbonCpy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2006, 01:19:30 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'118900\' date=\'May 19 2006, 12:39 AM\']
Heh. I had no idea Cracked was still operating.
[/quote]

Same here. This was a lot funnier than the Cracked magazines I used to read, too.

The author's name rings a bell... if this is the same Matt Wilson I'm thinking of (and it seems to be his style of humor), he has some other (non-game show-related) work that's worth checking out.

davemackey · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2006, 08:47:46 PM »

Cracked is trying to re-invent itself as a more adult magazine, much in the style of the old "National Lampoon" (during the years which it was actually inventive). No, it was not absorbed by Mad (which is now technically owned by DC Comics), but it went through several ownership changes in recent years.

Neumms · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2006, 02:34:23 PM »

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'119076\' date=\'May 21 2006, 07:47 PM\']
Cracked is trying to re-invent itself as a more adult magazine, much in the style of the old "National Lampoon" (during the years which it was actually inventive).
[/quote]

Hasn't "National Lampoon" been trying to re-invent itself as a more adult magazine, much in the style of the old "National Lampoon," for about 25 years now?

It appears that by making it more adult what they mean is throwing around dirty words. Not that I have anything against dirty words, but they aren't funny on their own. Best just to stick with the Onion.

But does anyone know what happened to John Severin, the terrific artist they had that did the covers and most of the parodies back in the day? He was the main reason to pick it up.