Author Topic: Which GSM Show? (Read 13688 times)

clemon79 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:06:56 PM »

[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'123085\' date=\'Jul 2 2006, 04:25 AM\']
I voted for Let's Make a Deal because, of the seven, it is the show I would least want to see anyway, thus maximizing my chances of not having to watch Ricki Lake host any more game shows.
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Hear, hear. This is the exact reason I didn't vote at all.

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I'm trying desperately not to say anything about the "silent" votes for PYL so far. I'll just say that I think another poll, replacing "Ricki Lake as emcee" with "a pet rock as emcee", would have surprisingly similar results in that column.

Yeah, I can't say I'm surprised either.

EDIT: I threw LMAD a vote just to see how the results shook out.

Oh. My. FSM. Robert's too nice, but I feel no such compunction: some of you guys REALLY don't Get It, and would have voted for PYL if the host were Andrew "Dice" Clay instead of Ricki Lake.

/come to think of it, _I_ would vote for PYL under those circumstances
/two spins you still have to take, you c***sucker

chris319 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:26:11 PM »

So far I'm surprised to see Match Game getting as many votes as it is (27.5%).

JasonA1 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:33:30 PM »

I was really torn. LMAD shocked me as to how ready it seemed to be produced on a regular basis. PYL was decent enough, and I liked how right the MG panel was. I'm also a sucker for that awesome new "Feud" set and would vote for it only if I saw Ricki host once with civillian contestants and prove she could be more...normal. As it stands, I voted for MG, but LMAD was a cloooooose second. I concur with Chris' sentiments as pertained to LMAD.

-Jason

tyshaun1 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:45:27 PM »

Considering that Price and Feud are currently on the air (however a shell of their former selves they are), I personally would like to see a PYL (shocking!)/CS combo hour, since they make good companions. But IMO, the best production overall was Match Game, and I believe it's the show they would have to make the least amount of changes from special to series, so I'd roll with that.

Tyshaun

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:56:20 PM »

I'm equally amused to see that The Price is Right has 0 votes. I'm cringing to see what show won the "Page O'Clips" #1 show...hopefully, if it did win, he'll show some standard episode that had very little fanfare.

That said, I'd vote for PYL, simply because it has name recognizance, and could possibly pave the way for other shows. (And, like other shows on the air, requires very little intelligence). As an aside--I didn't vote in the poll.

FeudDude · « **Reply #20 on:** July 02, 2006, 03:54:18 PM »

I would have to go with PYL. I'm not even that much of a fan of the game, but I just think it was the most well-executed show, and the one that Ricki did the best job of hosting. And it would appeal to the masses for much the same reasons that DoND does - it has the suspense, the excitement, and of course, the big bucks.

I also think that MG could work very well in prime time, but not with Ricki, who I thought was just barely passable as a MG host. I think the show needs someone with a colorful personality who won't upstage the panelists, but won't take a back seat to them either. And I concur that Frank DeCaro would be a great fit for the CNR seat.

bwood · « **Reply #21 on:** July 02, 2006, 04:21:56 PM »

I voted for Press Your Luck. Even though it was done a few years ago, it needs to be done like it was on GSM (except for the slide problems like others stated). I thought the set would look dated by today's standards but I was shocked when it didn't. It looked awesome. It could look just like it did and I wouldn't have a thing to say about it.
Even though it was a nice touch at the time, we don't need Double Whammies and 3D Whammy animations. Crisper, redrawn versions of the old 2-D ones, with new 2-D ones thrown in would be great, but lose the 3-D schtick, it just didn't have the same sparkle when he took away the money. If they had to keep something from Whammy!, I'd have to go with the "Big Bank".
Match Game would be a close second for me, but I think it would be hard to assemble a good panel all of the time that would not turn it into MG98. When we watched the MG episode, my girlfriend, who isn't the biggest game show fan (but I've got her coming around) said "I'd watch it if it came back like this, I like Match Game".
As for Card Sharks, it would be nice if GSN could pick it up like it was on GSM (minus that odd bonus round), pair it up with another new version of a "Vegas-type game show" (Joker's Wild?) and place them in "Casino Night" as a weekly offering. Wishful thinking, but who knows these days?
I don't know, with the direction GSN is going these days (more towards game shows again) I looked at the GSM as a little window shopping for GSN execs as well. Maybe if they liked what they saw, they could contact Fremantle and say that they want to try one of those shows (minus Price and Feud, and maybe MG with the celeb factor).

The Pyramids · « **Reply #22 on:** July 02, 2006, 04:21:57 PM »

Seeing all of the votes 'Press Your Luck' is getting I take it 'Whammy!' didn't cut it for many of you. I'd like to see 'Match Game' be a pilot for a revival. I thought it was well cast and executed.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #23 on:** July 02, 2006, 05:39:03 PM »

[quote name=\'PaulD\' post=\'123136\' date=\'Jul 2 2006, 04:21 PM\']
Seeing all of the votes 'Press Your Luck' is getting I take it 'Whammy!' didn't cut it for many of you.
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Whammy was okay, but the execution was a bit off. They improved things for season two, and I honestly was a bit disappointed when it was cancelled.

That being said, I felt the execution was still much better for the Marathon, except for the celebrities.

TonicBH · « **Reply #24 on:** July 02, 2006, 05:52:19 PM »

Y'know, give the show a modern set, let Ricki get her footing (remember: Any and all game show hosts were rusty once), throw some actual contestants, I'd think we'd have a decent Match Game revival that doesn't resort to double-entendres and Bill Clinton jokes.

I would say PYL would be second, but not with Ricki. I'd suggest Todd but he'd joygasm over someone hitting $500, so I don't know.

Red · « **Reply #25 on:** July 02, 2006, 06:08:44 PM »

Honestly, I love all of those shows, but with Ricki Lake hosting...it's really not worth it.

Blanquepage · « **Reply #26 on:** July 02, 2006, 07:03:00 PM »

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I'm cringing to see what show won the "Page O'Clips" #1 show...

You'll find no reason to cringe. It's a good one. At least I think so, heheh.

--Jamie

Playpal · « **Reply #27 on:** July 02, 2006, 10:51:31 PM »

[quote name=\'Red\' post=\'123147\' date=\'Jul 2 2006, 03:08 PM\']
Honestly, I love all of those shows, but with Ricki Lake hosting...it's really not worth it.
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Agreed! ..... although, I voted for PYL, for the sake of the poll. I feel it would have the best chance of making it, even with Ricki hosting. I felt it was the best in this GSM series. MG could be great again, but not with Ricki Lake.

TLEberle · « **Reply #28 on:** July 03, 2006, 12:32:36 AM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'123070\' date=\'Jul 1 2006, 10:49 PM\']
You're a CBS program executive for a day. Assuming:

a) a prime time slot, and

b) Ricki Lake as emcee

which GSM show would you bring back on a weekly basis?
[/quote]Pass, play or double? Pass. I'll let the other team tackle this. While I'd love to see the return of "Card Sharks" done properly, and now we have proof that "Match Game" can be done properly...I don't think any of them would be something other than a waste of tape. "Press Your Luck" and "Let's Make a Deal" would be worst of all.

clemon79 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 03, 2006, 03:52:15 AM »

Which one had the least Rich Fields?

(I wouldn't really make my decision based on that, I just wanted to see how high Playpal could jump.)