Author Topic: GSF 50 Greatest List - RESULTS THREAD (Read 119312 times)

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #105 on:** September 02, 2006, 12:52:25 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'130164\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 12:35 PM\'][quote name=\'SteveRep\' post=\'130163\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 12:25 PM\']Sounds right to me. Correct me if I'm wrong, that would mean four of the 50 were US cable creations -- DD, WBSM, Lingo and Remote Control. No?[/quote]Could Lingo be counted though, since it started in syndication?[/quote]
Foster's right. If you count Lingo, then you might as well count Supermarket Sweep, or even Whammy. The other three are the only ones in our Top 50 that originated as cable shows.

Chuck Sutton · « **Reply #106 on:** September 02, 2006, 01:02:30 PM »

Oops.

Was that an accidental spoiler that Double Dare is upcoming?

SteveRep · « **Reply #107 on:** September 02, 2006, 01:08:26 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'130169\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 12:52 PM\']
Foster's right. If you count Lingo, then you might as well count Supermarket Sweep, or even Whammy. The other three are the only ones in our Top 50 that originated as cable shows.
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It slipped that there was a Lingo before GSN's made-in-Amsterdam episodes. So I digress.

Chuck Sutton · « **Reply #108 on:** September 02, 2006, 01:11:03 PM »

[quote name=\'SteveRep\' post=\'130162\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 12:18 PM\']

But the 7th is the one that makes me go hmmm.....

I'da thunk fer shur that I've Got a Secret would make the list.
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I don't know what else you are thinking, but I have I've Got a Secret as one of the 23 shows also on GSN's list.

J.R. · « **Reply #109 on:** September 02, 2006, 01:37:06 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'130156\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 10:55 AM\']
[color=\"#009900\"]30 Jackpot (1974-75, 1985-88)[/color]
(943 51/80)[/quote]

I apologize in advance if I sound nit-picky, but wasn't there a 1989-1990 revival?

-Joe R.

JasonA1 · « **Reply #110 on:** September 02, 2006, 01:46:05 PM »

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Of course here, there's a significant West-ern bias toward some shows, another thing I didn't consider. (Sorry, RW)

Apologies if you are being sarcastic - but if you aren't, this is just ridiculous. I doubt any member of our forum saw "Sweep" on their list and thought "gee, he posts here, better make this higher." If that were the case, then we'd see "Hollywood Game" "Mindreaders" and "Boggle" in the top 50 for similar reasons.

In fact, if the show's announcer was the factor in moving a show up or down your list, I have to question the rationale of your entire ballot. I'm talking in the collective your; I'm not accusing you of doing it Steve, just finding your insuation that people are doing this silly.

-Jason

SRIV94 · « **Reply #111 on:** September 02, 2006, 01:53:33 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'130156\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 10:55 AM\']
[color=\"#009900\"]27 Split Second (1972-75, 1986-87)[/color]
(1074 46/80)

A quiz show that runs at about twice the speed of Jeopardy, this really ought to be a bigger hit than it was. A misguided remake didn't help. Our highest ranked show that was on neither the GSN or TVG lists.
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<Slaps himself on the noodle for not helping it be a bigger hit than it was.>

I knew I was gonna forget a couple, but this is ridiculous. Especially when one of our members carries that moniker.

Doug -- and the countdown to 2200 concludes

cweaver · « **Reply #112 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:10:42 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'130156\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 10:55 AM\']
[color=\"#009900\"]28 Supermarket Sweep (1965-67, 1990-2004)[/color][/size]
(1063 52/80)(TVG: 50)

The show that would not die. The original was run in actual supermarkets, the long-running cable remake on an eerily realistic set. (I know, I was there.)

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Does anyone know if there are any copies of the 1960s version floating around? I would love to see this one. I'm betting no producer nor ABC has any copies whatsoever.

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[color=\"#009900\"]27 Split Second (1972-75, 1986-87)[/color]
(1074 46/80)

A quiz show that runs at about twice the speed of Jeopardy, this really ought to be a bigger hit than it was. A misguided remake didn't help. Our highest ranked show that was on neither the GSN or TVG lists.

Everyone who included this one give yourselves a pat on the back. Excellent show (at least referring to the Tom Kennedy version).

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #113 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:14:09 PM »

[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'130181\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 02:10 PM\']Does anyone know if there are any copies of the 1960s version [of Supermarket Sweep] floating around? I would love to see this one. I'm betting no producer nor ABC has any copies whatsoever.[/quote]
Several episodes exist in, of all places, the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications. I don't know whether there are any at either of the coasts' Museums of T&R

SteveRep · « **Reply #114 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:19:52 PM »

[quote name=\'Chuck Sutton\' post=\'130174\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 01:11 PM\']
[quote name=\'SteveRep\' post=\'130162\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 12:18 PM\']

But the 7th is the one that makes me go hmmm.....

I'da thunk fer shur that I've Got a Secret would make the list.
[/quote]

I don't know what else you are thinking, but I have I've Got a Secret as one of the 23 shows also on GSN's list.
[/quote]
I've got 20 locks and 4 others for those other three slots (unless I'm overlooking yet another obvious) -- Blockbusters, Scrabble, Beat the Clock and Secret. TTTT.

I just noticed in Matt's instructions that all of Password (original, Plus and Super) counts as one entry. There's my slipup. I had Password at 4 and Plus/Super at 17.

That means I only have 49 shows on my ballot. Therefore, and it doesn't affect the rankings, I retroactively reinstate College Bowl to #50 on my ballot.

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #115 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:21:50 PM »

Q: Was the entire modern run of Sweep done in a studio? It's fuzzy, but I thought I remembered a line in the credits in the early '90s, offering thanks to a particular supermarket for the use of their facilities, or something similar.

rebelwrest · « **Reply #116 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:27:28 PM »

[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'130186\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 02:21 PM\']
Q: Was the entire modern run of Sweep done in a studio? It's fuzzy, but I thought I remembered a line in the credits in the early '90s, offering thanks to a particular supermarket for the use of their facilities, or something similar.
[/quote]

I have the first episode of the 90s series. It was Hughes markets that provided the contents of the shelves, but I think it was all taped in a studio, unless a supermarkets has a seating area for at least 100 people.

Does Hughes markets still exist, and it what part of the country did they have most of their stores?

SamJ93 · « **Reply #117 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:27:51 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'130183\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 02:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'130181\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 02:10 PM\']Does anyone know if there are any copies of the 1960s version [of Supermarket Sweep] floating around? I would love to see this one. I'm betting no producer nor ABC has any copies whatsoever.[/quote]
Several episodes exist in, of all places, the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications. I don't know whether there are any at either of the coasts' Museums of T&R
[/quote]

NYC's MT&R (which isn't nearly as fun to visit anymore since they cut back their viewing time from two hours to one, yet kept admission prices the same) also has one episode, albeit with very poor sound quality.

--Sam

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #118 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:31:03 PM »

I keep hoping the American syndi Deal or No Deal will borrow a page from the Jackpot! playbook (as well as the UK DOND) and use players who stay for an entire week as the briefcase-holders. Probably not gonna happen, but I can dream.

Am I mistaken in thinking that Split Second is also innovative in that all three players might answer every question?

rebelwrest · « **Reply #119 on:** September 02, 2006, 02:59:43 PM »

[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'130190\' date=\'Sep 2 2006, 02:31 PM\']
I keep hoping the American syndi Deal or No Deal will borrow a page from the Jackpot! playbook (as well as the UK DOND) and use players who stay for an entire week as the briefcase-holders. Probably not gonna happen, but I can dream.
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I think if there is a syndicated daily DOND, they should use a combination of UK and Aus. elements.

Here is my dream breakdown.

22 Players play for the entire week. A person is chosen by a 3 question quiz. Values range from $.01 to $200,000 (another dream winnings are tax-free). Cases are picked in this style per round 5-4-3-3-2-2-1. Players on the podium get a guess at whats in their case at $500xhow many cases are opened in that round. Even if someone plays the game on Monday, they still open cases, and get a chance at bonuses. Special rule, if a person has already played the game but comes in first on the quiz later in the week, the person gets a $5,000 bonus.

The theme to "On The Cover" is used.