GSF 50 Greatest List - RESULTS THREAD

[Ian Wallis]

45. Split Second: Great show, great format, but the bonuses...

I'm guessing you mean the bonuses they gave for being the first "singleton" right answer in each round?  

That wasn't there for the whole run.  They only added that in the last few months of the run.

[Ian Wallis]

Wouldn't #1 already be a given?

That's what I was thinking...but I guess the real race would be to see who ends up No. 2.  I've already got my selection!

[Monarx]

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'131403\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 04:09 PM\']

45. Split Second: Great show, great format, but the bonuses...

I'm guessing you mean the bonuses they gave for being the first "singleton" right answer in each round?  

That wasn't there for the whole run.  They only added that in the last few months of the run.
[/quote]

I meant the bonus games, sorry.

[Chuck Sutton]

[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' post=\'131379\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 11:37 AM\']
43- Will It Float? (it's a gag game, but an interesting playalong game)
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[/quote]


What no Stupid Pet/Human tricks?

Wait right "It's only an exhibtion, not a competition, please no wagering"

[MikeK]

[quote name=\'JRaygor\' post=\'131402\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 04:09 PM\']
[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'131399\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 02:52 PM\']
Wouldn't #1 already be a given?[/quote]
Mark DeCarlo?[/quote]
*rolls up the sports section from the local paper and hits Joe on the head*

Bad Joe!  Bad!  You know the right answer is Rolf Benirschke.

Said individual who is a "given" to be #1 wouldn't be in my top half dozen.

[Jimmy Owen]

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'131413\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 05:50 PM\']
[quote name=\'JRaygor\' post=\'131402\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 04:09 PM\']
[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'131399\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 02:52 PM\']
Wouldn't #1 already be a given?[/quote]
Mark DeCarlo?[/quote]
*rolls up the sports section from the local paper and hits Joe on the head*

Bad Joe!  Bad!  You know the right answer is Rolf Benirschke.

Said individual who is a "given" to be #1 wouldn't be in my top half dozen.
[/quote]


You don't like Jeff Marder???

[sshuffield70]

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'131416\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 05:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'131413\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 05:50 PM\']
[quote name=\'JRaygor\' post=\'131402\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 04:09 PM\']
[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'131399\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 02:52 PM\']
Wouldn't #1 already be a given?[/quote]
Mark DeCarlo?[/quote]
*rolls up the sports section from the local paper and hits Joe on the head*

Bad Joe!  Bad!  You know the right answer is Rolf Benirschke.

Said individual who is a "given" to be #1 wouldn't be in my top half dozen.
[/quote]


You don't like Jeff Marder???
[/quote]

Jeff Marder - one of the very few to have two consecutive game shows in the same time slot.  Dan Miller would be another.....

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'SteveRep\' post=\'131373\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 11:12 AM\']
...
17. Tic Tac Dough
19. Sale of the Century
...[/quote]

I notice a suspicious lack of a #18 on this list, Steve. ;-)

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'131399\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 02:52 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'131398\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 03:49 PM\']
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'131386\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 01:49 PM\']Given the success of the Top 50 Game Shows list, and ensuing observations/arguments/reasonings, might there be a Top 25/50 Show Host list somewhere in the near future?[/quote]
Absolutely.  I'm just waiting to free up some time, but that will be next on the docket.
[/quote]
Wouldn't #1 already be a given?
[/quote]


You would think, with an obvious candidate at the top of this page, but I can see 2 or 3 other true contenders vying for that #1 spot.  Will that number 1 host be there for the number of different shows they've done, the longevity of the shows they hosted, or for simply the popularity of a certain show(s) they have done?

I think the listing of the Top 50 Hosts will be a little more unpredictable than the show list was, especially outside the Top 10.

Since I didn't have time for the game show list, I think I'll start working on this next list.  :-)

[SteveRep]

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'131428\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 07:08 PM\']
[quote name=\'SteveRep\' post=\'131373\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 11:12 AM\']
...
17. Tic Tac Dough
19. Sale of the Century
...[/quote]

I notice a suspicious lack of a #18 on this list, Steve. ;-)
[/quote]
Ugh. There was one. I'll get to it tonight.

Don't hold your breath for Freakin' Studs or Sex Wars, though.

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'SteveRep\' post=\'131434\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 08:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'131428\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 07:08 PM\']
I notice a suspicious lack of a #18 on this list, Steve. ;-)
[/quote]
Ugh. There was one. I'll get to it tonight.

Don't hold your breath for Freakin' Studs or Sex Wars, though.
[/quote]
The Zooventure/Everything Goes Hour? :-D

[cweaver]

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'131431\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 06:41 PM\']
You would think, with an obvious candidate at the top of this page, but I can see 2 or 3 other true contenders vying for that #1 spot.  Will that number 1 host be there for the number of different shows they've done, the longevity of the shows they hosted, or for simply the popularity of a certain show(s) they have done?[/quote]

Well, we're talking about much, much different criteria here.  I made the argument elsewhere in this forum The Price is Right doesn't necessarily deserve to be #1 on anyone's list solely because of its longevity.  (Combine that with its pop cultural significance, entertainment value, consistent ratings, impact on other shows, its formula that keeps it fresh...okay then I could see it.)   After all, are there that many people who really think The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is 14 times better than The Honeymooners?  Twice as good as The Mary Tyler Moore Show?  Roughly half again as good as Seinfeld?  

On the other hand, Bob Barker hosting the show for 35 years, still drawing in viewers at his age and with all those years under his belt, having broken a longevity record set by, uh, Bob Barker...now that is an accomplishment.  It would seem to be a lock for he and Bill Cullen to be in the top two.

[cweaver]

I posted mine on my site awhile back, but here it is with comments:

1. The Hollywood Squares  (Where else would I put this one?  There's a reason the "zingers" still get emailed)
2. Jeopardy!  (smartest/fastest combo)
3. Password (greatest parlor game to come out of TV)
4. What's My Line? (Could they even do it now?)
5. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (The show that made game shows water cooler talk again)
6. Concentration (best use of TV for a game show ever)
7. You Bet Your Life (Groucho could've done anything, he chose a game show and gave us this gift)
8. Pyramid (perhaps the most Biblically symmetrical game show)
9. Win Ben Stein's Money (ranks with "we give you the answer you give us the question" as most obvious idea finally done and done well)
10. Match Game (biggest game show party)
11. The Price is Right (not just because it's long running but because it has a formula that keeps it young)
12. Wheel of Fortune (a show with all the right tweaks)
13. Video Village (revolutionized game shows on TV, as real games)
14. High Rollers (just a catchy little show)
15. Family Feud (invented the "You don't have to read an almanac or just be lucky" school of gaming)
16. Press Your Luck (game show reaches the video game age)
17. To Tell The Truth (perhaps the best idea for a game show ever)  
18. Beat the Clock (TV was invented for shows like this one)
19. Let's Make a Deal (My favorite part of this show: its signature quirk, the costumes, was invented by the audience itself and the producers just went with it)
20. Card Sharks (its own card game)
21. The Generation Gap (an underrated classic of its time)
22. Tic Tac Dough
23. The Joker's Wild
24. Dr. I. Q.    
25. PDQ/Baffle (same game, different titles)  (the fact this one was fgtn is a cryg shm)
26. Split Second (a brilliant idea that would work beautifully in prime time now with fancy "Millionaire" lighting; on retrospect I should've had this one higher on my list)
27. Twenty-One (looked like as much suspense as a crime drama but was actually Greek tragedy)
28. Truth or Consequences (I'll bet Bob really loved doing this one)
29. Treasure Isle  (revolutionized outdoor non sports competition, up to and including The Amazing Race)
30. Eye Guess
31. Celebrity Sweepstakes
32. The $64,000 Question (another water cooler classic)
33. Cross-Wits
34. I've Got a Secret
35. Treasure Hunt
36. Name That Tune
37. Greed
38. Mike Stokey's Pantomine Quiz
39. Break the Bank (1970s celeb version)
40. Hollywood Showdown
41. The GE College Bowl  (yes, I was in the one at my school)
42. The Liar's Club
43. Couch Potatoes
44. The Newlywed Game
45. Win Lose or Draw
46. Sale of the Century
47. The Weakest Link
48. Rhyme & Reason
49. The Dating Game
50. Deal or No Deal

[JasonA1]

It would seem to be a lock for he and Bill Cullen to be in the top two.

I beg to differ. I couldn't see Barker handling "Jeopardy" well but I could absolutely see Bill behind the podium today. Same goes for Wheel, Feud, etc. Barker's good for "Price" and shows of that vain, but he's not as well rounded as some others.

-Jason

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'131446\' date=\'Sep 13 2006, 06:55 PM\']
I beg to differ. I couldn't see Barker handling "Jeopardy" well but I could absolutely see Bill behind the podium today. Same goes for Wheel, Feud, etc. Barker's good for "Price" and shows of that vain, but he's not as well rounded as some others.
[/quote]
Plus, a host must be considered by his entire body of work, and while Cullen was a joy right up to the end of his career, Barker's been completely insufferable for at least the last five years.

There is _no way_ I would put Barker at the top of such a list. I can think of at least three names right now that I would put ahead of him.