Author Topic: Greatest Hosts of All Time - Results Thread (Read 110994 times)

cweaver · « **Reply #195 on:** October 19, 2006, 06:52:38 PM »

So Peter's number 12, eh? Good for him. I put him higher obviously.

Adam Nedeff · « **Reply #196 on:** October 19, 2006, 09:47:09 PM »

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'134988\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 12:37 PM\']
Unless I've missed something, that means Allen Ludden finished in the top 10. I have nothing against him, and I certainly respect the results of the voting, but considering he's best-known for one main show and Wink's hosted so many and done them well, doesn't that make Wink a better overall host?
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On the surface that seems like sound logic, but let's keep in mind that Wink hosted a bunch of his own creations. Who else was he going to cast as emcee?

PYLdude · « **Reply #197 on:** October 19, 2006, 09:51:46 PM »

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'134988\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 12:37 PM\']
Unless I've missed something, that means Allen Ludden finished in the top 10. I have nothing against him, and I certainly respect the results of the voting, but considering he's best-known for one main show and Wink's hosted so many and done them well, doesn't that make Wink a better overall host?
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It's quality over quantity sometimes, Ian.

I could use the "more than Ludden" argument you make (sans the well done part) and say that Wil Shriner should be considered a better overall host. I know that wasn't what you said, but that's a counterpoint that could be made.

wheelloon · « **Reply #198 on:** October 19, 2006, 10:47:09 PM »

Interesting results for 11-15. I would've almost been willing to put money on that Martindale and Marshall would've been in Top 10 overall...

Marshall was number 10 for me, with Martindale at 13, Tomarken at 12, and Eubanks at 15. So then, around this area of the list, my opinions pretty closely matched the final results. Whether that's coincidental or just plain weird, I'm not sure of...

gwarman2005 · « **Reply #199 on:** October 20, 2006, 01:04:56 AM »

Personally I'm a little dissapointed that my pick for number 1, Dennis James, didn't get higher. I thought he was THE pioneer of all game show hosts for television. It all started with Cash And Carry. My way of thinking was that every host after him in someway must have picked something up from his style and it all snowballed to the shows of today. Now, I'm in no way knocking any other host or his style, but look at it from a family tree kind of view. It kind of branched off Dennis at the beginning of the TV game show. I know there were radio games and all that, but if we're looking at a tv point of view then I would have thought that Dennis would get the nod.

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #200 on:** October 20, 2006, 09:33:31 AM »

"Pioneer" does not mean "great", though. I think Oregon Trail taught us all that.

DrBear · « **Reply #201 on:** October 20, 2006, 10:29:44 AM »

I reallly think most people who DO remember Dennis James from the early years remember him more for doing pro wrestling.

Or maybe for his Kellogg's ads. ("OK? OK!")

And yes, I am old.

cweaver · « **Reply #202 on:** October 20, 2006, 10:47:14 AM »

[quote name=\'gwarman2005\' post=\'135077\' date=\'Oct 20 2006, 12:04 AM\']
Personally I'm a little dissapointed that my pick for number 1, Dennis James, didn't get higher. I thought he was THE pioneer of all game show hosts for television. [/quote]

He was, and rightly so. He proved game show hosts could be genuine, not plastic like say, Bert Parks.

HYHYBT · « **Reply #203 on:** October 20, 2006, 07:57:48 PM »

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On the surface that seems like sound logic, but let's keep in mind that Wink hosted a bunch of his own creations. Who else was he going to cast as emcee?

Al Dubois?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #204 on:** October 23, 2006, 08:31:54 AM »

[color=\"#6600CC\"]10 Chuck Woolery[/color]
Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, Lingo
(546 54/68)

[color=\"#6600CC\"]9 Monty Hall[/color]
Let's Make A Deal
(571 53/68)

[color=\"#6600CC\"]8 Jim Perry[/color]
Sale of the Century, Card Sharks, Definition
(608 51/68)

[color=\"#6600CC\"]7 Allen Ludden[/color]
Password, College Bowl
(670 57/68)

And now you know which ones we considered the "Big Six". They'll be revealed daily the rest of the week, with each of them getting time in the northwest corner logo.

chris319 · « **Reply #205 on:** October 23, 2006, 10:59:44 AM »

Placing Allen Ludden ahead of Monty Hall is a serious slap in the face to Monty Hall.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #206 on:** October 23, 2006, 11:04:41 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'135365\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 07:31 AM\']
[color=\"#6600CC\"]7 Allen Ludden[/color]
Password, College Bowl
(670 77/68)
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Wow. 77 votes out of 68? What is this, Chicago? :-D

Doug

cweaver · « **Reply #207 on:** October 23, 2006, 11:20:04 AM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'135370\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 09:59 AM\']
Placing Allen Ludden ahead of Monty Hall is a serious slap in the face to Monty Hall.
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Why do you think Allen Ludden is so bad that putting him two spaces ahead of Monty Hall in the top 10 would be a "slap in the face"? I've always thought he was a great host. Different style than Monty but that doesn't really make him vastly inferior I wouldn't think.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #208 on:** October 23, 2006, 12:14:50 PM »

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'135371\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 11:04 AM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'135365\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 07:31 AM\']
[color=\"#6600CC\"]7 Allen Ludden[/color]
Password, College Bowl
(670 77/68)
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Wow. 77 votes out of 68? What is this, Chicago? :-D

Doug[/quote]
Not sure what happened there. It's probably 57, but I'll check and corect it when I get home.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #209 on:** October 23, 2006, 12:17:41 PM »

[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'135372\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 11:20 AM\']
[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'135370\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 09:59 AM\']
Placing Allen Ludden ahead of Monty Hall is a serious slap in the face to Monty Hall.
[/quote]Why do you think Allen Ludden is so bad that putting him two spaces ahead of Monty Hall in the top 10 would be a "slap in the face"? [/quote]
My impression from Chris and others is that one's professional opinion of Allen Ludden is inversely proportional to the amount of time one has spent around Allen Ludden.