[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'135528\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 09:26 AM\']
Would Art Fleming have made it without the original J!, or Richard Dawson without FF?
Of course not. For all intents and purposes, those were the only shows those two had. You can say the same (with different shows of course) for Bob Barker, Allen Ludden, Monty Hall, Dick Clark, etc.[/quote]
I could definitely see that argument for Fleming (whose only other game show hosting gig was the forgotten radio
College Bowl in the late 1970s) but Monty Hall did stamp his character on
Video Village and Dick Clark hosted a number of game shows outside
Pyramid. Ludden, of course did
The Liar's Club as well as the original radio and television versions of
College Bowl. On a list I made recently from what I know, of the hosts who've hosted the same game show the longest uninterrupted period of time, Barker apparently ranks first
and fourth (don't forget
Truth or Consequences). These men may be remembered for one thing in particular but to call them "one trick ponies" would be inaccurate.
]As for Alex, I voted for him mostly on the basis of his other shows. He's not much of a host on J, more of "the guy who reads the answers." But I was a fan of him on High Rollers and his versatilty in going from J to a format like Classic Concentration.
I like Alex on the other shows too, especially
High Rollers but to say he's just "the guy who reads the answers" and nothing more is something of a slap. With that many questions in that short a time and to keep track of the contestants, their scores, etc. doesn't look like it would be easy at all.
