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tvmitch

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« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2007, 02:06:16 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'150799\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 01:24 PM\']
That would actually look really slick, especially if there was a Jackpot-style layout of numbers near the contestant. :)
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And then we could add a shuflepuck...

I guess the idea just doesn't look enough like anything that's been done on Deal or No Deal, though...which means we won't see it in Identity. Pity.
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« Reply #16 on: April 23, 2007, 02:42:07 PM »
[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'150810\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 02:06 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'150799\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 01:24 PM\']
That would actually look really slick, especially if there was a Jackpot-style layout of numbers near the contestant. :)
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And then we could add a shuflepuck...

I guess the idea just doesn't look enough like anything that's been done on Deal or No Deal, though...which means we won't see it in Identity. Pity.
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They could also have a sign with the occupation that could be placed on a stand next to the job holder so the home audience would not forget the vocation within the two minutes between the contestant's guess and the reveal. :)
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« Reply #17 on: April 23, 2007, 02:51:35 PM »
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'150808\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 10:59 AM\']
It's was opined in the g-r.net chat this morning that perhaps the number of pricing games is being cut back - some temporarily, some permanently - to give the new host less of a headache in learning All Those Games.
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Oy. Barker had to memorize about 40-70 games for nearly 2 decades, why cut the new guy some slack? This just means it'll be basically Plinko, Grand Game and other assorted games ad nauseum for the next season.
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« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2007, 03:29:58 PM »
[quote name=\'TonicBH\' post=\'150816\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 02:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'150808\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 10:59 AM\']
It's was opined in the g-r.net chat this morning that perhaps the number of pricing games is being cut back - some temporarily, some permanently - to give the new host less of a headache in learning All Those Games.
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Oy. Barker had to memorize about 40-70 games for nearly 2 decades, why cut the new guy some slack? This just means it'll be basically Plinko, Grand Game and other assorted games ad nauseum for the next season.
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Well, not really.  When Bob started there were, what, three or four games?  While he had to learn all of the games eventually, he never had to learn 70+ games all at once right from the start as the new host would have to do.

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« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2007, 03:41:01 PM »
[quote name=\'TV Favorites\' post=\'150819\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 02:29 PM\']
Well, not really.  When Bob started there were, what, three or four games?  While he had to learn all of the games eventually, he never had to learn 70+ games all at once right from the start as the new host would have to do.
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Exactly. They could bag a dozen of them with barely anyone noticing. Clearance Sale, for example. Joker. Secret X. Barker's Bargain Bar (which presents an obvious problem anyway).

Still, given that O'Hurley and Hamilton have been actors who presumably learned lines, it doesn't seem THAT hard to prepare for the job. And Newton's young and energetic, so he shouldn't have any trouble either.

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« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2007, 06:42:28 PM »
Anyone know off the top of their head how many games Tom Kennedy and/or Doug Davidson had to learn as they started?
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« Reply #21 on: April 23, 2007, 06:57:12 PM »
Doug Davidson only had to learn 9 games: Plinko, Clock Game, Hole in One, Make Your Mark, Grand Game, 3 Strikes, Golden Road, Cliff Hangers, and Safe Crackers (ten, if you count the showcase range game).

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« Reply #22 on: April 23, 2007, 07:21:55 PM »
You know, I know very little about Davidson's version of the show, but I'm willing to bet he started out with more car games than Golden Road, 3 Strikes, and Hole in One.

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« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2007, 07:32:34 PM »
Davidson's show had more than 9.  Race Game and Magic # were 2 of the other games you didn't mention, among others.

Not sure how much Bob (or Dennis James) needed to memorize at the start.  Yes, the first week had 5 games, but the next three weeks had at least one new game plus the various tweaks each game was going through. (Source: gr.net FAQ).

Kennedy had a bucketload to memorize.  I'm thinking 30 off the top of my head, but I could be wrong.
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« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2007, 07:45:24 PM »
There were 27 games played on the Kennedy version of TPIR.
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« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2007, 08:01:26 PM »
[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'150833\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 06:57 PM\']
Doug Davidson only had to learn 9 games: Plinko, Clock Game, Hole in One, Make Your Mark, Grand Game, 3 Strikes, Golden Road, Cliff Hangers, and Safe Crackers (ten, if you count the showcase range game).
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WhammyPower's source, which he misunderstood.  The list of pricing games on that page are the ones which had differences compared to the daytime show.  Anyhow, I have two episodes of Davidson PiR with playings of One Away, Magic # (Davidson liked talking about the leever on the geezmo), and Superball!!, among other games.

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« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2007, 08:03:18 PM »
[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'150796\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 01:17 PM\']
*contestant hits button, lights go from contestant podia up to the number of the stranger*
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You know, I would actually consider watching the show if it did something like that... :-)
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« Reply #27 on: April 23, 2007, 08:13:29 PM »
I wasn't going to post this list, because I don't know how far into the run each game appeared...but I think I misunderstood the question, so I guess I will.

The games used on the Kennedy version were:

1.  Any Number
2.  Cliff Hangers
3.  Clock Game
4.  Danger Price
5.  Dice Game
6.  Double Prices
7.  Golden Road
8.  Grand Game
9.  Grocery Game
10.  Hi Lo
11.  Lucky Seven
12.  Money Game
13.  Most Expensive
14.  One Away
15.  1 Right Price
16.  Pick a Pair
17.  Plinko
18.  Punch a Bunch
19.  Race Game
20.  Range Game
21.  Safe Crackers
22.  Secret "X"
23.  Shell Game
24.  Squeeze Play
25.  Switcheroo
26.  Take Two
27.  3 Strikes

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« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2007, 08:18:23 PM »
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'150838\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 08:01 PM\']
WhammyPower's source, which he misunderstood.  The list of pricing games on that page are the ones which had differences compared to the daytime show.  Anyhow, I have two episodes of Davidson PiR with playings of One Away, Magic # (Davidson liked talking about the leever on the geezmo), and Superball!!, among other games.
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Add Ten Chances, Any Number, Most Expensive, Lucky $even, Money Game, Shell Game, Squeeze Play, and Secret X, and that's just looking through a few pages of the Golden Gallery of TNPiR pics over at Golden-Road.

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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'150796\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 01:17 PM\']
*contestant hits button, lights go from contestant podia up to the number of the stranger*
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You know, I would actually consider watching the show if it did something like that... :-)
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If they don't have the Joker's Wild warble/spin sound, I wouldn't watch.  It would be really cool though......
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« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2007, 08:59:21 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'150799\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 01:24 PM\']
[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'150796\' date=\'Apr 23 2007, 10:17 AM\']
*contestant hits button, lights go from contestant podia up to the number of the stranger*
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That would actually look really slick, especially if there was a Jackpot-style layout of numbers near the contestant. :)
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It would actually make Deal or No Deal somewhat bearable to watch again -- Contestant hits new green button next to the red Deal button, lights run across the floor to the respective case, small electric shock to model who pops open...the briefcase, that is...for the reveal.

If they used that Penny Ante reveal sequence on Deal or No Deal, they might be able to squeeze in another half game in the hour.