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TheInquisitiveOne

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« on: November 15, 2007, 05:44:49 PM »
Hey there.

Thanks to the power of Youtube (and the fact I have been catching classic Now You See It episodes on GSN lately), I caught a glimpse of the 1989 version of Now You See It starring Chuck Henry.

Various sources say Henry requested the episodes not be aired, since he was not happy with his performance, but from what I saw, he didn't do all that badly.

What do you say? Was he as bad as he thought, or did he sell himself a bit short?

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ChrisLambert!

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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2007, 06:03:21 PM »
I always assumed he thought game shows beneath him. I thought he was a more-than-adequate host.
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2007, 06:28:18 PM »
Nice guy in person but, IIRC, he rarely smiled while hosting the show. I loved the set and the way the oppoent's viewer slammed shut when a player would ring in to respond to a question!
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Jimmy Owen

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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2007, 06:39:50 PM »
Certainly nothing to be ashamed of, I enjoyed the show.
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2007, 06:45:59 PM »
I'd think it's more of a case of Henry not wanting his "hard news reporter" image tarnished by having hosted a game show, rather than being disappointed from his performance.
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2007, 06:49:59 PM »
[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'169646\' date=\'Nov 15 2007, 06:45 PM\']
I'd think it's more of a case of Henry not wanting his "hard news reporter" image tarnished by having hosted a game show, rather than being disappointed from his performance.
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Apparently Chuck has no problem tarnishing his "hard news reporter" image by continuing to appear on the NBC 4 News at 5:00.
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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2007, 07:00:49 PM »
[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'169648\' date=\'Nov 15 2007, 03:49 PM\']
[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'169646\' date=\'Nov 15 2007, 06:45 PM\']
I'd think it's more of a case of Henry not wanting his "hard news reporter" image tarnished by having hosted a game show, rather than being disappointed from his performance.
[/quote]Apparently Chuck has no problem tarnishing his "hard news reporter" image by continuing to appear on the NBC 4 News at 5:00.[/quote]
I was gonna say, that ship sailed the first time he read the Zippy The Waterskiing Squirrel story during a kicker segment.
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2007, 03:35:10 AM »
Geez, it's not like he was overseeing a bunch of people dressed up as carrots. NYSI was a sedate word game. He should swallow some of his newsman's false dignity and take the money. Hey, it was good enough for John Daly.
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catnap1972

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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2007, 06:23:05 AM »
Didn't he have to be "rescued" from a brush fire he was reporting on some years ago?
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joshg

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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2007, 07:30:48 AM »
[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'169665\' date=\'Nov 16 2007, 03:23 AM\']
Didn't he have to be "rescued" from a brush fire he was reporting on some years ago?
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Yes... he even cried about it on TV. Maybe he also cried tears silently in his dressing room between NYSI shows in 1989.

Note to self: dub those shows to DVD

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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2007, 11:57:52 AM »
And let's not forget that high-class investigative program "Eye on Hollywood."  Yeah, that one was in the tradition of "See It Now"-grade Murrow.
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« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2007, 01:25:54 PM »
I personally thought Chuck Henry's journalistic credibility reached its pinnacle with the early-'90s syndicated product placement showcase known as "Preview: The Best of the New."
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Jimmy Owen

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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2007, 01:28:21 PM »
Well, I guess as long as we're piling on, what about "The Love Report" with Tawny Godin/Little/Schneider.
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BrandonFG

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« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2007, 03:31:34 PM »
[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'169687\' date=\'Nov 16 2007, 01:25 PM\']
I personally thought Chuck Henry's journalistic credibility reached its pinnacle with the early-'90s syndicated product placement showcase known as "Preview: The Best of the New."
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I seriously wondered about that, even almost 17 years later (it was c. December 1990/January-1991)...I remember it pre-empting episodes of Combs' syndie Feud, and wondering what the hell it was.
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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2007, 07:53:09 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'169651\' date=\'Nov 15 2007, 06:00 PM\']
[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'169648\' date=\'Nov 15 2007, 03:49 PM\']
[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'169646\' date=\'Nov 15 2007, 06:45 PM\']
I'd think it's more of a case of Henry not wanting his "hard news reporter" image tarnished by having hosted a game show, rather than being disappointed from his performance.
[/quote]Apparently Chuck has no problem tarnishing his "hard news reporter" image by continuing to appear on the NBC 4 News at 5:00.[/quote]
I was gonna say, that ship sailed the first time he read the Zippy The Waterskiing Squirrel story during a kicker segment.
[/quote]

Oh no, that ship NEVER sailed. He hosted "Eye On LA" on KABC back in the day, and it was commonly referred to as "Thighs On LA."

Hard news, sure, but not quite John Charles Daly.

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