Games in which the host outshines the format.

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'180975\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 07:19 PM\']This from the man with Numberwang in his signature? [/quote]
Hey, I only said a smidgen. ;-)

But the other Chris is right, "Numberwang" has pretty much run its course here. I've brought back the classic Ezekiel Barker macro back to my sig.

/But slashies never get old!

[Don Howard]

Well, I tried to get it back on topic, anyhow.
Okay, carry on. I'll make my exit so I don't get caught in the crossfire.

[rigsby]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'181016\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 09:51 PM\']Unflushed deposits in the GSN commode outshine that monstrosity.[/quote]Speaking of such things...

Rebecca Grant almost made Throut and Neck worth watching.

Almost.

[MisterBlue]

Dennis Miller, Amnesia

And for some people I know...

Drew Carey, The Price is Right

[MisterBlue]

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'182312\' date=\'Mar 24 2008, 02:25 PM\'] [quote name=\'MisterBlue\' post=\'182293\' date=\'Mar 24 2008, 10:33 AM\']
Dennis Miller, Amnesia

And for some people I know...

Drew Carey, The Price is Right
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One handy tip for you--use brackets ([]) instead of < and >. [/quote]

Thanks.  I forgot about the formatting differences.

[SRIV94]

[quote name=\'MisterBlue\' post=\'182326\' date=\'Mar 24 2008, 02:43 PM\']
Thanks.  I forgot about the formatting differences.
[/quote]
Not a problem.

[fishbulb]

[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'180888\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 10:49 AM\']
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'180842\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 12:12 AM\'] [quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'180769\' date=\'Mar 10 2008, 04:02 PM\']
Is there a perfect example of a show whose host has a tendency to outshine the game itself?

Besides Uncle Bill's shows...
[/quote]Explain Blockbusters then.
 [/quote]

Well, you have these three people answering...oh, never mind.

 

Seriously, Blockbusters came closest to having a format equal to Bill's talents in the post-Price Is Right era. (Not counting his $25K Pyramid.)  Of course, most of Bill's hosting jobs after that came through Bob Stewart, and let's be honest, most of them other than Pyramid needed a little more than they had - Eye Guess wasn't much of a game, but it did have some humor and Bill really brought it out. Let's face it, he rode some pretty swaybacked horses.
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Since this thread has bubbled back up...

Eye Guess is a great example of a game that needed Bill's talents - it would have been a far different show with another host, and the humor could have seemed crude at times, had Cullen not been there to lend class.

Also, I mentioned Password before, and I'm afraid I gave the impression that I don't think it's a good game.  I think Password's a great game; I think Ludden was even better.