Author Topic: And Here's Your Host, The Star of The Newlywed Game... (Read 20426 times)

clemon79 · « **Reply #45 on:** February 06, 2009, 03:51:44 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207725\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 12:49 PM\']
You see how that turned out...[/quote]
Since the shows didn't last even when they *did* get returned to their original formats...was he wrong?

BrandonFG · « **Reply #46 on:** February 06, 2009, 04:05:41 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'207726\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 03:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207725\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 12:49 PM\']
You see how that turned out...[/quote]
Since the shows didn't last even when they *did* get returned to their original formats...was he wrong?
[/quote]
I was going off the logic that they were able to get two more seasons out of the original formats. However, the ratings still sucked, so point taken. :-)

Don Howard · « **Reply #47 on:** February 06, 2009, 04:38:21 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207727\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 04:05 PM\']
I was going off the logic that they were able to get two more seasons out of the original formats. However, the ratings still sucked, so point taken. :-)
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Those renewals for the 1998-99 season for the tandem were practically at the last minute, weren't they?

BrandonFG · « **Reply #48 on:** February 06, 2009, 05:17:18 PM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'207730\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 04:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207727\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 04:05 PM\']
I was going off the logic that they were able to get two more seasons out of the original formats. However, the ratings still sucked, so point taken. :-)
[/quote]
Those renewals for the 1998-99 season for the tandem were practically at the last minute, weren't they?
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Sounds about right. One of the Internet sites that gave ratings (wasn't Beverly's) said that the two shows were on the fence going into summer 1998. I remember being surprised that 1) the two were renewed, and 2) NG came back completely overhauled, with a jazzed up theme song, and a new set that looked like it was recycled from The Arsenio Hall Show.

IIRC, the 1999-2000 season offered reruns of the previous season. It got banished to overnights in this market.

calliaume · « **Reply #49 on:** February 06, 2009, 05:31:11 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207727\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 05:05 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'207726\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 03:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207725\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 12:49 PM\']
You see how that turned out...[/quote]
Since the shows didn't last even when they *did* get returned to their original formats...was he wrong?
[/quote]
I was going off the logic that they were able to get two more seasons out of the original formats. However, the ratings still sucked, so point taken. :-)
[/quote]
At least The Newlywed Game worked better in its original format. Gary Kroeger hosted A Newlywed Game, so I have no idea how well he'd do if he'd gotten the original format. (In fairness, I haven't seen many episodes of the Kroeger version.)

I'm of the opinion that the third year renewal was primarily so GSN could have a little more "contemporary" programming, and Dating Game was just so they could fill the hour. Has Chuck's DG ever been seen in reruns at all?

gamed121683 · « **Reply #50 on:** February 06, 2009, 10:19:36 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207741\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 05:17 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'207730\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 04:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'207727\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 04:05 PM\']
I was going off the logic that they were able to get two more seasons out of the original formats. However, the ratings still sucked, so point taken. :-)
[/quote]
Those renewals for the 1998-99 season for the tandem were practically at the last minute, weren't they?
[/quote]
Sounds about right. One of the Internet sites that gave ratings (wasn't Beverly's) said that the two shows were on the fence going into summer 1998. I remember being surprised that 1) the two were renewed, and 2) NG came back completely overhauled, with a jazzed up theme song, and a new set that looked like it was recycled from The Arsenio Hall Show.

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I remember reading somewhere that the last season of "NG" in '98 was shot on the same set Arsenio and Magic Johnson's talk shows were on. Hence, the recycled set props. I guess they were still in storage.

As for Woolery's version of TDG, weren't the repeats on GSN sometime in the late 90's-early 00's?

PYLdude · « **Reply #51 on:** February 06, 2009, 10:51:57 PM »

[quote name=\'gamed121683\' post=\'207749\' date=\'Feb 6 2009, 10:19 PM\']
I remember reading somewhere that the last season of "NG" in '98 was shot on the same set Arsenio and Magic Johnson's talk shows were on. Hence, the recycled set props. I guess they were still in storage.
[/quote]

I always heard they were shot at Sony throughout...wonder what would've made them move from there to the Paramount lot.

itiparanoid13 · « **Reply #52 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:33:28 PM »

I don't think it's been brought up yet, but some have been discussing the classic format. This version seems to essentially follow it. We're down to 3 couples for time constraints. Three 5 point questions in round one; two 10 pointers and one 20 pointer in round two. The show's being sponsored by e-harmony.com, and there's one e-harmony branded question each show. Most points win a second honeymoon (losers get parting gifts) and play against a couple from the classic version, called Goldyweds, for a chance at a bonus prize.

The set's just a natural update from the classic version. Retro/modern, in the same way GSN's I've Got A Secret was. First episode took a few hours to tape, but it's not like Chain Reaction where the wasted time was because Dylan Lane was completely incompetent. The couples and Carnie kept interacting, and it was funny so they let it go for as long as they could without it getting to be too much. Very funny show.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #53 on:** February 08, 2009, 09:54:31 PM »

[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'207814\' date=\'Feb 8 2009, 06:33 PM\']First episode took a few hours to tape, but it's not like Chain Reaction where the wasted time was because Dylan Lane was completely incompetent. The couples and Carnie kept interacting, and it was funny so they let it go for as long as they could without it getting to be too much. Very funny show.[/quote]
I guess that's vaguely encouraging. That's just about the only good reason I can think of for a taping to run long. Get all the humor you can out of it, and then edit out the boring bits. Worked for Groucho all those years.

Still...hours?

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #54 on:** February 09, 2009, 01:11:29 AM »

Are there any game show hosts working today who actually aspired to be game show hosts?

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #55 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:13:46 AM »

Sounds interesting that they incorporate the classic format in this new version. This means a couple can achieve a perfect score of 55 points in the main game. The only thing that's a mystery is how the bonus round's gonna play out against a Goldywed. e-Harmony should make some money off of this show since they sponsor it with a branded question at some point. I wouldn't mind couple winning with 30 or 35 points as long as we don't see a string of "bad" games(couples with winning scores < 20 points). Let's hope Carnie doesn't "overdo it" in the humor department.

clemon79 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:23:24 AM »

Why. Why do I click on those posts?

Don Howard · « **Reply #57 on:** February 09, 2009, 06:49:04 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'207831\' date=\'Feb 9 2009, 03:23 AM\']
Why. Why do I click on those posts?
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For the same reason I do.
Only 55 points max as opposed to 60 or 70 or 80 or 105, eh?
We are in a recession after all.
Hours? 'Tis a sign of the times. Yank out every "um" and "er" and "uh".

clemon79 · « **Reply #58 on:** February 09, 2009, 11:35:12 AM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'207832\' date=\'Feb 9 2009, 03:49 AM\']
For the same reason I do.[/quote]
'Cuz we're both morons?

I could be watching Ow! My Balls! and receive no less useful content.

Don Howard · « **Reply #59 on:** February 09, 2009, 01:18:07 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'207834\' date=\'Feb 9 2009, 11:35 AM\']
I could be watching Ow! My Balls! and receive no less useful content.
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That was one of my favorites. The only quizzer on The Bondage Channel to last longer than 69 episodes.