Author Topic: Frustrating moments as a game show fan. (Read 13612 times)

davemackey · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:46:47 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'211444\' date=\'Mar 29 2009, 05:27 PM\']
I don't like that Wikipedia now categorizes hosts of US shows as "presenters." I would only use that terminology for GB shows, not American. I think of a "presenter" as being either the executive producer ("Sandy Frank Presents") or the sponsor ("Lever Brothers Presents..")

Also don't like how announcers are now called "narrators."
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"Presenter" is the British term. I find an awful lot of Brit-speak in Wikipedia, even though articles' language usage are supposed to reflect the country of origin of the subject. WP could tweak those infoboxes, but it would require an awful lot of editing.

Brig Bother · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:36:46 AM »

That's quite interesting, although you would never hear of a "game show presenter" over here, always host.

Although if the language is meant to reflect the country of origin, it's OK to use Brit terms because we invent most of your shows anyway. ZING.

BillCullen1 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:36:59 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'211444\' date=\'Mar 29 2009, 05:27 PM\']
I don't like that Wikipedia now categorizes hosts of US shows as "presenters." I would only use that terminology for GB shows, not American. I think of a "presenter" as being either the executive producer ("Sandy Frank Presents") or the sponsor ("Lever Brothers Presents..")

Also don't like how announcers are now called "narrators."
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I think of a presenter as someone on an awards show who presents an award to someone, like the Oscars, the Emmys, etc. Is "narrartor" the term for an announcer "across the pond?" I just don't see the "presenter" term working here in the colonies . . "And here's the presenter of TPIR, Drreeewwww Carey." Of course, there are those who think Drew Carey doesn't work as the host of TPIR, either. . . .

My pet peeve on this topic is when someone says Bob Barker is the ORIGINAL host of TPIR. Most of the time, it's a young person who never saw or heard of Bill Cullen's version.

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:40:36 AM »

[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'211490\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 11:36 AM\']My pet peeve on this topic is when someone says Bob Barker is the ORIGINAL host of TPIR. Most of the time, it's a young person who never saw or heard of Bill Cullen's version.[/quote]Then there's the ubiquitous misuse of "Showcase Showdown" for "Showcase," even in press reports.

Brig Bother · « **Reply #19 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:16:59 PM »

[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'211490\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 04:36 PM\']

Is "narrartor" the term for an announcer "across the pond?"
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No, "voiceover" would be the usual term. Maybe "narrator" if it was a reading of something. The UK just doesn't have "announcers" in the US sense.

geno57 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:44:13 PM »

[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'211475\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 07:36 AM\']
Although if the language is meant to reflect the country of origin, it's OK to use Brit terms because we invent most of your shows anyway. ZING.
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Such as What's My Line? or Blockbusters or Blankety Blanks or ... ?

WhammyPower · « **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2009, 01:13:26 PM »

[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'211505\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 11:44 AM\']Such as What's My Line? or Blockbusters or Blankety Blanks or ... ? [/quote]
The Pyramid Game, AYSTa10YO, Celebrity Squares, Deal or No Deal, The Mole...

CarbonCpy · « **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2009, 02:05:56 PM »

[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'211507\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 01:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'211505\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 11:44 AM\']Such as What's My Line? or Blockbusters or Blankety Blanks or ... ? [/quote]
The Pyramid Game, AYSTa10YO, Celebrity Squares, Deal or No Deal, The Mole...
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those last two Dutch?

VVV Netherlands, Belgum, bah! Two countries from the same part of Europe I have a hard time identifying VVV

Brig Bother · « **Reply #23 on:** March 30, 2009, 03:01:53 PM »

[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'211507\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 06:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'211505\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 11:44 AM\']Such as What's My Line? or Blockbusters or Blankety Blanks or ... ? [/quote]
The Pyramid Game, AYSTa10YO, Celebrity Squares, Deal or No Deal, The Mole...
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I'm not entirely certain of the point you're making here, although to answer the previous questrion DoND is Dutch and The Mole is Belgian. But the point remains, if it wasn't for Fifth Grader (and that's only a minor hit over here) and Wipeout, what's the US successfully exported gameshow wise in the last ten years? No you can't have The Power of 10 (cancelled everywhere).

Meanwhile we give you Millionaire, Survivor, Po... sorry, American Idol, Strictly Come Dancing With The Stars... the list is LITERALLY endless. Cat Deeley. Ant and Dec. Nigel Lythgoe. Simon Cowell. And so on.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 30, 2009, 04:45:07 PM »

[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'211517\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 02:01 PM\']
American Idol, Strictly Come Dancing With The Stars...[/quote]Take it back!

jdhernandez · « **Reply #25 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:06:17 PM »

I think we're all forgetting the most important British import in the last decade.

That is Numberwang.

chris319 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:46:02 PM »

[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'211441\' date=\'Mar 29 2009, 01:14 PM\']
Has anyone ever attempted to make a game show reference around you that ended up being so wrong, you just didn't know where to start correcting them or just didn't bother doing so?

This one happened to me recently: I was in the school computer lab, searching through Youtube, when I started playing a video of the Price is Right theme. A friend of mine comes up, hears it for a second, and in his best game show voice, says "Welcome to 'Jeopardy!'".[/quote]
"And now your host on 'Jeopardy!', and here he is, Bill Cullen".

chris319 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 30, 2009, 06:00:16 PM »

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Kitty once told me

Alas, if only we had more members who could say "Kitty once told me" or "Arlene once told me" or "Garry once told me" or "Bud once told me".

mxc0427 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:18:03 PM »

[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'211517\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 02:01 PM\']
[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'211507\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 06:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'211505\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 11:44 AM\']Such as What's My Line? or Blockbusters or Blankety Blanks or ... ? [/quote]
The Pyramid Game, AYSTa10YO, Celebrity Squares, Deal or No Deal, The Mole...
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No you can't have The Power of 10 (cancelled everywhere).
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Power of 10 is still on the air in several countries: Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Russia, AFAIK. England would have gotten the Power of 10 (I believe it would have been called Power of 5 had it been commissioned), but you guys got Duel instead (which was still better than the US version).

Fedya · « **Reply #29 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:22:42 PM »

[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'211517\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 03:01 PM\']
Meanwhile we give you Millionaire, Survivor, Po... sorry, American Idol, Strictly Come Dancing With The Stars... the list is LITERALLY endless. Cat Deeley. Ant and Dec. Nigel Lythgoe. Simon Cowell. And so on.
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Isn't Survivor Swedish (Expedition Robinson)?