[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'254150\' date=\'Jan 7 2011, 05:50 AM\']I remember seeing those situations where a family had more points from the 3 rounds than were available to steal in the final round, and I remember thinking "So that family can WIN by STRIKING OUT DELIBERATELY?!" Didn't seem fair, and I wonder why they didn't change it sooner? Maybe because they felt Louie wouldn't adjust well to the change, considering he constantly made mistakes, even towards the end.[/quote]
Doubt it. Pearson/Fremantle has a history of not thinking out flawed rules. I never understood why they felt an obligation to change what worked for so long, but again, it's Pearson/Fremantle.
I rewatched a few Louie clips and forgot about the "WWE-style" intro (complete with the "ding ding ding" opening) and the awful punny intros (thank goodness they dropped that later in the first season). The original set design was a wrestling ring motif, and while the set didn't end up that way, they kept the intro.
Never got a wrestling vibe from the first few seasons...I simply thought they were going for a more modern look. It wasn't that bad, but they missed the point that
Feud was built on the Hatfield vs. McCoy motif, with the sampler font and rustic music. Even though the '94 season was a little too modern with the glass brick, at least they kept some of the original style, with the board/desk shapes and revamped theme song.
I actually enjoyed the first couple seasons, but the flawed scoring and Louie's constant stumbles were pretty brutal, the latter more than anything.