As for Davies, I'm with others who say I'd take him on a revival before the folks at Fremantle or Endemol. I thought the new Chain Reaction was fine format-wise...it was the contestants that I couldn't take. Well okay, the set was kinda lame too...
What revivals did End-em-all do? Or are we talking about them in general?
And is it me, or is the Fremantle hate so early 2000s (just 2000s now? We are in the 2010s after all...)? Temptation and $1MPW aside (and the latter is a questionable strike depending on how you look at it), they aren't quite the "force" they used to be. Feud is better than ever in many fans' eyes, and people could do worse than the job they do on TPIR and LMAD...yes, each has its changes, and I know some people out there like to gnash their teeth loudly for every teeny, tiny one...but I still see much of the games I like continuing to exist.
Back on topic...Davies started to score some doubt from me based on Pilot #2...yes it was for cosmetic changes mostly, but it still sounded like a letdown compared to Pilot #1. I guess old school fan that I am, I was rooting for the classic look, coupled with the classic format which seemed intact. I'm more worried about the contestant casting in a potential series, and have other word games they tried to bring back (Lingo, Password, and Chain) as proof. Either there's something to be said about our nation as a whole, or people are looking for the wrong things (see: the next sentence. That and some GS contestant coordinators seem to just want the next big clip on a blooper show or whatever). Either way, it just seems that intellectual shows just don't work anymore. Partially due to what 99% of everyone in the TV business does nowadays; i.e. go for looks, youth, and personality over talent. Didn't Chain -- hey, who revived that again? -- even have an extreme age limit or something like that? Geez, when I think of things like that, I am astounded, and thankful, that Betty White is allowed to overcome ageism and continue to be a big star.