Author Topic: 90s "21" Pilot (Read 4911 times)

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #15 on:** December 06, 2011, 10:33:40 PM »

Quote from: PaulD on December 06, 2011, 03:18:07 PM

Quote from: Jamey Greek on December 05, 2011, 05:31:51 PM
I think Wink was considered for 21 (2000) I remember Tammy Warner mentioning it to her on her tribute page to Wink.

When Steve Beverly put Povich on his 'worst emcee's' list I believe he too claimed that Wink was considered for the NBC revival as well.

He actually said the show would have been better off with Wink Martindale, or Dick Enberg, or Bob Costas. Bob Costas was actually offered the job but turned it down.

TLEberle · « **Reply #16 on:** December 06, 2011, 10:49:51 PM »

Quote from: PYLdude on December 05, 2011, 03:59:55 AM

and the oh so B&E tacked on bonus round that had nothing to do with the basic game at all (questions to get to 21 vs. random blind-assed luck to get there).

My guess is that the B&E endgame was more a branding deal than anything else. All the other middling-to-long-running B&E games had the contestant trying to Dodge the Resident Mascot Villain. In this case it just happened to be HAL.

J.R. · « **Reply #17 on:** December 06, 2011, 11:09:39 PM »

Quote from: TLEberle on December 06, 2011, 10:49:51 PM

All the other middling-to-long-running B&E games had the contestant trying to Dodge the Resident Mascot Villain.

Would you like me to bring back "Outwit the Badger"? :-)

TLEberle · « **Reply #18 on:** December 06, 2011, 11:11:49 PM »

Quote from: J.R. on December 06, 2011, 11:09:39 PM

Would you like me to bring back "Outwit the Badger"? :-)

Would you, please. I was always partial to that.

clemon79 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 06, 2011, 11:17:16 PM »

Quote from: J.R. on December 06, 2011, 11:09:39 PM

Would you like me to bring back "Outwit the Badger"? :-)

What someone who invites people to play "Outwit the Badger" might look like

J.R. · « **Reply #20 on:** December 06, 2011, 11:34:08 PM »

Quote from: clemon79 on December 06, 2011, 11:17:16 PM

What someone who invites people to play "Outwit the Badger" might look like

Well played, I shall puff a cigarette with a scowl on my face in your honor.

PYLdude · « **Reply #21 on:** December 06, 2011, 11:45:16 PM »

Quote from: MikeK on December 06, 2011, 03:01:16 PM

Quote from: PYLdude on December 06, 2011, 03:46:56 AM
Considering Wink stopped hosting Trivial Pursuit in 1995, not 1997, I don't see how that would've been a problem.
1993. There was only one series of Trivial Pursuit episodes. Reruns ran from late '93/early '94 to 1995.

Either way. (Besides the point, even if that was the case...Debt, anyone?)

BrandonFG · « **Reply #22 on:** December 06, 2011, 11:45:39 PM »

If you want to save the budget, make it a honey badger. That way the contestants would never win.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #23 on:** December 07, 2011, 10:50:54 AM »

Quote from: fostergray82 on December 06, 2011, 11:45:39 PM

If you want to save the budget, make it a honey badger. That way the contestants would never win.

But they also wouldn't care.

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #24 on:** December 07, 2011, 08:14:40 PM »

Matt, do you know anything about this supposed Mid-90s revival with Wink as host?