Author Topic: Pyramid? This guy Gets It (Read 4659 times)

JasonA1 · « **on:** April 23, 2012, 02:58:16 PM »

A wonderful article about Dick Clark & the Pyramid. To paraphrase the man himself, this article "captures the essence" of what made the show great (particularly in the 80s), and how producing game shows often has a tricky science underneath few appreciate.

-Jason

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2012, 03:07:38 PM »

Quote from: JasonA1 on April 23, 2012, 02:58:16 PM

A wonderful article about Dick Clark & the Pyramid. To paraphrase the man himself, this article "captures the essence" of what made the show great (particularly in the 80s), and how producing game shows often has a tricky science underneath few appreciate.

Just a beautiful article. Thanks for sharing.

Neumms · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:11:52 PM »

Indeed. And of all the hand-wringing we've done over Donnymid, I can't imagine anyone here called it "a scattered, prolix mess."

clemon79 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2012, 05:33:08 PM »

No, but I'll bet you a nickel that every one of us who reads it (with one exception I can think of) will read that line and say "Yep, couldn't put it into words, but that was it!"

An absolutely brilliant piece of writing.

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2012, 05:52:08 PM »

Quote from: clemon79 on April 23, 2012, 05:33:08 PM

No, but I'll bet you a nickel that every one of us who reads it (with one exception I can think of) will read that line and say "Yep, couldn't put it into words, but that was it!"

An absolutely brilliant piece of writing.

Agreed. Whenever anybody asks why I wanted to be a game show host as a kid, I just tell them to go to Youtube and pull any episode of Dick Clark hosting '80s Pyramid. I understand how good he was with American Bandstand and shaping music and all, but up until now, it's been a little disconcerting to see his superb work on Pyramid go largely ignored by the media in the wake of his death- especially since he won 3 Emmys for it. So I'm extremely happy this article was written, and written extremely well, at that. Thanks for sharing!

J.R. · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:03:30 PM »

Excellent article, thanks very much Jason.

parliboy · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:15:28 PM »

Onion network writer gets it. Film at 11.

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:18:07 PM »

Get that guy a membership over here. He's one of us.

clemon79 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:32:58 PM »

Quote from: Clay Zambo on April 23, 2012, 06:18:07 PM

Get that guy a membership over here. He's one of us.

Oh, no, He's far more literate.

And we can be a pretty literate bunch.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:57:21 PM »

Very good article. Pretty much sums it all up.

gamed121683 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2012, 09:08:43 PM »

Incidentally, for those who have the Discovery Fit & Health channel, they are repeating the Lyman Sisters documentary tonight at 11:00PM EST.

Bryce L. · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2012, 09:26:15 PM »

Quote from: Clay Zambo on April 23, 2012, 06:18:07 PM

Get that guy a membership over here. He's one of us.

Motion seconded... he knows what he is talking about, no doubt about it...

TheInquisitiveOne · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2012, 10:21:48 PM »

That was a brilliant, well-written article that explained Clark's mannerisms as the host of Pyramid, and why his versions will forever stand the test of time.

Eloquent, and powerful. Very well done tribute.

The Inquisitive One

Bryce L. · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2012, 10:50:10 PM »

Now if only more footage of his hosting had withstood the test of time, we would be all set...

GiraffeBoy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2012, 11:47:37 PM »

Good reading. Thanks for posting, Jason.

--Charlie