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Mr. Armadillo

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« Reply #75 on: June 18, 2012, 09:39:55 AM »
As for host... I wouldn't mind if they got John Davidson back.
That's incredible.

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« Reply #76 on: June 18, 2012, 10:56:04 AM »
Is it set in stone that Mike Richards is gonna do the show?  They could bring in the Michael Richards who played Kramer on Seinfeld.

...and then wonder why the show's minority demographics are in the toilet. :-)
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« Reply #77 on: June 18, 2012, 01:43:31 PM »
They could bring in the Michael Richards who played Kramer on Seinfeld.
I'd watch that, actually. Especially if he did it in character.
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« Reply #78 on: June 18, 2012, 02:27:40 PM »
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To me, it just seems weird to have two contestants compete and at the end of the day, no incentive for having the higher score.
No incentive for having a higher score? Did they decide not to play for real money or something?
It's not so much whether the player has an "incentive" to get all the money they can, but whether the viewer has a reason to watch all of the second round. Once it's clear, because of either time elapsed or an illegal clue, that there's not going to be a win, having a score to beat makes the round more interesting.
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« Reply #79 on: June 18, 2012, 02:44:20 PM »
but whether the viewer has a reason to watch all of the second round.
I can tell you that in all of the years I have watched Pyramid, I barely (if ever, really) gave a crap about who was coming back tomorrow. I strongly suspect most viewers don't, really.

I cannot remember a instance where I've aborted an episode for the reason you cite.
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« Reply #80 on: June 18, 2012, 04:06:08 PM »
As for host... I wouldn't mind if they got John Davidson back.
Rest assured, you're the ONLY one.
He might not be the only one. I can think of one other person who might like the idea.

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« Reply #81 on: June 18, 2012, 04:15:04 PM »
I bet Bob Stewart regretted ever hiring John Davidson to host Pyramid.

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« Reply #82 on: June 18, 2012, 04:19:30 PM »
I bet Bob Stewart regretted ever hiring John Davidson to host Pyramid.

Who said he had anything to do with it?
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« Reply #83 on: June 18, 2012, 04:52:15 PM »
Who said he had anything to do with it?
Erm, for a syndicated show, who else would have the ultimate call over that decision? It's not like the network came in and said "we want John Davidson dammit!" because there was no network to come in.
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« Reply #84 on: June 18, 2012, 05:08:14 PM »
Who said he had anything to do with it?
Erm, for a syndicated show, who else would have the ultimate call over that decision? It's not like the network came in and said "we want John Davidson dammit!" because there was no network to come in.

Well no, but at the same time how much actual decisionmaking was Stewart doing? Wasn't his son basically in charge at that point?

And even if he wasn't I'd figure with his original host hosting his own production, his other Pyramid host resting in peace, and others he could've tried to pry from other gigs or from the unemployment line I'm sure someone had to talk him into the pick. I mean, you still had Lange and Eubanks and the Winkster wasn't doing anything...

not to say any of them might have done better but those are three to consider off the bat. Plus Stewart still had Geoff Edwards in his employ too.

Hell, they coulda seen what Chuck Woolery had to offer before he shot that pilot in '96(?).

Maybe I'm over complicating things but Davidson probably would be pretty far down on the totem pole to be a first consideration, no?
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« Reply #85 on: June 18, 2012, 05:15:55 PM »
As far as John Davidson, he was coming off a pretty successful HS run and later worked for Stewart on "Lucky Day USA."  Face it, he's a popular guy.  Check the stats on the number of times he filled in for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show.
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« Reply #86 on: June 18, 2012, 05:21:25 PM »
Wasn't his son basically in charge at that point?
I have absolutely no idea. But you prove my point: an executive producer would make that call, and it's not at all unreasonable that the Big Guy would have a say in the decision.
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« Reply #87 on: June 18, 2012, 05:42:41 PM »
Wasn't his son basically in charge at that point?
I have absolutely no idea. But you prove my point: an executive producer would make that call, and it's not at all unreasonable that the Big Guy would have a say in the decision.

I never said you didn't have a point but I figured there might've been a little more cajoling than there might've been
before...? Just a notion.
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« Reply #88 on: June 18, 2012, 07:34:29 PM »
They could bring in the Michael Richards who played Kramer on Seinfeld.
I'd watch that, actually. Especially if he did it in character.

All of a sudden I have an image of Kramer walking the contestants to the Winner's Circle and promptly bumping into it himself...

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« Reply #89 on: June 18, 2012, 07:51:12 PM »
They could bring in the Michael Richards who played Kramer on Seinfeld.
I'd watch that, actually. Especially if he did it in character.

All of a sudden I have an image of Kramer walking the contestants to the Winner's Circle and promptly bumping into it himself...
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