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weaklink75

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« Reply #180 on: April 02, 2013, 01:51:14 PM »
The WBMG was designed almost the same way as they wrote the questions in the main game: You\'re rewarded for quick answers. In this case, if you can knock out the puzzle by the third word, stay ahead of the clock, you might be able to afford to miss or pass and still hit the money.

 


I agree with this- and even if you do miss, usually one or two of the puzzles are set up in such a way that you can take a reasonable guess at it after two words if you need to..


 


One thing I always wondered was why they didn\'t use a clock that counted down in tenths of a second like Scrabble for the WBMG- it seemed like it would make more sense for it. 


 


My sense is If they had started with the WBMG from the very first episode,it would have felt more organic- after all those years of shopping and then the Winner\'s Board it just seemed not to fill in very well.


 


And I chucked a bit at todays episode- did you see that cell phone?

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« Reply #181 on: April 02, 2013, 02:01:10 PM »
But I would argue they weren\'t quite designed that way. Instead of rewarding good anticipation and quick recall, they settled into the rut of \"wait for the 4th word.\" The puzzle LEGENDARY ACTOR CALLED \"DUKE\" BY FANS could have been rewritten as DUKE IS THIS WESTERN ACTOR\'S NICKNAME to reward a player who wanted to take a chance early on Duke referring to John Wayne and not the school.

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JMFabiano

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« Reply #182 on: April 02, 2013, 06:07:46 PM »
I could sit up here and complain that the $ale episodes acquired were from the WBMG era, but my god the quality is stellar.

 


Indeed, I can\'t wait to see some (once I get one of my hookups with GSN to get me some eps...).  But as NBC goes, the WBMG era might be all there is to that run...yes, according to Wiki, for what that\'s worth. 


 


On the same entry, they mention that this season and the one syndicated season were all that were seen on USA.  I could have sworn I saw the Winner\'s Board there too, unless I am forgetting that it was adopted near the end of the syndie? 

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catnap1972

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« Reply #183 on: April 02, 2013, 06:29:53 PM »
On the same entry, they mention that this season and the one syndicated season were all that were seen on USA.  I could have sworn I saw the Winner\'s Board there too, unless I am forgetting that it was adopted near the end of the syndie? 

The syndicated version did switch over during its brief run (I have the last episode before they changed over...if I ever find it, you can find it on the usual video sharing site)

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catnap1972

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« Reply #184 on: April 02, 2013, 06:32:25 PM »

FWIW, I\'m wondering if it\'s not a matter of the parties involved (Fremantle, NBC) just not knowing where the heck the earlier tapes are stored (and not really all that interested in going looking for them) as opposed to their definitely knowing that they were erased/written over/dumped in a landfill or river.


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JMFabiano

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« Reply #185 on: April 02, 2013, 06:38:40 PM »

Regarding the Super Password run they have...will this include the all-star week with Betty White and Estelle Getty? 


 


/If there was ever a time for SP to adopt the \"celebs play in character\" weeks PW+ did...


//And now I am wondering if Bea and Rue ever played on any other version of Password...


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Vahan_Nisanian

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« Reply #186 on: April 02, 2013, 06:47:56 PM »

Yes (it aired on January 12-16, 1987). In fact, if you go by production order, it was taped after the all-star week with Harry Anderson, Jack Coleman, John Ratzenberger, & Emma Samms (February 02-06, 1987).


 


Right now, I am putting together a newer version of the episode guide, and seeing that GSN is going to spring 1987, now\'s a good time to update it. Whatever I have filled out so far, I have arranged them by production order. During the Spring of 1987, just before the Iran-Contra hearings, were there any breaking news reports that may have caused weeks of shows to stagger?


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« Reply #187 on: April 02, 2013, 07:00:01 PM »
/If there was ever a time for SP to adopt the \"celebs play in character\" weeks PW+ did...

 


How many weeks like this did they do that didn\'t include Jon Bauman?

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JMFabiano

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« Reply #188 on: April 02, 2013, 08:07:13 PM »
/If there was ever a time for SP to adopt the \"celebs play in character\" weeks PW+ did...

 


How many weeks like this did they do that didn\'t include Jon Bauman?


I feel like I\'m walking into a \"whoosh\" situation, but......


 


Actually, Bowzer was just part of one of said all-star weeks (and paired with \"Patty Lane\" no less!)  I think there were just 2 others...Vicki Lawrence and Carol Burnett (as what would become Mama\'s Family characters) vs. McLean Stevenson and Joanna Gleason (as Hello Larry characters) during Allen\'s tenure.  There was another week with Denver Pyle (as Uncle Jesse), Robert Pine (as Bert Gatraer), Betty White (as Sue Ann Nivens), and Brian Kerwin (as Birdie), this time a Kennedy week, as was the aforementioned Bauman/Duke week, which also included Robert Donner as Exidor from Mork and Mindy, and Anne Francine (as Flora Simpson Reilly from the Harper Valley PTA series). 


 


/And yes, Patty Duke alternated between Patty and Cathy on her week. 

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« Reply #189 on: April 02, 2013, 09:09:16 PM »
I feel like I\'m walking into a \"whoosh\" situation, but......

No, I genuinely wanted to know. Thanks.
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catnap1972

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« Reply #190 on: April 02, 2013, 09:58:40 PM »
And I chucked a bit at todays episode- did you see that cell phone?

\"Light, small AND pocket sized!\"  LOL

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« Reply #191 on: April 02, 2013, 11:17:43 PM »
I could sit up here and complain that the $ale episodes acquired were from the WBMG era, but my god the quality is stellar.

 


Indeed, I can\'t wait to see some (once I get one of my hookups with GSN to get me some eps...).  But as NBC goes, the WBMG era might be all there is to that run...yes, according to Wiki, for what that\'s worth. 


 


On the same entry, they mention that this season and the one syndicated season were all that were seen on USA.  I could have sworn I saw the Winner\'s Board there too, unless I am forgetting that it was adopted near the end of the syndie? 


I\'ll go a step further: I recalled seeing the 5-in-25 WBMG format on USA back in \'91 or \'92.

As for the Syndie version: I can second the Winner\'s Board.

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BrandonFG

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« Reply #192 on: April 02, 2013, 11:21:55 PM »
I\'ll go a step further: I recalled seeing the 5-in-25 WBMG format on USA back in \'91 or \'92.

As for the Syndie version: I can second the Winner\'s Board.

The 5-in-25 is a new one to me, but I will third seeing syndie Winner\'s Board episodes, and an episode where a guy won the Camaro I referred to earlier in another thread.


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weaklink75

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« Reply #193 on: April 03, 2013, 01:48:04 AM »
And I chucked a bit at todays episode- did you see that cell phone?

\"Light, small AND pocket sized!\"  LOL


 


and it cost $2,495...you can get a basic one now for about 1% of that price...


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BrandonFG

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« Reply #194 on: April 03, 2013, 09:19:57 AM »

And I chucked a bit at todays episode- did you see that cell phone?

\"Light, small AND pocket sized!\"  LOL



 


and it cost $2,495...you can get a basic one now for about 1% of that price...


Yes, but only with a 2-year contract. ;-) 


 


/And the phone\'s usually obsolete about six months in

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