Author Topic: The 20 Worst Game Shows of the Past 10 Years (Read 40760 times)

TLEberle · « **Reply #60 on:** April 14, 2013, 12:05:50 AM »

I actually wasn\'t the biggest fan of Minute to Win It,

It is as if the producers create this show and then have no faith in it and feel like they have to resort to gimmickry and silliness as opposed to just putting out a watchable product.

///Amnesia wasn\'t too bad IMO and was a cute enough show, but definitely had zero play-along

I like the mechanics of building the pot then deciding to play it safe or have a punt for big money, but the actual quiz portion ate a heaping bowl.

WilliamPorygon · « **Reply #61 on:** April 14, 2013, 12:24:42 AM »

I liked Minute to Win It, even though I only paid attention to about ten minutes of each hour-long show and yet didn\'t actually miss anything. I tend to enjoy stunt shows in general and admittedly I did get the materials to play a number of the stunts at home and had fun practicing them. Still, I\'m not sure I\'d list it as one of the best four of the past decade... the typical NBC stuff drags it down, the ratings were never spectacular, and Guy could be mildly annoying at times, though I didn\'t mind him that much (again, I\'m far too kind to hosts.)

Shows I would\'ve put on the best list would include Trivial Pursuit: America Plays (underrated IMO) and Million-Dollar Mind Game (I\'m still bitter that ABC saw fit to burn it off against Sunday football, yet crap like Bet on your Baby and You Deserve It are totally fit for prime time.)

Loogaroo · « **Reply #62 on:** April 14, 2013, 12:56:50 AM »

I\'m really enjoying these, but Part 4 does leave me with three questions:
Why are you biased about Catch 21? Were you involved with its production somehow?

What NBC show is \"the single biggest bomb in television history\"? My first thought was Jay Leno at 10PM...

My biggest question: in your discussion of It\'s Worth What, no mention of \"The Entertainer\" being named the new host of WWTBA?

Looking forward to the last installment. I know one of the four shows is The Moment Of Truth, but honestly can\'t figure out the other three...

1. That question\'s been answered by others, but yeah, I was a contestant on the show and did pretty damn well at it. I\'d link you to the Youtube videos, but GSN found them first.

2. I was actually alluding to Do No Harm on that one, seeing as it had the single lowest rating for a series debut in network television history, but the great thing about this question is that there are so many right answers.

3. Written before that announcement was made. I would say that the show is doomed in the hands of someone who really doesn\'t have the chops to host a big-money quiz, but I thought the show was doomed when they put all the dollar values in a blender, so what the hell do I know.

J.R. · « **Reply #63 on:** April 14, 2013, 01:10:31 AM »

2. I was actually alluding to Do No Harm on that one, seeing as it had the single lowest rating for a series debut in network television history, but the great thing about this question is that there are so many right answers.

I\'m proud to say I was one of the three people who watched that show.

clemon79 · « **Reply #64 on:** April 14, 2013, 01:40:19 AM »

and the single biggest bomb in television history.

Pretty sure Turn-On was on ABC.

Fedya · « **Reply #65 on:** April 14, 2013, 08:44:21 AM »

CBS\'s Co-Ed Fever didn\'t make it past one episode, either.

brianhenke · « **Reply #66 on:** April 14, 2013, 09:54:26 AM »

Let\'s not forget The Will, the CBS family reality show pulled after one episode in 2005.

Brian

DoItRockapella · « **Reply #67 on:** April 14, 2013, 11:13:12 AM »

I\'m really enjoying these, but Part 4 does leave me with three questions:
Why are you biased about Catch 21? Were you involved with its production somehow?

What NBC show is \"the single biggest bomb in television history\"? My first thought was Jay Leno at 10PM...

My biggest question: in your discussion of It\'s Worth What, no mention of \"The Entertainer\" being named the new host of WWTBA?

Looking forward to the last installment. I know one of the four shows is The Moment Of Truth, but honestly can\'t figure out the other three...

1. That question\'s been answered by others, but yeah, I was a contestant on the show and did pretty damn well at it. I\'d link you to the Youtube videos, but GSN found them first.

2. I was actually alluding to Do No Harm on that one, seeing as it had the single lowest rating for a series debut in network television history, but the great thing about this question is that there are so many right answers.

3. Written before that announcement was made. I would say that the show is doomed in the hands of someone who really doesn\'t have the chops to host a big-money quiz, but I thought the show was doomed when they put all the dollar values in a blender, so what the hell do I know.

Thanks Tim - that answers my questions. I actually thought of Do No Harm as well, but dismissed it as, while certainly a flop, at least it didn\'t become a media circus the way Jay Leno vs. Conan O\'Brien did.

If we\'re naming television shows that disappeared after one episode, how about Secret Talents Of The Stars with John O\'Hurley?

Sodboy13 · « **Reply #68 on:** April 14, 2013, 12:25:37 PM »

\"Cutlets\". Jee-zus.

clemon79 · « **Reply #69 on:** April 14, 2013, 01:11:22 PM »

2. I was actually alluding to Do No Harm on that one, seeing as it had the single lowest rating for a series debut in network television history,

Which is about as useful a statistic in an age of hundreds upon hundreds of TV channels as suggesting that Whatever is the top-grossing movie of all time and refusing to adjust for inflation when making that determination.

WarioBarker · « **Reply #70 on:** April 14, 2013, 04:10:27 PM »

...Is it too late for Bet On Your Baby to get an honorable mention?

Loogaroo · « **Reply #71 on:** April 14, 2013, 05:08:39 PM »

...Is it too late for Bet On Your Baby to get an honorable mention?

Considering that the final batch are the most offensive shows of the decade, the timing couldn\'t have been any more perfect.

Loogaroo · « **Reply #72 on:** April 20, 2013, 05:49:27 PM »

And here\'s the finale.

The Ol' Guy · « **Reply #73 on:** April 20, 2013, 06:53:04 PM »

Nice batch of essays, which certainly drove home the points of why I\'ve been driven away from most recent game shows. More faux drama/emotions than brains and skill. You Deserve It and Show Me The Money would have been better as faster-paced half hours with smaller stakes..and in the case of You Deserve It, exchanging the deepest of sob stories for lighter, possibly more community based needs or a classic charity (losing my mom to cancer, I might want to play for cancer research, a donation to the cancer treatment center of a local hospital or a hospice program). Play it so that the attraction is in playing the game well, not how tragic my story is. Even if I only win a couple of thousand bucks, it\'s something on the positive side.

TLEberle · « **Reply #74 on:** April 20, 2013, 10:54:55 PM »

Going back to the talk of Downfall and how to replace the massive conveyor belt there\'s a show on in England by the name of Five Minutes to a Fortune. Teams undertake games of mental agility and if they take more time than what is allotted a giant hourglass turns over and £1 coins start to fall into the lower half and out of rhe prize fund. It is certainly a better visual than the money clocks used on Push the Button.