[quote name=\'whewfan\' date=\'Jun 26 2004, 02:43 PM\'] I suppose if you have never seen HS, and you come across Bauman's version, it might be enjoyable enough for the average viewer. However, some of us grew up watching Peter Marshall and the likes of Rose Marie, Wally Cox, Paul Lynde, Charley Weaver, and several other regulars.
The original HS (and in some ways, the recently cancelled HS) was much faster, and had sharper writing and celebs that (for the most part) knew when to shut up!
Both Marshall and Bergeron's versions could squeeze in a minimum of 15 questions per show (I've seen some eps. from the current run where they get in over 20)
The Goodson/Todman version of HS went to the beat of a different drum. Mark Goodson didn't believe in briefing the stars, and didn't supply anyone with "joke responses". So unfortunately, many of the celebs came off being very flat and gregarious. Also, NBC insisted on booking primarily stars from NBC shows, to promote their shows.
I recently got 3 eps. with Fred Travelena on the panel, and it's a perfect display of how bad Jon Bauman was at controlling the stars. In each ep, Fred interrupted gameplay with very unfunny and painful to watch "comedy routines" with his impersonations, and Arsenio Hall joined in! Worse, it looked like these routines were "re-inserted" because the game ran a little short. They could've easily used up that time to fit in more questions! [/quote]
I watched John Davidson's version both from originial run and USA repeats and I liked it.
