Author Topic: 'Its Card Sharks' (Read 17949 times)

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #30 on:** March 02, 2005, 09:20:53 AM »

Hmmm...with all of these negative comments, I guess I'd better not mention that the Eubanks version was actually my favorite version of this show.

OK - I won't mention it

clemon79 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 02, 2005, 12:59:45 PM »

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 07:20 AM\']Hmmm...with all of these negative comments, I guess I'd better not mention that the Eubanks version was actually my favorite version of this show.

OK - I won't mention it

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Hey, you're allowed to think it, and even say it, but be prepared to defend it. Bullard I think we all understand, but how in GOD'S name is the Eubanks version in ANY WAY superior to Perry's?

tyshaun1 · « **Reply #32 on:** March 02, 2005, 01:33:25 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 12:59 PM\']Hey, you're allowed to think it, and even say it, but be prepared to defend it. Bullard I think we all understand, but how in GOD'S name is the Eubanks version in ANY WAY superior to Perry's?

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Hell, I used to religiously watch CS and Eubanks, but by mid '87, I began watching Classic Concentration. Now that I've seen what I've missed (and have seen Perry's version), I have changed my tune. He tried to turn that show into The Bob Eubanks Show with a game show segment.
For the life of me, I do not understand how that show ran 3 years, when it was regularly beaten out by $OTC and eventually CC (it did beat Blockbusters). And PYL drew better numbers. But I digress.......

Tyshaun

aaron sica · « **Reply #33 on:** March 02, 2005, 01:49:53 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 12:59 PM\']Hey, you're allowed to think it, and even say it, but be prepared to defend it. Bullard I think we all understand, but how in GOD'S name is the Eubanks version in ANY WAY superior to Perry's?

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As far as hosting, I like Jim Perry much better than Bob Eubanks at the CS helm. About the only thing I liked about the '80s Card Sharks is the first Car Game (find the word CAR).

Casey Buck · « **Reply #34 on:** March 02, 2005, 02:08:08 PM »

[quote name=\'TonicBH\' date=\'Feb 28 2005, 12:59 AM\']I thought we had agreed to call the 2001 revival "Card Guppies" or something that doesn't resemble the original title, because it sure as hell isn't the same damn game.

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I thought we're gonna call it CaSINO, Card Sharks In Name Only.

Card Shark · « **Reply #35 on:** March 02, 2005, 03:24:53 PM »

[quote name=\'tyshaun1\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 01:33 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 12:59 PM\']Hey, you're allowed to think it, and even say it, but be prepared to defend it. Bullard I think we all understand, but how in GOD'S name is the Eubanks version in ANY WAY superior to Perry's?

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Hell, I used to religiously watch CS and Eubanks, but by mid '87, I began watching Classic Concentration. Now that I've seen what I've missed (and have seen Perry's version), I have changed my tune. He tried to turn that show into The Bob Eubanks Show with a game show segment.
For the life of me, I do not understand how that show ran 3 years, when it was regularly beaten out by $OTC and eventually CC (it did beat Blockbusters). And PYL drew better numbers. But I digress.......

Tyshaun

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I watched it, but I did so because I was a fan of the Perry version. I couldn't stand Eubanks much, but I was just happy to have one of my favorite games back on the air. I grew up in Philly and caught the syndicated version, but as Zach pointed out, it disappeared just after New Year's in 1987. So, I could only see it when I was off school for the next few years. But, Bob's comments and actions were extremely nauseating.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #36 on:** March 02, 2005, 03:42:45 PM »

Wonder how Jim Perry felt about competing with a show he established?

clemon79 · « **Reply #37 on:** March 02, 2005, 04:09:17 PM »

[quote name=\'Card Shark\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 01:24 PM\']I watched it, but I did so because I was a fan of the Perry version. I couldn't stand Eubanks much, but I was just happy to have one of my favorite games back on the air.
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Let me qualify by saying I did as well...in fact, my regular videotaping schedule included Pyramid and Card Sharks most every morning. (Hindsight and all that.) It wasn't until I started watching the Eubanks ones on GSN that I realized just what a bad host (and actually, "bad" is too strong a word, especially with the Patrick Waynes and Jim Caldwells out there. How about "lame"?) I find him to be.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #38 on:** March 02, 2005, 04:25:55 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 02:42 PM\']Wonder how Jim Perry felt about competing with a show he established?

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He couldn't win either way. For one year, he competed with his former show and for the next year he competed with a show his daughter worked on.

My guess is that the latter would've been a little tougher--of course, I can't speak for him.

Doug

SplitSecond · « **Reply #39 on:** March 02, 2005, 06:47:40 PM »

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 02:25 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 02:42 PM\']Wonder how Jim Perry felt about competing with a show he established?
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He couldn't win either way. For one year, he competed with his former show and for the next year he competed with a show his daughter worked on.

My guess is that the latter would've been a little tougher--of course, I can't speak for him.
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He and his daughter were both working, ostensibly doing work they both enjoyed. So long as the paychecks cleared, I'm sure they found a way to handle it.

FeudDude · « **Reply #40 on:** March 02, 2005, 07:38:55 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 12:59 PM\'][quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 07:20 AM\']Hmmm...with all of these negative comments, I guess I'd better not mention that the Eubanks version was actually my favorite version of this show.

OK - I won't mention it

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Hey, you're allowed to think it, and even say it, but be prepared to defend it. Bullard I think we all understand, but how in GOD'S name is the Eubanks version in ANY WAY superior to Perry's?

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I'd have to say that gameplay-wise, I prefer the Eubanks version. The new elements they added (educated guess questions, the 10 people from the same walks of life in the audience, and the car games) all served to enhance the show without taking away from what made the original format so engaging. Also, I don't really mind Bob Eubanks that much - I think he was only mildly annoying at worst, and while he did get distracted from the game occasionally, I think he was still into the game and did a respectable job at keeping it going.

That said, Perry is definately the superior host, and his version also has the better set and theme music. For those reasons, along with the fact that there was nothing wrong with the original format, I'd rate his version higher overall.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #41 on:** March 02, 2005, 07:49:29 PM »

[quote name=\'SplitSecond\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 05:47 PM\']He and his daughter were both working, ostensibly doing work they both enjoyed. So long as the paychecks cleared, I'm sure they found a way to handle it.

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Point taken. I do consider it akin to sports teams that have family members playing/coaching on opposite sides (Tiki Barber of the NY Giants and his twin brother Ronde of the Tampa Bay Bucs, to use one example). They found a way to handle it as well (might've been tougher on other members of the family though). Still, even though it's a job I don't know if I would feel very comfortable about competing against a family member (but that can be the nature of the beast). More power to the Perrys for being able to pull it off successfully.

Doug

SRIV94 · « **Reply #42 on:** March 02, 2005, 07:57:05 PM »

[quote name=\'FeudDude\' date=\'Mar 2 2005, 06:38 PM\']I'd have to say that gameplay-wise, I prefer the Eubanks version. The new elements they added (educated guess questions, the 10 people from the same walks of life in the audience, and the car games) all served to enhance the show without taking away from what made the original format so engaging.

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I preferred Perry's too, but for different reasons than you. One game-play element of Eubanks' version that I didn't like was that contestants were very reluctant to freeze, even though there was no longer any bonus for running the board. I can't tell you how many times someone would go on a 6, 7, 9 or 10 as the third card instead of protecting their position, of course to find that they guess wrong and give their opponent a shot (freeze, win the next question and change the awful card; seems real simple).

I recall very little of Rafferty's version, so I'll look forward to seeing if strategies were similar.

Doug

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #43 on:** March 03, 2005, 08:48:37 AM »

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Hey, you're allowed to think it, and even say it, but be prepared to defend it. Bullard I think we all understand, but how in GOD'S name is the Eubanks version in ANY WAY superior to Perry's?

OK. I think the Eubanks set was better - more "warm" and "cozy".
I like the theme music better.
As another poster mentioned, I like the "educated guess" and "audience" questions - it added a bit of variety to the survey format.
And I guess I always thought the $28,800 maximum payout was kind of an odd number; $32,000 sounds more reasonable.

Say what you will about Eubanks, but from a couple of the game show books out there, a couple of contestants mention that they thought he'd be real cold but he actually made them feel very comfortable on stage.

SplitSecond · « **Reply #44 on:** March 03, 2005, 11:30:56 AM »

Was a single one of those contestant accounts from a male contestant?