Author Topic: Bill Rafferty (Read 7092 times)

Jeremy Nelson · « **on:** June 13, 2005, 12:47:21 PM »

Is is just me, or is Bill one of the most underrated hosts of the genre? I mean, he did a much better job w/ Card Sharks than Bob Eubanks, in my opinion. Blockbusters was also another good show that ended abruptly b/c it was empty space to fill before CC came along. Does anybody agree with me on this

SRIV94 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2005, 12:56:00 PM »

[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' date=\'Jun 13 2005, 11:47 AM\']Blockbusters was also another good show that ended abruptly b/c it was empty space to fill before CC came along. Does anybody agree with me on this

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No.

It's been pretty well established here that had BB87 succeeded ratingswise, it wouldn't have been replaced by ClCn (not to say ClCn wouldn't have come along anyway).

This little thread from May 2005 should help clarify matters.

Doug

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2005, 01:03:42 PM »

Also wouldn't Bill have been tapped as host for CC rather than Alex if all was well? I just hope they had a bigger monitor for the players to look at on CC than they used for BB.

Jeremy Nelson · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2005, 02:03:11 PM »

I see that, but does anybody else think that he was an underrated host?

BrandonFG · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2005, 03:51:43 PM »

[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' date=\'Jun 13 2005, 01:03 PM\']I see that, but does anybody else think that he was an underrated host?

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He was OK. I liked his dry wit, however, he repeated phrases way too much, like "dual implication." And he also had a tendency to mention that every question was a jump-in.
But he deserved another chance at another show, I'll give him that.

cmjb13 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2005, 03:56:54 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jun 13 2005, 03:51 PM\'][quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' date=\'Jun 13 2005, 01:03 PM\']I see that, but does anybody else think that he was an underrated host?

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He was OK. I liked his dry wit, however, he repeated phrases way too much, like "dual implication." And he also had a tendency to mention that every question was a jump-in.
But he deserved another chance at another show, I'll give him that.

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One thing I notice quite a lot watching CS, is how many times he mispeaks (calls something wrong, stutters, etc...)

I'm especially shocked that a lot of this stuff didn't get edited or reshot, considering the quality control Goodson was known for.

beatlefreak84 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2005, 09:56:08 PM »

Personally, I think he definitely was an underrated host. Yes, he made the typical "rookie mistakes" of misspeaking, forgetting whose turn it was, etc., but almost every game show host does this. And, yes, I consider him a "rookie" on BB 87 and CS because all of his shows lasted at most a year; not enough time to really find a niche in the game show world, IMO.

However, he definitely has a good command of the contestants and the overall game around him, which is a lot more than can be said about some hosts.

Need I bring up the names Chris Wylde or Rolf Benirschke? At least Rafferty proved himself a very capable host, and, yes, I would've loved to see him host more shows. It's just too bad no one picked him up afterwards.

Was he ever considered for any other game shows besides ESC, CS, or BB 87?

Anthony

zachhoran · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2005, 10:02:32 PM »

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Was he ever considered for any other game shows besides ESC, CS, or BB 87?

Anthony

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He did two pilots after CS and BB ended, Run for the MOney for Grundy(taped on the set of the UK version of the same show) in 1987, and a show whose title escapes me for syndication in 1988(a ticket for the pilot showed up on Ebay recently)