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clemon79

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« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2005, 04:01:25 PM »
[quote name=\'cool245\' date=\'Aug 4 2005, 12:21 PM\']I remember watching Click when Game Show Network (now GSN: The Network for Games) used to show it on the weekends. Wasn't it produced by Merv Griffin?
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Yes, yes it was.
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« Reply #16 on: August 04, 2005, 05:41:36 PM »
[quote name=\'cool245\' date=\'Aug 4 2005, 02:21 PM\']Game Show Network (now GSN: The Network for Games)
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« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2005, 07:38:30 PM »
[quote name=\'cool245\' date=\'Aug 4 2005, 02:21 PM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Aug 4 2005, 03:21 AM\'] The other one is Click.  That game was unique in terms of its format.  Who'd thought that game would eventually helped shape the Internet age as we know it now.
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I remember watching Click when Game Show Network (now GSN: The Network for Games) used to show it on the weekends. Wasn't it produced by Merv Griffin?
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Some of us remember when Click aired weekends mornings on GSN in 1999, and got replaced by the 70s run of Now You See It. Two weekends after NYSI debuted, it was realized that GSN was still under contract to air Click when it was dropped, so goodbye NYSI, hello Click again.

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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2005, 01:01:14 AM »
[quote name=\'The one and only\' date=\' Craig Karlberg,Aug 4 2005, 01:21 AM\']I have 2 guilty pleasures.  One from the 70's. the other from a few years ago.
The other one is Click.  That game was unique in terms of its format.   it now.
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I disagree.  The format was mooched from "Reach for the Stars," and more recently the "Reach for a Star" final round of "Ruckus."  Seeing as Ruckus and Click were both Merv productions, it's not a surprise, but "Click" certainly wasn't something we hadn't seen before, in terms of format.
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« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2005, 01:58:20 PM »
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« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2005, 11:03:57 PM »
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Aug 5 2005, 12:58 PM\']Studs
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« Reply #21 on: August 08, 2005, 03:59:34 PM »
I have to say that "BZZZZ!" makes my list, too.  Great pacing and let's face it--the instant rejection possibility was a great idea.  And Annie Wood was actually a pretty good host for this kind of show and kept the energy level up that made the show light and fun and not mean.  (And there were other things about her, too.)  As something to run with "Love Connection," I wouldn't complain if GSN ran it--there are much worse relationship shows they could air.

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« Reply #22 on: August 09, 2005, 12:29:10 PM »
Wow, what a great response to this.  I never expected it to be this popular.

I have to add one more to the list...... Your Number's Up.  Basic game with a gimicky eggcrate flashing wheel.  The only reason it ranks up there is the home viewer addiction.  I remember watching it when I was young, I kept my eyes glued on those last 4 numbers.  It was very fan friendly and that's half the battle..... too bad they lost the other half, lol.

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« Reply #23 on: August 09, 2005, 12:37:26 PM »
Sex Wars - fun blend of traditional game elements in a "battle of ther sexes" format, and the hosts did a fine job of playing off each other. I know J.D. hated the show, but he did his job like a pro. He had us believing he was having fun.

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« Reply #24 on: August 09, 2005, 01:40:37 PM »
[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' date=\'Aug 9 2005, 11:37 AM\']Sex Wars - fun blend of traditional game elements in a "battle of ther sexes" format, and the hosts did a fine job of playing off each other. I know J.D. hated the show, but he did his job like a pro. He had us believing he was having fun.
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I'm sorry... but wow, was that show awful.  The chemistry between the two hosts was forced, the show itself was too loud, and I had enough when one of the teams won a whopping $50 to split among them.

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« Reply #25 on: August 09, 2005, 06:05:14 PM »
No offense taken, friend - sure it was cheesy at times..that's why it was a guilty pleasure...
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« Reply #26 on: August 09, 2005, 06:13:20 PM »
[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' date=\'Aug 9 2005, 05:05 PM\']No offense taken, friend - sure it was cheesy at times..that's why it was a guilty pleasure...
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Point well taken, sir.

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