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What is the easiest game show to emcee?
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To me, I'd have to say "Wheel of Fortune". But I guess part of the job is making it *look* easy when it probably really isn't. Pat's been doing it so long it looks like it doesn't take much effort - but I'm sure it's probably a lot different standing in his position than we think!
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How about that "100%" show that aired in a few markets in 1999(?). All the host had to do was read the questions and recap the scores...that seems like a pretty easy job to me!
As for most every other game show, I agree with Ian...it's definitely a lot harder than it looks, and different shows require different talents. Shows like Wheel, Price, or Match Game, for example, require a host who is a good conversationalist and who knows how to think on their feet in case something unexpected happens, whereas quiz shows like J! require a host who can move the game along quickly...and even then both types of shows require a modicum of the opposite element as well. So I would say that no game show is particularly easy to host, but the formats of some shows suit some personalities better than others.
--Sam
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How about To Tell the Truth? The emcee has very little to do with game play and there is no spontaneity required. All he is is a traffic cop: just rattle off language that has all the cues built in, read a couple of affidavits and collect your paycheck.
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[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 08:37 AM\']
How about To Tell the Truth? The emcee has very little to do with game play and there is no spontaneity required. All he is is a traffic cop: just rattle off language that has all the cues built in, read a couple of affidavits and collect your paycheck.
Dating Game didn't really need the host getting much involved in game play, and Lange really never did. He rarely cut into the bachelor(ette) questioning. The later hosts interacted a bit more with the contestants than Lange did IIRC.
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Jackpot. Most of the time, the people in the gallery did all the work while Geoff and Mike simply recapped the jackpot amounts and instructed them on which color wallet to use.
Oh, and to all whom it may concern, please learn proper use of the quote feature.
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How about Concentration?
contestant: Number 5...
host: Number 5..a toaster
contestant: and number 14..
host: number 14...that's a blender. No match. Herbie?....
lather, rinse, repeat until, "I'd like to solve the puzzle"....
the host simply has to be affable, able to repeat the players' choices, and keep track. But it's so deceptively simple that at least you have to have the ability to -excuse me-concentrate-to stay in focus...so you can't be a total doofus.....but that show, like wheel, comes so close to running itself that it's one step away from having bells, buzzers and a turn light indicator replace the host. You don't even need an MC to play the home game.
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I know I might get a fire lit under my ass.......but my choice would be Pyramid.
Host: Describe these things which have a flame. Things which have a flame. Ready. Go!
Contestant: Umm...he said Pyramid was a easy game to host.
Celebrity: Tyshaun Miles' ass.
Ding!
To me, the host on that show seemed to only offer commentary. Dick Clark and Bill Cullen did a terrific job, Donny Osmond and John Davidson- not so much.
Tyshaun
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Concentration is deceptively hard to emcee. You have to keep up a constant patter, and a repetitive one at that, for 3 1/2 hours per taping day and make every minute seem fresh. The spotlight is on you always. How many times can you say "the board goes back" or "the _______ goes up on your side of the board" in a day without going batty? On TTTT or DG the emcee could take a nap during questioning.
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[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 07:56 AM\']Concentration is deceptively hard to emcee.
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My first and only "real" emceeing experience was hosting Family Feud at my game night using Particleman's outstanding software. And I'm sure when The Ol' Guy said "the host simply has to be affable, able to repeat the players' choices, and keep track", he meant no offense, but you need to think about that for a second and realize what a hard job that really is.
(Pyramid will be a little easier, although in the setting we'll be playing it in, the host will be hosting, judging, and running the software at the same time, so he'll have somewhat more work to do than Dick/Bill/John/Donny did on TV. But I think it will be doable, especially with a PC and projector built into the podium, like we have at our game room. But, then, if Pyramid is such an easy gig, why was Dick the master and why did John Davidson suck at it?)
The easiest part of doing Feud is Fast Money, because that IS pretty rote, and happens so fast there is no time to fill. But the rest of the game requires a little work on the part of the host to keep from being completely dry and quiet, especially if you have players who are really into the game and not filling time with "Good answer! Good answer!" I was thinking of the "first blood" criticism aimed at Karn, and I will tell you from broadcasting experience, it is EASY to get caught up in crutches like that when your mind is racing to fill dead air.
But, man, we played five games, and I was genuinely tired at the end of it. Jazzed, especially since everyone seemed to enjoy the game and my performance, but dead tired. It's _not_ an easy job.
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[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 09:10 AM\']What is the easiest game show to emcee?[/quote]
QuizBusters.
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I agree with "Dating Game." Without a doubt.
"Go" wasn't really that hard, not that K.O. wasn't good.
"TTTT" would be easy, too, but when Gordon Elliott did it, he really added a lot to the show. Bud Collyer, to my mind, did make it seem like anybody could do it.
On "Pyramid" the host is responsible for setting the right dramatic tone. Maybe they never told Davidson that. And the good hosts play along after an unsuccessful winners' circle.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 10:57 AM\'][quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 09:10 AM\']What is the easiest game show to emcee?[/quote]
QuizBusters.
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No kidding. That guy looks like he's just phoning it in. OK, hand me the keys. I'll let myself in the Isolation Booth.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 10:54 AM\'][quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 07:56 AM\']Concentration is deceptively hard to emcee.
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[/quote](Pyramid will be a little easier, although in the setting we'll be playing it in, the host will be hosting, judging, and running the software at the same time, so he'll have somewhat more work to do than Dick/Bill/John/Donny did on TV. But I think it will be doable, especially with a PC and projector built into the podium, like we have at our game room. But, then, if Pyramid is such an easy gig, why was Dick the master and why did John Davidson suck at it?)
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The only thing that strikes me as being difficult for emceeing Pyramid would be the dramatic mood shift from the front game to the WC. Dick was indeed the master of making it seem like they're all just having a great time until the final 7in30 that decides the game and then from then on until after the WC it's the end of the world as you know it if you screw up. That's what made Clark's performance great, imo. Donny, on the other hand, didn't juggle the two well at all.
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I agree with the Concentration comments, and I did allude to the focus factor. Like Chris L noted, I should have made a distinction between "amount of effort" and "quality of effort." Because the game runs itself so well, you have to be able to smooth the flow of play and add a touch of drama that just the board revealing itself doesn't. My favorite host was Narz - Art James seemed a bit too laid back, even for him. I'm curious - someone around here should know. In the long network run of the show - did any particular host cause a sag in ratings that led to a replacement? It seemed as though those who came and went were people on hand as one host would move on to a new project and someone else would be brought in to replace them.
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[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 12:23 PM\']In the long network run of the show - did any particular host cause a sag in ratings that led to a replacement?
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Yep. Ed McMahon. He replaced Bob Clayton in 1969 shortly after Hugh stepped down. The numbers with Ed in command were so poor that Bob was reinstated. This information is courtesy of Hugh Downs' book On Camera.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 08:57 AM\']QuizBusters.
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[hears frantic sirens and clanging on other side of room]
[walks over and turns off Excessive Modesty Detector]
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How about To Tell the Truth? The emcee has very little to do with game play and there is no spontaneity required. All he is is a traffic cop: just rattle off language that has all the cues built in, read a couple of affidavits and collect your paycheck.
TTTT was one case where the game pretty much ran itself; even during the Garry Moore days.
Cordially,
Tammy Warner--the 'Della Reese of the Big Board!'
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I think for me, perhaps the easiest game show to host would have to be Double Dare, hands down. There's not that much to master, really, except for maybe getting the physical challenge and obstacle descriptions down. Other than that, I'd say it's pretty easy.
Joe
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[quote name=\'jw2001\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 06:41 PM\']I think for me, perhaps the easiest game show to host would have to be Double Dare, hands down. There's not that much to master, really, except for maybe getting the physical challenge and obstacle descriptions down. Other than that, I'd say it's pretty easy.
Joe
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And yet, watching Jm J Bullock guest host for one ep yesterday on GAS proves this so, so wrong.
Double Dare looked easy cause Marc made it look easy. For a first time host, that's a helluva feat.
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My vote definitely goes for To Tell the Truth, if only from a quantitative standpoint. How many different people have hosted the show, and out of those, how many have done poorly?
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[quote name=\'SplitSecond\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 09:22 PM\']My vote definitely goes for To Tell the Truth, if only from a quantitative standpoint. How many different people have hosted the show, and out of those, how many have done poorly?
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[/quote]Ralph Bellamy?
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[quote name=\'SplitSecond\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 09:22 PM\']My vote definitely goes for To Tell the Truth, if only from a quantitative standpoint. How many different people have hosted the show, and out of those, how many have done poorly?
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How many? 11 come to mind immediately. Who's done poorly? In my mind, just one--Robin Ward.
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[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 10:05 PM\']How many? 11 come to mind immediately. Who's done poorly? In my mind, just one--Robin Ward.[/quote]
Surely you don't think Lynn Swann was much better.
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[quote name=\'ilb4ever2000\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 11:22 PM\'][quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 10:05 PM\']How many? 11 come to mind immediately. Who's done poorly? In my mind, just one--Robin Ward.[/quote]
Surely you don't think Lynn Swann was much better.
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Swann was OK at best. Really, I didn't think he was that dreadful. Better than Ward, worse than the other 9 hosts who came to my mind.
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To Tell the Truth emcee routine:
EMCEE: Let's meet our first team of challengers.
(READ AFFIDAVIT)
(CALL ON EACH PANELIST IN TURN, STAYING AWAKE THE ENTIRE TIME)
(CALL AN END TO QUESTIONING, RECAP CHALLENGERS)
(CALL FOR EACH PANELIST'S VOTE)
(REVIEW VOTES)
EMCEE: Will the real (CENTRAL CHARACTER) please stand up?
(OBTAIN IMPOSTORS' IDENTITIES)
(ANNOUNCE SCORES, DISMISS CHALLENGERS)
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Yeah, the toughest part may have been the one- or two-question interview that the host would give the central character after the voting. And Bud Collyer never even did that.
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My vote: Chain Reaction.
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[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Oct 9 2004, 06:47 AM\']To Tell the Truth emcee routine:
EMCEE: Let's meet our first team of challengers.
(READ AFFIDAVIT)
(CALL ON EACH PANELIST IN TURN, STAYING AWAKE THE ENTIRE TIME)
(CALL AN END TO QUESTIONING, RECAP CHALLENGERS)
(CALL FOR EACH PANELIST'S VOTE)
(REVIEW VOTES)
EMCEE: Will the real (CENTRAL CHARACTER) please stand up?
(OBTAIN IMPOSTORS' IDENTITIES)
(ANNOUNCE SCORES, DISMISS CHALLENGERS)
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[/quote] While it is an easy hosting gig, I think Garry (and Joe, due to formatics) brought a little more to it. Unlike the other versions the 1st syndie opened with a "monologue" so to speak, plus Garry really paid attention to what was being said as he would occassionally remind the characters of the game's rules. I think the relaxed pace of the show allowed Garry to ask better post-game questions.
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[quote name=\'dmota104\' date=\'Oct 10 2004, 12:08 PM\']My vote: Chain Reaction.
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Ever see the Blake Emmons-hosted episodes?
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Yeah, the toughest part [on TTTT] may have been the one- or two-question interview that the host would give the central character after the voting. And Bud Collyer never even did that.
This may explain why I always liked Bud Collyer on Beat the Clock better than on TTTT (or 4T, which uses less bandwidth!)
On BtC Collyer had to actually do a lot more, which rubbed off some of the oiliness of his presentation. The show wasn't nearly as predictable and rigidly formatted as TTTT, so Bud had to react much more quickly. Kept him from going into his unctuous-announcer mode as much.
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On BtC Collyer had to actually do a lot more, which rubbed off some of the oiliness of his presentation. The show wasn't nearly as predictable and rigidly formatted as TTTT, so Bud had to react much more quickly. Kept him from going into his unctuous-announcer mode as much.
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Of course, Bud did a bang-up job with the "God bless you, take these cigarettes" send-off.
I agree he was a lot better on BtC, but I found his "there you go, boys" still unctuous. That Sylvania had better have been some set, that's all I can say.
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I can't believe that nobody mentioned Card Sharks. All you have to ask is "Higher or Lower?" The Jim Perry card flip can easily be mastered over time.
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[quote name=\'sotcfan2004\' date=\'Oct 11 2004, 02:12 PM\']I can't believe that nobody mentioned Card Sharks. All you have to ask is "Higher or Lower?" The Jim Perry card flip can easily be mastered over time.
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Your telling me Blake Emmons could host Card Sharks? Right.
There's a lot more to "Higher or Lower". When $14,000 is on the line in the bonus...you have to have the ability to create suspense and drama. Many hosts couldn't do that; Perry and Rafferty did a masterful job of doing so.
While I respect the right to your opinion; I think its flat out wrong.
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It's all about the style of the host and his fit to the show in question. Jim Perry brought a sense of intensity and excitement to Card Sharks, whereas Bob Eubanks gave CS a light-hearted and parlor game feel, and Pat Bullard had NO style at all, which a simple game like Card Sharks needed.
Tyshaun
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Oct 11 2004, 02:30 PM\'][quote name=\'sotcfan2004\' date=\'Oct 11 2004, 02:12 PM\']I can't believe that nobody mentioned Card Sharks. All you have to ask is "Higher or Lower?" The Jim Perry card flip can easily be mastered over time.
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Your telling me Blake Emmons could host Card Sharks? Right.
There's a lot more to "Higher or Lower". When $14,000 is on the line in the bonus...you have to have the ability to create suspense and drama. Many hosts couldn't do that; Perry and Rafferty did a masterful job of doing so.
While I respect the right to your opinion; I think its flat out wrong.
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Not only that, but Perry was a competent question-reader and came up with an occasional witty one-liner (whether it was about the question or a contestant's response, etc.). And unless you're Alex McNeil, it was how contestants did at predicting how many out of 100 answered a certain way that got them to the board (meaning that clarity of reading a question was essential). Even from what little I saw of Emmons' CR, I'm not sure he could pull that off on a consistent basis.
And "sotcfan2004" being a $otC fan should know how well Perry did at reading questions.
Doug
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I'd say Inquiztion. Just read the questions and berate the contestants.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Oct 10 2004, 01:52 PM\']While it is an easy hosting gig, I think Garry (and Joe, due to formatics) brought a little more to it. Unlike the other versions the 1st syndie opened with a "monologue" so to speak, plus Garry really paid attention to what was being said as he would occassionally remind the characters of the game's rules. I think the relaxed pace of the show allowed Garry to ask better post-game questions.
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Even if those opening remarks were written by Dick DeBartolo and Garry was reading them off of cue cards, he still had the ability to make everything his own. Even if it's an easy gig, Garry still made his personality a vital part of his version of "TTTT."
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Oct 11 2004, 01:05 PM\']Not only that, but Perry was a competent question-reader and came up with an occasional witty one-liner
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And nobody's mentioned the math yet. Part of Perry suspense-building at Money Cards was quickly doing the math on a wager and using it in his build. "This is for six THOUSAND dollars...higher than a six...yes!"
In fact, that reliance on math knocks Dick Clark out of the running, and the whole of Blake Emmons' talent could reside in Dick's eyelid.
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In fact, that reliance on math knocks Dick Clark out of the running, and the whole of Blake Emmons' talent could reside in Dick's eyelid.
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How did he handle the math with multiples of 5(as wagers had to be in multiples of 5) in the Final Challenge round on the CHallengers. I suppose there were cue cards telling him what a player's total would be if the question was gotten right or wrong.
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Please, Zach, I know you're trying to make your posts more interesting, but stealing other people's lines? Come on!
Seriously, you need to remember how to quote. Every time you post with a quote, their post appears as if it's your post.
Tyshaun
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[quote name=\'tyshaun1\' date=\'Oct 11 2004, 06:48 PM\']Please, Zach, I know you're trying to make your posts more interesting, but stealing other people's lines? Come on!
Seriously, you need to remember how to quote. Every time you post with a quote, their post appears as if it's your post.
Tyshaun
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Will this look any better than what I've been doing the last ten days since the software updated, or does it not look any much different?
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Oct 11 2004, 07:00 PM\'][quote name=\'tyshaun1\' date=\'Oct 11 2004, 06:48 PM\']Please, Zach, I know you're trying to make your posts more interesting, but stealing other people's lines? Come on!
Seriously, you need to remember how to quote. Every time you post with a quote, their post appears as if it's your post.
Tyshaun
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Will this look any better than what I've been doing the last ten days since the software updated, or does it not look any much different?
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By jove, I think he's got it!
Doug
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Zach, it's about blanking time you did it right. THAT'S how it's supposed to look. Now keep it that way.
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Praise The Lord! Oh, yes, Reverend Angely, I've received my miracle!!!!!!!!!!
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I've heard enough badly-delivered radio copy and scripture readings to say that reading the affidavit takes TTTT out of the running as the easiest show to host. Number, Please doesn't seem too difficult, though.
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I've heard enough badly-delivered radio copy and scripture readings to say that reading the affidavit takes TTTT out of the running as the easiest show to host.
Any trained actor can read a TTTT affidavit acceptably well. Notice I said actor, not announcer.
Bud Collyer = actor
Burton Richardson = announcer
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Ahh.. so that's why Burton didn't move to the host's chair after Gordon had to leave.
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Your telling me Blake Emmons could host Card Sharks? Right.
There's a lot more to "Higher or Lower".
I personally think "Card Sharks" isn't an easy show to host. Bob Eubanks even mentioned one time that part of the show he liked was being able to interact with the contestants - to get them talking and draw out a funny response. You have to have a good personality and good communication skills for that. There are certainly a few hosts who would have trouble with that format.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Oct 12 2004, 01:18 AM\']Ahh.. so that's why Burton didn't move to the host's chair after Gordon had to leave.
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Yeah. In other words: "Please read along on your siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigned affaaaaaaaaaaadaviiiiiiit!"
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Any trained actor can read a TTTT affidavit acceptably well. Notice I said actor, not announcer.
Actually, there's more to TTTT than just reading the affidavit. I remember one episode which aired on GSN a few years ago in which the central character didn't answer the question entirely truthfully. Garry Moore picked up on this, turned his back to the three challengers (as to not help the panel determine which was the real one) and stated something to the effect of "the central character MUST answer truthfully".
The whole thing came up over a panelist's question about some schooling the central character had had, and he didn't give the entire answer in hopes of not giving himself away. Garry was alert enough to remind him he had to answer truthfully.
I guess the point of this is that the TTTT host has to pay close attention and interject when necessary. I don't think it's as easy as it might look...
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Oct 13 2004, 05:17 AM\']
Any trained actor can read a TTTT affidavit acceptably well. Notice I said actor, not announcer.
Actually, there's more to TTTT than just reading the affidavit. I remember one episode which aired on GSN a few years ago in which the central character didn't answer the question entirely truthfully. Garry Moore picked up on this, turned his back to the three challengers (as to not help the panel determine which was the real one) and stated something to the effect of "the central character MUST answer truthfully".
The whole thing came up over a panelist's question about some schooling the central character had had, and he didn't give the entire answer in hopes of not giving himself away. Garry was alert enough to remind him he had to answer truthfully.
I guess the point of this is that the TTTT host has to pay close attention and interject when necessary. I don't think it's as easy as it might look...
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Just resurrecting thhis thread because it was referenced in another post, and I wanted to throw in my $0.02... :^)
My choice for "easy hosting job" would've been TTTT as well, because Bud (much as I admire his work) in addition to the affadavits, literally read almost all of the gameplay copy off of the index cards in front of him-- which were duly passed over to whatever sub-host was covering for him during vacation periods. In fact, I always thought the best practical joke to play on him would have been to scramble the order of his cards, just to see what would happen.
Having said that, though, Bud **was** obviously paying attention, as illustrated when he had his own brush with a dishonest central character-- you should have seen how quickly he moved to cut off the after-game questioning of Wrong Way Corrigan, after newspaperman Hy Gardner started asking about Corrigan's infamous overseas flight.
-Kevin
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[quote name=\'TwoInchQuad\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 05:10 PM\']Having said that, though, Bud **was** obviously paying attention, as illustrated when he had his own brush with a dishonest central character-- you should have seen how quickly he moved to cut off the after-game questioning of Wrong Way Corrigan, after newspaperman Hy Gardner started asking about Corrigan's infamous overseas flight.[/quote]
I'm not sure I get your meaning. (Only fact I have at hand--Corrigan almost certainly flew the wrong way intentionally.)
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Oct 13 2004, 08:17 AM\']I guess the point of this is that the TTTT host has to pay close attention and interject when necessary. I don't think it's as easy as it might look...
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And not just with the contestants' answers, Garry/Bud/Whoever also had to monitor the panelists' questions to make sure they stay within the rules. I can remember seeing an episode where the central subject was a priest, and Gene Rayburn asked, "#2, what prayer ends with the words, 'And so, heavenly father...'" Garry cut him off and said, "That's a demonstration, Gene." I also vaguely remember John O'Hurley doing the same thing on his version when a panelist asked an odd question. So hosting TTTT doesn't require DOING something as much as it requires making sure everybody else is doing as they're supposed.
One other thing, Mr. Clementson, I was a little surprised to see this thread was started by somebody who actually worked within the game show biz. Not that it's my business, but what possessed your question to begin with? Or was it just a random "Hey, let's get a thread going!" and I'm reading too much into this?
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 08:15 PM\'][quote name=\'jw2001\' date=\'Oct 8 2004, 06:41 PM\']I think for me, perhaps the easiest game show to host would have to be Double Dare, hands down. There's not that much to master, really, except for maybe getting the physical challenge and obstacle descriptions down. Other than that, I'd say it's pretty easy.
Joe
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And yet, watching Jm J Bullock guest host for one ep yesterday on GAS proves this so, so wrong.
Double Dare looked easy cause Marc made it look easy. For a first time host, that's a helluva feat.
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Some people just don't have "it". Jm J Bullock couldn't even get HS right!
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 05:09 PM\'][quote name=\'TwoInchQuad\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 05:10 PM\']Having said that, though, Bud **was** obviously paying attention, as illustrated when he had his own brush with a dishonest central character-- you should have seen how quickly he moved to cut off the after-game questioning of Wrong Way Corrigan, after newspaperman Hy Gardner started asking about Corrigan's infamous overseas flight.[/quote]
I'm not sure I get your meaning. (Only fact I have at hand--Corrigan almost certainly flew the wrong way intentionally.)
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That was the point Gardner was trying to make with his questioning-- particularly since Corrigan was still (smilingly) maintaining that the flight was a crazy accident, which just about no one believed, even back in the late 50's. Since all central characters are required to tell the truth [lest they forfeit their winnings, according to the show's rules], when Corrigan was asked after the game by Hy what **really** happened, Bud started talking over the answer Corrigan began to give, and hastily moved to close out the segment.
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PASSWORD would be easy to host: you hand an envelope to two players and kiss Elizabeth Montgomery's a**.
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[quote name=\'ET206\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 01:53 AM\']PASSWORD would be easy to host: you hand an envelope to two players and kiss Elizabeth Montgomery's a**.
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I've hosted Internet adaptations of quite a bit of games on Netgames and Palace. Easiest would have to be, IMO, TJW.
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TTD wouldn't be that much harder than TJW would it? Or for that matter Hollywood Squares. Agree or Disagree.... ooooooooooo the pressure of not screwing up, lol.
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[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' date=\'Dec 30 2005, 05:15 PM\']Not that it's my business, but what possessed your question to begin with? Or was it just a random "Hey, let's get a thread going!" and I'm reading too much into this?
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IIRC, it was a companion thread someone started about what the most difficult game show to host might be.
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[quote name=\'Johnissoevil\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 03:29 AM\'][quote name=\'ET206\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 01:53 AM\']PASSWORD would be easy to host: you hand an envelope to two players and kiss Elizabeth Montgomery's a**.
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I've hosted Internet adaptations of quite a bit of games on Netgames and Palace. Easiest would have to be, IMO, TJW.
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You have to be able to read questions as well as Jack Barry, not that that's hard or anything.
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[quote name=\'gwarman2005\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 03:32 AM\']TTD wouldn't be that much harder than TJW would it? Or for that matter Hollywood Squares. Agree or Disagree.... ooooooooooo the pressure of not screwing up, lol.
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Looking at back posts both on this board and Googling posts on ATGS will tell you how difficult hosting HS was for Jon Bauman and John Davidson.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 08:53 AM\']Looking at back posts both on this board and Googling posts on ATGS will tell you how difficult hosting HS was for Jon Bauman and John Davidson.
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Neither one of those guys would have the brains to host a parasite, much less a game show.
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 08:53 AM\']Looking at back posts both on this board and Googling posts on ATGS will tell you how difficult hosting HS was for Jon Bauman and John Davidson.
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Neither one of those guys would have the brains to host a parasite, much less a game show.
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You're saying John Davidson (partially said by Zink in Rec.arts.tv on 9/28/02)has a negative IQ? That's Incredible!
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 07:40 PM\']You're saying John Davidson (said by Zink in Rec.arts.tv on 9/28/02)has a negative IQ?
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*sigh*
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[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 07:43 PM\'][quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 07:40 PM\']You're saying John Davidson (said by Zink in Rec.arts.tv on 9/28/02)has a negative IQ?
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*sigh*
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Only the Negative IQ: THat's Incredible part was said by him on RATV. JD's IQ was closest to negative when he hosted game shows, as has been said countless times.
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Stop, Zach. Just. Freaking. Stop.
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Seeing Bergeron at work indicated HS wasn't an easy show to host. (Remember the YOU FOOL incident anyone!?) Try dealing with that and difficult celebs. No doubt in mind that both Bergeron did an excellent job running H2 for 6 years.
Password was definately one of the easiest shows to do, however as TK has shown us (the France/French incident), its not exactly an easy show to maintain control of.
Any show with Celebs is going to be a difficult show to host. Rayburn made MG look like an easy show to do, but corraling the celebs made for fun in and of itself.
So, my choice for easiest show to host has to be Wheel. It doesn't require a lot of talent, and Sajak does make it look easy. But Rolf sure could not do it for some reason.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 07:40 PM\'][quote name=\'davemackey\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 31 2005, 08:53 AM\']Looking at back posts both on this board and Googling posts on ATGS will tell you how difficult hosting HS was for Jon Bauman and John Davidson.
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Neither one of those guys would have the brains to host a parasite, much less a game show.
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You're saying John Davidson (partially said by Zink in Rec.arts.tv on 9/28/02)has a negative IQ? That's Incredible!
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Hey Look! ZH quoting minutia from another board from 3 years ago! What a fun way to spend New Year's Eve!!!!
Make it your resolution to be less obnoxious this year, kid, it'll do you (and us) some good.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jan 1 2006, 04:06 AM\']Make it your resolution to be less obnoxious this year, kid, it'll do you (and us) some good.
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And it will make it easier to break the other ones, 'cuz I promise you that one isn't making it a week.
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Zach is now not only quoting three-year-old irrelevant minutiae from another board, he's quoting from a thread in which he was trolling. (Yes, God help me, I went back and looked; here (http://\"http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_frm/thread/a44a4a9b4d5af43c/53cf1a0548ae1f11#53cf1a0548ae1f11\") is the thread for the two or three of you who might want to see it.) Even worse, he was so proud of it that he flaunted his new designation in several more threads (http://\"http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=author%3Adrnegativeiq%40aol.com&qt_s=Search\").
Zach has trolled, and he's posted irrelevant things in order to get attention, but I believe that this is the first time he's actually relived his own trolling in order to get attention. I almost wish that CarShark were still around so he could try to defend this.
And reliving your own trolling won't happen again, right, Zach? (Hint: the answer is "no, it will not.")
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 1 2006, 02:38 PM\'][quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jan 1 2006, 04:06 AM\']Make it your resolution to be less obnoxious this year, kid, it'll do you (and us) some good.
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And it will make it easier to break the other ones, 'cuz I promise you that one isn't making it a week.
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We wouldn't have you any other way;-)
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[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Jan 1 2006, 04:23 PM\']Zach is now not only quoting three-year-old irrelevant minutiae from another board, he's quoting from a thread in which he was trolling. (Yes, God help me, I went back and looked; here (http://\"http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_frm/thread/a44a4a9b4d5af43c/53cf1a0548ae1f11#53cf1a0548ae1f11\") is the thread for the two or three of you who might want to see it.) Even worse, he was so proud of it that he flaunted his new designation in several more threads (http://\"http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=author%3Adrnegativeiq%40aol.com&qt_s=Search\").
Zach has trolled, and he's posted irrelevant things in order to get attention, but I believe that this is the first time he's actually relived his own trolling in order to get attention.
And reliving your own trolling won't happen again, right, Zach? (Hint: the answer is "no, it will not.")
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This was a tough week for me(no, I won't post about it in LJ). I took words that came out of a mod's mouth(not about JD, about me) and used them as my own, and I did not mean to do that. I apologize for venting in the wrong place(I'm sure people other than Dave won't think I mean it, so let the bashing begin)