Author Topic: Greatest Hosts of All Time - Results Thread (Read 110988 times)

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #255 on:** October 25, 2006, 04:21:46 PM »

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'135573\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 04:11 PM\']I know he was on Fox After Breakfast (that was the name of the show, right), but I'm not sure that was even carried in my area, so my first exposure to him was through Squares.[/quote]
If you had seen him on FX's Breakfast Time (the cable precursor to Fox After Breakfast) you would have been even more impressed. From that to Squares to AFV to B-List Celebrity Dance-Off, he's basically been good in just about every hosting role he's been given.

tvmitch · « **Reply #256 on:** October 25, 2006, 05:00:35 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'135564\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 03:48 PM\']
[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'135561\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 12:31 PM\']
That is better than, "yeah, I did her once."
[/quote]
That would RULE.

"Who is Rosemary Clooney?"

"Yeah, I hit that. Select again."
[/quote]

This sounds like it could be adapted to a Rich List format.

But I digress.

/who could host?

johnnya2k3 · « **Reply #257 on:** October 25, 2006, 08:57:29 PM »

[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'135488\' date=\'Oct 24 2006, 12:12 PM\']
Brooke Burns got votes?!
[/quote]
Unless if they thought it was Brooke Burke, but she's engaged and pregnant.

As far as the list is concerned...I think we know who #1 will be; only thing I can tell you is that even in his age, he still has it.

Jonathan Allen

clemon79 · « **Reply #258 on:** October 25, 2006, 09:51:11 PM »

[quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' post=\'135618\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 05:57 PM\']
As far as the list is concerned...I think we know who #1 will be; only thing I can tell you is that even in his age, he still has it.
[/quote]
I think you're making an _awful_ lot of assumptions. You may end up being right, but I certainly don't think it's a foregone conclusion.

Don Howard · « **Reply #259 on:** October 25, 2006, 09:57:02 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'135564\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 03:48 PM\']
[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'135561\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 12:31 PM\']
That is better than, "yeah, I did her once."
[/quote]
That would RULE.
"Who is Rosemary Clooney?"
"Yeah, I hit that. Select again."
[/quote]
I can see it now. Fleming and Pardo hittin' the town after a five-show session looking for chicks.
Oh, Jack McGee at The National Register would have a field day with that one.
It'd make him forget all about that green creature.

DrBear · « **Reply #260 on:** October 25, 2006, 10:19:31 PM »

Yeah, I can see them workin' as a team...

"How'd you like to go for a Daily Double?"

/right side of the handbasket please

wheelloon · « **Reply #261 on:** October 26, 2006, 12:55:06 AM »

Interesting, I expected Trebek and Clark to be higher, like 2 or 3-ish...

For those who care, I put Dick at 2 and (hold on!) Alex at 1. Why? With Dick, pure and simple, he balanced the lighter and more dramatic parts of Pyramid better than just about anyone else I've ever seen host such a game (yes, even Bill on Pyramid). He'd let the stars and contestants dominate the show, run it to near perfection, and still be witty...

With Alex, every show I've seen him host, he's always surprised me with how versatile and seemingly genuine he was (except for those times on Wheel, but...). He's done EVERYTHING in game shows, from word games like CC, which I think he hosted the best of all of them, to luck with High Rollers, pure trivia like Battlestars and Jeopardy, and even panel, with TTTT. All of them, in my mind, wouldn't have been as much fun without him at the helm. He can keep the game running well, can still be fall-on-the-floor funny, and make it all look effortless.

clemon79 · « **Reply #262 on:** October 26, 2006, 01:06:48 AM »

[quote name=\'wheelloon\' post=\'135644\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 09:55 PM\']
from word games like CC
[/quote]
Huh?

TLEberle · « **Reply #263 on:** October 26, 2006, 01:10:52 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'135551\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 10:52 AM\']More, he seemed to use the exact same phrases in the exact same cadence every single time. There's a reason why "The answer is..." became much more of a catchphrase during his version of the show than during Trebek's. It's pretty much the only way he EVER revealed a clue![/quote]Yeah, and Dick Clark would almost always lead in to the Winner's Circle with "Here is your first subject..." On the one episode of Art's Jeopardy! I saw, I didn't mind "The answer is..." as much because the show is supposed to move at such a pace that anything much more than a single lead-in would drag down the game. I certainly didn't hold it against him in my ballot. Then again, I've only seen one episode, and not the nearly 2,600 that he hosted.

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Believe me, I know from experience that a host has to use the same language over and over to describe game elements, but to me it was more than that. Even his apparent ad-libs seemed planned. If the clue was looking for a female star, for example, you cound count on him just about every time to refer to her as "a fine actress and a lovely lady." When it gets to the point that you expect to hear phrases like that (said exactly the same way every time), something's wrong.

See, I would turn this into a drinking game of sorts. "He said 'Nicely solved!' Everyone chug!"

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #264 on:** October 26, 2006, 09:15:27 AM »

[color=\"#009900\"]4 Gene Rayburn[/color] (837, 62/68, including three first-place votes)
Match Game
Make the Connection
Choose Up Sides
Break the Bank
Dough Re Mi
Movie Masters
The Amateur's Guide to Love

brianhenke · « **Reply #265 on:** October 26, 2006, 10:30:09 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'135656\' date=\'Oct 26 2006, 09:15 AM\']
[color=\"#009900\"]4 Gene Rayburn[/color] (837, 62/68, including three first-place votes)
Match Game
Make the Connection
Choose Up Sides
Break the Bank
Dough Re Mi
Movie Masters
The Amateur's Guide to Love
[/quote]

Yeah for Gene!

Brian

Lasting expressions?

DrBear · « **Reply #266 on:** October 26, 2006, 10:48:13 AM »

And for the first time in this whole frapping list,my ranking and the group's ranking...

matches. (sound of 10,000 votes and card flips over to say MATCH)

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #267 on:** October 26, 2006, 12:35:10 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'135648\' date=\'Oct 26 2006, 01:06 AM\']
[quote name=\'wheelloon\' post=\'135644\' date=\'Oct 25 2006, 09:55 PM\']
from word games like CC
[/quote]
Huh?
[/quote]

Well, sure: words like "TAKE" and "CAR" figured prominently in the play of Classic Concentration.

clemon79 · « **Reply #268 on:** October 26, 2006, 02:36:30 PM »

[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'135672\' date=\'Oct 26 2006, 09:35 AM\']
Well, sure: words like "TAKE" and "CAR" figured prominently in the play of Classic Concentration.

[/quote]
Ah, yes. Well, okay then, I suppose if you're one of our members who finds reading words to be a challenge, then perhaps Classic Concentration could be classified as a word game. I get it now.

Stripey · « **Reply #269 on:** October 26, 2006, 03:45:41 PM »

In all fairness, while I, too, don't think "word game" when I think of Classic Concentration, a rebus puzzle is a type of word game. So I don't think wheelloon was that far off.

As far as Trebek is concerned, he placed in my top ten not just because he hosted such a wide range of shows, but also because he always knew how to suit his style to the given game -- he has a real appreciation for the rhythms of whatever game he's tasked with. And he's versatile while still conveying a strong personality across the board, unlike a more bland Jim Lange type. Trebek on High Rollers was more excitable and free-wheeling than Trebek on Jeopardy!, but there's a trademark Trebek wit throughout his body of work. I think that's an extraordinary accomplishment for a host.