wouldnt hit man make a good kids game show?

[toetyper]

maybe change  the name.; but; the format  is solid. has elements of video games; semi educational

[J.R.]

No.

[vtown7]

I can't help but thinking the correct response should be "FORGET IT!".

Furthermore, I would think in the GO GO GO tv landscape it might be a bit more challenging to watch a three minute film than it was before.  500 channels and the internet, after all.

R.

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'234954\' date=\'Jan 25 2010, 09:01 PM\']maybe change  the name.;[/quote]
Yes. IF you change the name and make diaper rash the subject of your material.
You could then call the game Diaper Rash!

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'234972\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 07:33 AM\']Furthermore, I would think in the GO GO GO tv landscape it might be a bit more challenging to watch a three minute film than it was before.  500 channels and the internet, after all.[/quote]
Both limited attention span and reduced air time in a current TV show (20-22 minutes compared to about 24-25 back in 1983) would force the stories to be reduced as well. Probably a minute at the most, which could still be feasible.

As much as I like the idea of testing contestants on what they just learned literally a minute ago, I'd honestly just make it a straight trivia game, where each round revolved around a particular category. So while you'd still be quizzed on Marlon Brando, it would be more Q&A on what you already know about him. Besides, you save money on licensing fees as well. :-)

[TheLastResort]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'234973\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 07:39 AM\']IF you change the name and make diaper rash the subject of your material.
You could then call the game Diaper Rash![/quote]

I think that would be a rash decision.

Get it?  Diaper rash?  Rash decision??!

[rebelwrest]

Isn't that element used in the second round of BrainSurge?

[davemackey]

[quote name=\'rebelwrest\' post=\'234978\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 08:24 AM\']Isn't that element used in the second round of BrainSurge?[/quote]
Correct. Except instead of using facts, the BrainSurge folks do an outrageous story. And then you answer questions about the wacky stuff you just saw.

[tyshaun1]

The biggest problem with Hit Man was that if you missed any segment of the show, it was difficult to tune in during a  game and play along if you weren't well versed on the subject material.

Tyshaun

[Johnissoevil]

[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'234954\' date=\'Jan 25 2010, 09:01 PM\']maybe change  the name.; but; the format  is solid. has elements of video games; semi educational[/quote]

As much as the format for Hit Man intrigued me, I have a better idea.  Let's just leave the game on the shelf.

[Matt Ottinger]

Also, can we as a group retire the nonsense that Hit Man had anything to do at all with video games?  Even when the show was first on, and the height of videogame sophistication was the Atari 5200, I knew that was a ridiculous thing for them to say.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'234983\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 07:37 AM\']and the height of videogame sophistication was the Atari 5200,[/quote]
Sigh. You're making me nostalgic.

[Sodboy13]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'234989\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 11:07 AM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'234983\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 07:37 AM\']and the height of videogame sophistication was the Atari 5200,[/quote]
Sigh. You're making me nostalgic.
[/quote]
For ill-conceived joysticks?

/5200 River Raid was damn nifty, though.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'234992\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 09:49 AM\']For ill-conceived joysticks?[/quote]
I had an Odyssey 2. Don't talk to me about bad joysticks.

/and they were both better than Colecovision's

[GameShowGuru]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'234994\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 01:18 PM\'][quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'234992\' date=\'Jan 26 2010, 09:49 AM\']For ill-conceived joysticks?[/quote]
I had an Odyssey 2. Don't talk to me about bad joysticks.

/and they were both better than Colecovision's
[/quote]

At least yall had joysticks, unlike my Commodore VIC-20 or Intellivision 1, II, and III.  I still have callouses in my thumbs and fingers that haven't fully healed 25 years later. ;-)