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NickintheATL · « **Reply #90 on:** January 20, 2011, 10:21:48 PM »

[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'255162\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 08:43 PM\']wait 16 and 17! Is where the J!/WOF ad is![/quote]

I skimmed through that whole issue, and there was not an ad for Jeopardy anywhere to be seen.

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Just keep reading until you find it!

As everyone else has flatly said... NO!

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #91 on:** January 20, 2011, 10:36:09 PM »

Alright on Page 80 There is an article about Chuck Barris back in the game. He mentions four game shows that never made it. Physical People Poker Family Olympics and Moneywords

NickS · « **Reply #92 on:** January 20, 2011, 10:38:55 PM »

[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'255189\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 09:36 PM\']Alright on Page 80 There is an article about Chuck Barris back in the game. He mentions four game shows that never made it. Physical People Poker Family Olympics and Moneywords[/quote]

If you look hard enough, there's a fifth: "Are You Faster than a Popsicle Twin?" which led to: "I'd Like You to Have a Seat Over There."

J.R. · « **Reply #93 on:** January 20, 2011, 10:40:01 PM »

[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'255189\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 09:36 PM\']Alright on Page 80 There is an article about Chuck Barris back in the game. He mentions four game shows that never made it. Physical People Poker Family Olympics and Moneywords[/quote]
Isn't there an IHOP or something close to where you live? There's got to be something else you can do with your life. You must be hungry.

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #94 on:** January 20, 2011, 10:43:43 PM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'255192\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 11:40 PM\'][quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'255189\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 09:36 PM\']Alright on Page 80 There is an article about Chuck Barris back in the game. He mentions four game shows that never made it. Physical People Poker Family Olympics and Moneywords[/quote]
Isn't there an IHOP or something close to where you live? There's got to be something else you can do with your life. You must be hungry.
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Unfortunately no

NickS · « **Reply #95 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:02:45 PM »

So I'm perusing this for all the fun game show ads and then I see it:

The RCA TH-200 1" VTR.

And then I shudder with hatred. My master control stint in my earlier days - we had to deal with that monstrosity. Yeesh.

clemon79 · « **Reply #96 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:03:14 PM »

[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'255189\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 07:36 PM\']Alright on Page 80 There is an article about Chuck Barris back in the game. He mentions four game shows that never made it. Physical People Poker Family Olympics and Moneywords[/quote]
That only looks like two shows.

/dammit, why didn't Bob the Angry Flower do a comma strip

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #97 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:05:39 PM »

Woops, sorry I forgot the commas.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #98 on:** January 21, 2011, 06:16:44 AM »

Taking my own advice here...

Page 27, from March 14, 1983. There's an ad for a game show called Help Wanted that never went to series. I'm pretty sure this is the same show profiled on Al Roker's short-lived Remember This? from MSNBC. According to the ad (and Roker's show), contestants competed to win a job.

Roker's show featured trivia questions based on NBC News stories. It's been close to 15 years since I've seen it (Roker's show), but I believe the game show pilot featured an ex-con looking for employment.

/Not a bad concept
//Works 28 years later!

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #99 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:47:46 AM »

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And finally, I noticed some primetime shows that ran for an hour were offered as half-hour reruns. Can't imagine what that would've done for continuity, esp. a serial like "Dynasty".

I remember this...some of my old TVGuides (especially around the mid-80s) have those listings. I guess they just edited them down to half-hour and ran them in order. Maybe they figured an hour just wouldn't sell well. Didn't last too long though.

mmb5 · « **Reply #100 on:** January 21, 2011, 01:51:51 PM »

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'255215\' date=\'Jan 21 2011, 08:47 AM\']

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And finally, I noticed some primetime shows that ran for an hour were offered as half-hour reruns. Can't imagine what that would've done for continuity, esp. a serial like "Dynasty".

I remember this...some of my old TVGuides (especially around the mid-80s) have those listings. I guess they just edited them down to half-hour and ran them in order. Maybe they figured an hour just wouldn't sell well. Didn't last too long though.
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I thought they just made everything 2-parters?

Eric Paddon · « **Reply #101 on:** January 21, 2011, 02:30:52 PM »

I remember "Fantasy Island" also airing in a chopped half hour format in syndication for a brief time.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #102 on:** January 21, 2011, 02:37:41 PM »

[quote name=\'Eric Paddon\' post=\'255225\' date=\'Jan 21 2011, 02:30 PM\']I remember "Fantasy Island" also airing in a chopped half hour format in syndication for a brief time.[/quote]
That is correct. They focused on just one story rather than jumping back and forth between storylines. One show Viacom cut to ribbons was "The Rookies." Each episode was cut down to half-hour length if stations asked for them.

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #103 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:07:29 PM »

I also found out via the 1/7/1985 issue that Headline Chasers was a package deal that came with WOF and J! and WKMG (then WCPX) lost WOF as a result.

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #104 on:** January 21, 2011, 10:03:23 PM »

In this issue here on Page 60

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/B...-1985-01-14.pdf

There is an article on Game Shows. It's called Game Shows a wave of popularity at INTV.