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Posted Jul 30th 2008 2:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Game Show, Reality-Free
Ah, another day, another list. This one is from PopCrunch, and it lists the
25 Best Game Shows of All-Time. And yes, it will provoke discussion and hair-pulling.
It's not a bad list actually, as these things go. It's a little predictable (and I certainly wouldn't have included
Love Connection,
Deal or No Deal, or
Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?), but there are some good choices here.
Press Your Luck was a great show (though it should be higher on the list), and it's hard to argue with how high shows like
Jeopardy and
The Price is Right are. I also like that they included
The Mole (the first two Anderson Cooper-hosted seasons) and
Remote Control.
Continue reading Love Connection is not one of the best game shows of all-time
Posted Jan 31st 2008 9:31AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, Game Show
Interesting story in
The Hollywood Reporter today: Fremantle Media, who owns
American Idol, The Price is Right, and a number of popular game shows,
is looking to revive Match Game.
That's right folks: in this era where no section of TV history is left unscathed, everyone's favorite shag-carpeted, wokka-wokka game show from the seventies might be coming to a TV near you soon. Fremantle is currently talking with cable networks about a revival of the show and is also looking for an executive producer, and will hire talent after the EP is brought on board.
Continue reading Is a new Match Game on the way?
Posted Sep 17th 2007 3:36PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries, Game Show
Veteran Match Game panelist Brett Somers has died at age the age of 83.
I was going to say that Somers "was" married to Jack Klugman, but an interesting fact: even though they separated in 1974, while The Odd Couple was on the air, they never divorced! Somers played Klugman's ex-wife on the show.
Besides her many game show appearances, Somers also guest starred on The Love Boat, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Love, American Style, Barney Miller, Battlestar Galactica (the original), The F.B.I., The Defenders, Ben Casey, Naked City, and many other shows.
Somers died of cancer in Westport, CT on Saturday. Her co-star Charles Nelson Reilly died earlier this year.
Update: GSN is having a marathon this Saturday from 9am to 4pm, featuring Somers' Match Game appearances and a Password where she guested with Jack Klugman.
Posted Oct 15th 2006 11:36AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Game Show
Now, I used to watch
Match Game when I was a kid. It was a cheesy, goofy, slightly racy (I knew all that even when I was 8 and 9 years old) celeb-filled 70s game show that was good for a laugh or two during the day. But
now comes word that a
Best of Match Game 4-disc set is coming November 21, and I don't know how I feel about that.
Does someone really want to sit down on their couch and throw in a DVD of a game show? I mean, if they had some "classic" episodes, then it might be worth taking a look at, but is there really enough material here for 4 discs? Maybe it has a lot of extras on it, like interviews with some of the cast, and maybe a fast "Dumb Dora" montage. That might be funny.
Match Game fans, will you buy this set?
(Oh, and the answer to the question on the cover? "Iron," obviously!)
Posted Mar 29th 2006 8:46AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Talent, Daytime, Music and Variety, Syndicated, Celebrities
Yeah, OK, I know his name is John O'Hurley, but he was freakin' funny as hell on
Seinfeld, so...
O'Hurley will
take over
Family Feud hosting duties from Richard Karn, who took over from Louie Anderson, who took over from Ray Combs,
who took over from Richard Dawson. (Did I miss anyone? I think Dawson came back for a short time in there somewhere?) I
guess I should announce right now that I will be taking over hosting duties from O'Hurley in 2009.
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