Game Show Marathon 6/8/06

[yostmatt]

Is anyone watching this? I thought it was kinda cool to bring back some old school game shows. Plus there is not much on anyways.

What got me tonight was Tim Meadows. There was a glare on his glasses that made him look like he had red eyes.... like the devil! haha

[jmenjes]

Lotsa fun tonight. Old-school Press Your Luck rocks!

[aus1ander]

I watched it. GSM has been *okay*... I don't like Rickie Lake as the host and I think the celebs aren't very funny. I was amazed how long they went without a Whammie at the end--something like 14 or 15 straight spins! And its utterly apparent that none of them remembered that you're supposed to say "Stop!" when you hit the buzzer.

I am, though, looking forward to Family Feud as the finale.

[alansh]

This is the best episode so far, which isn't saying a whole lot. They did a great job recreating the old PYL, complete with music and sound effects, though the Whammy buzz was a bit off.

They even had the infamous flokati rug.

[GerryGag]

I was watching the "big board" while they were spinning in the second round. There some instances where there wasn't a SINGLE Whammy among the squares. And there were quite a few with just one or two. That's probably why they went so many spins without hitting one.

[lambertman]

Even with its faults, PYL has been the highlight of the series so far.

Card Sharks and Match Game still to come. Not too enthused about the Feud.

I've been spoiled so many times as to how this all ends its ridiculous, but it's still been fun to watch.

[TAsunder]

Match Game, that could be great, if they actually get 6 celebrities in addition to the 2 celebrity contestants. How would family feud work with two people??

[lambertman]

the winning celebs bring their friends and family to fill out the team.

[DancnDude]

This show was very good compared to the others. There was a lot less talk and more game, and that made a huge difference. It was also pretty exciting with the amount of spins they had and kept winning/passing, as well as seeing a person Whammy-out.

[yostmatt]

I was watching the "big board" while they were spinning in the second round. There some instances where there wasn't a SINGLE Whammy among the squares. And there were quite a few with just one or two. That's probably why they went so many spins without hitting one.

yea, I noticed that too.

I doubt I would pass any spins.

[PJO1966]

Press Your Luck was my second favorite so far. Nobody was calling for "Big Bucks!" Hadn't they ever watched the show?

I thought Beat The Clock was a lot of fun.

I'm just going to sit here and wait for that big truck to pull up with the prizes for me.

[alansh]

I don't if this is really a spoiler, but the Match Game panelists will be The Match Game episode will feature Betty White, George Foreman, Kathy Griffin, Bruce Vilanch, Adam Carolla and Adrianne Curry as panelists. Note that White was a semi-regular on the original.

[beeman65]

I thought the episode was a fun flashback to the original. Thank god they kept the original look and feel. The Michael Larson mention at the beginning was a nice touch. It was funny in a way to Leslie keep on getting Whammies!

[TiVore]

I think the whole thing was rigged. They didn't want Leslie Neilsen in the finals because he's old and confused. Every time I've watched this thing and they ask him his charity, he stumbles for a minute and says something about some blind organization out in Arizona. Not even sure if he knows the name. He whammied out immediately, yet the board continued to run without whammies appearing through 14 or 15 straight spins. Seems like the odds may have been manipulated a little to "help" the outcome.

Riki Lake is just gawd awful as the host of this, however. And who in the world is this Kathy Najajaajaajaaaj....not gonna work here anymore......person anyway? Definately a B+ celebrity list.

[DancnDude]

Riki Lake is just gawd awful as the host of this, however. And who in the world is this Kathy Najajaajaajaaaj....not gonna work here anymore......person anyway? Definately a B+ celebrity list.
She was one of the nuns in Sister Act.

[PJO1966]

She was one of the nuns in Sister Act.


She's also the voice of Peggy Hill on King of the Hill and she was half of the Kathy & Mo comedy team with Mo Gaffney.

[MitchO]

And also on Veronica's Closet. More of a resume than some of these folks :P