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Post by ladykelsey on Jun 2, 2015 18:56:23 GMT -5
In 1989 CBS launched a remake of Now You See It that was hosted by Chuck Henry and when I read about it in my game show encyclopedia I had fallen in love with the gameplay of Now You See It because it was a word search game and I love word search puzzles and what's really surprising is that ever since it was cancelled in July of 1989 you never have seen Now You See It being shown in reruns anywhere and the 1989 version of Now You See It could really fit on GSN or BuzzrTV in the near future. And another fun fact about Now You See It's 1989 version also used the exact same Quincy Jones composed theme song as the original version did, Who remembers the 1989 version of Now You See It and do you think GSN or BuzzrTV could air it someday soon? Kelsey
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Post by SpeedAndStrategy on Jun 2, 2015 19:26:00 GMT -5
At least at the time of GSN's inception, Chuck Henry refused to let GSN air his version of NYSI, since he thought it would prevent people from taking him seriously as a newscaster. Buzzr presumably has it in their library, but I have no idea if Henry has had a change of heart since then. As of right now, neither version of NYSI is on the schedule. I prefer the Narz version, but the Henry version would certainly be cool to see considering how rare it is.
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Post by WarioSajak on Jun 2, 2015 20:19:58 GMT -5
I really liked the 1989 version. The format was a lot more fair than the original show's "Score for right answer is Line + Position". At least at the time of GSN's inception, Chuck Henry refused to let GSN air his version of NYSI, since he thought it would prevent people from taking him seriously as a newscaster. This is the same guy who later had to be rescued while reporting on a forest fire. "Hosted Now You See It" is way less damaging by comparison.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jun 3, 2015 0:55:56 GMT -5
It makes me wonder if that's really the reason. I mean to be fair the show was barely like, three months long, I can see GSN not having much of an interesting reason to air a show that short, especially one that they've not always been that high on to begin with. Remember when GSN finally committed to airing it regularly in 1999 and then dropped it after two weeks for Click?
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Post by WarioSajak on Jun 3, 2015 2:25:59 GMT -5
I mean to be fair the show was barely like, three months long, I can see GSN not having much of an interesting reason to air a show that short, especially one that they've not always been that high on to begin with. I dunno, GSN's aired other short-lived shows in the past, including all 13 episodes of Make the Connection (a Goodson-Todman show from 1955), most if not all of the 1972-73 I've Got A Secret, and all but the last few episodes of the 1979-80 Beat the Clock. Even then, from what I can tell GSN's aired most if not all of the Narz Now You See It. Remember when GSN finally committed to airing it regularly in 1999 and then dropped it after two weeks for Click? Sorry, no -- I only had GSN from 2002-03 and went to school for much of that time, although for some reason I only ever set my VCR to record Whammy! (yeah, I know, I could've recorded Card Sharks or somesuch). Based on the Narz episodes that are online, though, it seems GSN aired it regularly around 2007.
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Post by SpeedAndStrategy on Jun 3, 2015 6:41:56 GMT -5
Yeah, GSN had a period around 2007-08 where they aired G-T rarities in the late night hours. Trivia Trap and Now You See It aired on weekdays, while Double Dare (Trebek), Body Language, and the 1979 Beat the Clock aired on weekends (the later also eventually replaced Trivia Trap on weekdays). They also aired Child's Play on weekend mornings around this time, as well as Rafferty's two Goodson shows (though those were also on weekdays in 2005). Definitely my favorite period for GSN since I first got it around 2002-03, though of course I'm sure some would point out that it wasn't the Nielsen Company's favorite. Interestingly, I remember the NYSI show page on GSN's website at the time distinctly mentioned both the Narz and Henry versions. This got my hopes up that maybe they'd air the Henry version after they went through all of the Narz episodes, but we never got to find out.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jun 3, 2015 7:54:51 GMT -5
I dunno, GSN's aired other short-lived shows in the past, including all 13 episodes of Make the Connection (a Goodson-Todman show from 1955), most if not all of the 1972-73 I've Got A Secret, and all but the last few episodes of the 1979-80 Beat the Clock. Make the Connection has Gene Rayburn, Betty White, and even Jim McKay as big reasons for why they'd air Make the Connection. Plus, there's the whole fact that it's so old that GSN had no reason not to air it. I've Got a Secret is I've Got a Secret, Beat the Clock is Beat the Clock. There is no way GSN isn't airing everything of two shows with such a legendary pedigree in the world of television. Interestingly, I remember the NYSI show page on GSN's website at the time distinctly mentioned both the Narz and Henry versions. This got my hopes up that maybe they'd air the Henry version after they went through all of the Narz episodes, but we never got to find out. This to me is even more reason why I've always felt that GSN has been more than capable of airing it and decided to just not. Sometimes things happen via an oversight even. The idea that Chuck Henry didn't want it to air because it'd affect his journalism career sounds too "I have no idea why GSN doesn't want to air this so I'm just gonna make up a random reason as a what-if scenario that people will take as gospel" to me. Like those various pieces of "conventional wisdom" through the years that have turned out to be full of crap as time goes on (IE. "Alex Trebek was totally drunk on the finale of High Rollers!!")
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Post by WarioSajak on Jun 3, 2015 14:20:52 GMT -5
I suppose it's not really too bad that the '89 version hasn't been in reruns, given how many episodes are out there (about 25 of the 65-show run, by my count). I've Got a Secret is I've Got a Secret, Beat the Clock is Beat the Clock. Alright, bad examples. And two others that come to mind (just under half of Pass the Buck, most of the first six weeks of Tom Kennedy's Break the Bank) could also fall under the "famous person" category. I know GSN's aired most if not all of the run of Go, a short-lived 1983-84 series hosted by weatherman Kevin O'Connell, although then again you have the celebrity factor. And if you air stuff for the celebrity factor, the Henry NYSI had a Battle of the Daytime Soaps for the week of May 29-June 2. Hmm... Make the Connection has Gene Rayburn, Betty White, and even Jim McKay as big reasons for why they'd air Make the Connection. Plus, there's the whole fact that it's so old that GSN had no reason not to air it. Also fair, although watching the McKay show that's online (his last) leaves me thinking there's a reason he was replaced by Gene after the fourth episode.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jun 3, 2015 17:03:23 GMT -5
I know GSN's aired most if not all of the run of Go, a short-lived 1983-84 series hosted by weatherman Kevin O'Connell, although then again you have the celebrity factor. And to be fair to both this show and Pass the Buck, both of these aired during the period in 1997 when GSN lost the rights to all Goodson-Todman shows. Note that other than that period we've never seen either of these shows on GSN. Also fair, although watching the McKay show that's online (his last) leaves me thinking there's a reason he was replaced by Gene after the fourth episode. Was mostly pointing towards the fact that McKay is best known for his long tenure on ABC's Wide World of Sports. "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat!!" Not saying that the "Chuck Henry didn't want it to air" theory is an impossibility, it's just that the theory doesn't add up to me.
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Post by WarioSajak on Jun 3, 2015 18:23:06 GMT -5
I knew about McKay's pedigree already, although I appreciate the clarification. Not saying that the "Chuck Henry didn't want it to air" theory is an impossibility, it's just that the theory doesn't add up to me. Fair enough. It's Chuck's right, in any case, since it's his image.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 4:33:21 GMT -5
Regarding Chuck Henry's Now You See It, I did notice on Dan Benfield's Wiki episode guide, there used to be roughly all of the final week of the series on YouTube, but the user got terminated for some reason (I would assume for Sony material?). Does anybody know what YouTube user uploaded that final week of shows, and if anybody was fortunate to download them, could you please let me know by PM?
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Post by WarioSajak on Jul 12, 2015 17:22:18 GMT -5
I did notice on Dan Benfield's Wiki episode guide, there used to be roughly all of the final week of the series on YouTube, but the user got terminated for some reason To clarify, my page isn't so much an episode guide as it is a Video Archive. (An episode guide of the Narz series would be neat, though, now that I think about it.) Also, thanks for letting me know of some dead links; I try to remove/replace those when I can. ...Actually, now that I look at my YouTube playlist for the show, most of the Narz-era stuff is gone too.
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Post by Mario500 on Jul 16, 2015 8:59:59 GMT -5
I know the name of the host for the original "Now You See It" was Jack Narz, but some visitors of this page who did not know could have assumed its host was his brother James (also known as Tom Kennedy) based on some of the references to it that were posted here earlier: such as "Narz version" and "Narz-era stuff".
(sorry if this message offended anyone since it may seem I was trying to correct some people. If anyone was really offended, I wish to let him or her know that I did not intend to offend anyone with it. I was only trying to helpful to folks who did not know the first name of the original "Now You See It")
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jul 19, 2015 12:12:03 GMT -5
I know the name of the host for the original "Now You See It" was Jack Narz, but some visitors of this page who did not know could have assumed its host was his brother James (also known as Tom Kennedy) based on some of the references to it that were posted here earlier: such as "Narz version" and "Narz-era stuff". considering his brother was never known as "James Narz" (he was usually referred to as "Jim Narz" no less, so you have no idea what you're talking about) outside of a handful of people in the industry you are full of bunk. This is a pointless addition to this thread.
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Post by Mario500 on Jul 21, 2015 0:53:27 GMT -5
I know the name of the host for the original "Now You See It" was Jack Narz, but some visitors of this page who did not know could have assumed its host was his brother James (also known as Tom Kennedy) based on some of the references to it that were posted here earlier: such as "Narz version" and "Narz-era stuff". considering his brother was never known as "James Narz"... That is not true since his brother was given the names "James" and "Narz" upon his birth.
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