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Post by sross1800 on Aug 30, 2015 17:05:33 GMT -5
Hi there! My name's Sean! I'm 24 years old, and I've got autism. In the past I've posted a lot of stupid stuff on television game show forums, and I shouldn't have done that, and I'm really sorry about that! And I've been pestering people for requests for television game show episodes, and I shouldn't have done that either, and I'm really sorry about that! So is there a way I can learn how to start a television game show collection? Because there's a chance that this Christmas I might get a new DVD Player and a DVD Recorder (since the Wal-Mart in Lake St. Louis, Missouri where me and my grandparents live have a DVD Recorder for $80 and a DVD Player for $25), so it's all good! Thanks! Sean
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Post by WarioSajak on Aug 30, 2015 19:42:17 GMT -5
Hi, Sean. A good place to start would be (if you can get either channel) GSN and Buzzr. GSN airs classic game shows (1980s $25,000 Pyramid, Eubanks Card Sharks, 1985-86 Press Your Luck) in the mornings, and Buzzr's pretty much all about the classics (I think the newest show on the lineup is Body Language, and that's currently in 1985). If you're looking for more modern stuff, that's most of GSN's schedule plus there's plenty of first-run shows in syndication right now. It's especially cool if you live in an area that does local game shows (for example, Michigan has a quiz called Quizbusters), since those tend to be desired by traders. Alternatively, there's plenty of classic game show stuff on sites like YouTube and Dailymotion. There's free computer software out there that'll let you download videos from said sites (Freemake Video Downloader was recommended to me by a friend a while back). If you go this route, I definitely recommend getting shows owned by Sony since those tend not to stay up long. Hope these help.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 3, 2015 13:42:54 GMT -5
Definitely seconding the Buzzr/GSN suggestion. When I started trading in early 2004, literally all I had was 2 Price is Right episodes, two Louie Anderson Feud episodes, some Match Game episodes, and various few scattered recordings of other classics off GSN. And a good deal of us out there started with similar small potatoes so I think it's possible for just about anyone to be able to eventually get their collection to grow. It'll take time, but it can happen. Having access to either or both networks helps.
I think anyone with access to Buzzr is in a very good position. This is a bit like the old GSN days because when GSN first started, it wasn't easily available yet and all the shows that are run weren't tampered with and every once in a while they'd get rarities on the schedule. Buzzr's pretty much in the same position.
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Post by Frank on Oct 6, 2015 15:14:02 GMT -5
I started with the GSN tribute to John Ritter and traded with a nice guy named Greg. Years later I have over 3,000 episodes
Also check your listings for local high school based game shows.
Some things that could get you in good with traders is to offer bonuses if the disc has room. It was much easier to offer bonuses on VHS
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 9, 2018 2:35:23 GMT -5
I just want to re-emphasize with what's coming to Buzzr in about 3 weeks, if you are starting out with a small collection or you want to add more rarely seen items to your collection in general and you have Buzzr, you're in a really, really good position right now. Classic Concentration has never been in reruns besides the two years after it ended on NBC; and as a result, the only episodes we've seen have been either original broadcasts or NBC repeats, and some episodes in the circuit look better than others. Buzzr's picture quality will be better, and on top of that, we'll be seeing new episodes introduced to the circuit as a result. The same goes with the rare upcoming episodes of The Better Sex, which GSN hasn't shown in a very long time; and one of the episodes in particular looks rather rough because of how it's circulated over the years. It seems as that one instance in 1996 is the only time that one aired. Keep in mind your fresh recording of both episodes could be of use to someone who doesn't have Buzzr and wants them.
Syndicated What's My Line and To Tell The Truth are also shows that haven't been rerun regularly in years. We've gotten some from GSN overtime in the last several years, but this will be an opportunity for traders established and new to put some either better quality episodes in general out there and some that might be brand new to the circuit. Don't forget to take advantage of things! Classics fans especially are in for some good fun in terms of collecting and preserving stuff for their own collections.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Sept 9, 2018 20:49:04 GMT -5
Alternatively, there's plenty of classic game show stuff on sites like YouTube and Dailymotion. There's free computer software out there that'll let you download videos from said sites (Freemake Video Downloader was recommended to me by a friend a while back). If you go this route, I definitely recommend getting shows owned by Sony since those tend not to stay up long. And to add on to this, because this is honestly to me the most important part of this piece of advice; if you do decide to go down this route, please make sure to point out in your collection that they are YouTube or Dailymotion rips. This is something I made sure to emphasize on all of the stuff I've downloaded on there to add to my collection. There are some people, and I am included in this, who would appreciate knowing ahead of time if what they're trading for is stuff you grabbed off YouTube, especially when it's stuff that has watermarks of YouTube channels. For some people stuff like this is a dealbreaker. At the end of the day I don't have a problem with anyone who trades for stuff ripped off YouTube, as someone who has done so for items in the past myself, but make sure you say in your collection that it's a rip from an online source. People greatly appreciate that kind of courtesy.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 10, 2018 5:43:49 GMT -5
I agree completely. Some people don't want to go through the trouble of trading for something that they can edit and download themselves.
Also if you're like me and like to make DVDs from time to time via computer, DVD Styler is a completely free and watermark-free DVD menu maker. Add any kind of fonts you want, customize the menus, add theme music in the background if you so desire, etc.
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