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Post by Frank on Apr 27, 2015 15:19:06 GMT -5
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Post by carpetcrawler on Apr 28, 2015 3:19:42 GMT -5
Oh neat!! That's one that I'm pleased to see. Joan Rivers appeared as a Mystery Guest during this week and that one got heavy rotation on GSN.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Apr 28, 2015 6:38:58 GMT -5
I think I've seen one episode from the premiere week, but not the actual premiere. Great find!
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Post by Frank on Apr 28, 2015 10:25:14 GMT -5
And it answers the question I've always had. "who was the first mystery guest on syndie line?"
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Post by thekid965 on Apr 28, 2015 11:05:16 GMT -5
I'm surprised they actually did do a legit "premiere" episode. The realities of syndie "bicycling" at the time meant that the first aired show in one market might not have been the same as in another market. Of course, the concept of a first-run syndicated game show was kind of in its infancy at the time, so they might not have taken that into consideration yet.
Also, and this is just me personally, but IMO syndie Line didn't really hit its stride until Larry Blyden took over the moderator's chair. No disrespect to Wally Bruner, mind you, it's just that I feel Larry was a better fit for the sort of atmosphere they were trying for. Entirely my own opinion of course.
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Post by WarioSajak on Apr 28, 2015 22:48:35 GMT -5
The uploader also has a bunch of other debut shows, all Goodson-Todman, plus some other good stuff. Joan Rivers appeared as a Mystery Guest during this week and that one got heavy rotation on GSN. IIRC, that was the second episode.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Apr 30, 2015 7:29:50 GMT -5
Also, and this is just me personally, but IMO syndie Line didn't really hit its stride until Larry Blyden took over the moderator's chair. No disrespect to Wally Bruner, mind you, it's just that I feel Larry was a better fit for the sort of atmosphere they were trying for. Entirely my own opinion of course. You ain't just whistlin' Dixie. Larry absolutely was perfectly suited for the show and its era. I like Wally and he certainly loved to have his fun on the show but he still had an air of journalism attached to him (since that's what he was and all) that aesthetically doesn't fit the show for its timeframe. Larry on the other hand is a perfect fit considering the timeframe, he was a young, award-winning Broadway star and an all-around entertainer. A damn shame he passed on so young--I often wonder if the series would've kept going if he were alive, I don't remember hearing if enough stations cleared the show for the market for the 1975-76 season.
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Post by thekid965 on Apr 30, 2015 9:21:30 GMT -5
A damn shame he passed on so young--I often wonder if the series would've kept going if he were alive, I don't remember hearing if enough stations cleared the show for the market for the 1975-76 season. Per the Gil Fates book, Line had already ceased production by the time the calendar flipped to 1975, the result of not getting enough renewal orders from subscriber stations; this was why Larry was free to do the Showoffs pilot for ABC.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Apr 30, 2015 21:57:02 GMT -5
A damn shame he passed on so young--I often wonder if the series would've kept going if he were alive, I don't remember hearing if enough stations cleared the show for the market for the 1975-76 season. Per the Gil Fates book, Line had already ceased production by the time the calendar flipped to 1975, the result of not getting enough renewal orders from subscriber stations; this was why Larry was free to do the Showoffs pilot for ABC. Would make sense. Apparently Larry wasn't too keen on being known as solely a game show host, he felt he was more of a variety performer, so I could see something like Showoffs being right up his alley.
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Post by Frank on May 6, 2015 22:16:46 GMT -5
Now I really have only 1 question left about the (syndie) series, who was the very last mystery guest. Something we will never learn, I may have it and not know it considering I have over 100 blyden hosted episodes
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Post by carpetcrawler on May 7, 2015 14:57:55 GMT -5
Now I really have only 1 question left about the (syndie) series, who was the very last mystery guest. Something we will never learn, I may have it and not know it considering I have over 100 blyden hosted episodes I'm curious if they knew it was going to be the end, like Joe Garagiola with To Tell the Truth with his "different kind of goodbye".
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Post by WarioSajak on May 7, 2015 16:33:24 GMT -5
No, they didn't. Season 7 finished taping by the end of 1974, and they were still holding out hope for Season 8.
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Post by thekid965 on May 7, 2015 17:58:55 GMT -5
Now I really have only 1 question left about the (syndie) series, who was the very last mystery guest. Something we will never learn, I may have it and not know it considering I have over 100 blyden hosted episodes I'm curious if they knew it was going to be the end, like Joe Garagiola with To Tell the Truth with his "different kind of goodbye". Now you've got me curious, as I've never seen the Garagiola finale...
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Post by carpetcrawler on May 8, 2015 10:05:32 GMT -5
I'm curious if they knew it was going to be the end, like Joe Garagiola with To Tell the Truth with his "different kind of goodbye". Now you've got me curious, as I've never seen the Garagiola finale... During the episode, Kitty mutters something about "well, it's the last time" during when Joe is about to reveal the real person in the final game, and then Joe's goodbye at the end of the episode was something along the lines of, "hey now, I've been told I only have five seconds to say goodbye, and I'm glad because this is a different goodbye. One that's only known to us. See you again".
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