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Post by ladykelsey on Feb 17, 2014 18:45:39 GMT -5
Back in the 80's TNN {Now Spike TV} had a game show that was similar to Catch-21 and was one of TNN's most popular game shows of the 80's and was hosted by Jim Caldwell of Tic-Tac-Dough fame and a girl named Blake Pickley played the dealer. The game show's name? Top Card. It would be great if Top Card could be revived for the CMT Channel because it was a cool show and was so amazing and a great game with a country music style, Do you remember Top Card?, Kelsey
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Post by thekid965 on Feb 17, 2014 19:10:31 GMT -5
Of the three Reid/Land game shows produced for TNN back in the day -- four, if you want to count the You Can Be a Star! talent contest -- Top Card was probably my favorite. It was a decent three-player adaptation of Gambit, probably better than Catch 21 as far as format goes, though with an endgame of questionable merit. I did, however, like the more strategic elements Top Card added to the core game of blackjack, such as whether to leave a good card on the board for later then trying to remember where it was when you needed it.
I seem to remember hearing, many years ago, that Top Card was actually shopped to a mainstream network -- CBS, I believe -- but when there was no interest they took it to TNN instead, where it of course became the replacement for that network's long-running (by '80s cable standards) Fandango. I have no idea if that story is true or not, but if so it might explain why Top Card seemed more of a general-interest game show as opposed to the country-themed programming TNN focused on back in those days.
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Post by ladykelsey on Feb 21, 2014 19:04:36 GMT -5
Of the three Reid/Land game shows produced for TNN back in the day -- four, if you want to count the You Can Be a Star! talent contest -- Top Card was probably my favorite. It was a decent three-player adaptation of Gambit, probably better than Catch 21 as far as format goes, though with an endgame of questionable merit. I did, however, like the more strategic elements Top Card added to the core game of blackjack, such as whether to leave a good card on the board for later then trying to remember where it was when you needed it. I seem to remember hearing, many years ago, that Top Card was actually shopped to a mainstream network -- CBS, I believe -- but when there was no interest they took it to TNN instead, where it of course became the replacement for that network's long-running (by '80s cable standards) Fandango. I have no idea if that story is true or not, but if so it might explain why Top Card seemed more of a general-interest game show as opposed to the country-themed programming TNN focused on back in those days. Top Card was gonna be a CBS game show? That's a pretty interesting fact to know. I also knew that Top Card changed hosts and updated their format in the later seasons of the show. Is this also true? I think Top Card deserves a second chance to be revived for the 2000's, Kelsey
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Post by thekid965 on Feb 21, 2014 19:39:33 GMT -5
Um, no, I didn't say it was going to be a CBS show, I said I heard it might have been pitched to them. It was so long ago, however, that I no longer remember who I heard that from, and have no way of knowing for sure how reliable that info was. I'm not confident enough to say for sure one way or the other, and thought I'd throw that out there to see if anyone else had heard anything similar.
And yes, Top Card did change hosts about halfway through its run -- originally, Jim Caldwell (previously best known as the guy who replaced Wink Martindale for the final season of Tic Tac Dough) hosted, then Dan Miller took over. There were also some slight adjustments to gameplay, but perhaps it's better if I linked to examples.
First, here's the series premiere to represent the Caldwell era:
And then, here are some edited highlights from a Miller episode, demonstrating some of the format changes:
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Post by Kaos on Feb 22, 2014 16:51:19 GMT -5
...where it of course became the replacement for that network's long-running (by '80s cable standards) Fandango. No! It's FAHN-DAHN-GOOOOOOO!!!
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Post by thekid965 on Feb 22, 2014 20:15:04 GMT -5
...where it of course became the replacement for that network's long-running (by '80s cable standards) Fandango. No! It's FAHN-DAHN-GOOOOOOO!!! Daaaaaaaaa-DAH, DAH-da-da-DAH-da-da, daaaaaaaaa-DAH, da-dee-doo-da-da... ;^P (Seriously, every time I hear that guy's name, the first thing that comes to mind is "Where's Edgar?") >_>
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Post by sshuffield70 on Feb 24, 2014 10:23:58 GMT -5
Of note: Reid/Land had a couple of carryovers...
Blake Pickett from "Fandango" to "Top Card". Dan Miller from "Top Card" to "10 Seconds".
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