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Post by addemup on Oct 12, 2018 18:44:00 GMT -5
I tried googling to find the exact values of the Volkswagen Cabriolet, Honda Civic, and Mazda 323 back in 1987, but no such luck. Here's what we've got: Renault Alliance ($12,664) Volkswagen Cabriolet Jeep Wrangler ($11,324) Ford Festiva ($5,995) Dodge Shadow ($7,983) Isuzu I-Mark ($8,768) Honda Civic Buick Skyhawk ($8,522) Renault GTA Convertible ($13,464) Mazda 323 Ford Escort Hatchback ($8,405) Adjusted for inflation for those who might be curious....here's what those cars would be in 2018 dollars. Renault Alliance: $27,684 Jeep Wrangler: $24,764 Dodge Shadow: $17,458 Isuzu I-Mark: $19,175 Buick Skyhawk: $18,637 Renault GTA: $29,444 Ford Escort: $18,381
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Post by CardSharksFan8689 on Oct 13, 2018 11:41:36 GMT -5
Aren't Buicks today valued at least $25,000? And I thought I-Marks have been long discontinued?
It seems like, of the inflated values in the last post, Jeep Wrangler is the only one that is still being manufactured today.
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Post by vahan on Oct 13, 2018 14:20:41 GMT -5
I want to know: Did Fremantle always have the tapes of the show despite NBC owning the format? The YouTube channel Classic Concentration 1991 said a year ago on who to contact to get the show back to daytime television that Fremantle no longer has the rights and NBC Universal has no footage.
However, Jon Ricci Jr., who manages Wink Martindale's social media and worked for Fremantle, said he received episodes from them, and I'm pretty sure both Goodson Productions Versions of the show were among them.
So how could Fremantle no longer have the rights (like that YT channel said a year ago) if Ricci apparently received episodes from them? I'm confused.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Oct 13, 2018 15:20:58 GMT -5
I want to know: Did Fremantle always have the tapes of the show despite NBC owning the format? I said this in the PM as well to you, but yes, this is how it was worded to me.
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Post by gameshows87 on Oct 14, 2018 0:38:09 GMT -5
Any behind-the-scenes photos and/or videos showing how the NBC production staff set up the cars onto the platform stages including how the platform stages were put together for Classic Concentration?
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Post by vahan on Oct 14, 2018 0:43:17 GMT -5
Alex actually explained that in an episode from the same year the show premiered.
The Ford Escort Hatchback was won in the second episode that aired today, and it was worth $8,405.
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Post by vahan on Oct 16, 2018 18:10:19 GMT -5
Apparently, they taped six shows instead of five with the Pontiac Sunbird Convertible, Ford Escort Hatchback, Dodge Caravan, Chevrolet Spectrum, Volkswagen Golf GL, Jeep Comanche Sport Truck, Toyota Corolla, and Renault Alliance.
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Post by johnnyo on Oct 17, 2018 9:45:18 GMT -5
Well, I just finished watching episode 8 last night, and I thought I should comment a few unique elements of the second half of that episode.
First, in the regular game, the champ solved the puzzle after taking one turn, and making one match. The challenger had to leave after only one turn. A bit unfortunate, as every other contestant who had previously lost had a chance to play a little more. The dollar value of the one prize (Car Floodlight) that the champ won was not explicitly announced, but I calculated it to be worth only $25.
During the bonus round that followed, with a then record 55 seconds, the champ failed to win a car. A unique aspect of that round was that, for the first time, enough squares were revealed to determine the car that could not be matched without the contestant actually winning a car. In all of the 15 previous bonus rounds, the contestant either won the car (and thus revealed the car that could not be won), or the car that could not be won could not be determined. (There had been multiple occasions previously where it was possible to narrow down the car that could not be won to only two cars.)
Finally, because the games ended early, a new type of bonus round debuted. An audience contestant (who had been determined prior to the show) was invited to the winner's circle to play a bonus round for cash instead of a car. If the audience member matched 7 like dollar amounts, they would win $500. Otherwise, they won the sum of each amount matched. During the round, an on-screen tracker showed the total amount won after each match.
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Post by addemup on Oct 18, 2018 10:01:58 GMT -5
Aren't Buicks today valued at least $25,000? And I thought I-Marks have been long discontinued? It seems like, of the inflated values in the last post, Jeep Wrangler is the only one that is still being manufactured today. Yes, most of those cars are no longer being made, just giving an idea what they'd be today adjusted for inflation.
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Post by vahan on Oct 20, 2018 1:03:03 GMT -5
People have claimed there was a Purple "TAKE!" card as well as an Orange variant, after they introduced the Green one, before making it red. Is that true?
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Post by aaaa on Oct 22, 2018 16:48:28 GMT -5
On the two episodes of CC seen today, the second round rebuses were both used in the 1988 Sharedata CC computer game first edition, as was the Chariots of Fire rebus seen a few weeks ago.
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Post by gameshows87 on Oct 26, 2018 0:05:36 GMT -5
Alex actually explained that in an episode from the same year the show premiered. Does anyone have a clip of this?
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Post by johnnyo on Oct 29, 2018 10:18:46 GMT -5
In the second game played on Episode 12 of CC, no part of the puzzle was revealed to help the contestants. Only the location of the featured prize was revealed.
That is the first time that happened; all other times, at least two squares were revealed, and, in some cases, four squares had been revealed.
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Post by vahan on Oct 29, 2018 12:48:20 GMT -5
Usually, four spaces were revealed if time was running short.
Guess they didn't really like the audience game after using it for two episodes, and decided to just have Alex try to pad as much time as possible.
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Post by aaaa on Nov 2, 2018 16:04:30 GMT -5
Today's second CC airing was 8/4/1987. THey are scheduled to go back to 5/4/1987 on Friday 11/9, as per their online schedule. THe last episode they'll air on 11/8 is the 8/14/1987 episode, assuming no more skips, which is the episode with the infamous Night Court solve based on an apple core.
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