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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 11, 2015 19:31:52 GMT -5
Wow. The bonus round that was actually used on the series was a lot more exciting than the one on this pilot. Yikes.
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Post by vahan on Sept 11, 2015 19:39:11 GMT -5
Wow. The bonus round that was actually used on the series was a lot more exciting than the one on this pilot. Yikes. Have you noticed how much Working Girl March sounds like the actual series theme for Body Language? Many other game show pilots did that. Maynard Ferguson's Give it One was reworked by Alan Thicke as Big Wheels ( Wheel of Fortune) Quincy Jones' Chump Change was reworked by Alan Thicke as Hip Check ( Blank Check) Santa Esmeralda's cover of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood was reworked by Hal Hidey ( Bullseye) Keith Mansfield's Flash was reworked by Lee Ringuette ( Press Your Luck)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 13:13:30 GMT -5
60s Match Game, Play for Keeps: F (sorry, but I am not a fan of black-and-white fare) Okay, I'm curious: why don't you like black-and-white shows? Well, I should have been clear in what I was saying. I am actually not a fan of black-and-white game shows. There is one black-and-white show I do enjoy, and that is The Little Rascals. And now that the fresh pilots have been exhausted, I am going to give my grades on the last batch of pilots from the week. Double Dare: C. (The Spoilers end game seen on CBS was pretty much a slight modification as opposed to the pilot) Beat the Clock '79: C. (Pretty good pilot, definitely would take this version over any black-and-white version) Body Language: D+. (As expected, the set had too much green, and the logo at the beginning of the pilot had a green color scheme as well, plus there was a border surrounding the logo with bodies appearing to be laying on the floor. As for the game itself, it was good, until the end game, which defeated the show being called Body Language, as no pantomiming was involved, and thus brought my grade down. $ale of the Century did lose viewership in its last 1 1/4 years because of the Winner's Big Money Game end game not involving shopping, though I liked that one. The "Sweepstakes" end game on Body Language that made it to CBS was so much better. But the logo on the pilot was pretty interesting) Let's Make a Deal, Body Talk: F (sorry folks, I am not a fan of anything that is not later-70s and 80s, except for the 70s Match Game pilot) OFF-TOPIC: supersaver87 on YouTube apparently got hit with a copyright strike by Viacom for uploading 70s Double Dare, a show that is NOT owned by Viacom. I am not sure if it has to do with Viacom owning the rights to the Double Dare concept, since it may be possible that Super Sloppy Double Dare may have been based on the Alex Trebek version.
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Post by WarioSajak on Sept 12, 2015 18:25:08 GMT -5
OFF-TOPIC: supersaver87 on YouTube apparently got hit with a copyright strike by Viacom for uploading 70s Double Dare, a show that is NOT owned by Viacom. I am not sure if it has to do with Viacom owning the rights to the Double Dare concept, since it may be possible that Super Sloppy Double Dare may have been based on the Alex Trebek version. The Viacom-owned Double Dare has almost no similarities to the Fremantle-owned Double Dare aside from: 1) The general aspect of being a quiz; Goodson's show was clue-based, while Nickelodeon's show was a straightforward quiz with stunts in there too. 2) The idea of "Dare" and "Double Dare", done pretty differently between the two shows. 3) The use of money for scorekeeping. 4) The fact Edd Kalehoff did the music for both shows. In other words, I'm pretty sure Viacom's in the wrong here.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 18:50:14 GMT -5
I think Viacom is only doing claims based on the name of the show, without doing any research.
Or they could be just greedy.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 12, 2015 21:26:33 GMT -5
Wow, didn't know that pilot version of the theme had a title to it. Or that it had a history to it. I see based on YouTube it was used by the NFL. I think Viacom is only doing claims based on the name of the show, without doing any research. Or they could be just greedy. I think both of these statements apply, tbh
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Post by Mandoli on Sept 12, 2015 23:23:11 GMT -5
Off topic one last time before we divert this back to Buzzr:
It could be worse - you could upload sports footage that you took yourself, in person... And get a claim from the league telling you that the shootout that you popped up is theirs. Last time I checked, the NHL didn't know that it was going to happen.
Okay, rant over.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 16, 2015 21:52:38 GMT -5
Catching up on this week's Press Your Luck episodes and I see that Buzzr is now into 1984! And Super Password is in 1985 now as well. Finally!
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Post by ScottEC on Sept 17, 2015 8:51:43 GMT -5
Saw the '83 New Year's Eve episode. It was funny to see the Whammies sing a Christmas carol.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 17, 2015 8:52:55 GMT -5
Catching up with Super Password and it's nice to see a small ID that Buzzr made in honor of Nipsey Russell's birthday.
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Post by ScottEC on Sept 17, 2015 17:40:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2015 10:38:32 GMT -5
Why on earth would there be a Whammy choir singing a Christmas Carol when Christmas was over?
Then again, holiday decorations from Christmas 1985 were prevalent on the set as late as January 3, 1986.
Maybe it had to do with the tapings happening during a weekend.
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Post by vahan on Sept 20, 2015 12:48:02 GMT -5
The tapings of the Christmas and New Year's 1983 episodes were in December 1983, as were episodes #075-#084 of the show (This was when the norm was 10 episodes every other weekend; it became 11 in late 1984). The 1984 tapings began in January with the first Studio 43 episode (January 17, 1984). www.cbstelevisioncity.com/shows (Look under 1983 and 1984)
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Sept 20, 2015 21:04:11 GMT -5
I was catching up with some Match Game '78 episodes and noticed something during the closing credits of one. I thought this little bit was worth posting because I don't recall the last few seconds of the theme song being used on the air before:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 13:55:55 GMT -5
Vahan, I clicked the link, and I noticed that Body Language's first tapings were in May 1984. I know there were no Press Your Luck episodes taped on May 26 and 27, 1984 due to Memorial Day weekend, but do you think the first episodes of Body Language were taped during the week leading up to May 26, 1984?
I'm leaning towards the week leading up to the tapings of Michael Larson's Press Your Luck episodes.
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