BuzzrTV discussion

[ivoryface86]

Jan 30, 2024 21:22:02 GMT -5 archiefit said:

Since Bob Eubanks Card Sharks started up again a month or more ago, I hate to say it but I've missed quite a few days. For one reason or another, forgeting to put in a disc, forgetting days, or the TV antenna converter simply not being on when it's suppoosed to be. At any rate, I have been checking Internet Archive but nobody seems to be posting Eubanks' Card Sharks. Seems it's been a year or more since any were posted. Am I missing where they are on Internet Archive and if not there, could somebody please post these shows from the past couple months?

The Game Show Channel is uploading them and Jennings is uploading them in his Internet Archive page, but he just doesn't upload EVERY fresh episode because he may have encoding issues or something.

[archiefit]

I had checked Internet Archive before I posted and even Game Show Channel's posts and it still is as I first stated. Just checked again and the "latest" Card Sharks that was ever uploaded was May 10, 2022. And it was even earlier if you look for any Card Sharks other than Game Show Channels uploads. The Card Sharks uploads are pitiful, just like my recording luck with them. At least I got all of this week's shows. Hmm, 6 recorded out of countless numbers these past few months is nothing to brag about.

[tpirlogo]

I'm surprised no one mentioned that the most recent new to BUZZR episode of Family Feud from April 21, 1983 had the infamous "Jeans" answer moment; can't remember the specific question Richard asked though.

[snowpeck]

Feb 1, 2024 13:55:57 GMT -5 tpirlogo said:

I'm surprised no one mentioned that the most recent new to BUZZR episode of Family Feud from April 21, 1983 had the infamous "Jeans" answer moment; can't remember the specific question Richard asked though.

"Name something you buy in a larger size if you have a large family"

[tpirlogo]

Feb 1, 2024 17:43:24 GMT -5 snowpeck said:

Feb 1, 2024 13:55:57 GMT -5 tpirlogo said:

I'm surprised no one mentioned that the most recent new to BUZZR episode of Family Feud from April 21, 1983 had the infamous "Jeans" answer moment; can't remember the specific question Richard asked though.

"Name something you buy in a larger size if you have a large family"

Thanks. I was trying to find the clip that was in a compilation video on YouTube.

[zachary]

Can anyone tell me how many episodes of the following game shows Buzzr has to air. Thank you.

Blockbusters- (currently not on the schedule)
Double Dare- Alex Trebek (Currently not on the schedule)
Now You See It- Currently not on the schedule)

[vahan]

Blockbusters (#313-#372 and #001-#099 still not yet aired. Neither has the 1987 version's 85 episodes. A John Hatten episode aired four years ago.)
Double Dare-Alex Trebek (#32-#96 still not yet aired, and nobody knows what happened to #67-#93 that GSN skipped.)
Now You See It (#166-#308 still not yet aired. Neither has the 1989 version, which, by now, it should be established that it was not due to clearance issues with Chuck Henry, but because GSN didn't have interest in showing it.)

[ivoryface86]

Zachary Ellis, here are other shows currently not on the schedule in which episodes Buzzr hasn't aired yet:
Body Language: #1-#20, #26-#68, #70-#71, #73-#159(Surprised to see #57 rerun as part of Black History Extravaganza awhile back though), #366-#375, #378-#396.
Child's Play: #1-#82, #148-#258.
Supermarket Sweep: The final 25-taped episodes of the Lifetime TV run including the 3rd Annual Mother/Daughter Week, the last 3 episodes of the first ever Double Your $$ Week from the 7th overall season(first of the PAX revivial), most of the rest of the PAX run after #8_2040(the left most digit represent the overall season # and the next left most digit represent the season # of the PAX revivial).
Concentration: Episodes after #132-2 from 1977(Still can't believe Buzzr took it off while fresh episodes were still in disposal). Don't remind us about episodes prior to #96-1 from 1976.
Beat The Clock: #D-64-#D-93
Trivia Trap: #31 from November 26, 1984 to #45 from December 14, 1984 and #51-#88 and #94-#128.

[zachary]

Thank you guys for the information. I am almost 100% sure that the Chuck Henry version of Now You See It will never be shown on tv again. Whether it be rights issues or tape loss/damage. As for Supermarket Sweep I really appreciate the information. With it being off schedule though I am hopeful that Buzzr will air the rest of the 1994/1995 episodes with the exception of Rick and Aaron's first appearance during the Twin Car Giveaway. I now have all 10 Sweep Of Champions episodes that aired in 1994/1995. Aside from Lara and Larry's first appearance I have all the other first appearances of the contestants that were on the Sweep Of Champions during the 1994/1995 season.

[ivoryface86]

Since this is BHM, we hope to see Body Language #384-#388 and/or #394-#396(the series finale week) during the last BHM weekend. Another suggestion is #104-#108 of Body Language, that week featured the first contestant ever to reach the $25,000 winnings mark and had to retire anyhow, and the debut of Emilie Kong as one of 2 new players since Pam had to retire anyhow and her masculine opponent Lee got his 2nd loss.

[zachary]

I am really looking forward to the episodes this month.

[timg]

All of the 1974-75 season of To Tell the Truth is great. And Tattletales. GSN aired sporadic episodes of this far into the 70s.

[CardSharksFan8689]

I also agree that the 1989 revival of Now You See It will never be aired again despite that the host retired from the news in 2022 - otherwise it would have aired by now. That said, the lack of reruns may not be due to Chuck Henry refusing to clear his appearances in fear of jeopardizing his credibility as a top news reporter...

Which reminds me - I remember reading a post on the long-defunct GSN boards that the reason for the lack of reruns of the 1989 revival of Now You See It was due to not enough episodes to air in syndication. U.S. broadcast laws require 85 episodes to qualify for off-network syndication, and that version of Now You See It fell short by ten episodes, thus not qualifying for off-network syndication. If the series had continued through the end of July 1989, then it probably would have qualified for syndicated reruns.  Blockbusters with Bill Rafferty did end in May 1987, and it did barely make it to 85 episodes and thus qualified for off-network syndication (surprising that one hasn't aired on Buzzr yet).  So I think, for Now You See It, this "refusing to clear his appearances to protect his credibility as a top news reporter" claim is just a myth.

But then again, if celebrity clearance policy was indeed a factor, maybe that version of Now You See It could make it to Buzzr after Chuck Henry dies.

[vahan]

I've heard someone say that if NYSI '89 doesn't show up for a future Lost and Found, then the tapes might be misplaced, similar to Davidson Squares. I don't think that's actually true, or Adam Nedeff would have mentioned it when he confirmed the real reason. Not to mention the premiere episode that was posted years ago in master quality came straight from Fremantle. Doesn’t sound like a case of misplaced tapes to me.

[vahan]

John Ricci Jr. and Doug Bradshaw says they're misplaced. I only wish I knew HOW they got misplaced. Seems like it happened at some point between 1993 and 2002.