I watched Match Game the first time around. Gene Rayburn always came across to me as a dirty old man that moms would pull their kids away from if he approached them on the street.
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Jon B. - Jul 18, 2008 10:27:16 am PDT #930 of 8624
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Scrappy - Jul 18, 2008 10:34:39 am PDT #931 of 8624
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Gene Rayburn always came across to me as a dirty old man that moms would pull their kids away from if he approached them on the street.
Well, yeah, but it totally works for the show--and he always keeps things moving, even with all those drunk celebrities to handle.
megan walker - Jul 18, 2008 11:03:54 am PDT #932 of 8624
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I loved Match Game! I even had it as a board game, which was hi-larious.
Fred Pete - Jul 18, 2008 11:52:08 am PDT #933 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
You say that last as if it's a selling point.
On the comedy thread, it is. Not to mention that the really, really shuddery stuff you see in the media wasn't what the average person always wore.
I mean, Richard Dawson in a turtleneck and checked jacket is more humorous than scary. And Fannie Flagg in a "Southern Comfort" shirt fits in with the innuendo.
Also seconding Scrappy. The chemistry really makes the show.
Laga - Jul 18, 2008 2:07:31 pm PDT #934 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I wish I could find the review of the new Match Game I read on AICN. Their search engine sucks. The gist of it was that what made the original show great was that it was naughty. Today you can get away with anything so there's no way to recapture that bawdiness.
Fred Pete - Jul 21, 2008 5:16:52 am PDT #935 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
what made the original show great was that it was naughty. Today you can get away with anything so there's no way to recapture that bawdiness.
I'm not sure the naughtiness was the big factor, but they do get the changing times right. The original came out at the right time for innuendo -- when it was permitted but daring to say "boobs" or "make love" on TV. Nothing really fits that category now that Jerry Springer has been on for more than 10 years.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 21, 2008 5:39:28 am PDT #936 of 8624
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I used to hate it when The Newlywed Game called sex "Making Whoopee"- drove me crazy!
Frankenbuddha - Jul 24, 2008 4:51:13 am PDT #937 of 8624
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So I received my DVDs of Spaced yesterday (also picked up the Robot Chicken Star Wars dvd), and watched the first episode. I really liked it. Not laugh-out-loud funny yet, but very entertaining. I think I'll be enjoying this a lot.
Laga - Jul 24, 2008 7:21:39 am PDT #938 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I stopped in to Barnes & Noble to see if they had it and they did so of course I had to buy it. $60 for 14 episodes! I hope the extras are good.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 24, 2008 7:31:32 am PDT #939 of 8624
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yikes, Laga. I pre-ordered it from DeepDiscount and it was only $28!