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« on: May 16, 2013, 08:33:43 PM »
Mine is certainly Wheel of Fortune.
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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2013, 08:41:21 PM »
Pointless.
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2013, 09:00:09 PM »
Match Game (the 70s version), tho I would not support a revival of it.  It is a creature of its time.  In the 70s it was possible to be risque without being fornicatingly obvious about it.  Alas, that is no longer the case.
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2013, 09:15:13 PM »
Mine is Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.

I miss the days where game shows, not reality tv, were popular.  You don't find many game shows on today.  The Game Show Network doesn't have as wide a variety of game shows as it used to.
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2013, 09:43:29 PM »
Obvious answer is obvious.
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2013, 11:29:44 AM »
There are not a lot of game shows here.

Maybe "The Weakest Link" on the BBC, because I can try to understand and think in English ...
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2013, 01:43:53 PM »
Jeopardy
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« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2013, 02:02:09 PM »
Jeopardy. I beat my housemate every time. Wink
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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2013, 02:19:35 PM »
I don't watch tv of any sort regularly, so my experience is limited. I do like Cash Cab though. Also Pointless.
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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2013, 04:36:12 PM »
I like Jeopardy! too, of course.
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« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2013, 05:08:31 PM »
Jeopardy! is nice, but I prefer Trebek's earlier work on High Rollers.
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« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2013, 05:37:04 PM »
Jeopardy, I guess.
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« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2013, 06:17:08 PM »
Quote from: True Federalist on May 17, 2013, 05:08:31 PM
Jeopardy! is nice, but I prefer Trebek's earlier work on High Rollers.

High Rollers was great!  I also liked "Press Your Luck".
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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2013, 06:44:31 PM »
Jeopardy
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« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2013, 01:37:14 AM »

That really was a great one.

I used to watch Who Wants to Be a Millionaire a lot during the early years when it was on, namely when Regis was hosting it in primetime. And even though I hardly ever watch it, I've always liked The Price Is Right (and I do think Drew Carey is a great host).
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« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2013, 08:00:55 PM »
« Edited: May 19, 2013, 08:07:37 PM by Oldiesfreak1854 »
Quote from: BushKenya on May 16, 2013, 09:15:13 PM
Mine is Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.

I miss the days where game shows, not reality tv, were popular.  You don't find many game shows on today.  The Game Show Network doesn't have as wide a variety of game shows as it used to.
My feelings exactly, although most of GSN'S original shows were pretty cheesy. 

I've always loved game shows (ever since I was quite young), but alas, most of the classic game shows have fallen by the wayside, and most of the newer ones (Biggest Loser, Survivor, etc.) are more reality shows.  Jeopardy makes numerous factual errors (they referred to Christine Todd Whitman as a Democrat and stated that Joseph was the son of Zilpah rather than Rachel), but it was always pretty good other than that.  I was always good remembering facts and figures like that, and people always told me I should go on there (nowadays I would probably have to shoot for the college tournament episodes.)  The new version of Family Feud is awful, and it seems to have a new host every week.  (Anybody remember when Richard Dawson or Louie Anderson hosted it?)  The Weakest Link was great too, if only to see contestants be bullied by a mean old British lady: "You are the weakest link, goodbye!" (Anne Robinson was a much better host than the guy who hosted it later.)  Who Wants to be a Millionaire was great back in the day when Regis hosted it, and I used to watch it religiously, but it's gone so far downhill that I don't even recognize the new show.  Wheel of Fortune is probably the best out there right now, but I'll also tune into The Price is Right when the TV is on my local CBS affiliate at that hour.  I probably don't have a single favorite, though.  Match Game, Press Your Luck, and Blockbusters (a show hosted by Bill Cullen in the early 80s) were great, too.
Thankfully, we still have newer game shows like Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? and Deal or No Deal that preserve the classic format.
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« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2013, 08:42:19 PM »
Not a game show fan, but probably Jeopardy. I take the view that a lot of game shows really belittle people, honestly.
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« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2013, 08:51:48 PM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on May 17, 2013, 11:29:44 AM
There are not a lot of game shows here.

Maybe "The Weakest Link" on the BBC, because I can try to understand and think in English ...

I have to say, I do miss The Weakest Link.  Anne Robinson was great.  It's puzzling why it didn't last longer in the US.
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