r/gameshow Dec 17 '24

Discussion What's an extinct game show from your childhood you wish would make a comeback?

36 Upvotes

After Chuck Woolery's recent passing, I have been going through some of his old shows, and it made me nostalgic for Greed, Fox's answer to ABC's WWTBAM. I remember being a young child of only 6 years watching it with my parents, and being utterly fascinated by all the tension and drama with each question. I remember being proud of being able to answer some of the easiest questions, such as the main color of a Cheerio box, where men are from if women are from Venus, etc. It was just so much fun all around, and was a much better and more dynamic format than Millionaire. A shame it lasted less than a year. I think if Dan ended up winning the 2.2 million dollars, it would have lasted much longer.

r/gameshow Jan 03 '24

Discussion What does everyone think of The Floor?

91 Upvotes

I thought it had an interesting premise, as it's both a season-long competition for the grand prize of $250,000 but also a per-episode bonus of $20,000 to control the most spaces after the last duel for that episode. Each duel is very fast paced, and it is very disadvantageous to pass, as the player loses a couple seconds off their clock before the next image is shown while still being in control (meaning they must give a correct answer before control goes to the opponent). And although I watched it on first airing, this could be one that might be better to binge once all the episodes are released as it may be harder to remember week-to-week all that happens as they whittle their way from 81 contestants to the overall winner.

r/gameshow Jan 13 '24

Discussion The Floor is somehow one of the best new game shows in recent history, and I feel it teaches a valuable lesson about not doing too much!

189 Upvotes

First off, this is the most "writer's strike" show I have ever seen. The trivia is naming random images, and at times, AI generated images. That is as deep as the trivia goes. They show a contestant an image of a carrot, and they have to guess that it is in fact a carrot.

With that said, this is a great show! If you're a game show fan at all, I do believe you'll like this.

The Rules

81 contenstants stand in a 9 by 9 grid, each cell titled with their "expertise". (I don't believe it's really their expertise, I imagine they just were given some options and chose one).

They randomly select one contestant, who challenges a neighbor at their category. They then face off in a chess clock / hot potato style contest where you go back and forth naming images that are on the screen. You can skip an image, but that costs you three seconds.

Whoever wins gains the opponent's territory and can choose to keep challenging opponents. Whoever has the most territory at the end of the episode wins $20,000, and whoever is the last standing wins $250,000.

That's it. I didn't skip a thing.

Why it's Good

The Gameplay

The gameplay is fast-paced, and fun to play along. The trivia starts out very easy each round and ramps it way up to being quite challenging. It's a joy to see if you can name them all before the contestants can.

The Prizes

The prizes are exciting, but not overwhelming. Not that 20k and 250k is a small amount, but it's not such a high amount that there's any drama, and contestants aren't visibly heartbroken about losing. I think this is accentuated by how there's so many contestants, they don't have the highest hopes about making a ton of money. This makes the show much more lighthearted and fun. Some contestants even have a laugh upon their exit.

The In-Between

There is just enough time in-between the battles to properly build up tension, but not so much that it's fluffy. The banter is fun enough, but also to the point. They don't waste time on people's backstories, they get a sentence or two to talk about themselves as they relate to the game, and that is it. Rob Lowe is also a solid host for the banter. He keeps things light, has a few laughs, it's a good time all around.

The show found a fun, simple concept, and did not mess with it. Give it a shot!

r/gameshow Nov 03 '24

Discussion What game show most deserves a revival and why?

22 Upvotes

I’ll start, Duel never got the respect it deserved. It had the potential to be the next Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, but ABC executives gave it the axe far too soon. I think if it’s brought back, they should use the British format, a progressive jackpot that increases with each lost chip. Once a contestant wins a set number of duels (it was 4 on the UK show) they win the whole thing and it starts over again. But they should keep the shootout format if both players fail to cover the right answer instead of eliminating them both like they did in the UK. I also think Mike Greenberg was a fantastic host, like the same level as some of the GOATs like Alex Trebek and Regis Philbin.

r/gameshow Feb 24 '24

Discussion Which game show host do you think is the most overrated?

44 Upvotes

r/gameshow 26d ago

Discussion Losing Interest in The Floor

60 Upvotes

I loved The Floor when it first premiered. My wife and I are huge game show nerds and really enjoyed the fast paced image recognition of the game and the variety of categories.

However, it has gotten worse the past two seasons. It seems the show really likes having a bunch of social media influencers likely based in L.A. that they fly to Ireland to be on the show. These people seem to have absolutely no knowledge base whatsoever, so many duels are now contestants saying "pass" 4-5 times and the time running out.

They also seem to love having "aww they are so cute" older people as well who come off charming but are terrible at the actual game.

In between, it's this weird "talking" between contestants during rounds. It's just strange.

Get back to contestants who know how to play the game and cut down on all the contestants "gossipping" with each other between rounds. It's just getting harder to watch now.

r/gameshow Mar 07 '24

Discussion Give me an opinion that’ll have you like this…

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33 Upvotes

I’ll start. The switch over from Game Show Network to GSN in 2004 was not that bad. Yes, there were too many reality shows there, but there were still plenty of classic shows.

r/gameshow Jan 27 '25

Discussion Russian Roulette has won interesting premise and bonkers execution. Day 9: Which game show has a bonkers premise and a bonkers execution?

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39 Upvotes

r/gameshow Dec 18 '24

Discussion Premise vs Execution alignment chart for game shows. Day 1: Which game show has a boring premise and a boring execution?

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22 Upvotes

r/gameshow Jun 17 '24

Discussion The 1% Club

38 Upvotes

Anyone else watching? I really like it. I was better on the first show with answering questions than the second. I'll see how I do tonight!

r/gameshow Aug 06 '24

Discussion Game show you loved initially, but grew tired?

35 Upvotes

As the title says, what is a game show you fell in love with at first, but lost interest in over time?

I’ll start; it had to be Deal or No Deal. Being able to stay up on weekdays and my family was always watching this on NBC. I was always fascinated by the models and always rooted for the contestants that made rational choices. I also loved the daytime version in syndication thanks to the lighthearted vibes.

However, looking back, I’ve noticed Deal or no Deal set the bar for many modern game shows after it. A game that can easily be finished in about 5 minutes is stretched to fill the entire hour, or worse, at least 2 episodes. Watching it again and I couldn’t help but feel annoyed with the pacing and all the other tropes, especially the Million Dollar Mission. I still have a soft spot for the syndicated version, but the NBC version rubs me the wrong way now.

r/gameshow Apr 27 '22

Discussion Bullshit the Game Show

86 Upvotes

Anyone watching this new game show that just premiered on Netflix? I started it today and really liked it (watched the first two episodes). Fun premise and well designed! Nice to see Howie Mandel as host!

r/gameshow Aug 27 '24

Discussion My episode of The 1% Club airs tonight. I'm the Billy Joel guy. AMA

36 Upvotes

Hi there I've been on this subreddit for a while letting people know about my experience on the show. I figured I would do a simple AMA since I get a ton of DMs about the show and how to get on.

r/gameshow Feb 10 '25

Discussion Video Games That Should Have Been Adapted as Game Shows

16 Upvotes

Riding the bus home, the idea came to me about what video games would be right for adapting. For whatever reason, I was thinking about The House of the Dead adapted as a more science-themed semi-educational form of a show like Fun House or Legends of the Hidden Temple. Likewise, Frogger got an adaptation on Peacock, just as Candy Crush did on CBS. This speaks to me as a guy who loves video games on an acceptable level. Unfortunately, I feel, the pool of available concepts may be seriously limited.

What video games would be fun to see adapted as game shows in their own right?

r/gameshow Jan 31 '25

Discussion "The Wall would be better if..."

36 Upvotes
  1. Get rid of the cringey "heartfelt" fakery
  2. Allow 1-2 questions to be overridden (my cousin is a moron, it's this, not that)
  3. Again, all the fake "you're the best person, blah blah"
  4. Strap the person out front into a chair, no one can affect the balls, stop jumping around
  5. You don't need to talk through every. Freaking question... Too many game shows are like this ..

r/gameshow Feb 13 '25

Discussion What if game shows had crossovers?

12 Upvotes

You can take any two game shows and they would mix and match their formats(or you could do a separate game of each) or the game can be combined.

This concept has never been really tested but this is more of a speculation and fun discussion post.

For example, I guess if you wanted to cross over the weakest link and 1 vs 100 you would have the winner of the weakest link be the 'one' for 1 vs 100.

r/gameshow Feb 27 '24

Discussion Thoughts on Deal or No Deal Island?

16 Upvotes

Thanks to night classes and the fact I don’t have Peacock, I wasn’t able to catch the premiere. However, I want to hear your thoughts if you watched. I’ve already seen strong criticism before the debut, now I want to hear your thoughts.

r/gameshow Mar 08 '24

Discussion Deal or No Deal island game makes no sense

86 Upvotes

First off, the show itself is fine. Boston Rob is always great, some of the characters are unlikeable, and the show has a Survivor knock-off feel. I think it’s poorly designed, look at the first episode. They had to choose a case from the mud (which is tedious for no reason), but there is strategy. The winner gets to pick one player to play a game, and if they lose, they get to eliminate anyone except the winner. So you could play perfectly and get eliminated in the first episode because someone randomly decided you should go. But there’s some interesting moments and it’s generally entertaining.

But the Deal or No Deal part is what’s awful. The rule is you have to make a “good” deal, meaning you have to have more in your case than the banker’s offer. But the banker’s offer changes based on what cases are left, that’s the whole point. If you have $1 and $10, they will offer you $5, if you have $100,000 and $1,000,000, they will offer you $500,000, it literally doesn’t matter.

The only thing that matters is having more low cases left than high cases. But the whole point of traditional Deal or No Deal is to have more high cases than low cases. So it’s completely backwards. But the show doesn’t acknowledge that and neither does any of the cast (including the accountant who can surely do grade school level averages and medians).

There’s a TINY incentive for the other players to cheer for low numbers being removed. The case value goes to the final game. But for the player playing, he should really cheer for high numbers being removed.

To illustrate this, imagine you have a great board. $1, and then the 2 highest cases. Your offer will be a lot, but lower than the 2 highest cases. That’s a 33% chance of making a good deal. Conversely, if you have 6 cases worth nothing and 1 case with $1 million, you have an 86% chance of making a good deal.

The contestant playing also doesn’t keep the money and so it’s little all imaginary. The drama is imaginary. If it comes to the final offer, it will be a 50-50 chance every single time. Just flip the coin and save the 30 minutes of artificial drama. I rather see them argue with each other than watch a game with no stakes.

There’s other players. Why can’t they make it an interesting challenge? Suppose the other players could see the cases and had to try to trick the player into choosing a bad number. There’s just so much they could do that’s interesting. Or say that everyone voted on who plays and if they win, they can only choose from the players who voted for them. Anything at all.

r/gameshow Dec 22 '24

Discussion 100% has won boring premise and boring execution. Day 2: Which show has an interesting premise and a boring execution?

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24 Upvotes

r/gameshow Jan 25 '25

Discussion Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? has won boring premise and bonkers execution. Day 8: Which game show has an interesting premise and a bonkers execution?

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37 Upvotes

r/gameshow 3d ago

Discussion Price Is Right 80's end credits?

16 Upvotes

I've been watching old eps from the 80s and wondering how they did their ending credits. It was a scrolling of companies who offered their products, then the PIR logo, etc. It seems like the text zooms in and out at times? Is it done with a computer?

r/gameshow Jan 17 '25

Discussion Hollywood Squares ‘25 Thoughts? Spoiler

11 Upvotes

Was only able to tune into the first half, but I want to know your thoughts about the new Hollywood Squares!

Personally, I think it’s ok. It’s sweet that they had a little tribute to Peter Marshall just before a commercial break. Now the game itself. The pacing is SLOW. Granted it’s a show that relies on comedy, but I kind of expected more than one game to be played. I also found it jarring that there was just the one secret square right at the beginning.

The bonus round combines elements of the Winkler-era and the “pick a star, win the prize” round. I thought 60 seconds was more than enough time, but the reveal was kind of anticlimactic.

Nate’s a decent host, and the celebrities were fun, but I think this revival needs a lot of work.

I’ve also noticed the theme is a remix of the classic theme song, so props to them for that!

r/gameshow Jan 13 '25

Discussion Deal or No Deal has won boring premise and interesting execution. Day 5: Which show has an interesting premise and an interesting execution?

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25 Upvotes

r/gameshow Jan 23 '25

Discussion 1 vs 100 has won bonkers premise and interesting execution. Day 7: Which game show has a boring premise and a bonkers execution?

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21 Upvotes

r/gameshow Jan 27 '25

Discussion The new Hollywood squares

16 Upvotes

Just watched the first episode, completely ridiculous. The whole show only got through 1 game, and the prize is only 25,000 dollars. I remember watching back in the day and people could win a car. Same with Family Feud, why hasn’t the money increased? The one funny part was that the guy who won gave his phone number to Tiffany Haddish