TheMaster
08-20-2005, 04:58 PM
Particularlly, anyone here who's a fan of the classics (1970s and 80s), IE: Family Feud, Press Your Luck, Match Game, the Price is Right, $ale of the Century, Name That Tune?
I'm asking because I have a new petition going to bring one specific show back to the air, which ran from 1984 to 1990, then was briefly revived in 1993. It's called Scrabble.
Anyone familiar with it should know what I'm talking about. For those unfamiliar with it, Chuck Woolery was the host of the show, and it was based on the popular board game. (Though not nearly as many words were built :D)
The object was that two players competed to try to guess letters in words that appeared on a computer-generated Scrabble board. When it was their turn, a player drew two numbered tiles from the pile in between them, and fed them into a reader which revealed two letters. In each round, Chuck would give one letter in the word to start out, the number of letters, and a clue as to what the word was. Each round had one word to it. When a player goes, they can play a tile or try to solve the puzzle. If they try to play a tile, it will literally slide across the board trying to find its place in the word. If it's in the word, that player goes again. If not, then it's what was called a Stopper, and the player loses control of the board.
For each word there are three Stoppers, letters that are not in the word. If the letter cannot find a place in the word, it will explode and be replaced by a red stop sign, and one of three Stopper lights will be lit. If all three Stoppers are found, they go into Speedword.
When a player uses up both his tiles, he can draw two more from the pile. If at any time he thinks he knows the word, he can buzz in and try to spell it out. Correctly solving the puzzle will win the round. Incorrectly solving means you lose control of the board.
In the event that a letter lands on a premium space, a bonus dollar amount is added, assuming the player can solve the puzzle in that turn. Blue squares are worth an additional $500, red squares worth $1,000.
In Speedword, the remaining letters in the word are slowly revealed one at a time, and in random order. The very last letter would not be revealed, it is up to the players to guess it. The first one to buzz in and solve the puzzle wins the round. The first player to win three rounds wins the game and moves on to the Scrabble Sprint round.
In Scrabble Sprint, the player has 87 seconds to guess three words where he is given the number of letters and a clue by Chuck. The letters are slowly revealed like in Speedword. And if they can beat the previous champion's time, they will win a big dollar amount (don't really remember what it was).
The series was syndicated and ran on USA until October 1995, when it went off the air altogether, never to be heard from again. It was one of my favorites, and it ran for so long with such good popularity, that it's almost a mystery to me why they killed it. And that's why I have this petition going, to urge the Game Show Network to buy the rights of Reg Grundy Productions, and air the show again for good entertainment's sake. Anyone who thinks it should be brought back or the very least liked the show, are welcome to sign my petition here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/80sGames
I'm asking because I have a new petition going to bring one specific show back to the air, which ran from 1984 to 1990, then was briefly revived in 1993. It's called Scrabble.
Anyone familiar with it should know what I'm talking about. For those unfamiliar with it, Chuck Woolery was the host of the show, and it was based on the popular board game. (Though not nearly as many words were built :D)
The object was that two players competed to try to guess letters in words that appeared on a computer-generated Scrabble board. When it was their turn, a player drew two numbered tiles from the pile in between them, and fed them into a reader which revealed two letters. In each round, Chuck would give one letter in the word to start out, the number of letters, and a clue as to what the word was. Each round had one word to it. When a player goes, they can play a tile or try to solve the puzzle. If they try to play a tile, it will literally slide across the board trying to find its place in the word. If it's in the word, that player goes again. If not, then it's what was called a Stopper, and the player loses control of the board.
For each word there are three Stoppers, letters that are not in the word. If the letter cannot find a place in the word, it will explode and be replaced by a red stop sign, and one of three Stopper lights will be lit. If all three Stoppers are found, they go into Speedword.
When a player uses up both his tiles, he can draw two more from the pile. If at any time he thinks he knows the word, he can buzz in and try to spell it out. Correctly solving the puzzle will win the round. Incorrectly solving means you lose control of the board.
In the event that a letter lands on a premium space, a bonus dollar amount is added, assuming the player can solve the puzzle in that turn. Blue squares are worth an additional $500, red squares worth $1,000.
In Speedword, the remaining letters in the word are slowly revealed one at a time, and in random order. The very last letter would not be revealed, it is up to the players to guess it. The first one to buzz in and solve the puzzle wins the round. The first player to win three rounds wins the game and moves on to the Scrabble Sprint round.
In Scrabble Sprint, the player has 87 seconds to guess three words where he is given the number of letters and a clue by Chuck. The letters are slowly revealed like in Speedword. And if they can beat the previous champion's time, they will win a big dollar amount (don't really remember what it was).
The series was syndicated and ran on USA until October 1995, when it went off the air altogether, never to be heard from again. It was one of my favorites, and it ran for so long with such good popularity, that it's almost a mystery to me why they killed it. And that's why I have this petition going, to urge the Game Show Network to buy the rights of Reg Grundy Productions, and air the show again for good entertainment's sake. Anyone who thinks it should be brought back or the very least liked the show, are welcome to sign my petition here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/80sGames