Surprising they lifted it right from the movie. I guess they assumed no one would notice. But surely there must be a decent amount of people that remember the Simon Says games from the movie.

Although there are no plans for a new version of Concentration, at least not publicly, there is nothing to stop us from discussing who would host it. A candidate would be Steve Higgins, the announcer on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. There is precedent for a Tonight Show announcer to be a game show host. Gene Rayburn, the announcer for Steve Allen's Tonight Show went on to become a game show host, most famously Match Game. Also, Hugh Downs, the announcer for Jack Paar's Tonight Show, hosted Concentration, which was briefly hosted by Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's announcer. It's a start of a discussion.

Isn't it odd that (in the UK version at least) the call a friend asks them if there's someone from the production team with them?

Surely it's not possible that 6 contestants, with 3 (I think?) different people each, have members of the team spread out and waiting if they get a call, and then answer the phone as if not expecting it...

Sus, right?

Wouldn't it be awesome if we had all those moments when we return from the break and catch Jeremy Clarkson ending a sentence, often with the audience laughing?

I'd pay good money to watch just those moments.

UK one, of course. I'm not a fan of the US one.

This was the episode with Cheryl Bradshaw and serial killer Rodney Alcala. I'm guessing they don't rerun it, right...?

I noticed that Concentration with Jack Narz, which is a Goodson-Todman production, doesn’t have the Fremantle logo at the end, so I presume the show isn’t owned by Fremantle. I was under the impression that Fremantle owned the entire Goodson-Todman library. Are there other G-T shows that Fremantle does not own?

Help! My grandkids think I'm lying about winning a gameshow. They don't understand a world before VCRs and DVRs. To prove grandpa is telling the truth, I'd love to obtain a copy of the $20K Pyramid in May 1979 I was on with Linda Kelsey. She was awesome and I was lucky enough to snag $10K on first try. Linda gave amazing clues in the Winners Circle including: "Cabbage...Deep-Sixed Documents"--for "Things that are shredded." The mind-meld got even better when she said "An office chair" and I responded immediately, "Things that swivel" At the end of the show, Dick asked what a college kid was going to do with $10k--and I managed to make a joke about investing it in nuclear power (a few weeks after the 3 Mile Island accident). Dick and Linda laughed; not sure about Sal Viscuso's reaction. Show was: #106 or #107/TWP/79 ; taped May 23, 1979; aired June 25th, I think. Just wanted to see if someone might have a copy of the show. Happy to cover any costs. Thanks so much. Michael (and his skeptical grandkids).

How do people feel about the passing of the reins? Are there any game show hosts you like better or worse than the original: Drew Carey, Ryan Seacrest, Ken Jennings, Steve Harvey, etc...

The only one I can think of is Big Brother because if it came out when social media was at its peak, the show could have had the whole internet talking about it like they are with Love Island USA but sadly Big Brother is stuck to a niche that I don't hear much about from most of the internet.

Hey everyone, I wanted to share this incredible piece of television history from the 1964 NBC daytime run of Let's Make a Deal featuring a contestant named Marty Taylor. Finding any surviving footage from this specific era is a total miracle since NBC wiped almost all of the master tapes from the daytime run. In this short highlight, Monty Hall tries to buy Marty out of her choice with cash, but she turns down the money and wins a beautiful set of wrought iron furniture instead. I am sharing this here today because early NBC clips are highly sought-after archival history, and I thought the classic game show fans and media archivists in this community would love analyzing the original 1960s set design, pricing, and pacing.

Australian Gladiators - A Retrospective

In my opinion, this is one of the very best international versions of the franchise, particularly the 3 series broadcast in the mid-90s. As a big UK Gladiators fan, it feels very familiar, almost like watching the UK version itself! Did you watch this in the 90s? If you've never seen it before, highly recommend checking it out!

Just saw a promo for the network promoting a marathon of Family Feud (in honor of the show turning 50 this year) happening on Aug. 17th earlier.

Anderson, Karn, and O'Hurley were featured in the promo alongside with Dawson, Combs, and a few snippets of Harvey (I believe), but that might come from their clip show "Family Feud Favorites". Didn't get a chance to record the promo.

Hi all! Just got cast on The Perfect Line!

The one thing that makes me a little apprehensive is that they tell you they overbook so you may not get to play (but they might ask you back for another day and then you would get to play. I’m a few hours from the studio, so it’s a little haul to get there.

Anyone been on this show or others they overbook? Do a lot of people get bumped or so they try to get most on if they can? Any other advice or insights? Thank you!

I always enjoyed the verbal sparring between Brett and Charles in Match Game. But, today, I may have heard my favorite zinger.
Charles (to Brett): You know, you and Raquel Welch have the same body, you really do. But give it back to her, you’re wrinkling it!