Spirit of 76

Well, with GSN's new lease of shows, we hit a huge turning point in Match Game. OK, not that big, but it's great to see it again. Tomorrow at 8:00am, Match Game 76 returns to the network, and we leave 75 behind... for now. Long awaited since, well... I don't know, but we're getting it. We expected to see it sometime in 2011, but we then found out GSN leased about 400 episodes, and we would not be seeing them.

Well, there are several things to look forward, like Gene Breaking Down the Door for the first time, or Mike Douglas. If there's anything I'm looking forward to it's Marvin Hamlisch's episodes, which air, this week. Also several other funny episodes, but then again, just about every episode is a funny episode.

Starts tomorrow at 8:00am EST.

Antics

I love Match Game. Even during the syndicated run, there was some funny stuff. This episode contains lots of funny stuff, including Charles taking the PM sign.

That's what I loved about Match Game is its focus on Comedy slightly more than its focus on the game. Even after Richard Dawson left, the show still had some good stuff, until the 1981-1982 season, when it was just routine. Before hand though in the Post-Dawson era, there was still much stuff that's worth viewing. Yeah, they were drunk acting stupid, but that's a thing of the past. I just loved the craziness.

Of course before hand with Richard (even in his pissy days), it was a laugh riot. Like this moment. Very Match Game was for the laughs. Still it was always exciting to see someone win.

funny, and all they did was screw around. The show was more of a comedy show IMO, and if you were in it for the game, you were missing a lot. And even during the game, we got some funny stuff too. Yeah the dumb answers sucked, but you gotta good laugh out of them.

Overall, one of my favorites was McLean losing his shirt. That was funny. So many good moments on just about every episode.

Sadly the 1981-1982 syndicated season lacked the humor, which is why I found it kind of bland. Although McLean did put in some good moments too.

Hey T.C.

I've never liked cats. They're a nuisance, and they're awful pets. However, the only cats I like are the animated ones that live in a dirty New York City Alley. I'm talking about the old Hanna-Barbera Classic Top Cat. Started in 1961 and ended in 1962 after 1 season. You'd think it wouldn't have had any affect, and would be widely forgotten, and well, it kind of is, however it has been rerun on Boomerang/Cartoon Network for awhile.

The story is about a gang of cats, with their leader, Top Cat or T.C. as he is commonly referred to. Other cats in this group are Choo-Choo, Spook, Fancy, Brain, and his close friend, Benny the Ball. T.C. is always looking for schemes to make money, and will usually stop at nothing. However, the police officer, Officer Dibble is always on to him and the gang making sure they don't cause trouble. Usually there's some criminal they catch, they get the reward, and it goes back to the police station.

I don't know why, but I enjoy it very much, one of my favorite cartoons. Don't know why, but it is. One of the classic episodes is The Maharajah of Pookajea. It's usually the episode aired a lot in reruns, or on DVD selections. One of my personal favorites is T.C.Minds the Baby where they find an abandoned baby. That's always been one of my favorites.

Can't Hold Me??

Well, I've seen my fair share of strange music videos. So why not add another one? This one was released last week by Macklemore, titled Can't Hold Us. Well, I watched the video. First, it looks in the beginning like it features a Black version of Albus Dumbledore. Then the video is pretty much a montage of different people carrying a flag that says The Heist. However, it was shot in many areas such as New Zealand and Seattle, and other areas. As weird as it is, it's pretty cool, and the song is pretty catchy.

Pretty good features, including a guitar solo, a brass section, pretty good, and the lyrics are mostly clean. So yeah, I enjoy it. Yeah it's still a little strange though, I can't do anything about that :)

The Middle of the Pack

Well, about a year ago if you would've asked me what I thought of the ABC sitcom The Middle you would've heard negative reviews from me. However things can change. This is now one of my favorite TV shows, and also regular TV appointment.

The show takes place in Indiana and is a family that each has different problems and all that other stuff. Mike and Frankie (a female) Heck are raising their 3 kids, Axl, Sue and Brick. Axl is their oldest, currently a Senior in High School for this season. He is currently in a relationship, and is a slacker. Sue is the extremely awkward middle child, that has no friends, tries out for everything and fails. And Brick is just socially challenged.

Frankie nararrates the series, with different things going in their lives, trouble at work, school and home. It's very funny with each new adventure they face. It's what makes Wednesday nights awesome!

A New Interest

Well, with the recent debut of Sale of the Century on GSN, I have to say, I should've gotten into this years ago. During the last week I've been watching episodes of Sale from 1985-1989. I've actually seen a Sally Julian episode, and was disgusted by that. The Menning episodes are OK too.

This show makes me appreciate Jim Perry as a host even more. He's good, reads questions well, and shows his humor.

And the show actually has an interesting format as well. Some of the Instant Bargains are hilarious, and everyone seems to work well. Yeah the prizes look like crap today, but a lot of shows do, and I watch for the gameplay anyway, so what do I care? So, after Having seen a few episodes, the winner's board is my favorite end game. The last one was too hard, and the first one was OK.

I'm now into it, and am grateful GSN picked it up. I hope it does well for the network, because I'd like to see more than the final 65. Jim and Summer are a great team. Of course my favorite Jim Perry work is still Card Sharks but this is a very close second.

GSN Daytime Changes Next Week

Well, I've been on a long vacation, that should've ended 2 days ago :) Well anyway, next week GSN is revamping its daytime schedule.

8:00am - Match Game 75 (1975-1977 Episodes)

8:30am - Match Game 75 (1975-1977 Episodes)

9:00am - Press Your Luck (1983-1984 Episodes)

9:30am - Sale of the Century (1988-1989 Episodes)

11:00am - Super Password (1986-1987 Episodes)

and for Weekends, we get the 1981-1982 episodes of Password Plus with Tom Kennedy.

Well, I for one am excited for these changes. Very excited to finally see some more Match Game 75 and more Press Your Luck. Not extremely excited for the final season of Password Plus but it does have Tom Kennedy which hasn't been seen forever. More Super Password episodes are always welcome.

As for Sale Of the Century all I can say is wow, I thought this show would never set foot on the schedule.  Well, good thing I didn't necessarily bet my life, otherwise I'd be in huge trouble. It's a decent show, and I will enjoy it. I mean Jim Perry is an excellent host, so it's gonna be good. Starts Monday April 1st.

Yeah, we give up Dawson Feud and Card Sharks but oh well. They'll probably be back. This is the first time Dawson Feud has not been on the GSN lineup.