Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The 1998 version

The news that GSN will finally show an episode from the 1998 version of Match Game as part of the Christmas Day marathon has game show nerds chattering. This version has long been abominated as the worst ever. I chip in some deep thoughts on the GSN board...

To be honest, I've never seen much of the 1998 version. There are a few eps on YouTube, so I watched one of them. Judy Tenuta was completely obnoxious but the episode wasn't particularly dirty. Worst word I heard was "poop," and that term was occasionally heard on the classic 1973-82 version. I remember an especially hilarious use of the word by McLean Stevenson.

By the way, the NBA's John Salley showed up as a panelist. Game show vet Vicki Lawrence turned in the best celeb performance, I thought. In fact, she seemed several cuts above the other panelists. Too bad they couldn't find better partners for her on the panel. All in all, the ep was kind of bland - except for the godawful Judy - but not the worst thing I've seen. Though I have to admit Judy did her best to send me away screaming. We'll see what GSN's episode looks like.

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