I’m just bummed a Name That Tune didn’t make it to air. (Yeah, Beat Shazam...I know.)
Speaking of Shazam, Jamie Foxx is enthusiastic, engaging and authentic hosting. His personality, like any, may or may not work for each person, but I think it would be hard to paint him as phony or forced.
In the plus column, I haven’t seen much but positive about Strahan—and that was his first game. And while it’s a bit out there, Snoop has been enjoyable on Joker’s Wild. Whatever might be said about the content, he’s great with the contestants.
One of my personal favorites of the new crop of shows has been Anthony Anderson.
It’s all such a risk. The time period could be deadly. It could be over reliance on old games by ABC. She could be painfully awkward. The nostalgia might not translate to the 21st century. Lots can go wrong. Hopefully lots will go right.