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Out In Left Field / Re: 2024 NHL Playoffs
« Last post by mellongraig on Today at 05:43:11 AM »
For the second straight postseason, the Florida Panthers eliminate the Boston Bruins by a 2-1 score and take the series 4-2. They will face off against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final, which will begin on Wednesday and the series will be on ESPN/ABC.

Meanwhile, it took double overtime for the Dallas Stars to finish the job and eliminate the Colorado Avalanche by a 2-1 score and take the series 4-2 after a no goal call for goalie interference in the first overtime - they will face the winner of the Vancouver Canucks-Edmonton Oilers series, which could wrap up by tonight or if the Edmonton Oilers win Game 6, extend it to Game 7 on Monday night. The Western Conference Final in the US will be on TNT.

And in other news, the Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Craig Berube as their head coach.
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We've hit 63 wins in Bonus Land with the three wins in the final sixth week of season 41.   

It was great to see a Million Dollar Bonus Land tonight.   I personally thought the Raw Deal list was going to be in play today but I was wrong.   Smart letter picks by tonight's contestant.   Too bad she forfeited the Wild Card to the Bankrupt...
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Price is Right Recaps! / Re: TPiR Recap - 5/17/2024
« Last post by JayC on Yesterday at 11:55:51 PM »
While the first two bags are always the cheapest and most expensive, I've noticed the expensive item is never something you eat or drink, am I right on that? Correct me if I'm wrong.
For the most part yes, the most expensive item is usually a medical product or some other non-food item.
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We've had a week of memories with Pat, including interviews and some one-liners. There were also male contestants who dressed "better than the host"...actually, one of them was dressed the same as Pat. :oldlol:

Unsurprisingly, one of the clips was A GROUP OF PILL-PUSHERS from NYC 1999. That moment can never get too much mileage, it seems.

Only 3 more weeks of Pat Sajak remain! Enjoy while you can!
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The TALK Is Right / Re: Are they taping 'next year' now?
« Last post by mrbrown2195 on Yesterday at 10:42:29 PM »
So, if there's so much room in the studio, why half the number of seats in the audience compared to what there used to be?  Clearly it sounds as if they have room.  I suppose it's a great convenience to leave both sets standing, but Price never had that privilege in all its years at TVC.

I don't believe it is as wide as it was in TVC. I haven't sit down and counted the columns of seats across, but it seems less wide than 33 - it would probably look absurd to add rows (i.e. make the studio deeper & also higher - remember, there's still a slope down to contestants row).

As best as I can tell, they've made it as wide as they can make it and this is a physical limitation of the space: there are hallways on both sides - the one you walk through to get to the set, and the one where production/crew runs around. One of these (the production side) butts up against the outer wall of the studio and the other (the one the audience walks through) butts up against a "finished" hallway that has a number of furnished suites.

One open space. I think the control room is between the two just covered by curtains and/or partitions.

Yeah, the control room is maybe 10 feet wide, running between the two sets and covered by curtains that say "do not touch".
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The TALK Is Right / Re: Are they taping 'next year' now?
« Last post by studio33 on Yesterday at 10:20:43 PM »
The control room and audio room is down the long corridor you enter in. Press Your
Luck has returned to Television City, taping for just a few days. Presumably due to
Let’s Make a Deal’s set on the stage?
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The TALK Is Right / Re: Are they taping 'next year' now?
« Last post by gamesurf on Yesterday at 09:22:26 PM »
I don't think I remember there being enough room in between for anything permanent like a control room, but I definitely could be wrong. Maybe NickintheATL remembers it differently.

From what I remember I saw a few makeup tables covered by curtains and some stairs leading to an area with a few monitors and a house sound mixing board, but not much else. I'll keep an eye out next time.
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The TALK Is Right / Re: Are they taping 'next year' now?
« Last post by Nick on Yesterday at 09:10:13 PM »
You walk past the LMAD set on your way to the studio. There's not more than 30 feet separating the back wall of Price's audience and the back wall of LMAD's.

So, if there's so much room in the studio, why half the number of seats in the audience compared to what there used to be?  Clearly it sounds as if they have room.  I suppose it's a great convenience to leave both sets standing, but Price never had that privilege in all its years at TVC.
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I cannot understand how anyone with GSN ever thought putting the video in a squeezeback and running stupid commentary on the side would make people want to watch a show.  Then again, this is also the channel that thought Faux Pause was a good idea.

But with that out of the way, this is my favourite era of the show; and the word I think best describes this time in the show's history electric.  The contestants go absolutely delirious when they are called.  The fast-paced camerawork conveys the intensity of the excitement in the atmosphere, and Barker's in fine form bringing out the best in the contestants without being a grump.

"I've been watching everyday, every night".  Always happy to see a reference to The Nighttime Price Is Right on the daytime show, and Brenda was a fantastic contestant.

"An exciting new concept in boating" might be one of the strangest prize introductions I've heard.

I can't remember the last time I saw Bullseye's original target, but I really wonder if they thought many contestants would choose above ten units of an item to win.  I suppose it did the trick in Grocery Game many times in this era, but it's easy to see why they switched the target.

I can only imagine how mad Marc Breslow must have gotten when the Turntable didn't spin for the second One Bid.

Ten-digit dice game with six-digit dice is just brutal.  Do we have the stats on just how many wins or losses occurred under this format?  Can't imagine it was won that many times.

It's appropriate to chide contestants who look to the audience during the Race Game, but I never recall Marc turning the camera to look on the audience during Race Game.  Doesn't really work when watching the race is the main part of the game.

On the other hand, the shot for the last prize description beginning with a shot in the mirror coming into focus and then pulling back was super nifty.

Genuinely surprised by the finish in Card Game.  I didn't think most cars were still that cheap in '76, but I guess we can only dream of affordable prices like that now.

Given that it started at the very beginning of the theme, I doubt it was a goof that the Family Feud theme was used a second time in Poker Game, though it felt awfully out of place.

Speaking of which, it's long been said that the Feud theme came first on Price before being used as the Family Feud theme.  This is the earliest yet I can recall seeing the theme used on Price, but it still doesn't pre-date Feud's debut.  Do we have a recorded instance of the Feud theme being used on Price before Feud's debut?

I was surprised Poker Game was won.  I figured a two pair of zeros and fives would be beat by three of a kind, but it was a bit wonky with the dinette plus the air conditioner being the combination for a full house and the air conditioner plus the waterbed being the best hand of four zeroes.

Did we suddenly end up on The Nighttime Price Is Right with the speed of the Showcase reveal?  The show had time to breath in this era, but there were so many great, chatty contestants this show that there was a "hurry up offence in effect" for much of the show.  It was still very enjoyable from start to finish.

Check out Give or Keep for a very goofy prize package: Dodgers season tickets and a baseball glove-shaped "sofa" (barely big enough to accommodate two people)!

Yes, it was goofy, but I think it was a great idea, novel and entertaining.

(Gosh, this whole post was a real throwback to the days of commenting in the daily recap thread, picking apart every little part of the day's episode.  What memories.)
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The TALK Is Right / Re: Are they taping 'next year' now?
« Last post by gamesurf on Yesterday at 09:07:13 PM »
You walk past the LMAD set on your way to the studio. IIRC there's not more than 30 feet separating the back wall of Price's audience and the back wall of LMAD's.
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