Experience seven decades of game shows that have challenged contestants to perform everything from physical feats to cerebral calisthenics. Packed with 200 never-before-seen photos, this book contains hours of fun for the game show enthusiast.
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Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock are both game show experts and the authors of The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. Both authors reside in Los Angeles, CA.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do not buy if you want game show details.,
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This review is from: The Ultimate TV Game Show Book (Paperback)
If you are looking for a fun, trivia-type book, then this is the book to buy. I was looking for a book that would provide more detail than what this book does. It is laid out like a high school scrapbook....lots of pictures, many trivial pieces of information, etc. Many of the captions on the photos were ok, but the authors didn't elaborate on some of the most interesting ones. I guess I was expecting more than what was delivered.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice book, but it's mostly pictures,
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This review is from: The Ultimate TV Game Show Book (Paperback)
This book is by the same people who put out The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. While that book is very complete with info, this book is basically like a high school yearbook. Lots of pictures, some vary rare and unique. Just about all the hosts prior to 2005 are here, including Todd Newton and Kennedy, from the Game Show Network (GSN). The text is primarily little tidbits relating to the people in pictures on that page. I found one inaccuracy. On page 48, it says Three on a Match debuted on NBC in 1973, when it was actually 1971. Other than that, the book has a lot of fun facts, and is a good collector's item for any game show fan.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Really Weak Book That's Just Filled with Pictures and Trivial Info,
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This review is from: The Ultimate TV Game Show Book (Paperback)
This is a really weak book that will not satisfy game show lovers. Basically a paperback coffee table book with lots of photos, it gives very little information on game shows and instead comes up with silly lists like "Four Landmark Merv Griffin Productions." Wow--that took a lot of research!
The lists are mostly stupid and often very incomplete. They list 8 times more than one person was in a box on The Hollywood Squares--but it happened WAY more than 8 times. So instead of doing true research, the authors just pulled things off the top of their heads. They also have some type of addiction to Bill Cullen--they give him a tribute at the start of the book and then include him often throughout the book in a way that is really odd. Yes, he hosted a number of game shows a very long time ago, but he is mostly irrelevant today. The only thing that makes the book worthwhile are a few special photos--the one of a young Ryan Seacrest hosting is hilarious. But there are some shots that cut off people's heads and you have to wonder why they were included. And there's lots and lots of white space--a very poorly designed book. Then the font style is huge, so the entire 250 page book could have probably been done in less than 100 normal pages. Don't buy it. If you feel you must look at the pictures, find one at a library.
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