Frank Conniff posted news of the death of the "Remote Control" host on his Facebook profile. Though I've yet to find confirmation elsewhere, it isn't the sort of thing Frank would joke about.
Though I may get slammed for this, "Remote Control" did for game shows what "Late Night with David Letterman" did for talk shows. It twisted the genre whilst simultaneously respecting the shows that preceded it. It gave goofballs and hotties a chance to win cash and prizes, while the mainstream game shows were booking homemakers from Provo, Utah or insurance salesmen from Omaha, Nebraska. I may have my chronology messed up, but I think it was one of the first non-music oriented shows on MTV, but it still semi-related to the other things found on the channel. I also recall either a broadcast of syndication version of the series that flopped, but the original gave us Kari Wuhrer, for which the male populace is grateful. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
