On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Mark Jeffries <spotligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > The fast money round--or "Match-Ups!"--was created in the 1990 ABC version > as a way of playing a full game in one show and not having to play three > rounds and edit down the writing or play two rounds and risk having lots of > time to kill at the end (the problem that "Match Game PM" had which was > remedied by going to three rounds, but editing the writing and wisecracking > during the writing). It was played twice in each show after each regular > round with the same rules as in the new Canadian version. ABC didn't want > "straddling" (having a game carry over to the next day) and Canadian cable > doesn't either, because they'll run the damn things out of order eventually.
When people watch "Match Game," the last thing they should be focused on is the actual game aspect of the show. That episodes ended without a clear winner was never of consequence to me. What mattered was how funny Charles Nelson Reilly and the others were that given day. -- 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
