tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636543687107037619.post3187651381935135611..comments2023-10-01T07:31:45.432-04:00Comments on Brandon's TV Blog: Online Pick of the Week (7/31): The Nighttime Price Is RightBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05136527380783799460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636543687107037619.post-73932408496770754922009-11-07T20:34:59.617-05:002009-11-07T20:34:59.617-05:00The Dennis James version hasn't been rerun, an...The Dennis James version hasn't been rerun, and the audio-only clips (such as the Millionaire's Showcase) plus the two clips shown in <i>Game Show Moments Gone Bananas</i> are very tantalizing bits that can't be shown in full because of whiny old Bob Barker.<br /><br />If the Dennis James era was ever officially released on DVD in any manner (season-by-season, best-of, all fur-less episodes), I would find some way to snatch it up. (This includes the daytime episodes he did in 1974 -- season-by-season, they would be extras in Season 3.)<br /><br />As for Dennis being on auto-pilot in his last two years, I have to respectfully disagree; he was at his best during his last season, and the five games introduced in the nighttime rotation in September 1976 (Cliff Hangers, Danger Price, Dice Game, Hurdles, and Three Strikes) are all classics and (except for Hurdles) were played on both the Kennedy and Davidson runs.<br /><br />And besides that, Dennis' first outing with Cliff Hangers was pretty bad, as Stan Blits recalled in his book -- Dennis called the mountain climber "Fritz", and after the game was lost yelled "There goes Fritz!"...which sent Janice backstage in tears for the rest of the taping.<br /><br />At the end of his final season, Dennis only had 17 games in his rotation. I assume this was increased substantially once Bob took over for Season 6.Danielnoreply@blogger.com