Rating: 
Summary: THE source for television Game Show fans
Review: The Encyclopedia of Television Game Shows is THE source for both game show fans and television buffs. It contains pictures, rarely heart tidbits, and of course descriptions on every game show aired in the USA before 1994. Also included is an anthology of the genre, and the foreword is by legend Wink Martindale of "Tic Tac Dough", "Gambit", and recently "Debt". The hardback edition will look great on any Television fan's coffee table and the paperback is a great reference tool
Rating:
Summary: A Must For Game Show Fans!
Review: The Encyclopedia Of TV Game Shows is a must for all TV Game Show Fans! (and who isn't?) It's "SUPER! " With all my popular favorites like "Pyramid" and "Press Your Luck"...(Did you know the latter was an updated version of 1977's "Second Chance") as well as more obscure game show treasures like "The MoneyMaze" and "Whew!". They're all here in this great book! My first copy was read by friends and co-workers so I'm buying an additional one to keep in "mint" condition! I can't wait for edition 4 ...and 5!
Rating:
Summary: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAME SHOWS HITS THE JACKPOT!
Review: This book is a must for all TV game show fans! (and who isn't?) 55 years of game shows complete with rules and game summaries! All of the popular favorites are included! You'll find: "Pyramid" ,"Price Is Right" , "Match Game" , "Jeopardy!" "PressYour Luck" and more! (Did you know that "Press Your Luck " was based on a short lived 1977 game "Second Chance"? I guess the "Whammy" brought the concept luck the second time around.) This complete guide also includes more obscure TV Game Show treasures like "The MoneyMaze" (1977) which starred George Clooney's dad Nick Clooney, and the most exciting ,fast-paced game show "Whew!" (1979)which starred game show legend Ton Kennedy. You'll find all of your favorites in this great book! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FOURTH EDITION! And THE FIFTH! SIGN ME UP!
Rating:
Summary: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAME SHOWS HITS THE JACKPOT!
Review: This book is a must for all TV game show fans! (and who isn't?) 55 years of game shows complete with rules and game summaries! All of the popular favorites are included! You'll find: "Pyramid" ,"Price Is Right" , "Match Game" , "Jeopardy!" "PressYour Luck" and more! (Did you know that "Press Your Luck " was based on a short lived 1977 game "Second Chance"? I guess the "Whammy" brought the concept luck the second time around.) This complete guide also includes more obscure TV Game Show treasures like "The MoneyMaze" (1977) which starred George Clooney's dad Nick Clooney, and the most exciting ,fast-paced game show "Whew!" (1979)which starred game show legend Ton Kennedy. You'll find all of your favorites in this great book! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FOURTH EDITION! And THE FIFTH! SIGN ME UP!
Rating:
Summary: What a book!
Review: This book is absolutely super! When I first looked at it, I went through and found all these old game shows I remember from when I was little that I didn't think anyone remembered (like All-Star Blitz, Chain Reaction, The New Chain Reaction, Press Your Luck, etc.). I was truly impressed by this book. The book is absolutely wonderful! It's a comprehensive guide to game shows from the beginning of television to the present! It's a great reference book about game shows, plus it's great for reminiscing about old game shows you used to watch, learning things you didn't know about your favorite game shows, and learning about game shows that you'd never heard of before. Plus, this book introduced me to Bill Cullen, Peter Marshall, Allen Ludden, Bert Convy, and other hosts that I had never seen before, or saw but was too young to remember (Chain Reaction and All-Star Blitz come to mind). In conclusion, this is a great book. The only thing I can think of that would make this great book even better would be to add more pictures.
Rating:
Summary: INCREDIBLE!
Review: This book is for all game show fans and even those who aren't. Every show is incredibly detailed, from the famous(e.g. "The Price is Right") to the not so famous.(e.g. "Music Bingo") This is a must-have book, and it's not a consolation prize.
Rating: 
Summary: Horrible
Review: This book was very boring. It was a straight factual guide to Game Shows. It might be a good reference to settle a bet, but there is no way you could sit down and read it cover to cover and actually enjoy it. It is so dry, amke sure you have some water handy.
Rating:
Summary: Well-researched history of a TV genre
Review: This encyclopedia, which I first came across in 1989, gets better with each revision. All the authors are closely associated with quiz shows. Their love for and knowledge of the game show form shows in their attention to detail. And in the odd case when little is known of a particular program (often the case with 1940s and 1950s shows), they say so. The items are often cross-referenced several ways, such as specific programs a host/announcer did and number of Emmy Awards won. And the minutiae is woven in with wonderful photos, some of them rare. One burning question I'd like answered in any future revision is exactly how involved other Goodson staffers were as the actual creators of TV games that are usually credited to Mark Goodson himself. The book doesn't make clear, for example, whether or not Bob ('Pyramid') Stewart himself created 'Password,' 'To Tell the Truth' and 'The Price Is Right' during his tenure with Goodson-Todman Productions, as most reference books say he did. (Nothing against Goodson, who was a true genius as a producer -- the authors might also want to mention how very important Goodson was in supporting actors who were otherwise out of work during the dreaded McCarthy era.) All in all, though, this is a wonderful volume.
Rating:
Summary: If you're this compulsive, you need to know.
Review: This is a great collection of information. The work that must have gone into it is staggering. Do you need to know? Is it going to cure cancer? It's all in fun. The way game shows are meant to be.
Rating:
Summary: It was great
Review: This is the greatest book ever comprised and no other book could give this kind of information to people like me.
|
