Canada's got Match Game

[thunderbird6]

I even heard of a possible Pac-Man reality show in the making. Wonder why nothing came out of it yet?

Pac-Man? What in the -- how would that even work? Would it be like an Amazing Race type thing?

Knowing game shows these days, it wouldn't shock me if Canadian Match Game will contain a lot of crude and dirty jokes. Enough to give it a 14+ rating.

Probably. Of course, that's really what Match Game is known for, in any country, to a certain extent. Hopefully, though, they won't go the Burger route, censoring every (other) answer.

[Lingofan97]

Pac-Man? What in the -- how would that even work? Would it be like an Amazing Race type thing?

Probably just someone on a 1980's video game machine yelling and competing against his friend.

It's Canadian game shows, what do you expect?

Good chance it wouldn't make it to air anyway

[thunderbird6]

Probably just someone on a 1980's video game machine yelling and competing against his friend.

Oh, so it's Starcade, then.

[Lingofan97]

Oh, so it's Starcade, then.

Close, which was also pretty bad.

[thunderbird6]

Eh, I thought it was good. I used to like watching it in reruns on G4, back when the network was still worth watching.

[Lingofan97]

Eh, I thought it was good. I used to like watching it in reruns on G4, back when the network was still worth watching.

What year was this even? 1983. I might be totally off

[thunderbird6]

What year was this even? 1983. I might be totally off

Actually you're right, 1983. 1982-84 was when it was on.

[Lingofan97]

Actually you're right, 1983. 1982-84 was when it was on.

Surprised. Knew it was in the 80's, but ultimately I was thinking late 1980's

[Lingofan97]

i think that G4 at the time showed both the Geoff Edwards and Mark Richards versions of Starcade, right?

Both pretty bad. Don't even know who Starcade made it for two years (1982-84)

[thunderbird6]

i think that G4 at the time showed both the Geoff Edwards and Mark Richards versions of Starcade, right?

Yep, both the Mark Richards and Geoff Edwards runs. Much like modern-day Family Feud, it was one whole run, but the hosts changed.

Both pretty bad. Don't even know who Starcade made it for two years (1982-84)

I can see how. It was very cool for its time.

[thunderbird6]

i think it originally started on WTBS with Mark Richards at them Helm from (1982-83) then a year later Geoff Edwards took over the syndicated version from (1983-84).

Right, Mark Richards only lasted 24 episodes. He wasn't exactly the greatest host, especially of Starcade, but he did do some work on Jeopardy! in the 1980s.

also just to go back too the topic their a clip from a 1978 Francophone version of Mach Game called L'Union Fait La Farce "Unity is Farce" in post #19 go see it now if you can!

...yeesh, and I thought our set screamed '70s. They got a little carried away with it, don't you think?

[espnews26]

They haven't had to worry about war either

//Face Palm

Sometimes people need to FACT CHECK before they post hundred times a day.
Geez....

[Lingofan97]

//Face Palm

Sometimes people need to FACT CHECK before they post hundred times a day.
Geez....

Maybe hundreds of years ago Canada has some war, but otherwise they've been a really peaceful country. The US/Canadian border is the longest unguarded border in the world. Think about the US who has sent soldiers to the Middle East the past 10 years, and other countries in Asia who are extremely communist that will cause war with us.

Who's willing to cause war with Canada?

That's just my two cents.

[grammarguy]

Meanwhile, back at the thread....

Here is a full episode of "Atomes Crochus". My high school French is failing, but it seems faithful. They add in the MG90 super-match and have a MG90 -style star wheel (the pointer moves). Others have speculated that this set and format will be the Canadian show format and set.

[thunderbird6]

also Thunderbird6, on a semi-related game show note in 2003 G4 aired another short-lived video game related quiz show but this time only from the UK called Hi-Score hosted by Julia Reed originally airing on Gamer.tv in the UK for a short-live time in 2001.

here the info for it on these two sites:

http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Hi-Score

http://gsgarbage.clw83.com/hiscore.html

or if you want to see the show in it's entirety then click here:

PART 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOmFqIxqagU

PART 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYMgsu1BZ_g

Ugh... I barely made it halfway through the first minute. I never noticed this show when it was on G4, and now I'm glad.

but anyway,do you think that The Comedy Network in Canada will attempt to do a Canadian "english-language" version of Hollywood Squares in the future?

You mean something like Celebrity Squares? I don't know, has Canada done it before?

Meanwhile, back at the thread....

Here is a full episode of "Atomes Crochus". My high school French is failing, but it seems faithful. They add in the MG90 super-match and have a MG90 -style star wheel (the pointer moves). Others have speculated that this set and format will be the Canadian show format and set.

...I don't mean to be rude, but did you intend to provide a link?