Barker treated each bad choice as a possible triumph and consoled every loser no matter how foolish.
He was the perfect host for this particular gathering, which is not quite to say that he was the perfect game show host. TV game shows are not cut from the same cloth; no single host fits all — a fact I absorbed from countless hours of misspent youth. Like Gaul, the genre is divided in three parts.
One type of show puts the contestants into an authentic competition, rewarding knowledge and skills. The most beloved of these shows is, of course, “Jeopardy!,” which requires a brain full of facts, a practiced buzzer-finger and a winning strategy for placing wagers. Victory on “Jeopardy!” resembles a Wimbledon title or a starring role at the Met: It requires excellence. A particular kind of host is needed to reflect the high standards of the show.
for “Jeopardy!” for he exuded lofty standards. Professorial, he glided through the pronunciation of difficult words while keeping things moving at a blistering pace.In the second type of show, the competition is merely a framework on which a grubbier, earthier entertainment is projected. Sometimes, it’s a louche gathering of minor celebrities trading quips and double-entendres. I suppose “Hollywood Squares” is the epitome.
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