The name Ken Jennings has become somewhat famous. Ken won over $3,000,000 during a 74-episode reign as defending champion on Jeopardy. Where champions were long held to five-day reigns, Ken was able to soar as a celebrity because of a 2003 rule change which eliminated the restriction. But long before Ken Jennings, another sharp fellow…
When the first mass electronic medium was blasted out, that would be radio, it didn’t take long for the ubiquitous concept known as the game show to take root. Shows like Name that Tune, the Sixty-Four Dollar Question (just a tad less than its TV version), and many others entertained the masses from the twenties…
Television has been a fixture of our culture for over 50 years. Most people who are around today have grown up with memories that are oriented to that entertainment and educational device. Some of us can’t remember what it was like to NOT have television. There are both good and bad sides to having one….
Television has been a fixture of our culture for over 50 years. Most people who are around today have grown up with memories that are oriented to that entertainment and educational device. Today’s FamSite visits a site that is guaranteed to bring back more than a few of those memories. The site is called Tvparty!,…
Every so often a site comes along that begs for attention from the Family Site of the Day. This tribute to daytime gamesmanship tells just about every game show that aired in 1975, a high watermark year for television tackiness, complete with particulars about how each one was created, played, and won. Old favorites like…
One of the most popular game shows that have graced our television screens is one that started in the 1960’s. It involved not answering questions, but instead you were given the answer, and had to figure out what the question was. The game show became legend, and through the magic of the Internet, you can…
Television has been a fixture of our culture for over 50 years. Most people who are around today have grown up with memories that are oriented to that entertainment and educational device. Today’s FamSite visits a site that is guaranteed to bring back more than a few of those memories. The site is called Tvparty!,…