― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 01:55 (twenty years ago)
― naus (Robert T), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 02:19 (twenty years ago)
http://www.chris-place.net/schuminweb/archives/quotes/whammy.gif
― naus (Robert T), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 02:20 (twenty years ago)
― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 02:50 (twenty years ago)
(Of course, this was a pre-cursor to another game show mini-history of mine, but i'll defer that story 'til later.)
Peter Tomarken! RIP! Holy shit.
― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 03:07 (twenty years ago)
― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 03:09 (twenty years ago)
― kingfish da notorious teletabby (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 03:33 (twenty years ago)
Just thinking about this show the other day. Peter Tomarken. Inflation since then. Most people forget the rather dull question-asking half of the show where the people earn their "spins", but YouTube really delivers when it comes to Press Your Luck spins and the Whammy clips
Whammy Montage 1 Whammy Montage 2 Whammy Montage 3 Whammy Montage 4 Whammy Montage 5 Whammy Montage 6
And here's a snippet of Michael Larson, The Contestant Who Decoded The Press Your Luck Board Pattern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jE5mdq6mM
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 04:20 (seventeen years ago)
How did I not notice this thread? Sigh.
― Casuistry, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 04:53 (seventeen years ago)
favourite thread titles
― Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 04:54 (seventeen years ago)
I just finished watching the double episode where Michael Larson won all the money. It was exciting even though I knew exactly what he was doing and what was going to happen.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 05:20 (seventeen years ago)
The best part about all of this was seeing the Boy George Whammy for the first time in about 23 years.
― Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 15:43 (seventeen years ago)
This Elizabeth Banks reboot is pretty good.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 June 2019 00:34 (six years ago)
Jesus Christ, one of the prizes is accompanying Michael Bolton for 10 tour dates.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 June 2019 00:50 (six years ago)
The original version of this show was my mom's absolute favorite game show so it obviously conjures up exceptionally happy memories in me, especially since she would make sure to catch the USA reruns of it whenever she would take time off work to spend it with me during summer vacation. I'm glad the new Elizabeth Banks version appears to preserve the look of the original much more than the GSN version that was on the air for awhile. I hope she's a better host, too.
― Dee the (Summer-Hating) Lurker (deethelurker), Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:51 (six years ago)
Fun fact: Savage Steve Holland, writer and director of Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer, designed and animated the Whammies.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:57 (six years ago)
The new Whammies preserve the style and sound of the originals too. Don't know if Holland is involved or not.
Banks is pretty good. One of the things I liked about Tomarken was how much he wasn't a total pro host. He was a production guy who crossed over, and iirc PYL was only his first or second series. In every episode he seemed to be falling over his words or making a joke (or jokes) that clearly didn't land, which he'd awkwardly have to talk his way out of. Pretty relatable, imho.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 June 2019 20:20 (six years ago)
After decades in development hell, there's a finally a feature film about the Michael Larson scandal, with Paul Walter Hauser as Larson and Walton Goggins as Peter Tomarken.
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-luckiest-man-in-america-review-paul-walter-hauser-1235044157/
― Charlie Hair (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 6 September 2024 13:09 (one year ago)
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, June 13, 2019 3:57 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Wait. This is my favorite new fact.
Press your luck was my fave as a kid solely because I loved the whammies. BoD and OCS are all time (god I haven't seen the latter in YEARS Bobcat!) but I had no idea they were directed by the same person let alone the dude responsible for the whammies.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 6 September 2024 14:27 (one year ago)