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David Friedman at Ironic Sans rounds up the digital game show set recreations of Steven Rosenow, with mockups of Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Price is Right, and so on. More images and other photography on Rosenow's flickr account.
Glad to see Ironic Sans again! I had it in my RSS feed, but the old site location stopped being updated a few years back. I have some catching up to do!
posted by Umami Dearest at 9:30 PM on March 31, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by Umami Dearest at 9:30 PM on March 31, 2022 [2 favorites]
I love Ironic Sans so much.
posted by BlunderingArtist at 5:12 AM on April 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by BlunderingArtist at 5:12 AM on April 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
I wonder if he's made a model of the '80s New Hollywood Squares board, with painstaking renderings of Joan Rivers, Jm J. Bullock, and ALF.
posted by Strange Interlude at 5:21 AM on April 1, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by Strange Interlude at 5:21 AM on April 1, 2022 [2 favorites]
Oh... this is great! Thanks for sharing.
I guess the thing I learned here is that the Answer revealing cube in the $100K Pyramid actually contained a full sized CRT monitor (for the day). That's wicked cool. I thought it was a good cover for something much more light weight.
posted by JoeXIII007 at 5:33 AM on April 1, 2022
I guess the thing I learned here is that the Answer revealing cube in the $100K Pyramid actually contained a full sized CRT monitor (for the day). That's wicked cool. I thought it was a good cover for something much more light weight.
posted by JoeXIII007 at 5:33 AM on April 1, 2022
One small error from the source / article:
Here are the first-generation Family Feud sets, as seen in the original Richard Dawson run and the Ray Combs revival…
The second photo from that set isn't actually from the Ray Combs set. It's when they brought back Dawson for one more year at the suggestion of their syndication stations who said that they would sign on for another year if they fired Combs and got Dawson again. They imported a lot of the pieces from their "road set" from when they shot shows from Opryland in earlier years.
That host and that set only lasted one year, partially because Dawson was horribly out of practice as a performer at that point. (His only real since Feud originally ended in 1985 was the Schwarzenegger flick The Running Man... which was less him acting and more him turned up to 11.)
posted by parliboy at 6:54 AM on April 1, 2022
Here are the first-generation Family Feud sets, as seen in the original Richard Dawson run and the Ray Combs revival…
The second photo from that set isn't actually from the Ray Combs set. It's when they brought back Dawson for one more year at the suggestion of their syndication stations who said that they would sign on for another year if they fired Combs and got Dawson again. They imported a lot of the pieces from their "road set" from when they shot shows from Opryland in earlier years.
That host and that set only lasted one year, partially because Dawson was horribly out of practice as a performer at that point. (His only real since Feud originally ended in 1985 was the Schwarzenegger flick The Running Man... which was less him acting and more him turned up to 11.)
posted by parliboy at 6:54 AM on April 1, 2022
Assistance in this project was provided by the current owner of Door No. 2, who bought it from CBS when it was auctioned off.That’s a lovely touch. I am always intrigued by where bits of set dressing go when their days of fame are done.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 1:37 PM on April 1, 2022
I need to figure out how to put in a request for the Gong Show set. Bonus points for a little working gong, and a tiny little shopping bag for the Unknown Comic.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 7:36 PM on April 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 7:36 PM on April 1, 2022 [1 favorite]
It seems like the hobby of a Wes Anderson protagonist. I love it!
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 7:36 PM on April 1, 2022
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 7:36 PM on April 1, 2022
TIL: A trilon is a three-faceted prism-shaped object.
A trilon can be made to rotate on an axle to show different text or images which may be applied to any of its three facets. Trilons have been used on game shows and billboards.
posted by The genius who rejected Anno's budget proposal. at 2:34 AM on April 2, 2022
A trilon can be made to rotate on an axle to show different text or images which may be applied to any of its three facets. Trilons have been used on game shows and billboards.
posted by The genius who rejected Anno's budget proposal. at 2:34 AM on April 2, 2022
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