Both these guessing games are rubbish, the first didnt get either sitcom I thought of, the second guessed at Jethro from the Beverley Hillbillies instaed of Idi Amin. Its database is perhaps not helped by having had 8 previous guessers who can spell neither Amin nor Uganda. posted by biffa at 8:05 AM on October 3, 2003
Well, to be fair, many people have trouble distinguishing between Idi Amin and Jethro. Both shared a plucky adventurous spirit, loved puppy dogs, played teevee private eyes, and had really big heads. Jethro also had a taste for "long pig" and delighted in feasting on the flesh of his enemies. posted by Kafkaesque at 8:24 AM on October 3, 2003
Annoying.
It took a vast number of guesses to get Mao Tse-tung. You'd think after finding out "I" was Chinese and had my sayings recorded in a little red book it would stop, but it kept going on with questions like "boy or girl". Bah. posted by TheophileEscargot at 8:43 AM on October 3, 2003
Woo-hoo! Two psychic (~90%) ratings on guessing which show the computer was thinking of. And I don't even have cable. Way to go cram-it-down-your-throat-american culture!
(only slightly sarcastic). posted by tcaleb at 8:54 AM on October 3, 2003
i'm pretty impressed...it correctly guessed both times i played: chrissy from three's company and george w. bush. posted by danOstuporStar at 9:00 AM on October 3, 2003
So, I tried Guess the Sitcom.
The first time I gave up after 6 guesses. It was Knot's Landing. Knot's Landing?!
The second time, my clues were:
My sitcom didn't have junkmen involved.
Were the kids in the show part of one family?? NO
My sitcom doesn't have any kids.
Fuck this game. posted by mikrophon at 9:05 AM on October 3, 2003
These guessing games have been around for a long time (I remember seeing a similar "Guess the animal" game in a book of BASIC programs from the 80's). They're only as good as the info that people feed into it.
Lois and Clark a sitcom ... Absolutely Fabulous set in the 80's ... ALF with yellow people and a superhero ... posted by CrunchyFrog at 9:26 AM on October 3, 2003
Yeah, my first "Guess the Sitcom" show was Enterprise. That makes a whole lotta sense. posted by UKnowForKids at 9:29 AM on October 3, 2003
I stumped it with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Color me not impressed. Twenty Questions dot Net is a much better version of this game, much more accurate and a helluva lot more fun. Although I should point out that the actual bulk of Sitcoms Online is a great resource, even if the games suck. So. Great link there, anastasiav, you gorgeous hunk of marble you! posted by ZachsMind at 5:08 PM on October 4, 2003
I'm marble? Why am I marble? Was there a memo? posted by anastasiav at 9:00 AM on October 6, 2003
posted by biffa at 8:05 AM on October 3, 2003