Kathy had a great day on this episode. Thank you Wink for Concentration and do not worry about the people who do not like your channel because you are awesome man.
What an answer to prayer! I have been waiting for one of these for ages! Thank you so much, Wink, for these awesome episodes of "Concentration!" Praying for more! :)
I, too, would like to see much more. Perhaps the folks at BUZZR can get permission to run this series, say, on Sunday overnight in place of the "Blockbusters" hour, since that game has joined the morning lineup.
hi Wink, that's SO MUCH for uploading this!! I LOVE to watch Gameshows on TV, and I used to OCCOSIONALLY watch "Concentration" when I was younger and LOVED it. ;)
To be fair, Concentration was never a big budget show. It was partly created as an antidote to all the big money quizzes of the 50s. Its long life proved that a game show could be exciting without huge prizes.
That must've been a few years ago tho...it's too bad NBC has such a stranglehold on the rights. I'd love to see either the Narz or Trebek versions see reruns. (I would've included the Downs/Clayton run but wasn't sure if they were still available, save a handful.)
James Greek Why does NBC have such a tight hold on these episodes? What could they possibly be doing with them instead of letting them rot in a vault somewhere?
BarrCode674 I would love to know that myself. I know that Concentration was originally produced by Jack Barry & Dan Enright, but since it was on during the time of the quiz show scandals, & both fellas were already involved with 2 shows that had been rigged (Twenty One and Tic Tac Dough), for some reason NBC acquired the rights to Concentration early in its original run. (Perhaps someone here knows why?) Concentration however was never rigged, so there's no reason that I can see for NBC to NOT let any eps be rerun. After all they reran Classic Concentration at one time, so why not let other networks lease the show in whatever form, and make a little money in the process? I've jokingly said that NBC might stand for "No Buying Concentration." Also, during the Narz run of this show, NBC always retained the rights to it. I would love to know how G-T was able to get ahold of it. At least that version gave the sets, the game, and the show overall a much needed "upgrade."
Lidsman2221 the only eps GSN would probably show (if they could) are the Trebek ones, since they no longer air any game shows from before 1980. Wish I could get Buzzr TV just to see what era shows they'll have.... (sigh)
BuzzerTV is bringing back the Jack Narz version of concentration on March 30rh...i enjoy the Alex Trebek version very much..i hope they dont take that off the air
21:37 - 21:49 As Rod Roddy wisely once said at the end of "Hit Man," If you would like to be a contestant on this show..... FORGET IT!" Seriously, I'm sure you wouldn't really go out and do it since this show has been off the air since 1978.
All episodes of Concentration from 1973 on are still around (I assume). It's just that the Not-Buying-Concentration network still has the rights to the show and has not sold them at this time. Now I never cried after Concentration left the airways in 1979. You shouldn't hover a dark cloud over your head because GSN can't even buy them from NBC and that you haven't seen it in 35 years.
BUZZR got the rights to Classic Concentration and The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour -- which I thought would NEVER happen, so maybe they can get this one too.
Consider the times. There was a recession going on in '74-'75 as well as rising inflation as well. So any little item in certain cases helped in a way. Plus, it was syndicated which usually means it didn't have a big budget to begin with.
BuzzerTV is bringing back the Jack Narz version of concentration on March 30rh...i enjoy the Alex Trebek version very much..i hope they dont take that off the air...looking forward to seeing you alex
I always liked Jack Narz. He seems like such a nice guy. And such a terrific voice as well. Its too bad that the shows he hosted didn't last very long (Concentration did, but he came along near the end of its original run). I only recently found out that Tom Kennedy is his younger brother (his real name is Jim Narz). Tom's shows actually did much better than Jack's, which is testified by the fact the Tom Kennedy is far more well-known.
+Don Christopherson Back then, calculators were more of a luxury than they are now. Engineers and people in more technical-oriented careers were still using slide rules.
what's the story with all the Goodson Todman game shows of the 70s always giving away those cheap throwaway Vega's? great show nevertheless thanks wink