tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post616346669995034749..comments2024-03-28T11:09:49.882-04:00Comments on Great but Forgotten: People Will Talk/The Celebrity Game (TV)Chuck Rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903706448043066253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305571058310227787.post-57332600207982709642017-05-08T11:11:04.174-04:002017-05-08T11:11:04.174-04:00I remember the original NBC daytime show, and here...I remember the original NBC daytime show, and here's the thing:<br /><br />The panel on <i>People Will Talk</i> was <i>fifteen audience members</i>, one of whom may have been a guest celebrity.<br /><br />In the original show, Dennis James would chair a "debate" between two audience people; the panel would vote "yes" or "no", and the debaters would win money based on whether they could pick out which panelists agreed with them; whoever scored best won the game and went to the aftergame.<br /><br />After about a year on NBC daytime, Heatter and Quigley streamlined the format, reduced the panel to nine celebrities, eliminated the debate angle, and thus: <i>The Celebrity Game</i>.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.com