And if you've seen the Monty Hall-hosted version of Split Second from the '80s - now airing in reruns on Buzzr - you'll get an appreciation for just how good Tom Kennedy was. The remake - and the host - were so low-energy that watching it is painful. Tom made everything dynamic and fun.
On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 4:52:46 PM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > Same. > > Split Second is one of my all time favorite game shows. I was home sick > from school for several months, pretty seriously ill, the year it started, > and found the game, and Kennedy, comforting (and the idea of winning that > Pontiac Firebird so exciting). During the summer or vacations I hardly ever > missed it, and was heartbroken when they cancelled it. > > On Sun, 11 Oct 2020 at 12:32 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> He got game shows. He knew how to do a game show. Every half-assed host >> on ABC Fun and Games should watch Whew! and learn how to take a very >> complex game and learn how to make it translatable. >> >> This makes me so very sad. >> >> On Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 14:27 Diner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> He was 93. >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/JackLNarz/posts/2952434408189595 >>> John "Jack" Lawrence Narz, Jr. >>> Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 3:17 PM >>> >>> It is with a heavy heart that I bring the sad news of Tom Kennedy's >>> passing. Our Love and condolences go out to our cousins Linda, Jim and >>> Courtney. >>> For those in the "Narz" family we were blessed to call Him "Uncle Jim". >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3d9fd88f-a976-4592-8668-5d601bcab387n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3d9fd88f-a976-4592-8668-5d601bcab387n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bdjjip26HPz5YuxUruEUci6cAXQrRzRuoONTv8vQAu9uA%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bdjjip26HPz5YuxUruEUci6cAXQrRzRuoONTv8vQAu9uA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b96eefac-2683-4777-a5ad-341bda323c87n%40googlegroups.com.
