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The People's Court (1997)
Curt, Curt, Curt...
I enjoy People's Court, although I prefer Judge Judy's no-nonsense approach to the foolishness of so many of the litigants.
So glad to see others commenting on Curt's behavior. I haven't really noticed the touching, but his ridiculous smart-alecky comments, akin to the old no-win question "So, have you stopped beating your wife?," are just childish and way beyond irritating. He's practically making faces and saying "I know you are but what am I?" like an eight-year old on the playground. Harvey's comments, while silly at times, at least have some measure of thought and truth behind them.
It's absolutely jarring to go from Judge Milian's classy, professional courtroom session to the buffoonish antics out in the hallway. It cheapens the whole show, and he adds nothing at all to it. The show should follow the example of Judge Judy and Divorce Court - let the people make their own comments afterward. As we see every day, they make better fools out of themselves just by opening their mouths than Curt's curt comments ever could. The only one he makes look bad is himself.
Family Feud (1976)
Richard Dawson is the best!
While the Feud may not be the most thrilling format for a game show in history, especially in a day and age of "Millionaire"'s heart attack music, and the nasty challenges people face in many so-called "reality" game shows, the simple, entertaining premise was a good one, but it was Richard Dawson's class, charm, wit and charisma that made the Feud the wildly successful hit it was. In a happy, pre-PC day, he was free be a chivalrous English gentleman and kiss the ladies sweetly for "love and luck" as he stated, and charmed America. His often razor-sharp wit would put smart-aleck Regis to shame, but Richard's wit and charm made him absolutely, irresistibly likeable. And when he came back for another season in '94 after as long of an absence as the original run of the Feud (9 years), it was like an old friend had come back home where he belonged, reclaiming his rightful place at the podium as the FeudMaster. Nobody could replace him, he will ALWAYS be, as someone else stated, the King of the Feud. Richard, you're the best! Thanks for a decade of joy and happiness...