Feel the Rayburn! Idol Producers Revive Match Game
"The ongoing WGA strike has made producers so desperate, they've decided to revive _____ as a game show."
Richard Dawson, winking at contestant Jeanine, raises his answer card to reveal: "
Match Game."
American Idol producer FremantleMedia North America is developing a contemporary version of
Match Game, the quizzer created in 1962 and revived in several incarnations since. Gene Rayburn hosted the most-remembered version, in the '70s, and the panel of celeb participants was famously frequented by the likes of Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers and Twiggy.
Who would you select as the modern-day equivalents of Charles, Richard et al? Share your "dream panel" in comments!
Update:
Here is our dream panel for "Match Game 2008"!
