Comments on: GSN Picks Up John O’Hurley “Family Feud”

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:29:45 +0000

Richard Karn was beyond horrible as he painfully tried to mimic every Dawson cleashay movement. Thank God someone came to their senses and removed him. I think O’Hurly will do fine. From what I’ve seen, he has his own style.

By: Scott Meckley

Scott Meckley — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:36:11 +0000

I too enjoy John O Hurley hosting of Family Feud. Karn was good on Home Improvement but wasn’t right for Family Feud but would take Karn over Louie. I actually think that the gameplay though when Louie was on stunk the one strike round. When it went back to 300 points the gameplay was better. The best host of Family Feud in my opinion was Ray Combs to me. I enjoyed his sense of humor and even that one time when he played that joke on the family that got 200 points in the first round of fast money that was very funny and entertaining. I would have to say in my opinion that my order of hosts goes like this

1st - Ray Combs

2nd - Richard Dawson ( i grew up with this version and he was my top until Combs came along)

3rd- John O Hurley ( I think he does a great job on this and did good on To Tell The Truth and I wouldn’t mind seeing O Hurley on more gameshows in the future when it be primetime or syndication

4th- Richard Karn ( I would say I enjoyed his hosting more unless you count Louie first season then i would put Louie here)

5th-Louie Anderson- i liked his first season of his hosting and I think he joked some about his own weight which was funny to me but the next season i could tell he didn’t want to be there anymore. I did think though that his version had the worst gameplay the one strike round and the most points won after 4 questions. I’ve seen teams do great on three questions an then the fourth question came and they would lose which is why it should have been 300 points all around.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:28:50 +0000

I am so excited for this! John O’Hurley is probably the second best host FF has ever had. Obviously Dawson would be #1, then John O, then Combs, then Karn, then Louie. I really don’t get all the hate for John O. He is an EXCELLENT host, and i absolutely LOVE the Feud with him hosting.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:55:28 +0000

According to sitcomsonline.com, ION will be picking up the show and air it Monday-Thursdays from 7-8pm. This will start on April 7th.

By: myke25

myke25 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:31:50 +0000

O’Hurley RULES! Just the right mix of elegance and self-deprecating humor. I just wish they’d have brought back an updated version of the original theme when they brought back the look of the original set.

Karn didn’t suck…but wasn’t ever very smooth. He tried too hard to be funny.

Louie was never right for the show. Ever.

Combs just never seemed natural. It was like he was always “on.”

Dawson was great on Feud, and the ladies certainly loved him. But eventually, the show became all about him. His comeback after Jonathan Goodson’s ill-advised decision to fire Combs was a disaster.

By: Devon

Devon — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:07:25 +0000

Well that’s great for GSN. I think many of us KNEW GSN would pick up this run but even I was surprised it was picked up this early. I assume they’re going to have a Karn/O’Hurley hour since Karn alone has gotten a bad rep if you will with many of the GSN viewers. I think this is a great idea. O’Hurley is definitely this generations Richard Dawson which is why he had me hooked.
It’s little changes like this that could benefit GSN really well.

By: Ben Z.

Ben Z. — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:57:35 +0000

This has always been my take on the Family Feud hosts:

Richard Dawson ushered in the original FF with a very smarmy humor that he was able to share well with the contestants and the audience.

When Ray Combs hosted, he had a similar humor style, so the show remained very similar to the RD version.

When they decided to bring back FF, one of the original host choices was Dolly Parton. I was appalled by this, not because I don’t like Dolly, but because the feel of the show would be so different. In my opinion, that’s what the producers decided to do. They decided to make it less of a “Hatfields and McCoys” idea, and more of a “Warm Family Atmosphere” idea. That’s why I think they went with Louie Anderson. The whole family togetherness thing was very prevalent in his life, his comedy act, his cartoon, etc. The problem with Louie was that after about two seasons, he lost the passion for it, and it showed. Plus the scandal didn’t help.

When they picked Richard Karn to replace Louie, I thought it was a great choice, especially based on the atmosphere that was being promoted (What with his homey Al character). I think that Richard did a wonderful job hosting, but when the ratings started slipping, I believe that the producers decided to change the Feud back to its original feeling. I think John O’Hurley is very good, and the smarmy atmosphere has returned. If Karn had tried to host FF with a smarmy Dawson-esque humor. He would have failed miserably. Similarly, if O’Hurley tried the warm family FF, he would have failed.

So in final analysis, I think it’s unfair to compare O’hurley to Karn. Comparing him to Dawson or Combs is fine. I think all the FF hosts were good, and the only one who seemed to drop the ball eventually, was Louie.

By: SeanB

SeanB — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:24:28 +0000

Heh. Gotta have a little fun at your expense, buddy. :)

By: Alex Davis

Alex Davis — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:05:35 +0000

Hey, I’ve openly said that that was a really horrible opinion based on the screener they gave me and after like two or three more episodes I was bored to tears.

I’ve seen two seasons of O’Hurley Feud and have seen no reason to not call him amazing at hosting. He’s so much better than any host they’ve had in ages, including Combs in my opinion, it’s staggering.

By: SeanB

SeanB — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:03:13 +0000

The “incredible” John O’Hurley is coming from the same guy that said the “great” How Much is Enough?…

Heh.