Press Your Luck Fans Rejoice

[Guest Dmann2000]

For those of you who don't know tonight on Game Show Netwrok at 9pm they will show the infamous episode of Press Your Luck featuring Michael Larsen, who managed to memorize the pattern sequence on the Big Board and won in excess of 100,000 dollars over the course of some 30+ spins. For years CBS never allowed the episodes (it went so long it was split over 2 shows) to be broadcast in syndication or reruns. Tonight is the first time this stuff will be aired since 1984.

[Guest T®ITEC]

Damn, that's pretty cool. I heard about that guy... Well, should be some fine watchin'.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

I'm going over to friends house to watch it. We're having a fucking party for it.

[Guest Flyboy]

I know I'm watching it.

 

Snopes has a page on it...

[Guest Eyeball Kid]

For years CBS never allowed the episodes (it went so long it was split over 2 shows) to be broadcast in syndication or reruns. Tonight is the first time this stuff will be aired since 1984.

No, it aired on the USA network a couple of years ago. They marketed it as a "one time only" thing.

[Guest Lethargic]

I thought this was just a documentary? The commercials didn't say anything about showing the actual episodes. What ever happened to the damn movie they were gonna make about it starring Bill Murray?

[Guest Flyboy]

It's not the actual episode... it is just a documentary.

[Guest Nevermortal]

Hey Flyboy, why is Mayam Bialik in your sig?

 

[Guest Crucifixio Jones]

Wow. It's 8:59pm EST for me and I *just* stumbled across this thread. I just turned to Game Show Network to watch. Sounds right up my alley. Big Bucks!!!

[Guest Flyboy]

Did anyone's volume/audio go loopey for awhile?

[Guest hardyz1]

I hope they replay it sometime when I can actually watch it.

[Guest Flyboy]

They are trying way too hard to make Michael Larsen look like a criminal/psychopath.

[Guest Eagan469]

Anyone else having audio problems? The commentary keeps fading out below the music...

 

Otherwise, great show so far

[Guest Dmann2000]

For years CBS never allowed the episodes (it went so long it was split over 2 shows) to be broadcast in syndication or reruns.  Tonight is the first time this stuff will be aired since 1984.

No, it aired on the USA network a couple of years ago. They marketed it as a "one time only" thing.

As far as I remmember it never aired while on USA

 

Look at Bill Murray in the Royal Tennenbaums. He grew that beard to play Michael Larsen, but the film went into turnaround. I'd love to get a crack at that script one day.

 

And someone at Game Show Network, fix your damn sound, the thing keeps going silent. There's the real scandal.

[Guest Flyboy]

The audio is getting annoying, but this show is awesome (although it's bias as hell).

[Guest Dmann2000]

Man Larsen was a machine, my Dad an I are loving this.

 

BEST EPISODE EVER!

[Guest fazzle]

Well, at least they did ONE segment to make it seem like Larsen was smart, instead of an evil psychotic human being.

 

If they were so stupid as to give someone a chance to make that much money that easily, then they deserved to get fucked.

[Guest Flyboy]

I'm marking out for this shit and I don't even know why.

[Guest Dmann2000]

They are trying way too hard to make Michael Larson look like a criminal/psychopath.

I don't think so. Naturally some people are a little pissed still that he got away with it. They're portaying him as a quirky, calculating genius. And that's kinds how he was.

 

Plus he's from around my town.

[Guest Flyboy]

Bullshit..

 

They are making him seem like a "evil psychotic human being" and that's the end of it.

[Guest Dmann2000]

Bullshit..

 

They are making him seem like a "evil psychotic human being" and that's the end of it.

No need to snap like a rabid dog my friend. It's just an opinion and I merely offered a disagreement. I think I am allowed to do that without getting snapped at.

[Guest Flyboy]

Um...

 

I didn't snap at you.

[Guest fazzle]

Blah, and now they're trying to discredit him, in an "anybody can do it" style segment.

 

Well, sure, except nobody else was smart enough to actually, you know, figure the pattern out.

[Guest Dmann2000]

Man I got that pattern nailed, quick I need a time machine to take me back to Feb 1984

[Guest Dmann2000]

And I bet HHH is behind this whole "discredit Larsen and make him look bad style you guys see." Watching this I have nothing but admiration for the man.

[Guest Dmann2000]

Um...

 

I didn't snap at you.

I believe you said the words "bullshit" and "that's the end of it" directly after my disagreement. I take that as getting snapped at.

 

But there's no need for arguements. I'm sorry if I came off as a dick. Let's drop it.

[Guest fazzle]

Plus I bet it was Larsen's fault that the female contestant gained 50 pounds and a bad dye job.

 

It's his damn fault! Cheater! Evil! Damn him to hell!

[Guest Flyboy]

Um...

 

I didn't snap at you.

I believe you said the words "bullshit" and "that's the end of it" directly after my disagreement. I take that as getting snapped at.

 

But there's no need for arguements. I'm sorry if I came off as a dick. Let's drop it.

I'm sorry if I came off as a dick, too.

 

Sorry bro.

[Guest Dmann2000]

Um...

 

I didn't snap at you.

I believe you said the words "bullshit" and "that's the end of it" directly after my disagreement. I take that as getting snapped at.

 

But there's no need for arguements. I'm sorry if I came off as a dick. Let's drop it.

I'm sorry if I came off as a dick, too.

 

Sorry bro.

Aw man let's never fight again....I LUUUUVVV YOU BRO

[Guest JHawk]

This is cool as hell!

 

Making it seem random when it's not? Sometimes you deserve to get nailed.

 

And right now, they basically just said that legally, this guy was the smartest guy alive.

 

ADDITIONAL: They just put in more patterns? Why not actually make it "random" like it was supposed to be? I'm surprised they didn't get burned again with it.