"Sale of the Century" is one of the best game shows of all time to me. I absolutely love it! It's amazing! It combined an intense quiz with shopping and became a success. The 1980s version is the most popular version of the show and is rightly so. Jim Perry's job as host was nothing else but perfection. He thoroughly balanced normal humor of a game show and the fast-paced intensity of a quiz show game show host and a superb salesman, probing many to buy deals when they probably wouldn't under normal circumstances. The show was perfect and truly should be remembered more now, but the show is not featured on GSN or any other place today. Thank goodness for the old USA's game show block of what has become yesteryear. :) "Temptation: The All-New Sale of the Century" of the 2007-2008 was an attempt at reviving the program, but failed miserable. It's definitely a show great enough to bring back. Australia's version of "Temptation" (Australia being the country where "$ale" has been the most successful of any country) is perfect, blending all the elements of the previous "$ale" and adding enough new elements to make it a distinctly different version of the show. I thoroughly enjoy "$ale" and, if FreMantle wants to revive the show, being a primetime show every night during the summer is the way to go for sure I think! Until then, enjoy the memories of Jim Perry's "$ale of the Century!!!"
Kevin $
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