What were tapings like?
Taping a half-hour show actually took about three hours! Many games were played, because they sometimes got two episodes out of one taping. They’d frequently play several versions of a game using new suggestions. Sometimes a player would swear or do something else deemed inappropriate, and they’d have to retake it. And then there were pickups: about an hour shooting various openings, point-givings, audience shots, etc, to make the show smoother. The best part about pickups was watching the players make fun of producer Dan Patterson.
