Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Word (game show)
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The result was keep. Star Mississippi 02:45, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
The Last Word (game show)
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Only source in the article is TV Guide, and I could find nothing better Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:26, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:26, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
- Johnson, L. A. (1989-11-01). "Parkland resident gets the last word and wins big in TV game show". Newspapers.com.
The article notes: "It was like something out of a game show dream, complete with the consummate game show host Wink Martindale. Parkland resident Rich Bowen won more than $60,000 in prizes as a contestant on the Fox Network's game show "The Last Word" in October. ... The object of the game, which airs on Ch. 13 at 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, is to guess the last word. Each game has three words, all of which are somehow related. For example, contestants might be asked to guess the words Marx, Smothers and Wright. The connection between the words is that all the words are the names of famous brothers. ... In the first game, the male contestant competes against the female celebrity and in the second game the female contestant challenges the male celebrity. In the event of a tie, the male and female contestants go head to head."
- Beck, Andee (1989-08-23). "Game show will conduct area tryouts". Newspapers.com.
The article notes: "Veteran producer Merrill Heatter has taken his newest series, "The Last Word," to Vancouver, B.C., where he's taping 65 episodes for U.S. syndication. And he's hired someone in Gig Harbor to scout for contestants right in our backyard. ... Sinclair says if the program's a hit, it'll become "a resident game show" in the Northwest. "The Last Word," with emcee Wink Martindale, premieres nationally the week of Sept. 18; KCPQ will air it at 10:30 a.m. on Channel 13."
- Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2 ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: .
The book provides 118 words of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "The Last Word. (Series; Game; Syn. 1989–1990). Concept: Two teams compete, each composed of a celebrity captain and a non-celebrity player. A board with three unknown words (indicated by blank spaces) is shown. One player from each team competes. One player begins by asking for a letter. If it is contained in the word it appears in its appropriate place on the board. The object is for players to guess each word (which are related to each other). The first player to identify the last word of the three words that are shown wins the round for his team. The team with the most correct identifications wins the game and merchandise points. Host: Wink Martindale. Assistant: Jennifer Lyall."
- Less significant coverage:
- Kiss, Tony (1988-12-30). "Arsenio Hall returns to tube with late-night talk show". Newspapers.com.
The article provides 86 words of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "From the Who Cares file — polyester game show host Wink Martindale is getting a new gig, courtesy of — you guessed it — Ted Turner. "The Last Word," a game created by Merrill Heatter of "Hollywood Squares" fame, will be peddled to stations at the January NAPTE video convention in Houston. Produced in a joint deal with Turner Program Services, the game pits celebs and nobodies in a high-tech computerized format that also involves the audience, for what it's worth. Turner will distribute the series starting next fall."
- TV Guide: Guide to TV. New York: .
The book provides 28 words of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "The Last Word. Syndicated: 1989–1990. Host: Wink Martindale. A word game in which contestants teamed up with celebrities, including Jill Whelan, Ted Lange, Susan Ruttan and Gordon Jump."
- Kiss, Tony (1988-12-30). "Arsenio Hall returns to tube with late-night talk show".
reliable sources to allow The Last Word to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".] - Johnson, L. A. (1989-11-01). "Parkland resident gets the last word and wins big in TV game show".
- Keep per citations listed by Cunard. Enough to pass WP:GNG at the very least. DonaldD23 talk to me 12:21, 22 May 2022 (UTC)]
- The first two sources are human interest stories that barely say anything about the show at all. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:23, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
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