NEED TO KNOW
- Marc Summers is trying again on the 2018 revival of Double Dare and why it wasn’t as a lot of a hit as he hoped
- Summers mentioned he thought Nickelodeon made a “main mistake” by hiring an influencer to host as a substitute of him
- Summers was a part of the present as an announcer
Marc Summers has some notes concerning the 2018 revival of Double Dare.
Summers, 73, was the unique host of the Nickelodeon recreation present Double Dare, a rolicking tv collection that noticed youngsters compete in very messy challenges. On the Could 25 episode of Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia, Summers mentioned he was solid on the collection as a result of he appeared like an “older brother” to the children, and talked to them as in the event that they had been adults.
“It simply labored,” he mentioned. “It was a lot enjoyable.” The unique collection ran from 1986 to 1994 and Summers filmed six episodes a day.
Summers defined that “for years,” he tried to convey Double Dare again, believing the long-lasting present might nonetheless resonate; the present additionally had a quick, Summers-less revival in 2000. Ultimately, his “persistence” paid off and Nickelodeon determined to convey it again, however they instructed him he wouldn’t be the host. They instructed him, “We employed an influencer,” and Summers didn’t know what that meant.
Although Summers doesn’t title her throughout the podcast, the brand new host was Liza Koshy, who first discovered success on YouTube and was branching out into extra tv work. Summers appeared because the present’s announcer as a substitute and was an govt producer.
“My feeling was I get it, they in all probability assume I seem like someone’s grandfather and didn’t notice I nonetheless have the vitality and will do all the pieces they needed me to do and extra,” he mentioned. He additionally thought he would enchantment to the dad and mom of youngsters the community hoped would watch.
Someday throughout filming, Koshy, 29, received sick they usually requested Summers to fill in. He did it with “zero rehearsal” and “no cue playing cards.” Summers claimed it was the highest-rated episode on the reboot.
As for the selection of host, he mentioned, “They made a significant mistake, in my estimation, of placing someone on who had by no means hosted a present, and with all due respect, just about refused to rehearse.” He mentioned that in breaks, he would coach Koshy on hold observe of which staff was profitable, the purpose totals and the way the challenges affected recreation play.
ipromiseyoumedia reached out to representatives for Koshy for remark.
“Today, they only put individuals on who don’t know do these items,” Summers mentioned of internet hosting. “And a few of them are okay, and a few of them aren’t. And in case you actually don’t have the eagerness for it, it typically doesn’t work.” The revival aired for 2 seasons, ending in December 2019. In 2020, the present was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for excellent recreation present host.
In 2024, Summers carried out an Off-Broadway present about his life titled The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, which used Double Dare to inform his life story.
“Doing Double Dare clearly modified my life. However I’ve had a bizarre profession,” he instructed ipromiseyoumedia on the time. “You could not have deliberate it any approach that I did it. I simply saved falling into issues, which led to what I am doing now.” After Double Dare, he continued to seem extensively on tv, most famously as host of Meals Community’s Unwrapped.
“I simply love doing the present,” he mentioned of his stage efficiency. “It takes a hell of rather a lot out of me. It is exhausting and emotional each night time, however I am simply loving the expertise.”
