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Pyramid Super Six question
tidefan12:
--- Quote ---They select the categories beforehand because they show the celebrities the answers beforehand and want them to think of good clues since there are only 20 seconds on the clock.
--- End quote ---
Are you sure about that? Unless things have changed since I appeared last season, the CONTESTANTS are shown and select the categories for the first two rounds following a coin toss, but we were never told the nature of those categories. As far as I knew, the only thing the celebs were shown in advance was the categories, too.
As far as the WC, there is quite a long gap in taping following the end of the front game where the contestant coordinator drills the player on previously used WC categories and the celebs are off in the green room or wherever being prepped as well. I don't think they're being given the actual game material. I would imagine they're being given previously used categories to make sure they understand the "listing vs. describing" aspect of that round.
Shane Elsberry
Steve McClellan:
[quote name=\'tidefan12\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 03:50 PM\'] I don't think they're being given the actual game material. [/quote]
They are indeed given the actual material, and usually spend about 10-12 minutes in a corner of the studio coming up with clues, and being able to ask any questions they may have about the legality of said clues.
Gromit:
[quote name=\'gameshowsteve\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 06:42 PM\'] [quote name=\'tidefan12\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 03:50 PM\'] I don't think they're being given the actual game material. [/quote]
They are indeed given the actual material, and usually spend about 10-12 minutes in a corner of the studio coming up with clues, and being able to ask any questions they may have about the legality of said clues. [/quote]
Wow. I'm speechless. Here I've been defending Pyramid in the other thread, and then along comes this.
This *completely* changes the nature of the game. It's a fast paced, think on your feet, test your vocabulary game.
This essentially turns it into a glorified Hollywood Squares. :(
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'Gromit\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 09:01 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowsteve\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 06:42 PM\'] [quote name=\'tidefan12\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 03:50 PM\'] I don't think they're being given the actual game material. [/quote]
They are indeed given the actual material, and usually spend about 10-12 minutes in a corner of the studio coming up with clues, and being able to ask any questions they may have about the legality of said clues. [/quote]
Wow. I'm speechless. Here I've been defending Pyramid in the other thread, and then along comes this.
This *completely* changes the nature of the game. It's a fast paced, think on your feet, test your vocabulary game.
This essentially turns it into a glorified Hollywood Squares. :( [/quote]
I don't care for this practice either. As was stated in an earlier post, it would be nice if returning celebrities at the least do not choose such "briefings".
I suspect a Password revival if it were to come along might also have celebs being briefed on the words to be played.
I suppose Bob Stewart and the old school Pyramid staff will be quite disappointed to hear about this "briefing" if they haven't already.(Celebs on the old Pyramid were often tested before they played on their taping day, but with game material that wouldn't be used on the air that week of shows)
Jimmy Owen:
If you change your perception of "Pyramid" as a test of word knowlege to a celebrity short-term memory game, it may help to enjoy the show more. Sure, Marie Winn was given all the questions and answers on "Dotto," but she had to memorize them, too. That takes some skill. As has been said since the day "Pyramid" debuted, this is not your father's "Pyramid."
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