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Pyramid Super Six question
JTFriends1:
As far as celebrities reviewing front game material - I am almost positive they do NOT. I must say, my only proof is my time spent on hold for the contest, however, as I was patched into the audio system, I could hear celebrities and contestants (clearly) talking during the downtime. One contestant said to the celebrity, I selected "x" category, and it might have something to do with this or that. To which the celebrity also offered his thoughts and developed some possible clues to some possible answers. All their guesses were wrong. I doubt the celebrity would've entered into a pointless hypothetical if they knew the contestant was dead wrong.
Timsterino:
[quote name=\'JTFriends1\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 10:54 PM\'] As far as celebrities reviewing front game material - I am almost positive they do NOT. I must say, my only proof is my time spent on hold for the contest, however, as I was patched into the audio system, I could hear celebrities and contestants (clearly) talking during the downtime. One contestant said to the celebrity, I selected "x" category, and it might have something to do with this or that. To which the celebrity also offered his thoughts and developed some possible clues to some possible answers. All their guesses were wrong. I doubt the celebrity would've entered into a pointless hypothetical if they knew the contestant was dead wrong. [/quote]
A friend of mine was a contestant last season and I can tell you for a fact that the celebrities are indeed briefed before hand.
I know that Stephen Brown, the show's Executive Producer is a member here. Maybe he can verify this.
Tim :-)
ITSBRY:
--- Quote ---celebrities are shown material prior to telecast
--- End quote ---
This is maddening!! How is this an acceptable practice for a game like "Pyramid"!?!
"Pyramid" could be such a good show. They got a lot right, but ALL the important things are so wrong. I'd rather watch the same tired reruns on GSN and see the game played the right way than sit and watch players act instead of play.
Sony's ruined the greatest game show ever conceived. :-\
ITSBRY
itsbry@juno.com
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 10:06 AM\']
--- Quote ---celebrities are shown material prior to telecast
--- End quote ---
This is maddening!! How is this an acceptable practice for a game like "Pyramid"!?!
"Pyramid" could be such a good show. They got a lot right, but ALL the important things are so wrong. I'd rather watch the same tired reruns on GSN and see the game played the right way than sit and watch players act instead of play.
Sony's ruined the greatest game show ever conceived. :-\
ITSBRY
itsbry@juno.com [/quote]
Yet with all the briefing, we still see more than our share of one and two out of six maingame rounds. And, people still give illegal clues often enough in the maingame. The briefing probably does account for us seeing five or so WC wins in a week of shows instead of the two or so the 70s and 80s runs might have averaged.
Matt Ottinger:
[quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 11:06 AM\']
--- Quote ---celebrities are shown material prior to telecast
--- End quote ---
This is maddening!! How is this an acceptable practice for a game like "Pyramid"!?! [/quote]
The perception appears to be that this is no different than the advance prep that celebrities are given on Hollywood Squares, though even on that show the stars aren't actually given the correct answers.
In general, the current Pyramid appears to be trying to position itself as a light celebrity game along the lines of Squares, rather than as the challenging word game PLAYED by celebrities that we remember. That would be an explanation for their "theme" weeks (such as the recent NASCAR) that seem to have little regard for whether the celebrities they book can actually play the game. That's not a problem for Squares -- heck, even Paris Hilton can be a celebrity on Squares -- but it is a problem for Pyramid if the game is important to you.
I will sumbit to you that the current custodians of the franchise consider the celebrity interaction, the humorous material, the appeal of the host, and the occasional big-wad-of-money giveaway to be more important than the game. In the same way that tic-tac-toe is just the means to a greater end on Squares, I'm thinking Pyramid people see the word game as merely the fuel that powers the larger engine. Bob Stewart didn't think so, we don't think so, but it's not Bob's (or our) franchise anymore, and hey, ratings are up, so who's to say they're wrong exactly?
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