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clemon79:
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 08:50 AM\'] That's not a problem for Squares -- heck, even Paris Hilton can be a celebrity on Squares

 [/quote]
 "Paris Hilton for the block, please, Tom."

"Paris Hilton! She can be seen on a computer near you....um, ah, not that I have....erm..."

--- Quote ---but it's not Bob's (or our) franchise anymore, and hey, ratings are up, so who's to say they're wrong exactly?
--- End quote ---
Proof positive once again that the average American television viewer is a freakin' moron.

Jay Temple:
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 09:50 AM\'] [H]eck, even Paris Hilton can be a celebrity on Squares [/quote]
 She's already associated with the letter X now, so adding O is only natural.

ITSBRY:

--- Quote ---but it's not Bob's (or our) franchise anymore, and hey, ratings are up, so who's to say they're wrong exactly?
--- End quote ---

To be honest with you, I think Pyramid would be doing just fine if they were following the blueprint that Stewart layed out for the game.  There have been enough minor changes to the show (set, host, theme, 6 in 20 rule, theme weeks) that modernize it.


--- Quote ---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.
--- End quote ---

Matt...I agree with you that this is PROBABLY what producers today care more about, but I don't really think you can attribute the higher ratings (which really aren't that much higher, are they?) to changes that have been made just for the sake of making a change.

I don't think the D list celebs are what people tune in for either.  Donny might be part of it, but not the celebs.  I can't imagine asking a casual viewer why they like "Pyramid" and hearing, "well, those categories are just so funny" or "I love the Pine Sol lady...she's wacky".

My simple recipe for fixing Pyramid is:
*don't let celebs see the material before the show
*get the judging fixed (at the very least make it consistent)
*dump the wild camera shots

*biased opinion follows*  :-D

I simply cannot see how any reasonable person could hold "Pyramid" up against any previous attempt and say that these bonehead changes improve the show in any way.

ITSBRY
itsbry@juno.com

GS Warehouse:
[quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 02:27 PM\'] My simple recipe for fixing Pyramid is:
*get the judging fixed (at the very least make it consistent) [/quote]
 Insert your favorite ghost-of-Dan-Enright joke here.

Jimmy Owen:
Since the celebs are already being briefed, what would be the harm in the writers actually providing clues to the celebs which they could read off their laptop during the main game?  The contestants would compete to recognize the answers in the shortest amount of time.  It would sorta be like "Jackpot!" with a time limit.  This would cut down on the pre-briefing time and there would never be a bad clue given by the celebs.

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