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gameshowguy2000:
And another rule: No bonus letters.

And, I just saw a few episodes tonight, and found an interesting word: ESTER.

An ESTER is a compilation of fragrances, and Chuck mentioned that to all the Scrabble fans, too.

zachhoran:
[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Jan 1 2004, 11:29 PM\']
They flew Chuck out there, but found the contestants already there.  And remember, it was for only 20 episodes, so that's, I don't know... maybe a week's stay?

Brandon Brooks [/quote]
 The contestant were Americans living in Holland at the time. THey probably did tape the episodes five a day for four weeks, so Chuck probably didn't have to be there for more than a week.

melman1:
So Lingo was already an established game in Europe, then?  No need to go over there if not, right? Is "Lingo" an American-ization of a different name?

If it was already a European show, it's awfully hard to believe they used that awful set.  Unless, as I said, it was a big hit in the Dutch crackhouses.

PeterMarshallFan:
I found the flow of this to be far better than season 3. It just seemed to work better. Although, season 2 is still the best by far, IMO.

itiparanoid13:
I agree with the previous post.  It all just has to do with the look of the show for me.  Season 1 looked like 20 crappy pilot shows.  In Season 3, although the set is nice, the set just doesnt fit a simple word guessing game.  That set looks like it would belong maybe on a new form of Friend or Foe? or something, but definitely not Lingo.  I feel the same with Stacey.  Now its not that she takes away from the show, she helps Chuck out in his blundering moments, but a simple, bare bones, word guessing game such as Lingo just doesnt need a model.  Season 2 was the best.  The set fit the show and the prize of $5,000 or that tropical vacation was a very nice touch.

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