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"The little things" you miss on shows
Jamey Greek:
-the chemistry between a host and announcer. And "live announcing". And when the host comes out the host says" Thank you such-and-such and when an announcer had a more active role.
whewfan:
Johnny Gilbert is in his mid 90s and would be very vulnerable to covid. Also, if he could stay home and do the announcing, why not?
I did miss the dollar figures popping as well. If they want to bring in the "now entering the studio", they could have all three come out at once if they wanted to bring back something and not have any real affect on the time.
They stopped doing the blue to red with the sushi bar set. To me, with the brownish-gold walls, the red didn't stand out too much... the blue looked better, I wonder if that was their thinking.
Otm Shank:
This is a little thing, but the "snap reveal" is a thing of the past. No prolonged suspense, just a half-second delay, and quickly turn it. Think about Card Sharks. Jim Perry revealing the money cards was masterful, particularly when there was a card change, it was all in the wrist. In the revival, using a card device that looks like it was modded from a failed Guess Who pilot, the reveal was always a slow turn after a delay that spanned three camera shots.
Also, the close-up reveals with the TPIR models holding the price tag to the side and employing the snap reveal just has a little more sophisticated look and is a lost art.
TheInquisitiveOne:
I’m very sure this had been said in some form or another, but I miss seeing natural reactions to everything.
I am of the thought that when Drew first started hosting TPIR, contestants running to the prizes were natural reactions. Now, it just feels forced…especially when I seem to recall reading a firsthand account from an audience member about how they did reshoots to get the best reaction to air on TV.
It apparently was a problem with Deal or No Deal, when the first of the two million dollar winners (under handicapped rules, another example of my difficulty-based reward aspect I mentioned earlier in this thread) had to do multiple takes of her reaction just so they could put the best one on NBC when it aired.
Why are audiences giving standing ovations for Steve Harvey or Jim Caldwell, when there’s no situation that called for it? Or when a contestant simply names a tune or gives a password, where simple applause would suffice? To me anyway, it just feels so unnatural and takes away from the overall feel of the game.
Warm the audience up and then let them do their thing. If something warrants laughter, let them laugh. If something warrants applause at a time when applause isn’t necessarily called for, let it be.
The Inquisitive One
TimK2003:
--- Quote from: TheInquisitiveOne on October 25, 2022, 11:34:26 PM ---I’m very sure this had been said in some form or another, but I miss seeing natural reactions to everything.
I am of the thought that when Drew first started hosting TPIR, contestants running to the prizes were natural reactions. Now, it just feels forced…especially when I seem to recall reading a firsthand account from an audience member about how they did reshoots to get the best reaction to air on TV.
It apparently was a problem with Deal or No Deal, when the first of the two million dollar winners (under handicapped rules, another example of my difficulty-based reward aspect I mentioned earlier in this thread) had to do multiple takes of her reaction just so they could put the best one on NBC when it aired.
Why are audiences giving standing ovations for Steve Harvey or Jim Caldwell, when there’s no situation that called for it? Or when a contestant simply names a tune or gives a password, where simple applause would suffice? To me anyway, it just feels so unnatural and takes away from the overall feel of the game.
Warm the audience up and then let them do their thing. If something warrants laughter, let them laugh. If something warrants applause at a time when applause isn’t necessarily called for, let it be.
The Inquisitive One
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Playing off your comment about audience reactions, I miss the masters of the "McKenzie (sp?) Box".
Every network had their own sweetening system, and most of the time, it blended in nicely with the shows (although over at NBC Burbank it was overused at times). Compared to today's shows, where some shows can range from just a smattering of applause to a small arena rock concert.
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