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Things you would done differently Wheel of Fortune
BrandonFG:
To me, that's on the producers to make a more engaging show. The first, what 25 or so years (daytime and syndication) managed to make Hangman engaging without needing a particular theme. The Celebrity episodes were prolly the first time I watched Wheel regularly in years, and realized the show still had a little personality when they weren't on cruise control.
Chelsea Thrasher:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on August 24, 2024, 09:58:33 PM ---when they weren't on cruise control.
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Something that occurred to me when Pluto still had the massive cache of Wheel eps, including a couple hundred from 2016-2020: Aside from minor cosmetic differences or "gimmick A is present, gimmick B is missing", an episode from 2014 is essentially interchangeable with an episode all the way to eps from spring 2020. They did years of paint-by-numbers episodes.
The problem isn't theme weeks, it's the way the entire show was produced for most of the years Harry Friedman was there, and became particularly apparent starting around 2008-09. Things have improved under the current admin, but just only.
Neumms:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on August 23, 2024, 07:44:55 PM ---Reminds me of the final three questions in the early days of $ale.
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Here they’re playing for more than 10 bucks apiece, but good point. So….
What if they play as many as puzzles as possible in 60 seconds? (Or I dunno, 100.) The money doubles each puzzle, and maybe the letters speed up a little, too. Clock stops on ring-ins so Ryan can set up the next puzzle. Alternatively they could count down revealed letters rather than seconds. “The 26-Letter Countdown (Round).”
colonial:
Honestly, you don't need the theme weeks if you had a better in-studio presentation. Watching WOF feels like lather, rinse, repeat. The producers found the cruise control button 10-15 years ago and kept it there for the rest of Pat's run.
I'll admit, I'm not a fan of the theme weeks -- most of them are borderline lame and don't bring anything to the show. But I'm OK with a handful of theme weeks during the season as long as they are sponsored and can add a few interesting prizes to the mix (say, Disney week or an "NFL Week" where a contestant could win Super Bowl tickets).
JD
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