Apparently not.

As for Shaq, he's great on Inside the NBA, but whether he would make for a good question reader remains to be seen. Obviously, time will tell but it's not like this is the first or the last time someone felt uneasy about a hosting decision.

I think him being a co-host should be fine. Shaq seems to be at his best when he has someone or something to play off of.

/Story of his career, amirite?

(or may just get a rehash of the episodes from Pluto, who tf knows)

This would be my bet personally, but I would still be happy if that were the case. There has to be a lot of Buzzr viewers who don't even know what Pluto is, much less that there's a 24-hour Price channel they can enjoy. So the more exposure they get, the better. That said, here's a time where I'd love to be proven wrong.

-Jason

IMO what made the show work originally was its "anyone can play" aspect, thanks in part to the phone game. You didn't get so many out-of-work actors and caricatures. Maybe it was a product of its time, but IMO the overuse of the celebrity format killed the charm. The first celebrity tournament with Ray Romano, Norm MacDonald, etc. was fun, but it became a crutch.

Other than ratings, I dunno what killed the daytime show other than it got stale and turned into a generic trivia game. That and the fact that a million dollars isn't really a novelty prize for a game show anymore. It would be great to win, but so many shows have offered it as a top prize. IMO, winning seven-figures has become so routine on other shows that even if someone had won the top prize it was no longer a watercooler moment.

Terry was an awful fit for the show because he yelled too much. I don't remember much about Cedric, but it felt like the producers only wanted him because Steve Harvey was doing so well on Feud, which is apples and oranges given the two formats.

As for Shaq, he's great on Inside the NBA, but whether he would make for a good question reader remains to be seen. Obviously, time will tell but it's not like this is the first or the last time someone felt uneasy about a hosting decision.

Quote from: TimK2003 on May 06, 2024, 02:44:17 PM

When ChrisT. [sic] was brought in to even up the ship, it was too late to save the show.

He hosted for four seasons and got two Emmy nominations.

The competition for Emmy nominations was awfully thin in that category during that time period.  They gave a nom to Billy Gardell in 2016.