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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: William A. Padron on June 11, 2010, 02:16:08 PM
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As announced on the Buzzerblog Facebook page and Craiglist website, the new updated version of Pyramid, now with Andy Ritcher as the host, will have its pilot taped on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Here is the URL as to what are the specifics of the requirements for potential applicants wanting to be on the show...
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/tfr/1786735491.html (http://\"http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/tfr/1786735491.html\")
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"Catch-Phrase"???
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'242306\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 11:18 AM\']"Catch-Phrase"???[/quote]
The party game, not the game show. The party game is basically the Pyramid front-game with a hot-potato (again, not the game show) mechanic added to it.
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What a shame this isn't taping in New York. For me, anyway.
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[quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'242313\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 02:01 PM\']What a shame this isn't taping in New York. For me, anyway.[/quote]
I know! How are people making the long, arduous trek?
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I'm trying out for the pilot. Needless to say, I'm on this like a drunk Ben Roethlisberger.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'242315\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 04:28 PM\'][quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'242313\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 02:01 PM\']What a shame this isn't taping in New York. For me, anyway.[/quote]
I know! How are people making the long, arduous trek?
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Oregon Trail.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242321\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 07:11 PM\']Oregon Trail.[/quote]Well, phooey. My celebrity partner has dysentary.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'242322\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 10:16 PM\'][quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242321\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 10:11 PM\']Oregon Trail.[/quote]Well, phooey. My celebrity partner has dysentary.[/quote]
Those who selected 5 minutes, please come to the window to collect your winnings. ;)
It is a shame it's not in New York, because it'd be one Megabus ride there for me. It's also a shame I didn't take off to attend Millionaire casting in Philly.
/Come back, shame!
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'242315\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 04:28 PM\'][quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'242313\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 02:01 PM\']What a shame this isn't taping in New York. For me, anyway.[/quote]
I know! How are people making the long, arduous trek?
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Underground Railroad. I just need someone to tell me how to get tickets....
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[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'242335\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 07:56 AM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'242315\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 04:28 PM\'][quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'242313\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 02:01 PM\']What a shame this isn't taping in New York. For me, anyway.[/quote]
I know! How are people making the long, arduous trek?
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Underground Railroad. I just need someone to tell me how to get tickets....
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Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
TICKETS
"The Price is Right"
CBS Television City
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90036
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[quote name=\'phvHounds2010\' post=\'242346\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 11:04 AM\'][quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'242335\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 07:56 AM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'242315\' date=\'Jun 11 2010, 04:28 PM\']
I know! How are people making the long, arduous trek?[/quote]
Underground Railroad. I just need someone to tell me how to get tickets....
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Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
TICKETS
"The Price is Right"
CBS Television City
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90036
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I actually lol'd at that one. Well played, sir.
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[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'242335\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 07:56 AM\']I just need someone to tell me how to get tickets....[/quote]
Pyramid is taping Next Tuesday 6/22 and Wednesday 6/23. Not at Television City. It's in Culver City, and they are paying the audience. I never understood paying an audience, and I think it's pathetic.... but I guess they have to do whatever they can to fill an audience these days. Very sad.
Add me to the list of those very dissapointed it's not taping in NYC.
Here's your answer on how to get tickets :
http://onsetproductions.com/calendar/ticke...amp;eventID=192 (http://\"http://onsetproductions.com/calendar/tickets.aspx?showID=113&eventID=192\")
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[quote name=\'phvHounds2010\' post=\'242346\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 12:04 PM\']Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
TICKETS
"The Price is Right"
CBS Television City
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90036[/quote]
And please include a recent photo of yourself, one you can spare because it cannot be returned.
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[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242350\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 12:57 PM\']http://onsetproductions.com/calendar/ticke...amp;eventID=192 (http://\"http://onsetproductions.com/calendar/tickets.aspx?showID=113&eventID=192\")[/quote]
Three things of note --
* 1) The show is referred to as "The 25 Thousand Dollar Pyramid"; this is most likely a typo, partly because that's a long way down from $1,000,000.
* 2) It is "a Full-hour game show"; not too bad, so long as they don't screw it up.
* 3) They're using pics from Donnymid to promote this; people, hence, might think you're going back to the Donnymid style of gameplay/set...which isn't the best message to imply.
I wonder who the celebrity partners will be?
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$25,000 > $1,000,000, in my opinion.
[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242358\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 03:00 PM\']* 3) They're using pics from Donnymid to promote this, instead of pics from last year's pilots; not the best idea, guys.[/quote]Where is your advertising degree from?
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242358\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 12:00 PM\']* 1) The show is referred to as "The 25 Thousand Dollar Pyramid"; this is most likely a typo, partly because that's a long way down from $1,000,000.[/quote]
...and that's a good thing.
* 2) It is "a Full-hour game show"; not too bad, so long as they don't screw it up.
Thanks for this insight.
* 3) They're using pics from Donnymid to promote this; people, hence, might think you're going back to the Donnymid style of gameplay/set...which isn't the best message to imply.
...to a small SMALL subset of your potential audience, most of which are going to watch your show anyhow, and most of which know better going in.
Keep digging.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242358\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 03:00 PM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242350\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 12:57 PM\']http://onsetproductions.com/calendar/ticke...amp;eventID=192 (http://\"http://onsetproductions.com/calendar/tickets.aspx?showID=113&eventID=192\")[/quote]
Three things of note --
* 1) The show is referred to as "The 25 Thousand Dollar Pyramid"; this is most likely a typo, partly because that's a long way down from $1,000,000.
* 2) It is "a Full-hour game show"; not too bad, so long as they don't screw it up.
* 3) They're using pics from Donnymid to promote this; people, hence, might think you're going back to the Donnymid style of gameplay/set...which isn't the best message to imply.
I wonder who the celebrity partners will be?
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1) I agree that may be a Typo. $25,000 doesnt sound all that exciting in 2010. I believe $100,000 makes more sense.
2) When I checked the website earlier today, I am pretty sure there was no reference of it being a 1 hour show, so they must have recently updated the information. Frankly, that worries me quite a bit, as that could mean they are going to "fix" what isnt broken.
3) I agree that pix from Donnymid isn't the best idea, but keep in mind they used the same photos for the NYC tapings last year. What bothers me more, is... does this mean they arent using the NYC Pilot set, or something that resembles the Classic Set ? If so, that could mean trouble.
Hopefully, its nothing to worry about. Is anyone in the LA area planning to attend the tapings ? I cant wait to hear all about it.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242358\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 02:00 PM\']* 3) They're using pics from Donnymid to promote this; people, hence, might think you're going back to the Donnymid style of gameplay/set...which isn't the best message to imply.[/quote]Do you really think the general public really gives a damn?
That question isn't rhetorical, btw.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'242361\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 02:30 PM\']Keep digging.[/quote]
So he can run into this, I presume. (http://\"http://clubnamco.net/image.php?productid=243\")
/or a Fygar
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242358\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 02:00 PM\']* 1) The show is referred to as "The 25 Thousand Dollar Pyramid"; this is most likely a typo, partly because that's a long way down from $1,000,000.
* 2) It is "a Full-hour game show"; not too bad, so long as they don't screw it up.
* 3) They're using pics from Donnymid to promote this; people, hence, might think you're going back to the Donnymid style of gameplay/set...which isn't the best message to imply.[/quote]
1) IT'S A PILOT. I've said it before but I'll use the pinball allusion again - BIG MONEY does not = great game. Besides, do you think an untested show is going to get a budget to giveaway $1M off the bat? Hell, LMAD's still in SD for pete's sake.
2) This isn't just for you but for others that like to hem and haw before the show's even seen - stop it. Please. We will see what happens with an hour-long Pyramid. Could be two half-hours, could be main-game/WC until an hour's up.
3) Read the article again; the "THIS IS PAID AUDIENCE WORK" would like to have a word with you. Besides - like Mark said, the general public doesn't give a damn about screen caps. There's also the "Dick Clark-hosted classic" line, too.
Summary: don't get your knickers in a knot, Norman. Let's see how it all pans out AFTER they tape it.
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[quote name='rollercoaster87' post='242367' date='Jun 12 2010, 04:59 PM'][quote name='clemon79' post='242361' date='Jun 12 2010, 02:30 PM']Keep digging.[/quote]So he can run into this, I presume. (http://"http://clubnamco.net/image.php?productid=243")
/or a Fygar[/quote]
I LOL'd.
Also, yeah I know -- and I do hope that an hour-long version (even if it's two episodes) is nothing to worry about, as Mr. GS said. And I hope that in Whenever we'll get a Pyramid that is fair*, balanced*, and colorful**.
* "Fair" and "balanced", regarding the judging and difficulty of the Winner's Circle categories -- Donnymid was not too good at either, and some of those categories might as well have screamed "You're not going to win!"
* "Colorful", because in this age there are way too many shows with dark, moody sets.
Didn't somebody say that ABC was thinking about extending Pyramid to an hour around 1975-76, but instead did Let's Make A Deal (which bombed so badly that the show ended up gone)?
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Dan88 is certainly one of the more ambitiously obnoxious members to come across this forum.
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Don't feed the trolls, guys.
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[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'242375\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 08:47 PM\']Don't feed the trolls, guys.[/quote]
I agree, 100%. I've retaliated to trolls in the past, although in hindsight I shouldn't have, and it never turned out well. They tried to blackmail me several times, called me names I dare not utter on any site (names which I'm not even comfortable posting through spoiler tags), and built a full-of-lies article about me on the horrid Encyclopedia Dramatica.
I'm not saying this to gain any sympathy/respect, but rather to defend -- once and for all -- against any and all thoughts that I am a troll.
/and now back to your regularly-scheduled discussion.
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Well, I tried out today for the pilot - didn't make it past the first cut, though I didn't expect to since they're only going to need a handful of people for the pilot tapings.
It seems the one cosmetic change that will be made from versions past is that contestants will be standing during the gameplay (at least, during the front game - they mention in the rules packet that clue givers are still strapped in for the Winner's Circle). Whether that affects the way the game looks on TV in any significant way remains to be seen.
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[quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'242378\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 10:24 PM\']It seems the one cosmetic change that will be made from versions past is that contestants will be standing during the gameplay (at least, during the front game - they mention in the rules packet that clue givers are still strapped in for the Winner's Circle). Whether that affects the way the game looks on TV in any significant way remains to be seen.[/quote]
That's...weird. Wouldn't standing kind of ruin the gameplay, since it would allow you to use your whole body to give clues (somewhat betraying the whole "better at Taboo than charades" line in the casting notice)? Having the players stand also implies that the set has changed from last year's attempts.
I'm not saying the show is now ruined, but "stand-instead-of-sit" is not the best decision (even if it appears to be minor).
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242377\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 08:31 PM\'][quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'242375\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 08:47 PM\']Don't feed the trolls, guys.[/quote]
I agree, 100%. I've retaliated to trolls in the past, although in hindsight I shouldn't have, and it never turned out well. They tried to blackmail me several times, called me names I dare not utter on any site (names which I'm not even comfortable posting through spoiler tags), and built a full-of-lies article about me on the horrid Encyclopedia Dramatica.
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But it's OK that you go over to Drew Carey's blog and yell at telephone polls.
I'm not saying this to gain any sympathy/respect, but rather to defend -- once and for all -- against any and all thoughts that I am a troll.
Troll? No.
Ignorant and/or not learning from mistakes? Yes. Doesn't make you a troll, though.
ObPyramid: And so what if players stand? Dumb decision? Because it doesn't jibe with how Pyramid's done in the past? Learn to deal with change, man.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242380\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 10:56 PM\'][quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242377\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 08:31 PM\'][quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'242375\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 08:47 PM\']Don't feed the trolls, guys.[/quote]I agree, 100%. I've retaliated to trolls in the past, although in hindsight I shouldn't have, and it never turned out well. They tried to blackmail me several times, called me names I dare not utter on any site (names which I'm not even comfortable posting through spoiler tags), and built a full-of-lies article about me on the horrid Encyclopedia Dramatica.[/quote]But it's OK that you go over to Drew Carey's blog and yell at telephone polls.[/quote]
Dude, that was a mistake I made nearly a full year ago. Please don't bring it up again.
[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242380\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 10:56 PM\']ObPyramid: And so what if players stand? Dumb decision? Because it doesn't jibe with how Pyramid's done in the past? Learn to deal with change, man.[/quote]
My point is, the show is changing something that didn't need changing. This seemingly-small measure would prohibit people (both celebrities and contestants alike) who are unable to stand for lengthy periods of time due to leg problems, and those whose bodies are more frail than others.
Sure, they may make accommodations for those people, but what are the chances that those people will even be chosen to be contestants?
This seemingly-minor change is reminding me of Million-Dollar Password, in that the contestants and celebrities stood for long periods of time while Reege sat in a nice black chair -- not to mention that every contestant seemed to be about 18-34 with few physical flaws.
Maybe they'll change it back by the time taping begins, or if the show gets picked up. It doesn't seem like a big deal, I admit, but it definitely seems to have been done for a reason that's not simply "We wanted something different".
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242381\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 10:14 PM\']Dude, that was a mistake I made nearly a full year ago. Please don't bring it up again.[/quote]
I won't but I brought it up because while you're "defending" yourself against trolls, what right did it give you to go off on Drew?
My point is, the show is changing something that didn't need changing. This seemingly-small measure would prohibit people (both celebrities and contestants alike) who are unable to stand for lengthy periods of time due to leg problems, and those whose bodies are more frail than others. Sure, they may make accommodations for those people, but what are the chances that those people will even be chosen to be contestants?
Betty White would like to have a word with you. I don't know if the producers would/would not accomodate said contestant would-bes, but let's cross that bridge when the issue - you know - actually arises.
This seemingly-minor change is reminding me of Million-Dollar Password, in that the contestants and celebrities stood for long periods of time while Reege sat in a nice black chair -- not to mention that every contestant seemed to be about 18-34 with few physical flaws.
Maybe they'll change it back by the time taping begins, or if the show gets picked up. It doesn't seem like a big deal, I admit, but it definitely seems to have been done for a reason that's not simply "We wanted something different".
This "seemingly-minor change" reminds me of 1 vs. 100, DoND, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader and - oh yeah - TPiR, where the host AND contestants (in play) were standing. So tell the class what "definitely" is being done other than "We wanted something different," then.
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$25,000 is still pretty big money. That's a good reward for a daytime show. Hope it makes it to the fall sked.
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[quote name='TeppanYaki' post='242382' date='Jun 12 2010, 11:42 PM']I brought [the thing with Drew's blog] up because while you're "defending" yourself against trolls, what right did it give you to go off on Drew?[/quote]
The matter with Drew was around July/August 2009. The stuff with the trolls began in late September. There's no excuse for what I did in either situation, but the two events were not simultaneous.
Betty White would like to have a word with you.
I never saw Betty as being frail. She might be up there in age, but she doesn't appear to have lost her momentum.
[quote name='TeppanYaki' post='242382' date='Jun 12 2010, 11:42 PM']This "seemingly-minor change" reminds me of 1 vs. 100, DoND, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader and - oh yeah - TPiR, where the host AND contestants (in play) were standing. So tell the class what "definitely" is being done other than "We wanted something different," then.[/quote]
Price has had a few of various kinds (wheelchair-bound; deaf; blind), and I believe Fifth Grader and Deal had one at some point or another. I can't speak for the other two, although I always thought the Mob had seats up there. It seems to me that, by removing a factor that was friendly to disabled people, the show has decided it doesn't want any disabled people (and, again, there are exceptions).
Game shows will accommodate disabled contestants should the need arise, but in this day and age the shows (with rare exception, such as Jeopardy!) seem ready to sacrifice the "Anybody can play!" attitude for a showcase of people who (as I have personally seen on TV):
1) Are young and perfect (Wheel Of Fortune comes to mind)
2) Are female, or a feminine male (98% of Temptation)
3) Fill a stereotype (Duel seemed to be this in Season 1, and The Amazing Race tends to have teams like this)
4) Have a "sob story" to tug at heartstrings (the original Strike It Rich was blasted for doing this)
5) Have a "favorite show/person" that the show can build a gimmick around (the NBC Deal Or No Deal used this as a CRUTCH)
6) Are very dense, so the show can A) have somebody to mock and B) keep its budget (the past 1-2 seasons of Millionaire have been REALLY guilty of this)
7) HAVE NEVER SEEN THE SHOW BEFORE (happened several times on Deal Or No Deal, and more recently on The Price is Right)
This is why game/reality shows "cast" contestants, not "call". Nowadays, it seems that disabled people are seen as a source for #4, if they're seen at all.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242384\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 09:38 PM\']It seems to me that, by removing a factor that was friendly to disabled people, the show has decided it doesn't want any disabled people.[/quote]
Eddie Timanus would now like a word with you.
Jesus Christ, the more you speak the more I want you to STOP.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242384\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 12:38 AM\']Game shows will accommodate disabled contestants should the need arise, but in this day and age the shows (with rare exception, such as Jeopardy!) seem ready to sacrifice the "Anybody can play!" attitude for a showcase of people who:
2) Are a girl/homosexual male (98% of Temptation, anyone?)[/quote]
Excuse me? Not this again. You had a problem last year with same-sex couples on Price is Right (http://\"http://www.golden-road.net/index.php/topic,10326.msg152152.html#msg152152\"), and here you go down this road again. It is nice of shows to cater to the gay community, especially me, a gay man. You sure don't have any tact, do you?
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'242385\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 01:18 AM\']Jesus Christ, the more you speak the more I want you to STOP.[/quote]
I side with Lemon's comment 200%.
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[quote name='NicholasM79' post='242387' date='Jun 13 2010, 01:33 AM']Excuse me? Not this again. You had a problem last year with same-sex couples on Price is Right (http://"http://www.golden-road.net/index.php/topic,10326.msg152152.html#msg152152"), and here you go down this road again. It is nice of shows to cater to the gay community, especially me, a gay man. You sure don't have any tact, do you?[/quote]
I have nothing against homosexuals of either gender, and it is nice of shows to not discriminate in that manner. I only brought that up because it seemed to be the mission of Temptation to cater to females (and the more feminine members of the male species) that are good-looking but generally dense at the expense of...well, a lot of things (as someone pointed out, the sales pitch concentrated far more on shopping then the actual game).
I do not, nor did not, mean any offense toward anybody (past, present, or future) in any way. Much like what I said to TeppanYaki, I made a mistake over a year ago, and my views toward homosexuals have changed since then. Please don't bring this up again.
Now, before I or anybody else drags this topic further out into left-field... Who will be handling the announcing duties on these pilots? And, for that matter, does anybody know who the announcer was on last year's attempts?
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Bah, we all know Pyramid was ruined when they opted against 10-in-60 for the winners' circle -- Let's make 'em earn the damned money, I say.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242384\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 11:38 PM\']Price has had a few of various kinds (wheelchair-bound; deaf; blind), and I believe Fifth Grader and Deal had one at some point or another. I can't speak for the other two, although I always thought the Mob had seats up there. It seems to me that, by removing a factor that was friendly to disabled people, the show has decided it doesn't want any disabled people (and, again, there are exceptions).[/quote]
Can you tell me how many people that are disabled have applied to game shows lately? I think it's a fair question.
1) Are young and perfect (Wheel Of Fortune comes to mind)
Dating Game.
2) Are female
Just Men; the majority of Treasure Hunt.
3) Fill a stereotype (Duel seemed to be this in Season 1, and The Amazing Race tends to have teams like this)
Hot Potato, Three's a Crowd.
4) Have a "sob story" to tug at heartstrings (the original Strike It Rich was blasted for doing this)
Queen for a Day.
6) Are very dense, so the show can A) have somebody to mock and B) keep its budget (the past 1-2 seasons of Millionaire have been REALLY guilty of this)
That's part of what game shows are about - so that the viewer at home can yell answers out and feel that they're smarter than the contestants up there.
This is why game/reality shows "cast" contestants, not "call".
Really? Didn't know it was in the U.S. Constitution that game shows had to accept the first people they see on the streets as contestants.
Stop. Please.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242390\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 12:57 AM\']Really? Didn't know it was in the U.S. Constitution that game shows had to accept the first people they see on the streets as contestants.[/quote]
But failure to do so *is* a human rights violation. (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=9325\")
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I'll be really honest. I wouldn't give two brown nuggets if the show used Donnymid's set (I know no one's saying they will, just work with me here). I don't give two brown nuggets about contestants sitting or standing*.
I care about a competently-produced game show. Going from 7-in-30 to 6-in-20 was a big change that really wasn't necessary for time constraints. Maybe if the producers weren't so gung-ho on giving the D-list stars face time, you could've used the extra two minutes for game play. This could've been remedied by having the two D-listers on ALL WEEK to spread out the camera time unnecessarily given to them. The positioning of the contestants ranks on my "Give Two Brown Nuggets" list, right above the font chryoned on the desk during the main game**.
I don't care if the contestants sit hang upside down from a bungee cord. As long as they convey 7 words with a celebrity in 30 seconds, and go to the Winner's Circle, it's all good. Just produce closer to what aired in 1984 (or 1974) and not 2004, and no one gets hurt. Keep the static shot and ditch that MTV directing from Donnymid. Oh, and none of that bulljive they tried to pull in 1996 (http://\"http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=Pyramid1996&sort=0\") and 1997 (http://\"http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=Pyramid1997&sort=0\").
*Hollywood Squares broke a 36-year-old tradition by having the contestants stand, and it caused a bit of uproar at our former message board. Who the f$#k cares? Are they still playing tic-tac-toe with nine celebrities? Is there still a Secret Square? Yes and yes, and the show was just as enjoyable as it was in its first three seasons.
**No Arial. So help me if I find out they're using Arial...
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242388\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 01:55 AM\']Who will be handling the announcing duties on these pilots? And, for that matter, does anybody know who the announcer was on last year's attempts?[/quote]
Someone who attended one of the NYC Pilots said the host made references to "Alan", which some speclulated was Alan Kalter, but that was unconfirmed.
I'm very curious to see who will announce the LA Pilot. I'm wondering if Rich Fields might get the job.
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Please, Daniel, as a recently "casted" contestant, I'd love to hear which of your seven insightful and not at all insulting categories I fall into.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'242397\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 03:02 AM\']Please, Daniel, as a recently "casted" contestant, I'd love to hear which of your seven insightful and not at all insulting categories I fall into.[/quote]
4 and 7; 7 because you never SAW MDP before (derp) and 4 because, well, you're a Red Wings fan, right? ;)
/had to
//could have been worse - Chad could be a Cubs fan
///and for Daniel: a consolation prize (http://\"http://youlose.ytmnd.com/\")
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242395\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 03:15 AM\']The positioning of the contestants ranks on my "Give Two Brown Nuggets" list, right above the font chryoned on the desk during the main game**.[/quote]
I have a minor quibble with this, which is that the producers of the Osmond Pyrmaid supposedly moved the contestants to have the celebrities face each other in order that the celebrities would interact more with each other. It's part of your point that the producers seemed more interested in giving the celebs their face time than in producing a good game.
You don't know how many times I wanted to reach through the screen and strangle Mario Cantone....
**No Arial. So help me if I find out they're using Arial...
How about Bank Gothic (http://\"http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/bank-gothic/\") instead? ;-)
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[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'242402\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 09:32 AM\']How about Bank Gothic (http://\"http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/bank-gothic/\") instead? ;-)[/quote]
I wondered what that font was called. Thanks for sharing.
/Shouldn't admit to this but I use Arial on every assignment and test I give my students.
//Hi Brandon, ol' buddy, ol' pal.
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[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'242402\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 09:32 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242395\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 03:15 AM\']The positioning of the contestants ranks on my "Give Two Brown Nuggets" list, right above the font chryoned on the desk during the main game**.[/quote]
I have a minor quibble with this, which is that the producers of the Osmond Pyrmaid supposedly moved the contestants to have the celebrities face each other in order that the celebrities would interact more with each other. It's part of your point that the producers seemed more interested in giving the celebs their face time than in producing a good game.
You don't know how many times I wanted to reach through the screen and strangle Mario Cantone....
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I never even noticed that, and that just made Donnymid even more annoying to me. By "positioning of the contestants", I meant that whether they stand or sit means nothing to me.
How about Bank Gothic (http://\"http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/bank-gothic/\") instead? ;-)
I can live with that. :-)
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'242403\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 10:43 AM\']/Shouldn't admit to this but I use Arial on every assignment and test I give my students.
//Hi Brandon, ol' buddy, ol' pal.[/quote]
Hello there friend. :-)
Arial is fine for assignments, flyers for the Band Bake Sale, etc.
On a national game show? Not as much.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242405\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 10:50 AM\']Arial is fine for assignments, flyers for the Band Bake Sale, etc.
On a national game show? Not as much.[/quote]
See, I never really understood why that's such a Bad Thing. This may be answering my own question, but I remember being one of the people who called out Feud for using Times New Roman, but that's because it didn't seem to jibe with the rest of the set.
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[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242350\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 10:57 AM\'][quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'242335\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 07:56 AM\']I just need someone to tell me how to get tickets....[/quote]
Pyramid is taping Next Tuesday 6/22 and Wednesday 6/23. Not at Television City. It's in Culver City, and they are paying the audience. I never understood paying an audience, and I think it's pathetic.... but I guess they have to do whatever they can to fill an audience these days. Very sad.
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So depending on which D-list celeb you're paired with, an audience member might potentially make more money than the contestant!
And as far as the ultimate $25,000 vs. $1M prefixing of the show, I personally would like to see it as the $25,000 Pyramid, since that's what the majority of the contestants will ever have a shot at. (The Joker's Wild" never had to name itself "The $100,000 Joker's Wild" to be successful in it's syndicated run). Leave the $1M title to the special "Million Dollar Tournament" that could be held quarterly, semi-annually, annually, etc...
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242405\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 09:50 AM\']Arial is fine for assignments, flyers for the Band Bake Sale, etc.
On a national game show? Not as much.[/quote]
Agreed, but I'd like to bring up the role of font licensing here, Brandon. I'm not saying it'd be a budget killer, but my guess is that a show's still going to have to pay up for a font that's not originally on the chyron system itself. (http://\"http://gawker.com/507508/nbc-sued-in-font+related-flare+up\") Sucks but I'll take a guess as part of the reason why.
/would have rather used Comic Sans or Impact
//If they want to go old-school Pyramid, use Clarendon kthxbye
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242409\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 11:53 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242405\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 09:50 AM\']Arial is fine for assignments, flyers for the Band Bake Sale, etc.
On a national game show? Not as much.[/quote]
Agreed, but I'd like to bring up the role of font licensing here, Brandon. I'm not saying it'd be a budget killer, but my guess is that a show's still going to have to pay up for a font that's not originally on the chyron system itself. (http://\"http://gawker.com/507508/nbc-sued-in-font+related-flare+up\") Sucks but I'll take a guess as part of the reason why.
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That could be a problem. Duly noted. :-)
And that list of 7 "qualifications", plus the thread from '05 made my head hurt.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'242383\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 09:25 PM\']$25,000 is still pretty big money. That's a good reward for a daytime show. Hope it makes it to the fall sked.[/quote]You sir, do you have a newsletter to which I could subscribe?
[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242388\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 10:55 PM\']Please don't bring this up again.[/quote]I bet when you quit saying stupid {stuff}, that people will quit referring to your previous stupid {stuff}.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242390\' date=\'Jun 13 2010, 01:57 AM\'][quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242384\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 11:38 PM\']4) Have a "sob story" to tug at heartstrings (the original Strike It Rich was blasted for doing this)[/quote]
Queen for a Day.
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The primetime NBC "Deal or No Deal" was known to attract alot of charity cases as well -- one of the reasons why I stopped watching that program.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242373\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 08:15 PM\'][Didn't somebody say that ABC was thinking about extending Pyramid to an hour around 1975-76, but instead did Let's Make A Deal (which bombed so badly that the show ended up gone)?[/quote]
While I am not totally sure about that particular proposal (it may or may not be related though), I recall reading in some New York newspaper story circa 1977 that ABC-TV was trying to persuade executive producer Bob Stewart to move his production of The $20,000 Pyramid out of New York and to Los Angeles. Maybe ABC-TV could have thought of now having the show done in a different studio location, like their owned Vine Street Theater (TV-10). I remember seeing a poster for the program (as well as the rest of the daytime schedule's shows including Family Feud and Hot Seat) right outside that building while I was on a summer vacation there in 1976.
One reason that I read into the story was that the network was hoping that the show would then get better celebrity match-ups (including new stars to play the game), rather than the usual pool that Stewart was relying on. Stewart's response to the network, as said in the story at the time I recalled reading, that as long he was running Pyramid, the show would stay in New York. Now, of course, he slowly changed his mind when he opened his Los Angeles branch around late 1977, and while he would now make shows and pilots in California, Pyramid stayed in production in New York (with the last version as the $50KP edition) until the spring of 1981.
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So did any of our own get a spot on the pilot or book a ticket for the audience? There's two sessions being taped tomorrow (http://\"http://www.onsetproductions.com/calendar/tickets.aspx?showID=113&eventID=193\").
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[quote name=\'William A. Padron\' post=\'242455\' date=\'Jun 14 2010, 10:24 AM\'][quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242373\' date=\'Jun 12 2010, 08:15 PM\'][Didn't somebody say that ABC was thinking about extending Pyramid to an hour around 1975-76, but instead did Let's Make A Deal (which bombed so badly that the show ended up gone)?[/quote]
While I am not totally sure about that particular proposal (it may or may not be related though), I recall reading in some New York newspaper story circa 1977 that ABC-TV was trying to persuade executive producer Bob Stewart to move his production of The $20,000 Pyramid out of New York and to Los Angeles. Maybe ABC-TV could have thought of now having the show done in a different studio location, like their owned Vine Street Theater (TV-10). I remember seeing a poster for the program (as well as the rest of the daytime schedule's shows including Family Feud and Hot Seat) right outside that building while I was on a summer vacation there in 1976.
One reason that I read into the story was that the network was hoping that the show would then get better celebrity match-ups (including new stars to play the game), rather than the usual pool that Stewart was relying on. Stewart's response to the network, as said in the story at the time I recalled reading, that as long he was running Pyramid, the show would stay in New York. Now, of course, he slowly changed his mind when he opened his Los Angeles branch around late 1977, and while he would now make shows and pilots in California, Pyramid stayed in production in New York (with the last version as the $50KP edition) until the spring of 1981.
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What's interesting is that when he did move west, for such shows as Love Experts and NBC Chain Reaction, it was pretty much the same stable of celebs that he had in NYC.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'242828\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 02:57 PM\']What's interesting is that when he did move west, for such shows as Love Experts and NBC Chain Reaction, it was pretty much the same stable of celebs that he had in NYC.[/quote]
I wonder if that led to his decision to move Pyramid to L.A. when it went to CBS? It seems that most of the celebs were already doing their shows in L.A., which probably made for a much easier schedule...
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'242824\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 02:12 PM\']So did any of our own get a spot on the pilot or book a ticket for the audience? There's two sessions being taped tomorrow (http://\"http://www.onsetproductions.com/calendar/tickets.aspx?showID=113&eventID=193\").[/quote]
Im also curious if anyone from the boards will be at either of the 2 tapings tomorrow. I noticed it said each taping will be roughly 2 hours, so it seems that Embassy Row will continue the current trend of highly edited productions, which seems to be the norm these days. I wonder what Bob Stewart would have to say about that.
What Im mainly interested in, (as I am sure most of us are) is if tomorrow's Pilots will hold true to Pyramid's original format, and last Year's NYC Based Pilots.... or will it be a different format. I truly hope it will be the former.
Let's hope Embassy Row and Andy Richter can deliver a solid Pilot, and we finally get to see the return of Pyramid on CBS this Fall. Im disappointed that (barring another host change) its unlikly that Pyramid will be NYC based if it goes to series, but LA based Pyramid is better than no Pyramid at all :)
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I personally hope they got rid of that whole audiences-down-the-sides thing they attempted with the '09 pilots.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'242836\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 05:47 PM\']I personally hope they got rid of that whole audiences-down-the-sides thing they attempted with the '09 pilots.[/quote]
If the show ends up with something close to the classic format, I think that's something I could get over.
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'242837\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 05:52 PM\'][quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'242836\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 05:47 PM\']I personally hope they got rid of that whole audiences-down-the-sides thing they attempted with the '09 pilots.[/quote]
If it show ends up with something close to the classic format, I think that's something I could get over.
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One Patrick Wayne "YOU WIN!" for you.
I'll put the over/under on clenching of buttcheeks on here about the show before it goes to air at 10. I'll take the over.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'242836\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 06:47 PM\']I personally hope they got rid of that whole audiences-down-the-sides thing they attempted with the '09 pilots.[/quote]
Totally agreed. Based on the photos we saw, I did not care for audience seating at all. I thought it was a distraction and was ill-advised, as the audience was too close to the contestants. Other than that, I thought the NYC set looked great.
Hopefully, someone will find a way to post photos of tomorrow's Pilots.
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[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242852\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 09:30 PM\']Totally agreed. Based on the photos we saw, I did not care for audience seating at all. I thought it was a distraction and was ill-advised, as the audience was too close to the contestants.[/quote]
I disagree and here's why:
A) There's an actual audience to be shown, for one.
B) Did you see the actual show? How do you know it was a distraction?
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'242874\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 07:20 AM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242852\' date=\'Jun 22 2010, 09:30 PM\']Totally agreed. Based on the photos we saw, I did not care for audience seating at all. I thought it was a distraction and was ill-advised, as the audience was too close to the contestants.[/quote]
I disagree and here's why:
A) There's an actual audience to be shown, for one.
B) Did you see the actual show? How do you know it was a distraction?
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I disagree with you, and here's why:
A) Who cares if the audience is shown ? Unless we are talking about some low budget show, we know there is a studio audience. Ask Bob Stewart. The show worked just fine without showing an audience for many years. Did we doubt they had an audience back then ? Should it be etched in stone that every new show has the same look, that most shows have today ?
B) How could it NOT be a distraction ? The audience was right on top of contestants. What if 2 people have a conversation as the game is going on ? What if someone picks their nose ? I wouldnt want an overzealous director stopping the game, and possibly affecting the outcome, because he doesnt like the look of something in the audience. If YOU were the contestant, you wouldnt like that either.
As I said earlier, this is not a big issue. Im way more concerned about the Pilot's format. What I care about, is if the format holds true to the original version. If Mr Davies chooses to put the audience where it was last year, I could definitely live with it. At the very least, perhaps they should consider moving them further away from the contestants.
As long as we dont have 6 Celebrities sitting in a Huge Pyramid at Sony Studios later today, hopefully all will be fine :)
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[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242880\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 10:25 AM\']Ask Bob Stewart. The show worked just fine without showing an audience for many years.[/quote]If Bob Stewart could have gotten away without having an audience, he would have. Also, that story about WoF having 7 people in the audience comes to mind.
What if 2 people have a conversation as the game is going on ?
Then, as a producer, you kindly have them escorted out of the building. What if someone picks their nose?
Hand them a tissue?
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'242897\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 05:33 PM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242880\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 10:25 AM\']Ask Bob Stewart. The show worked just fine without showing an audience for many years.[/quote]If Bob Stewart could have gotten away without having an audience, he would have. Also, that story about WoF having 7 people in the audience comes to mind.
What if 2 people have a conversation as the game is going on ?
Then, as a producer, you kindly have them escorted out of the building. What if someone picks their nose?
Hand them a tissue?
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Sorry, but I disagree. The damage is already done. Tape would have to be stopped, and assuming a round is thrown out, the outcome has been changed.
I have no idea where your Bob Stewart "without having an audience" comment is about. Is that your opinion ? Or has that been reported anywhere ?
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[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242906\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 04:39 PM\']Sorry, but I disagree. The damage is already done. Tape would have to be stopped, and assuming a round is thrown out, the outcome has been changed.[/quote]
Disagree all you want. If you put people in an audience, occasionally you're gonna get an asshat who misbehaves. On camera, or off.
I have no idea where your Bob Stewart "without having an audience" comment is about. Is that your opinion ? Or has that been reported anywhere ?
Ostensibly, if Stewart didn't need a studio that could accommodate an audience to tape his show, it would lower his production costs. It is a known fact that Stewart was all about minimizing production costs.
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Quote from Modor:
If Bob Stewart could have gotten away without having an audience, he would have. Also, that story about WoF having 7 people in the audience comes to mind.
Actually that reminds me of a funny story from the first ever tape day of the modern version of Jeopardy! According to Harry Eisenberg's book (the reprinted version), there were so many problems and technical snafus that day, that a large number of audience members left, and by the 5th show taping, staff members had to sit on the top row of the audience so they could do the opening shot.
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[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242880\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 10:25 AM\']A) Who cares if the audience is shown ? Unless we are talking about some low budget show, we know there is a studio audience.[/quote]
GSN Lingo would like to have a word with you. Also - are you saying that you don't want to see an audience respond (naturally, not the standing O from a $5k Downfall win) to a great moment?
Should it be etched in stone that every new show has the same look, that most shows have today ?
Oh, because Late Night Liars has *such* the same set design as Po10.
B) How could it NOT be a distraction ? The audience was right on top of contestants. What if 2 people have a conversation as the game is going on ? What if someone picks their nose ? I wouldnt want an overzealous director stopping the game, and possibly affecting the outcome, because he doesnt like the look of something in the audience. If YOU were the contestant, you wouldnt like that either.
Other than the British cheating ep, if you can tell me where in a Davies' episode that was taped that you see people doing what you're alluding to and tape had to be stopped, great. Forgot how many edits they had to make during a Fastest Finger segment because people were on top of the contestants making googly eyes at them. Too distracting.
As I said earlier, this is not a big issue.
[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242852\']Based on the photos we saw, I did not care for audience seating at all. I thought it was a distraction and was ill-advised, as the audience was too close to the contestants. Other than that, I thought the NYC set looked great.[/quote]
[quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242363\']3) I agree that pix from Donnymid isn't the best idea, but keep in mind they used the same photos for the NYC tapings last year. What bothers me more, is... does this mean they arent using the NYC Pilot set, or something that resembles the Classic Set ? If so, that could mean trouble.
Hopefully, its nothing to worry about.[/quote]
I'll stand corrected if you can tell me where you said that this *isn't* a big issue based on that. Either it isn't or it's "trouble." Pick one.
Im way more concerned about the Pilot's format. What I care about, is if the format holds true to the original version.
Ok - but the perception that I'm seeing here is that you're going to be out of your mind if that audience is too close to the contestants even if they brought back classic Pyramid rules and got Dick Clark to host.
If Mr Davies chooses to put the audience where it was last year, I could definitely live with it. At the very least, perhaps they should consider moving them further away from the contestants.
You call Embassy Row. Good luck storming the castle.
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Playing along is part of the intrinsic experience of watching a game show. My distance to the contestants should not affect that in any way except in terms of volume. If I can't play along, there's not enough in my mind to justify seeing it in person. Having been to several game shows, both for TV and for funsies, I will freely admit to talking to my neighbor many times, whispering suggestions back and forth, but maintaining an acceptable volume level so as not to disturb the game.
So if you're so concerned that everyone in the audience want to play along (assuming good intentions on the audience's part), then that would tell me at least one of three things
1) Your game is really good.
2) Your players probably suck.
3) You need to stop making game shows.
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Got back from the "Pyramid" pilot tapings a couple of hours ago. I don't want to go into detail, but I will say -- The set's different than any past "Pyramid" set, Michael Davies was proud of the fact that the core gameplay (seven in 30 seconds; six in 60 seconds) is intact, and the third of the three episodes they did -- where they used the best celebrities and contestants from the first two episodes -- made me a believer.
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[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'242945\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 02:13 AM\']Got back from the "Pyramid" pilot tapings a couple of hours ago. I don't want to go into detail, but I will say -- The set's different than any past "Pyramid" set, Michael Davies was proud of the fact that the core gameplay (seven in 30 seconds; six in 60 seconds) is intact, and the third of the three episodes they did -- where they used the best celebrities and contestants from the first two episodes -- made me a believer.[/quote]
Thanks for your post! Don't want to go into detail? You sure?? ;-) Inquiring minds want to know.... Seriously though, glad that the core gameplay is still intact!
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[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'242945\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:13 AM\']Got back from the "Pyramid" pilot tapings a couple of hours ago. I don't want to go into detail, but I will say -- The set's different than any past "Pyramid" set, Michael Davies was proud of the fact that the core gameplay (seven in 30 seconds; six in 60 seconds) is intact, and the third of the three episodes they did -- where they used the best celebrities and contestants from the first two episodes -- made me a believer.[/quote]
Did the set looked anything similar to the one that was used in last year's pilot?
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[quote name=\'Pyramid80\' post=\'242952\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 05:00 AM\']Thanks for your post! Don't want to go into detail? You sure?? ;-)[/quote]
Look at the Group he's in. If someone in the broadcasting business says they don't want to go into detail: yes, they're sure.
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[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'242945\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:13 AM\']The set's different than any past "Pyramid" set[/quote]
At least there's still trapezoids, right?
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'242960\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 12:17 PM\']At least there's still trapezoids, right?[/quote]
Dodecahedrons. It's a complicated game.
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'242897\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 04:33 PM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Game Show\' post=\'242880\' date=\'Jun 23 2010, 10:25 AM\']Ask Bob Stewart. The show worked just fine without showing an audience for many years.[/quote]If Bob Stewart could have gotten away without having an audience, he would have. Also, that story about WoF having 7 people in the audience comes to mind.[/quote]
Amazing how they sounded like more than seven. :)
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Info here. (http://\"http://hollywoodjunket.com/2010/06/24/pyramid-enters-the-21st-century/\") Basically just three games an hour. Two games for $10,000 in the Circle and the two winners play for a shot at $25,000.
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[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'242967\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 01:21 PM\']Info here. (http://\"http://hollywoodjunket.com/2010/06/24/pyramid-enters-the-21st-century/\") Basically just three games an hour. Two games for $10,000 in the Circle and the two winners play for a shot at $25,000.[/quote]
That's probably the best format for an hour show- it's not complicated at all.
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I'm absolutely glad they're not messing with the "perfect game" format, even though Hollywood Junket could use a hand in streamlining their explanations and not make it sound so complicated. I just hope they keep the caliber of celebrities the same in each game or we walk into the problem with the early days of a contestant getting the screws because they only get one game and their partner sucks. I hate to be "that guy" but $10,000/$25,000 isn't really that impressive, unless they're combining it for a total of $35,000 and not $10,000 + $15,000 like traditionally. I think $25,000 + $25,000 would be sufficient. But if this is the only complaint I can muster from the description, I'll be happy to enjoy it if it comes to fruition.
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[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'242967\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 02:21 PM\']Basically just three games an hour. Two games for $10,000 in the Circle and the two winners play for a shot at $25,000.[/quote]
I like this a lot. It really wouldn't force the game along in such a way that there can't be some banter with the host, playing out the not-won Winner's Circle boxes, etc. A guaranteed shot at $25,000 rocks as well...makes the assumed lack of a tournament for lotsa bucks kinda fall to the wayside.
Wasn't Aisha Tyler the gal who played against Shatner on Password?
/Proof someone gets it? Betty White is one of your pilot celebrities.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'242971\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 02:02 PM\']I'm absolutely glad they're now messing with the "perfect game" format, even though Hollywood Junket could use a hand in streamlining their explanations and not make it sound so complicated. I just hope they keep the caliber of celebrities the same in each game or we walk into the problem with the early days of a contestant getting the screws because they only get one game and their partner sucks. I hate to be "that guy" but $10,000/$25,000 isn't really that impressive, unless they're combining it for a total of $35,000 and not $10,000 + $15,000 like traditionally. I think $25,000 + $25,000 would be sufficient. But if this is the only complaint I can muster from the description, I'll be happy to enjoy it if it comes to fruition.[/quote]
Well considering that on a good day Deal gives out around $40K, Pyramid potentially giving out as much as $35K (or $45K, depending on the rules), is probably what CBS is looking for. It doesn't hurt that on a tough day at the Winner's Circle, they could be paying out as little as $2K-$3K plus a digicam or two. I don't mind the payoffs, especially if there are going to be returning champs....but we'll see what happens with that.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'242972\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:04 PM\']Wasn't Aisha Tyler the gal who played against Shatner on Password?[/quote]
Yep.
Hollywood Junket's article makes it sound like the winning champ plays for an augmented $25,000. For inflation, I thought of the first two Winner's Circles being worth $20,000, then the final WC worth $30,000, for a total of $50K. But, it's not my money, and $25,000 is still good money for an hour's work, even if it is the same thing offered from 28 years ago. ;-)
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[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'242970\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 02:49 PM\']That's probably the best format for an hour show- it's not complicated at all.[/quote]
I can't think of a better one, but if the game's now one-and-out, like it was for losers in the old $10K and $20K varieties, then it sucks to get burdened with the weaker celebrity. What's more, if the winners of the first two games both did it with the same celebrity, then it's even more of a suck for one of them to be forced to play game three with the doofus.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242975\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:21 PM\']Hollywood Junket's article makes it sound like the winning champ plays for an augmented $25,000. For inflation, I thought of the first two Winner's Circles being worth $20,000, then the final WC worth $30,000, for a total of $50K. But, it's not my money, and $25,000 is still good money for an hour's work, even if it is the same thing offered from 28 years ago. ;-)[/quote]
Considering that LMAD's Big Deal tends to be in the low 20's and TPIR's Showcases tend to be in the 20's or low 30's, this seems right in line.
I love how having the players stand up is supposed to make the show more modern. What a load of crap.
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'242977\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 02:32 PM\']I love how having the players stand up is supposed to make the show more modern. What a load of crap.[/quote]
I think a lot of people probably feel the same way. I know I do....but can easily get over that as long as the game play is left pretty much intact. Judging is what I worry about with a revival.
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I don't mind the standing vs. sitting, I just don't understand why Davies feels it's completely necessary. Either way, I can live with it, it's just an odd change.
The other thing that sounds weird is that the Junket critique says there's no physical pyramid on the stage. Even though it's irrelevant, why does that just sound so wrong for a show with "Pyramid" in its title? ;-)
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I appreciate the format staying sensible, but the whole "people standing up" thing is bound to cause problems. Considering how depraved some people are, and how douchey they'll act on national television, I'm scared that somebody will do something that will show why we had desks and chairs in the first place -- "Jerk", for example.
And then, of course, there's the whole "judging" factor. If it's going to be like the 1996-97 attempts and Donnymid, I want no part of it.
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'242976\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:31 PM\']if the game's now one-and-out, like it was for losers in the old $10K and $20K varieties, then it sucks to get burdened with the weaker celebrity. What's more, if the winners of the first two games both did it with the same celebrity, then it's even more of a suck for one of them to be forced to play game three with the doofus.[/quote]
The worst part is that the producers can partner the great contestants with the moronic celebrities so they can save money.
The new set, [Michael Davies] stated, is without an actual physical pyramid. Producers chose to display the pyramid via seven surrounding screens. That new feature, along with “bringing the show to it’s feet” (contestants and celebrities stand rather than sitting) is what he explained has entered PYRAMID the 21st century.
What? You talk about keeping the format because it was perfection, but you change the set even though it was perfection, too?
You didn't need to overhaul the set to bring the show into the 21st Century, Davies -- you altered it a bit for last year's attempts, and it was awesome because it looked like Pyramid. Really, I'm trying to picture how you're doing "seven surrounding screens" and people standing up throughout, and I'm getting "Remote Control's Wheel Of Jeopardy meets My Generation's bonus round". And then there's the whole people-standing-up-are-more-likely-to-be-vulgar-in-their-descriptions thing I touched on above.
I applaud your sticking to what worked format-wise (I hope; that description is a bit weird), but...
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242982\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:19 PM\']What? You talk about keeping the format because it was perfection, but you change the set even though it was perfection, too?[/quote]
That's my reaction to the main game. What was wrong with total score over three rounds? (I'm hoping the writer just did a bad job of describing it.)
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242982\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:19 PM\']The people standing up presents a myriad of problems -- considering how depraved some people are, and how douchey they'll act on national television, I'm scared that somebody will do something that will show why we had desks and chairs in the first place. "Jerk", for example.[/quote]
Dude, get a grip. It's an odd change but it's a change that does nothing to do with the gameplay. Not everything has the potential to offend your beliefs, and that card is getting old. I understand you're more conservative, but you don't need to reach so far to constantly remind us either.
The worst part is that the producers can partner the great contestants with the moronic celebrities so they can save money.
And just exactly how do we know who's moronic when the show hasn't even started? Why would a producer intentionally book a celebrity who's dumb as a box of rocks? That's just begging for awful television.
The new set, [Michael Davies] stated, is without an actual physical pyramid. Producers chose to display the pyramid via seven surrounding screens. That new feature, along with “bringing the show to it’s feet” (contestants and celebrities stand rather than sitting) is what he explained has entered PYRAMID the 21st century.
What? You talk about keeping the format because it was perfection, but you change the set even though it was perfection, too?
You didn't need to overhaul the set to bring the show into the 21st Century, Davies -- you altered it a bit for last year's attempts, and it was awesome because it looked like Pyramid. Really, I'm trying to picture how you're doing "seven surrounding screens" and people standing up throughout, and I'm getting "Remote Control's Wheel Of Jeopardy meets My Generation's bonus round". And then there's the whole people-standing-up-are-more-likely-to-be-vulgar-in-their-descriptions thing I touched on above.
Where's the warm, homely atmosphere that helped make Pyramid so fun to watch? And why did you get rid of it?
You miss the point. The show has three rounds of two teams giving 7 clues in 30 seconds, with the high-scoring team giving a list of items fitting a category, for a prize of $10-25K. None of those insipid "Pyramid Players". That's all I care about. I can live with the altered set, despite my crack earlier in the thread about it seeming wrong. The more this plays like Dick Clark's version, and less like Donny Osmond's (or the late-90s pilots), the happier I am, pyramid designs or not.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242982\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 01:19 PM\']blah blah good lord[/quote]
Whar is my Pyramid? WHAR?!?!?! (http://\"http://lh6.ggpht.com/_CqtZ6YfaifQ/SzzIOpIvLiI/AAAAAAAADDU/HdmQv1qhZQ8/rushPudding%20Whar.jpg\")
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[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'242983\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:34 PM\']What was wrong with total score over three rounds? (I'm hoping the writer just did a bad job of describing it.)[/quote]That's really what I think it is. I could be wrong but it sounds like we're playing the standard six category game, where instead of having a 7-11 or Mystery 7, the categories chosen third and fourth are worth a prize if all seven are gotten.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242984\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:35 PM\']Dude, get a grip. It's an odd change but it's a change that does nothing to do with the gameplay. Not everything has the potential to offend your beliefs, and that card is getting old. I understand you're more conservative, but you don't need to reach so far to constantly remind us either.[/quote]
I'm presenting a legitimate concern with having everybody stand -- censorship, editing, that sort of thing. No game show wants negative backlash, and chances are that some git will come on the show just to do something vulgar for the sake of attention. I hope I'm wrong.
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242984\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:35 PM\']Why would a producer intentionally book a celebrity who's dumb as a box of rocks? That's just begging for awful television.[/quote]
So the audience can make fun of them, and the producers can save money?
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242984\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:35 PM\']You miss the point. The show has three rounds of two teams giving 7 clues in 30 seconds, with the high-scoring team giving a list of items fitting a category, for a prize of $10-25K. None of those insipid "Pyramid Players". That's all I care about. I can live with the altered set, despite my crack earlier in the thread about it seeming wrong. The more this plays like Dick Clark's version, and less like Donny Osmond's (or the late-90s pilots), the happier I am, pyramid designs or not.[/quote]
You're right, man. Davies has the good sense to not screw with the format, which is nice to see. If this sells, I won't exactly be caring about the set anymore.
/Pyramid Rocks kept the classic format, too.
//But the pyramid designs were missing.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242987\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:48 PM\']I hope I'm wrong.[/quote]The next time you have this feeling, please just remind yourself that you probably are and we can just skip the rigmarole and ibuprofen.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'242986\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:46 PM\']I could be wrong but it sounds like we're playing the standard six category game, where instead of having a 7-11 or Mystery 7, the categories chosen third and fourth are worth a prize if all seven are gotten.[/quote]
It makes sense to a degree to have Round 2 be the prize round, since that's when the role reversal would be.
Re: Standing v Sitting: If you're allowing gestures in the front game, then I'm all for letting them stand (and making them sit if there's no gesturing in the WC). It's just when you say "Standing is modern" you sound like a strung-out pop artist.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242987\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:48 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242984\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:35 PM\']Dude, get a grip. It's an odd change but it's a change that does nothing to do with the gameplay. Not everything has the potential to offend your beliefs, and that card is getting old. I understand you're more conservative, but you don't need to reach so far to constantly remind us either.[/quote]
I'm presenting a legitimate concern with having everybody stand -- censorship, editing, that sort of thing. No game show wants negative backlash, and chances are that some git will come on the show just to do something vulgar for the sake of attention. I hope I'm wrong.
[/quote]
The show has people above them to report to. So the moment, some git lives up to your mortal fear, and tries something inappropriate, there is the chance they get yanked off the show. I mean, the contestants stood on Million Dollar Password, and I don't remember any inappropriate clue-giving there, although there was The Mosher Incident that never aired*.
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242984\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:35 PM\']Why would a producer intentionally book a celebrity who's dumb as a box of rocks? That's just begging for awful television.
So the audience can make fun of them, and the producers can save money?
[/quote]
Huh? When I see someone like William Shatner struggle to get three out of five words, I facepalm. Incompetence can be funny on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader because the show is set up in that manner. On a show like Pyramid, it's painful. A producer is not going to book a horrible celebrity to intentionally screw the contestants. They might make the material more difficult (Messages Written on a Cave Wall), but that's a bit different.
*I keed. ;-)
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242990\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 04:58 PM\']although there was The Mosher Incident that never aired.[/quote]Dammit, for the last time, I told Phil to "duck my clock" - he was in the way and I couldn't see my 1:30!
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'242993\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 05:15 PM\']I couldn't see my 1:30![/quote]
Did you reschedule?
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242982\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:19 PM\']The worst part is that the producers can partner the great contestants with the moronic celebrities so they can save money.\[/quote]
Back in the day, Pyramid did a pretty good job of weeding out the bad celebrities (save Tom Poston). I'm hoping they do the same now, but we've still gotta hope this thing airs in the first place. Let me not get too ahead of myself here.
I think the general consensus is that the standing may look....well, just plain awkward. But hey, Squares did it just fine, and Password wasn't bad, either.
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Messrs. Foster-Gray, Lemon, and Mosher, please step forward and receive your Cookie of Merit.
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[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'242995\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 05:25 PM\'][quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242982\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:19 PM\']The worst part is that the producers can partner the great contestants with the moronic celebrities so they can save money.\[/quote]
Back in the day, Pyramid did a pretty good job of weeding out the bad celebrities (save Tom Poston). I'm hoping they do the same now, but we've still gotta hope this thing airs in the first place. Let me not get too ahead of myself here.
I think the general consensus is that the standing may look....well, just plain awkward. But hey, Squares did it just fine, and Password wasn't bad, either.
[/quote]
Hey, if it works, maybe Davies can freshen up WWTBAM by taking away the chairs.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'242997\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:11 PM\']Hey, if it works, maybe Davies can freshen up WWTBAM by taking away the chairs.[/quote]It'll now be "next in the hot...area of game play, so-and-so."
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242987\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:48 PM\']I'm presenting a legitimate concern with having everybody stand -- censorship, editing, that sort of thing. No game show wants negative backlash, and chances are that some git will come on the show just to do something vulgar for the sake of attention. I hope I'm wrong.[/quote]Examples? Is there a precedent for such a thing?
[quote name=\'Dan88\']So the audience can make fun of them, and the producers can save money?[/quote]If the producers want to save money, they should book you as a contestant.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242987\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:48 PM\']I'm presenting a legitimate concern with having everybody stand -- censorship, editing, that sort of thing. No game show wants negative backlash, and chances are that some git will come on the show just to do something vulgar for the sake of attention. I hope I'm wrong.[/quote]
You're wrong, and here's why: Do you actually think that Davies, et al., are going to let a pantsless contestant go on Pyramid? Quite frankly, your concern is as illegitimate as a baby on a Maury paternity show. I haven't seen a reach like that since that try during the Isner-Mahut match at Wimbledon.
Davies has the good sense to not screw with the format, which is nice to see. If this sells, I won't exactly be caring about the set anymore.
So he has the good sense to not screw with the format yet you're bringing up a "legitimate" complaint about standing? To comment to that and answer Chris' post:
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'242985\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 03:35 PM\']Whar is my Pyramid? WHAR?!?!?! (http://\"http://lh6.ggpht.com/_CqtZ6YfaifQ/SzzIOpIvLiI/AAAAAAAADDU/HdmQv1qhZQ8/rushPudding%20Whar.jpg\")[/quote]
at the same time, I present said doppleganger to WHAR. (http://\"http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/ausador/LolWut.jpg\")
/if we're talking shapes in this thread, remember to eat a square meal each day
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242982\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 01:19 PM\']Considering how depraved some people are, and how douchey they'll act on national television,[/quote] Do you think this is the first chance for someone to be a dipstick on a game show?
"I'll bid $420.00, Bob!"
"I'd LIKE to buy A vowel!"
"Let's make it a non-fictional Daily Double."
"$218,000 is NOT ENOUGH! NO DEAL!"
"I am not smarter than a fifth grader."
And that's just from the last two years.
I'm scared that somebody will do something that will show why we had desks and chairs in the first place -- "Jerk", for example.
Do you know what I do when people are asshats in my home? Of course you don't, you don't live here. I say, "Hey, not cool. Cut it out." And if they do, life goes on. If not, I kick them out. Mumsy is no longer allowed to enter Casa de Trav because she thought that being invited in my home meant she got to snoop in my kitchen. It didn't.
And then, of course, there's the whole "judging" factor. If it's going to be like the 1996-97 attempts and Donnymid, I want no part of it.
NO SIR! BY GAWD, YOU WILL WATCH THIS WONDERFUL GLORIOUS GAME SHOW AND ENJOY IT! WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU ENJOY IT!"
The worst part is that the producers can partner the great contestants with the moronic celebrities so they can save money.
This is where I'd be willing to cut the show a whole lot of slack. If you just pretend that the most recent version of Pyramid was a mulligan, we haven't had it in about 20 years. That means we have a generation of celebrities that haven't played the game. Who knew if LeVar Burton or Teresa Ganzel would have been such stellar mainstays after their first week? The good players will be invited back, the lunkheads won't.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'243005\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 07:44 PM\']Who knew if LeVar Burton or Teresa Ganzel would have been such stellar mainstays after their first week? The good players will be invited back, the lunkheads won't.[/quote]
I'm not against them bringing back good celeb players from back in the day who still may have some sort of social recognition: LeVar Burton, Vicki Lawrence.....that's all I got...can anybody else think of celebs who may fit the mold? Outside of the Pyramid blitzkrieg, I dunno how good a player Billy Crystal was, and I remember Letterman being a celeb player, but don't know how good he was either.
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More to the point, how can we know who will be a good Pyramid player until they sit down and play. Instead of assuming that anyone who didn't mark time on the 70s or 80s version will be rubbish, let the new generation prove themselves in that same way.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'243003\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 05:27 PM\']You're wrong, and here's why: Do you actually think that Davies, et al., are going to let a pantsless contestant go on Pyramid?[/quote]
Please excuse me, I have to go withdraw my application. Be right back.
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[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'243006\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:53 PM\']I'm not against them bringing back good celeb players from back in the day who still may have some sort of social recognition: LeVar Burton, Vicki Lawrence.....that's all I got...can anybody else think of celebs who may fit the mold? Outside of the Pyramid blitzkrieg, I dunno how good a player Billy Crystal was, and I remember Letterman being a celeb player, but don't know how good he was either.[/quote]
Billy set the record for the fastest win in the 70s.
A few old-school names that might still be popular:
-Ed Begley Jr.
-Markie Post
-Florence Henderson
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'243005\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:44 PM\']Do you think this is the first chance for someone to be a dipstick on a game show?
"I'd LIKE to buy A vowel!"[/quote]
Forgive me for not knowing this particular incident, but how is that being a dipstick?
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'243005\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:44 PM\']If you just pretend that the most recent version of Pyramid was a mulligan, we haven't had it in about 20 years. That means we have a generation of celebrities that haven't played the game ... The good players will be invited back, the lunkheads won't.[/quote]
Totally agreed, and can we extend the mulligan back to 1996 (the Mark L. Walberg pilot)?
[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'243003\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:27 PM\']You're wrong, and here's why: Do you actually think that Davies, et al., are going to let a pantsless contestant go on Pyramid?[/quote]
No, but a moron may well drop trou' or "dry act" what I refer to. Looking at the discussion, I see your point -- the chances of it happening are nearly nil, the "nearly" because stranger things have happened on a game show.
/"No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service"...doesn't mention pants.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'243010\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:15 PM\']Last time you did that, it was "burn off Dan's eyelids and strap him to a chair". And I'm still sane. [citation needed][/quote]
YOU ARE NOT FUNNY
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243008\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:06 PM\'][quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'243003\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 05:27 PM\']You're wrong, and here's why: Do you actually think that Davies, et al., are going to let a pantsless contestant go on Pyramid?[/quote]Please excuse me, I have to go withdraw my application. Be right back.[/quote]
I'll write the rest of this post after I throw up.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'243010\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 06:15 PM\']Totally agreed, and can we extend the mulligan back to 1996? Please?[/quote]
Why, what aired in 1996?
(hint: I already know the answer to this. You mentioned it before you edited the post, and then I would guess you edited it to read this way in the hopes that someone will ask you to elaborate. Epic. Pathetic. Fail.)
(He's talking about the awful Woolery pilots, for those who don't know. Which I'm guessing are very few, certainly among the regulars.)
No, but a moron may well drop trou' or "dry act" what I refer to.
In the almost 60-year history of people standing upright on game shows, how many times has this happened?
"But it could!"
Sigh.
Yes, yes it could. You know what else could happen? There could be a knock at my door, I'd open it, and there would be standing Danica Patrick, in one of her GoDaddy T-shirts.
And nothing else.
Both are about as likely.
/and the following day, we'd be playing a brisk round of "Where's My Balls", after my girlfriend cuts them off
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243013\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:30 PM\']Yes, yes it could. You know what else could happen? There could be a knock at my door, I'd open it, and there would be standing Danica Patrick, in one of her GoDaddy T-shirts.
And nothing else.[/quote]
This explains your pantslessness earlier.
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[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'243006\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 07:53 PM\']Outside of the Pyramid blitzkrieg, I dunno how good a player Billy Crystal was, and I remember Letterman being a celeb player, but don't know how good he was either.[/quote]
Interrupting the pantslessness for a moment. . .
Dave's a pretty sharp guy. He was pretty good on PYRAMID, and very good on P+ (one of P+'s biggest money winners came from the week he and Marion Ross were celebrities).
And to tie this all together, Dave once told Bob Costas on "Later" about how important Paul Shaffer and the band were to the success of "Late Night": "I would feel like I was doing the show without pants if they weren't here. And, you know, I've done the show without pants."
/And Dave's production company is Worldwide Pants.
//See how nicely this fits?
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243013\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:30 PM\']In the almost 60-year history of people standing upright on game shows, how many times has this happened?[/quote]
{Nerd voice}Narrrrr, once!!!1!{/Nerd} (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zWagEnd9Xs\")
/Wait, what?
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'243010\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 06:15 PM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'243005\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:44 PM\']"I'd LIKE to buy A vowel!"[/quote]Forgive me for not knowing this particular incident, but how is that being a dipstick?[/quote] Because it is not a particular incident. You will not find it annotated on some page that has been forgotten by Wikipedia. I generally lump people who are too loud on a game show while a mike is right there into the fold of dipstickdom.
I'm still 100% sane.
Only until the Ninth Circuit picks up my appeal. Which they will, because that's how they roll.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'243014\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:34 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243013\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:30 PM\']Yes, yes it could. You know what else could happen? There could be a knock at my door, I'd open it, and there would be standing Danica Patrick, in one of her GoDaddy T-shirts.
And nothing else.[/quote]
This explains your pantslessness earlier.
[/quote]
I'm still throwing up in my mouth even with Danica there.
/This portion of the Dan Benfield Comedy Hour is brought to you by Advil
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'243014\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:34 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243013\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:30 PM\']Yes, yes it could. You know what else could happen? There could be a knock at my door, I'd open it, and there would be standing Danica Patrick, in one of her GoDaddy T-shirts.
And nothing else.[/quote]
This explains your pantslessness earlier.[/quote]
Always good to be prepared. You know, just in case.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'243019\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:49 PM\'][quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'243014\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:34 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243013\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:30 PM\']Yes, yes it could. You know what else could happen? There could be a knock at my door, I'd open it, and there would be standing Danica Patrick, in one of her GoDaddy T-shirts.
And nothing else.[/quote]
This explains your pantslessness earlier.[/quote]
Always good to be prepared. You know, just in case.
[/quote]
That Boy Scout training comes in handy.
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'243021\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:54 PM\']That Boy Scout training comes in handy.[/quote]
You think she has a fly fishing badge?
/it's a badge - saw it on Wikipedia
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'243022\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:09 PM\'][quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'243021\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 08:54 PM\']That Boy Scout training comes in handy.[/quote]
You think she has a fly fishing badge?
[/quote]
Well played sir. Well played...she may be taking this opportunity to earn her Elderly Assistance badge. (zing!)
On another note.....
My head hurts from this thread (specifically, the latter part). Dan, please stop digging....for your sake and my sanity. I'm sick and tired of running into threads that end up like this because you just don't know when to stop throwing gasoline on your already charred corpse.
As for the other side of things, how far does it have to go before you just roll your eyes and hit the ignore button? You're giving him a reason to react and retaliate mindlessly. He's not going to go away.
/Just saying.
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Isn't that what the "Manage Ignored Users" is for?
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At the very least, the "pants on the ground" meme seems to have been revived thanks to this thread, so that's good for something, right?
I wonder how the show will be blocked out. Will they just go with 6 segments or will there be some sort of weird place to stop?
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Sigh... (http://\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3192435737_6d81f4bb88.jpg\")
Any word on how a jackpot tournament is going to work with the new show, if there is indeed going to be one?
And as much as I want to see the new show play exactly like the 80s version (no "one loss and out" situation), having a Clark-esque Pyramid is better than no Pyramid at all. I'll still apply, even if I have to fly cross-country to LA to play.
/At 22, I should have the strength to stand for ten minutes at a time. But if I have to describe the word "sit" in the main game, God help the producers... =D
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'243035\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 11:33 PM\']I wonder how the show will be blocked out. Will they just go with 6 segments or will there be some sort of weird place to stop?[/quote]
I hadn't thought about that. I know Donnymid went straight from the second WC to the good-byes, while the 1982-88 shows took a break in between. They could also have a contestant info segment sandwiched in there, like J! used to do before FJ.
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'243035\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 09:33 PM\']I wonder how the show will be blocked out. Will they just go with 6 segments or will there be some sort of weird place to stop?[/quote]
With the time saved by doing 3 games in an hour, they'll hopefully do 7 segments:
*Opening/Game 1
*Winner's Circle 1
*Game 2
*Winner's Circle 2
*Game 3
*Winner's Circle 3
*Goodbye/Credits
TPiR has 9 segments (they used to have 10 until they recently started playing the first 2 pricing games back-to-back); I'm not sure how many LMAD has.
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[quote name=\'Casey Buck\' post=\'243044\' date=\'Jun 25 2010, 01:12 AM\']TPiR has 9 segments (they used to have 10 until they recently started playing the first 2 pricing games back-to-back); I'm not sure how many LMAD has.[/quote]
From what I can tell from timings, Casey, looks like eight. ATWT currently has six true segments (there's a bumper between their third pod and the local midbreak).
In other words, yes, your idea could work.
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[quote name=\'Jeremy Nelson\' post=\'243006\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 07:53 PM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'243005\' date=\'Jun 24 2010, 07:44 PM\']Who knew if LeVar Burton or Teresa Ganzel would have been such stellar mainstays after their first week? The good players will be invited back, the lunkheads won't.[/quote]
I'm not against them bringing back good celeb players from back in the day who still may have some sort of social recognition: LeVar Burton, Vicki Lawrence.....that's all I got...can anybody else think of celebs who may fit the mold? Outside of the Pyramid blitzkrieg, I dunno how good a player Billy Crystal was, and I remember Letterman being a celeb player, but don't know how good he was either.
[/quote]
Betty White and Rita Moreno are the only two off the top of my head that aren't already mentioned.
I bet that if you went through Donnymid, you could find a few decent players who haven't totally been forgotten. Who knows... Donny himself may be decent after watching so much Pyramid being played, much the same way Dick Clark was a pretty good player when he appeared on Bill Cullen's version. (Actually, I'd include Dick on the list of still-relevant players if not for his speech problems since the stroke.)
/Shatner
//Never mind, you said good celebrities
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[quote name=\'Unrealtor\' post=\'243052\' date=\'Jun 25 2010, 10:38 AM\']I bet that if you went through Donnymid, you could find a few decent players who haven't totally been forgotten. Who knows... Donny himself may be decent after watching so much Pyramid being played, much the same way Dick Clark was a pretty good player when he appeared on Bill Cullen's version. (Actually, I'd include Dick on the list of still-relevant players if not for his speech problems since the stroke.)[/quote]
I honestly would love to see a CBS hosts showdown, with Drew and Wayne or Jeff Probst and Julie Chen* playing against one another. Only thing is, the TPiR/LMaD crossovers worked because of Fremantle...dunno if the network would take a higher priority over the production company involved.
*If she's not too peeved over her talk show not working out. ;-)
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243057\' date=\'Jun 25 2010, 01:20 PM\']I honestly would love to see a CBS hosts showdown, with Drew and Wayne or Jeff Probst and Julie Chen playing against one another. Only thing is, the TPiR/LMaD crossovers worked because of Fremantle...dunno if the network would take a higher priority over the production company involved.[/quote]
Are you asking whether Fremantle would balk over its hosts appearing? I suspect they'd be happy for the cross-promotion.
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[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'243059\' date=\'Jun 25 2010, 03:32 PM\']Are you asking whether Fremantle would balk over its hosts appearing? I suspect they'd be happy for the cross-promotion.[/quote]
Yep, that's where I was going with it, but like you said, they most likely would enjoy the promotion, esp. since it's for their daytime shows.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243057\' date=\'Jun 25 2010, 02:20 PM\']I honestly would love to see a CBS hosts showdown, with Drew and Wayne or Jeff Probst and Julie Chen* playing against one another. Only thing is, the TPiR/LMaD crossovers worked because of Fremantle...dunno if the network would take a higher priority over the production company involved.[/quote]
Keoghan would trounce 'em all! :D
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[quote name=\'SteveR\' post=\'243065\' date=\'Jun 25 2010, 08:44 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243057\' date=\'Jun 25 2010, 02:20 PM\']I honestly would love to see a CBS hosts showdown, with Drew and Wayne or Jeff Probst and Julie Chen* playing against one another. Only thing is, the TPiR/LMaD crossovers worked because of Fremantle...dunno if the network would take a higher priority over the production company involved.[/quote]
Keoghan would trounce 'em all! :D[/quote]
The person on the far left would like to have a talk with you (http://\"http://blog.mlive.com/burton_impact/2008/12/large_passwordweb.JPG\").
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Hollywood Junket (http://\"http://hollywoodjunket.com/2010/06/24/pyramid-enters-the-21st-century\") has updated their post, making it seem like all three of the celebrities (Mo Rocca, Aisha Tyler and Betty White) played very well. The biggest edit they made is a pretty big thing they should've noted in the first place, called the Double Down. After the first two rounds, the trailing contestant gets the option to make each correct answer worth two points but, at the same time, somehow the difficulty of the round is ramped up. The opponents can then decide if they too wish to Double Down.
This is.. uh.. special?
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Well, I don't mind it. It'd make the 14-10's of the world a little more interesting, it varies what can sometimes be a dry frontgame, and there's actual risk to it.
If this were 100k back in the 80's, I'd be all for it.
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Not very encouraging report from the Junket. Richter "often not realizing what to say next"????? Are the words displayed on monitors in the front game, or how? No pyramid on-set? "The Winner's Circle" actually a square? If I'm reading it correctly the players sit during the end game. Why?
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Something hit me last nite in regards to the different set...
All throughout spring 2009 leading up to that summer, Pyramid was the favorite and shoo-in to replace Guiding Light. The pilot's set was very reminiscent of the 80s one, and was nicely modernized. Enter LMaD, the dark horse, if you would.
There's been quite a few complaints (mainly on Buzzerblog), already dismissing the show because there's no pyramid-shaped backdrops. I just wish people would unbunch their panties keep in mind that this is a pilot, and we have no clue what Embassy Row has in mind should the show get picked up. Honestly, after getting passed over once, if I'm Michael Davies, I'm not going to commission an elaborate recreation until CBS gives me the greenlight, and not a moment sooner.
BTW, should the show get the go-ahead and they still don't use pyramid shapes, BFD. People are making too much of a fuss over the aspects that have no effect on the gameplay. With the exception of a fairly strategic addition, it's Classic Pyramid (read: not the 1996-97 pilots), and folks are still complaining.
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Pyramid without a pyramid is merely Philbin Password with more clue words. If CBS wasn't happy with that show's performance, why would they green light a copy?
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243076\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 08:05 AM\']Something hit me last nite in regards to the different set...
<snippity snip>
BTW, should the show get the go-ahead and they still don't use pyramid shapes, BFD. People are making too much of a fuss over the aspects that have no effect on the gameplay. With the exception of a fairly strategic addition, it's Classic Pyramid (read: not the 1996-97 pilots), and folks are still complaining.[/quote]
Just for clarification, I just happen to personally prefer my panties to be all in a bunch so that my junk thinks it is getting a constant embrace...that being said...
I really don't have any major issues regarding the set design and such...however, since the original creator/producer of this particular format did make a point to utilize a very specific geometric figure/structure as the focus and/or centerpiece of the game, it just seems odd to me that the people producing the upcoming version would choose not to include a clearly iconic part of the game.
And maybe I'm stupid, but if you don't use pyramid shapes, why the hell call it "PYRAMID"??? The title never made any reference to any aspect of the game play...well, that is, except for the end game being played on a giant PYRAMID-shaped game board. I mean, if you forego the pyramid shapes and such, why not just call it "THE $25,000 YEAST INFECTION" or something else that might assist in snagging a major sponsor to help defray costs...I can just hear it now...
"FROM TELEVISION CITY IN HOLLYWOOD...
VAGASIL PRESENTS...THE $25,000 YEAST INFECTION"...
TODAY'S CELEBRITIES INCLUDE SARAH PALIN & THE CORPSE OF CLARA PELLER
YOUR HOST IS ANDY RICHTER!!!""
Uhhhhh...I'd watch it probably...
<Why do they let me near the PC this early on the weekends? They know it always leads to trouble>
Jake
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Well, I was thinking of adding a money ladder instead of a pyramid and calling it "The Richter Scale." I think sometimes we're so hungry for a game show that we will embrace changes and concepts that Joe and Jane Sixpack will question and reject from the start.
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[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243080\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 07:15 AM\']the original creator/producer of this particular format did make a point to utilize a very specific geometric figure/structure as the focus and/or centerpiece of the game[/quote]
...and then turned it into a trapezoid.
And maybe I'm stupid, but if you don't use pyramid shapes, why the hell call it "PYRAMID"???
Because the format centered around verbal charades followed by an endgame where you give a list of items in a subject in an effort to get your partner to guess that subject is known to most people as "Pyramid." When you've been on television on and off for almost 40 years you get to do that. Why the hell do they call it "The Tonight Show" when it ends tomorrow?
(Besides, as long as the items on the Winner's Circle board are arranged in the shape of a triangle, there's your Pyramid.)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243087\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 12:56 PM\']Because the format centered around verbal charades followed by an endgame where you give a list of items in a subject in an effort to get your partner to guess that subject is known to most people as "Pyramid."[/quote]
I only wish that I had as much faith in the average typical daytime television viewer as you must have 'cause I honestly have my doubts that even the slightest fraction of people, when asked what they know/remember about the past incarnations of "Pyramid", would ever mention "verbal charades" and such...I would bet you that the vast majority would immediately recall the big "pyramid-esque/triangular/trapezoidal" shaped (WHAT...everrrrr) board & the Winners Circle...oh, yeah, and probably that damned cookoo...
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243087\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 12:56 PM\']When you've been on television on and off for almost 40 years you get to do that. Why the hell do they call it "The Tonight Show" when it ends tomorrow?[/quote]
Clearly a statement made by someone who forgets that not everyone lives on either the coasts...those viewers in the Central & Mountain time zones view "The Tonight Show" from start to finish on the very same calendar day.
Yeah, I know...they don't matter...just a bunch of toothless hicks...hyuk hyuk hyuk...
Jake
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[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243089\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 03:16 PM\']Yeah, I know...they don't matter...just a bunch of toothless hicks...hyuk hyuk hyuk...[/quote]
Maybe you should've stuck to lurking.
I think sometimes we're so hungry for a game show that we will embrace changes and concepts that Joe and Jane Sixpack will question and reject from the start.
If Dan Benfield represents Joe and Jane Sixpack, I'm moving to Japan. I would think that we're the ones that question everything that the regular folk wouldn't mind.
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[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243089\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 12:16 PM\']I only wish that I had as much faith in the average typical daytime television viewer as you must have[/quote]
Rest assured, I don't.
'cause I honestly have my doubts that even the slightest fraction of people, when asked what they know/remember about the past incarnations of "Pyramid", would ever mention "verbal charades"
I do too. Big words like "charades" tend to confuse people.
But I bet you they understand the basic concept of "describing something to your partner using a bunch of words."
I would bet you that the vast majority would immediately recall the big "pyramid-esque/triangular/trapezoidal" shaped (WHAT...everrrrr) board & the Winners Circle
...which is still there. So what's the problem?
(Mind you, "what...everrrrrrr" shows me you're not interested in rational discussion, here, so don't sweat it. I'm certainly not. Smoochies! :))
Clearly a statement made by someone who forgets that not everyone lives on either the coasts...those viewers in the Central & Mountain time zones view "The Tonight Show" from start to finish on the very same calendar day.
Or who would challenge you to find one decision in television history that was made with the flyover states in mind at the expense of the coasts. Your argument is irrelevant.
Yeah, I know...they don't matter...just a bunch of toothless hicks...hyuk hyuk hyuk...
Hey, you said it, not me.
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[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243089\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 03:16 PM\']I only wish that I had as much faith in the average typical daytime television viewer as you must have 'cause I honestly have my doubts that even the slightest fraction of people, when asked what they know/remember about the past incarnations of "Pyramid", would ever mention "verbal charades" and such...I would bet you that the vast majority would immediately recall the big "pyramid-esque/triangular/trapezoidal" shaped (WHAT...everrrrr) board & the Winners Circle...oh, yeah, and probably that damned cookoo...[/quote]
I understand that, and all one has to do is watch the GSN reruns for proof of that. But this goes back to the point I made earlier this morning. The show made an elaborate set last year and the show was rejected for Let's Make a Deal. This after everyone thought Pyramid was going to be THE show for CBS. I can understand the idea of not doing the same thing two years in a row...
I just think it's a bit much to jump to conclusions that Michael Davies doesn't Get It because the pilot set doesn't have the big 20-30 foot pyramid at center stage, and a bunch of pyramid backdrops behind the host and contestants. By descriptions I read, the set sounds a little bare; just a bunch of projection screens wrapped in LED light strips.
I'd like to think that should CBS give the 2PM EST slot to New Pyramid, that Davies will realize that Words Have Meanings and put some pyramid-shaped backdrops on set, and make something a little closer to what was created last year.
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I'll just make a note that, as I was told, a large reason why Pyramid wasn't picked up was because they wanted a perfect companion show for The Price is Right. The tone wasn't right. They wanted something that fit Price perfectly, and it's hard to deny that Let's Make A Deal Deal fits the bill better than Pyramid. Pyramid was slower moving and didn't have the party feel that they felt could fit with Deal.
The only fear I had from the start was, due to pressure from the last time, somehow the tone goes into Price/Deal territory. It didn't, the game works, so I'm cool. I really don't care what it looks like. I just had these horrible visions of the show going into party mode somehow due to just wanting to get a show sold.
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Well nothing says "party" like a dark, jet black set with flashing lights.
For a disco, at least.
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[quote name=\'Hollywood Junket\']Produced by some of the same people as “Million Dollar Password”, the set was very similar as well as the feel of the whole show.[/quote]
If "the feel" of the show is similar in that there's a boatload of editing accompanied by "tense" music throughout the whole show, I'll pass.
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[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'243101\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 06:15 PM\']Well nothing says "party" like a dark, jet black set with flashing lights.
For a disco, at least.[/quote]
I'm sorry, do you know if CBS is going for the same theme as Deal and Price? I don't, so I'm not going to speculate.
I think if anyone that went for "over" on the collective butt-clenching about a show that - except for the people that saw the pilot - NOBODY has seen, collect your winnings.
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[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243080\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 10:15 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243076\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 08:05 AM\']Something hit me last nite in regards to the different set...
<snippity snip>
BTW, should the show get the go-ahead and they still don't use pyramid shapes, BFD. People are making too much of a fuss over the aspects that have no effect on the gameplay. With the exception of a fairly strategic addition, it's Classic Pyramid (read: not the 1996-97 pilots), and folks are still complaining.[/quote]
Just for clarification, I just happen to personally prefer my panties to be all in a bunch so that my junk thinks it is getting a constant embrace...that being said...
I really don't have any major issues regarding the set design and such...however, since the original creator/producer of this particular format did make a point to utilize a very specific geometric figure/structure as the focus and/or centerpiece of the game, it just seems odd to me that the people producing the upcoming version would choose not to include a clearly iconic part of the game.
And maybe I'm stupid, but if you don't use pyramid shapes, why the hell call it "PYRAMID"??? The title never made any reference to any aspect of the game play...well, that is, except for the end game being played on a giant PYRAMID-shaped game board. I mean, if you forego the pyramid shapes and such, why not just call it "THE $25,000 YEAST INFECTION" or something else that might assist in snagging a major sponsor to help defray costs...
Jake
[/quote]
Well, since we're getting all technical on shapes and whatnot, should "Classic Pyramid" (1973-92) technically be called "The $(X)XX,000 TRAPEZOID"? After all, a pyramid is a 3-dimensional triangle, a triangle having three sides. But all the Pyramid logos and set designs allude to more of a trapezoidal shape, which has four sides.
/Getting a "Professor Wilson Renfrew from the Richard Pryor movie Bustin' Loose" flashback: "A pyramid is derived from the triangle, which has three sides. BUT DEE TRAPAZAWID HAS FOUR SIDES, and it is that fourth side, that makes it JEE-O-METRIC-LEE AND MA-THE-MA-TIC-LEE THEE EN-RICH-MUNT for all profits which you can make here."
Sorry everyone, I got a little carried away in the whole shapes argument. Then again, maybe Jim Ryan knew what he was doing when he made the Pyramid set trapezoidal.
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Anybody got any set pics of that, Yet?
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[quote name=\'Fan4Sure\' post=\'243116\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 06:51 PM\']Anybody got any set pics of that, Yet?[/quote]
No. Do you?
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Someone ask for set pics? (http://\"http://literacyteacher.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/sets.jpg\")
/What?
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[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243080\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 09:15 AM\']Just for clarification, I just happen to personally prefer my panties to be all in a bunch so that my junk thinks it is getting a constant embrace...that being said...[/quote]
Dude. Seriously. TMI.
[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243080\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 09:15 AM\']<Why do they let me near the PC this early on the weekends? They know it always leads to trouble>[/quote]
My thoughts exactly.
/JakeT bringin' the lulz
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[quote name=\'Fan4Sure\' post=\'243116\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 09:51 PM\']Anybody got any set pics of that, Yet?[/quote]
Yes.
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There's a pilot set pic right there! (http://\"http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz265/MJose00/DSCN0973.jpg\")
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243121\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 08:23 PM\']There's a pilot set pic right there! (http://\"http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz265/MJose00/DSCN0973.jpg\")[/quote]
I got yer pilot set pic right here. (http://\"http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/483/pilotx.jpg\")
/erm, I'm sorry
//that's a pilot with a set
///carry on
////I'll be in my bunk
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243122\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 10:31 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243121\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 08:23 PM\']There's a pilot set pic right there! (http://\"http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz265/MJose00/DSCN0973.jpg\")[/quote]
I got yer pilot set pic right here. (http://\"http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/483/pilotx.jpg\")
[/quote]
If you're talking about inflatables, he'd like to have a word with you. (http://\"http://www.bgu.ac.il/noar/students/interhug967/gil/tv-movie/airplane/otto.jpg\")
[quote name=\'JakeT\' post=\'243080\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 09:15 AM\']Just for clarification, I just happen to personally prefer my panties to be all in a bunch so that my junk thinks it is getting a constant embrace...[/quote]
Then you and him (http://\"http://www.nordenstar.com/files/borat_cannes.jpg\") should have a lot to talk about, then.
/Wa-Wa-Wee-Wa
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[quote name=\'GameShowGuru\' post=\'243115\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 09:43 PM\']Well, since we're getting all technical on shapes and whatnot, should "Classic Pyramid" (1973-92) technically be called "The $(X)XX,000 TRAPEZOID"? After all, a pyramid is a 3-dimensional triangle, a triangle having three sides. But all the Pyramid logos and set designs allude to more of a trapezoidal shape, which has four sides.[/quote]
Considering that the structure that had to be scaled in the Winner's Circle was made up of boxes, thereby making each level looked squared-off, then looking only at that portion of the set, I think the original show should have been called "The $10,000 Ziggurat."
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[quote name=\'GameShowGuru\' post=\'243115\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 09:43 PM\']Well, since we're getting all technical on shapes and whatnot, should "Classic Pyramid" (1973-92) technically be called "The $(X)XX,000 TRAPEZOID"? After all, a pyramid is a 3-dimensional triangle, a triangle having three sides. But all the Pyramid logos and set designs allude to more of a trapezoidal shape, which has four sides.[/quote]
I think the shape used on the show is called "Frustum (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustum\")". Chop off the top of a normal pyramid/triangle, get a flat top. Then add a bunch of lights and a OOH LOOK AT IT FLASH dollar-amount-on-a-sign, and people won't notice the giant plank of wood affixed near the bottom of said frustum.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'243122\' date=\'Jun 26 2010, 11:31 PM\']I got yer pilot set pic right here. (http://\"http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/483/pilotx.jpg\")[/quote]
This pilot HIGHLY approves. (http://\"http://thesynopsis.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/quagmire-3865.jpg\")
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'243138\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 09:04 AM\']I think the shape used on the show is called "Frustum (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frustum\")". Chop off the top of a normal pyramid/triangle, get a flat top. Then add a bunch of lights and a OOH LOOK AT IT FLASH dollar-amount on-a-sign, and people won't notice the giant plank of wood affixed near the bottom of said frustum.[/quote]
The problem, if you'd RTFA, is that a frustrum is three-dimensional (or part of three dimensions). The general public just sees the one side, so I'm leaning towards Mr. Lemon and Mr. GSG's argument; if you're going to dissect, it's a trapezoid.
/you must have confused frustrum with "frustrating," which are most of your posts
//if you said "Wikipedia" where he got his source, collect your winnings
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'243141\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 07:51 AM\']//if you said "Wikipedia" where he got his source, collect your winnings[/quote]
And to the surprise of nobody, he didn't even read it, since it's pretty clear he's wrong. Again.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'243141\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 09:51 AM\']//if you said "Wikipedia" where he got his source, collect your winnings[/quote]
Can I make a bet on when Dan heavily edits the post so it looks like he said nothing wrong?
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I merely threw that out there as a suggestion, thinking that a frustum could apply to two-dimensional surfaces as well as three-dimensional. Yes, I read it before I made the post, but upon looking over the article again I realize that I was, in fact, wrong. I freely admit that I was wrong, and will not be editing the aforementioned post.
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[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'243148\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 11:52 AM\']I merely threw that out there as a suggestion, thinking that a frustum could apply to two-dimensional surfaces as well as three-dimensional. Yes, I read it before I made the post, but upon looking over the article again I realize that I was, in fact, wrong. I freely admit that I was wrong, and will not be editing the aforementioned post.[/quote]So?
You're not very good at pattern recognition, are you?
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I see where this one is going...even though we've pretty much run out of things to talk about from the pilot, can we not let this become another Dan Benfield free-for-all? You see one, you see them all and all that jazz...
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243152\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 12:18 PM\']I see where this one is going...even though we've pretty much run out of things to talk about from the pilot, can we not let this become another Dan Benfield free-for-all? You see one, you see them all and all that jazz...[/quote]The problem is that with almost none of us having seen it, it is easy to give way to the temptation of rampant speculation and rumor-mongering.
Plus there's that whole thing of "look at me! I'm contributing by going to random wikipedia entries and trying to make them relevant." And failing.
I'd like to see good exciting gameplay with people winning piles of money. Once you get me in the door for Pyramid, it is awfully hard for me to leave.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'243154\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 03:23 PM\']I'd like to see good exciting gameplay with people winning piles of money. Once you get me in the door for Pyramid, it is awfully hard for me to leave.[/quote]
Thankfully for me, Donnymid set the bar kinda low. ;-)
Seriously, Donnymid had a lot of potential, and I was cool with the steel girder strobe light set. I was cool with the rave music theme song. But then there was the inconsistent judging. And the writing. And the making it way too easy to climb the Winner's Circle.
And we haven't even gotten to the Tournament yet!
Davies at least has somewhat of a clue as to what he's doing. Just as long as they don't dip into the Chain Reaction contestant pool (no offense to Joe Mello, your team seemed to be an exception), then it could work.
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I think you mean Moe Train. (Which is an odd juxtaposition, to be sure.)
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243155\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 03:37 PM\'](no offense to Joe Mello, your team seemed to be an exception)[/quote]
What did I do now?
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'243190\' date=\'Jun 28 2010, 12:17 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243155\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 03:37 PM\'](no offense to Joe Mello, your team seemed to be an exception)[/quote]What did I do now?[/quote]He had you confused with this guy (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=11215&hl=Train\").
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'243199\' date=\'Jun 28 2010, 05:26 AM\'][quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'243190\' date=\'Jun 28 2010, 12:17 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243155\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 03:37 PM\'](no offense to Joe Mello, your team seemed to be an exception)[/quote]What did I do now?[/quote]He had you confused with this guy (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=11215&hl=Train\").[/quote]
Hm. Weird.
/I have never been on a game show
//Nor worked on Robot Chicken
///Nor hosted Overhaulin'
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'243190\' date=\'Jun 28 2010, 01:17 AM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'243155\' date=\'Jun 27 2010, 03:37 PM\'](no offense to Joe Mello, your team seemed to be an exception)[/quote]
What did I do now?
[/quote]
Travis and Mark are right...I confused you with another poster.
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I have read the latest about the Pyramid pilot, just now actually. My reactions?
A) Fremantle must have gotten the rights to Pyramid too.*
B) This is like the Bizarro World version of last year's pilot and the reactions to it.
C) Come back Donnymid, all is forgiven?
Seriously, though, this is kind of what I feared...that somehow, someone would think the "retro" style didn't work last time when LMAD got the nod, so we'd be right back to grimdark Pyramid (aka the style of set we've all seen on all game shows throughout the noughties). Just speculation, but can't help but wonder. Yes the gameplay is there, but let me put it to you this way: TTD90 didn't really change the game, did it? However, it was the presentation did it in for hardcores. I can see a Pyramid with no pyramid doing the same.
Funny that Lane Reaction was mentioned (say, who was behind that show again?), I posted on Buzzerblog after it was referenced there too, re: Davies possibly not only tanking Pyramid's look, but also the contestant casting. GSN CR is another show that had promises of sticking to the older version's format, but it sounds to me like it too was done in by unfortunate tweaks, a generic look, and (my original point) obsession with only getting younger, photogenic contestants. As I so snarkily put it:
July 5, 2010 at 5:57 pm
And hey, remember GSN Chain Reaction? The show that suffered mostly cause they casted young people who looked great but couldn’t play the game? (Looks and no substance, a problem for all forms of entertainment, and is right up there with the remake abuse as something that should be curbed ASAP) Gee I forget, who was behind that revival again????
Wonder if they’re gonna lasso the standing cluegiver in the Winner’s Whatever-the-Heck-It-Is-Now so he/she can’t use their hands? It would be HIGH-larious like the blindfold in the end game from Lane Reaction.
Here's a thought: on one hand, I wondered if no pyramids meant we're going to have computerized graphic versions of the game boards (that would be so GSN Original...). But on the other hand...though it sounded permanent, perhaps the lack of pyramid and etc. is just to K.I.S.S. for the pilot, and if it’s picked up, maybe a real set, bigger payoffs (not to be all Mo’ Money or nothing), and even something more in lines with the 2009 pilot? Otherwise may as well call this MDPW Part 2…that too was essentially Pyramid gameplay without the pyramid (and was also a good game that would be better if not for being an in-name-only of a classic title. And mediocre, “oh noes, the password has no clear opposite. PASS!” players)
* - However, Fremantle's core shows (TPIR, LMAD, FF) have at least been improvements over their other fare, as far as their evolution and/or updating.
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Or we could wait until we get some footage before we declare the falling of the sky.
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'243739\' date=\'Jul 6 2010, 01:08 AM\']Or we could wait until we get some footage before we declare the falling of the sky.[/quote]
No, that would be "Downfall."
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Just a heads up. Julie Chen was a guest on Craig Ferguson last night and spoke about her pilot "The Mom Project" and said that she was to find out sometime this week if her show gets picked up or not.