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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: colonial on April 13, 2015, 06:01:55 PM
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Variety is reporting that Terry Crews is out and Chris Harrison is in as host for season 14 of WWTBAM.
According to said article (which I'm having trouble linking to as I'm on a cell phone), Crews declined to host due to commitments on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and other work.
JD
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Here's the link... http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/chris-harrison-terry-crews-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-host-1201471567/
Glad to see the show get another season. I sometimes forget it still airs...hopefully they'll use something other than a popular comedian as host for the main draw.
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Glad to see the show get another season. I sometimes forget it still airs...hopefully they'll use something other than a popular comedian as host for the main draw.
Are you suggesting that Chris Harrison is an unpopular comedian? ;)
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I misread the post and thought it read "Chris Hanson" and immediately thought of that horrid "To Catch a Pervert" spinoff of Dateline NBC.
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I misread the post and thought it read "Chris Hanson" and immediately thought of that horrid "To Catch a Pervert" spinoff of Dateline NBC.
Okay, there is definitely a joke here based on the term "Hot Seat," but it just isn't coming to me. Little help?
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I wonder if they'll move production to L.A.
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I misread the post and thought it read "Chris Hanson" and immediately thought of that horrid "To Catch a Pervert" spinoff of Dateline NBC.
Okay, there is definitely a joke here based on the term "Hot Seat," but it just isn't coming to me. Little help?
"Let's welcome our next contestant...why don't you have a seat right over there?"
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How old did 'Lauren' say she was?
A. 12
B. 14
C. 17
D. 19
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Per the article : "Disney/ABC said the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star was unable to continue with the show “due to his successful and demanding film and primetime TV projects.”"
What a crock of crap. If he were that successful, and had moved the dial positively, he would have found time, and they would have found the money.
Terry Crews was awful - ill-prepared, and ill-suited for the role. Chris Harrison is BIG step forward just from the fact that he can handle unscripted television.
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How old did 'Lauren' say she was?
A. 12
B. 14
C. 17
D. 19
Would you like to use your 50/50?
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I am happy they found their first game show host since Regis. I think they found out their last two hosts were more performers than hosts. Steve Harvey gets away with it, but the last two Millionaire hosts did not. Probably Chris is no more expensive than Terry Crews would be, maybe he is even cheaper.
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...Probably Chris is no more expensive than Terry Crews would be, maybe he is even cheaper.
Yes. Or no.
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Thank GOD. I couldn't take any more of the screaming.
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I am happy they found their first game show host since Regis.
Agreed. Chris Harrison is a good host, and hopefully he'll shine in a role that (not to sound like an old fuddy-duddy) doesn't rely on sex and romance to sell the product, just a good game with a (hopefully) good person driving the show.
Kudos to the OP for a creative thread title.
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What's more surprising to me is that the show got renewed. The medley of hosts is probably not helping. The Bachelor/ette is not appointment TV for me, so I can't comment on Harrison's hosting ability. If I were an ABC Exec, I would've pushed for Tom Bergeron. He lives on the east coast, though they would've had to work around his DWTS schedule. I believe I also read he wasn't crazy about game shows, though I thought he did a good job on Hollywood Squares.
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I love how people are applauding the move to a "real game show host" who has:
-not hosted a game show in fourteen years
-hosted precisely one other show...
-...which completely tanked
-did not do a particularly solid job hosting that show, if I remember the consensus here correctly
I'm not really in wait and see mode here, like I was last time. I can't see this working.
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I love how people are applauding the move to a "real game show host" who has:
-not hosted a game show in fourteen years
This part is untrue.
-hosted precisely one other show...
-...which completely tanked
Not sure you can lay the blame at his feet here. (This pertains to Mall Masters, right?)
-did not do a particularly solid job hosting that show, if I remember the consensus here correctly
I don't remember the complaints being that he was incapable, it was that the show was a dog.
I'm not really in wait and see mode here, like I was last time. I can't see this working.
You also didn't care for Meredith's hosting style either.
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What other game show has he hosted in the interim?
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What other game show has he hosted in the interim?
"You Deserve It," though I would be quick to forgive anyone who didn't watch, or indeed forgot it existed in the first place. But he did host it, and (once again) made the best of an ungreat premise. I would also say that hosting a reality show (with lots of scripted host language that's repeated every week) it better training to host a game show than being a comedian or actor.
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I'm not really in wait and see mode here, like I was last time. I can't see this working.
You also didn't care for Meredith's hosting style either.
The difference is that even though it took Meredith a good nine years to grow on me, I don't wanna take too much away from how she conducted the proceedings. Even though I found her far too low-key for my taste and felt that she was overrated, I still felt (even though I didn't express it much) that she certainly was a capable, competent host.
I can't say I get the same vibe from Chris Harrison, at all.
ETA: let the record also show that I wasn't too big on the Cedric hire either, at least when it was announced. And I didn't find him to be as bad as some did, personal bias aside.
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I guess what I'd like to know is whether or not ABC wants to have one last prime time special to send it off, if they think it's not going to make it much longer.
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I guess what I'd like to know is whether or not ABC wants to have one last prime time special to send it off, if they think it's not going to make it much longer.
If they were going to do that, I would figure that they would've done so a year ago when it reached its fifteenth anniversary.
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I guess what I'd like to know is whether or not ABC wants to have one last prime time special to send it off, if they think it's not going to make it much longer.
If they were going to do that, I would figure that they would've done so a year ago when it reached its fifteenth anniversary.
That'd be my guess as well. Might be able to get away with a "Sweet 16" anniversary, but chances are it's not on their radar.
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Here's what I would wonder.
If ABC was so inclined as to launch an event series, would they keep the Millionaire format as it currently stands, such as when they included the clock with the 10th anniversary series, or would they try to go back to the original format for familiarity's sake?
I would figure the former instance would turn out to be what happened.
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I imagine Original Recipe since it's the one that took off back in '99. Even with the changes with the daytime version (no Fastest Finger, no tournament for the 10th anniversary), they still kept most of the original format, with the exception of inflated values in 2004, special guests in 2009.
IIRC, the tournament and clock formats were introduced in fall 2008, no?
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IIRC, the tournament and clock formats were introduced in fall 2008, no?
Clock in Fall 08. Tournament in Fall 09.
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Here's what I would wonder.
If ABC was so inclined as to launch an event series, would they keep the Millionaire format as it currently stands, such as when they included the clock with the 10th anniversary series, or would they try to go back to the original format for familiarity's sake?
I would figure the former instance would turn out to be what happened.
I wrote an article that'll go up on Buzzerblog at 4 PM today that kind of explains this, but:
The Super Mix, or shuffle format, that ABC currently airs is most likely due to the lawsuit that ABC and Buena Vista lost in regards to the production of the syndicated American version of the show. After that lawsuit, the Shuffle format was created, and it seems to be that ABC owns the format changes they brought on the show.
So basically, if ABC's producing a Millionaire show after 2010, it's going to be the Super Mix format.
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The Super Mix, or shuffle format, that ABC currently airs is most likely due to the lawsuit that ABC and Buena Vista lost in regards to the production of the syndicated American version of the show. After that lawsuit, the Shuffle format was created, and it seems to be that ABC owns the format changes they brought on the show.
So basically, if ABC's producing a Millionaire show after 2010, it's going to be the Super Mix format.
I hesitate, mostly because of the phrase "most likely". Is this a supposition on your part or is this verified?
Not suggesting it's incorrect, not suggesting it's even implausible. I just don't want to go stating it as fact myself unless I know it *is* fact, which is what your summary does.
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The Super Mix, or shuffle format, that ABC currently airs is most likely due to the lawsuit that ABC and Buena Vista lost in regards to the production of the syndicated American version of the show. After that lawsuit, the Shuffle format was created, and it seems to be that ABC owns the format changes they brought on the show.
So basically, if ABC's producing a Millionaire show after 2010, it's going to be the Super Mix format.
I hesitate, mostly because of the phrase "most likely". Is this a supposition on your part or is this verified?
Not suggesting it's incorrect, not suggesting it's even implausible. I just don't want to go stating it as fact myself unless I know it *is* fact, which is what your summary does.
So, here's three things:
1) From the leaked e-mail by Senior VP of Business Affairs Corii Berg: "One broad thing to consider is that if the format reverts back to us, ABC owns the elements it brought to the show (things they changed/created from the Celador/2way version). ABC could very well make it difficult for us as we try to relaunch, so we’ll have to be careful/make sure our show is closely examined." And what they brought was the Super Mix format (and the music and set structure, I suppose, but for sure, the format).
2) My speculation is whether the lawsuit brought about the change in rules. Staff conversations at Buzzerblog are leading us to believe that the timing fits really well that the lawsuit caused the changes.
3) I'm speculating that if ABC produces Millionaire by themselves, without Sony's input further than licensing the name or whatever their current agreement is, it'll be Super Mix.
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2) My speculation is whether the lawsuit brought about the change in rules. Staff conversations at Buzzerblog are leading us to believe that the timing fits really well that the lawsuit caused the changes.
3) I'm speculating that if ABC produces Millionaire by themselves, without Sony's input further than licensing the name or whatever their current agreement is, it'll be Super Mix.
This was the part that I wanted some exposition on. Thanks.