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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: LouKip on July 16, 2008, 01:41:41 AM
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I was just curious if anyone here has tried out for Million Dollar Password for its next cycle of shows. I'm considering flying down from San Francisco next Tuesday to give it a shot. I wanted to get an idea of what I could expect. (Haven't checked posts about the earlier NYC tryouts, but will do so after this post.)
Lou
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[quote name=\'LouKip\' post=\'190994\' date=\'Jul 16 2008, 12:41 AM\']
I was just curious if anyone here has tried out for Million Dollar Password for its next cycle of shows. I'm considering flying down from San Francisco next Tuesday to give it a shot. I wanted to get an idea of what I could expect. (Haven't checked posts about the earlier NYC tryouts, but will do so after this post.)
Lou
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I attended an LA audition last week.
Everyone gathers in a theater at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn. You are given a number based on how early you arrive. If you haven't filled out the application already (found on the CBS MDP website (http://\"http://www.cbs.com/primetime/million_dollar_password/about/\")), then you fill out the application there. They will also review the release form with you, but they instruct you not to sign the release form until after they have verbally reviewed the significant items on the form. Guidelines for proper game play are reviewed (clues that are allowable and those that are forbidden). Sample words are given out to the group, with one half of the applicants seeing the word while the other half shields their eyes, then people raise their hands and are called upon to give their clue or their guess. This is just to ferret out any issues that the entire group might have regarding gameplay.
The meat of the audition is being paired up with another applicant to play the game (elimination round style) in front of the contestant coordinators in a separate room. People are paired by their numbers (#1 with #2, #3 with #4, etc), so the earlier your number is the quicker you will be done with the process. However, if you want a chance to practice with this stranger who has become your partner, you might prefer to have a later number.
After you play the game both giving and receiving clues, they either dismiss you if they aren't impressed or ask you to stick around for more mock play and more personal interviewing (video-recorded) if they like you.
My number was in the 60's in my audition group, and I finished my 3:30 PM audition around 7:45 PM (lots of waiting).
Good luck!
Tim H.
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I tried out in San Diego over the weekend. I went on Saturday for the open call and everything happened pretty much the same way Tim described, they bring you in by pairs in to play the game and do the on-camera interview afterwards. Then if they liked you they called you later in the day to come back Sunday, where they paired you up again and have you play the game in front of cameras and the producers. After they show the tapes to the higher-ups they will then call people for the show. They're scheduled to tape in early August and will be doing it in LA this time. It looks like they're really trying to find good players who can play the game well, and of course people with lots of energy. If you decide to go try to arrive early or else you'll probably be waiting for a few hours, but they did show episodes of show while we waited.
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I don't know where else tryouts may be happening, but apparently the next cycle of shows will be taped in Los Angeles, specifically at CBS Studio Center (aka CBS Radford) in Studio City on August 2-4. This information comes from the On Camera Audiences website.
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[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'191253\' date=\'Jul 18 2008, 01:08 PM\']
I don't know where else tryouts may be happening, but apparently the next cycle of shows will be taped in Los Angeles, specifically at CBS Studio Center (aka CBS Radford) in Studio City on August 2-4. This information comes from the On Camera Audiences website.
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This weekend in Chicago as well.
[quote name=\'craigslist\' date=\'Jul 17 2008, 02:55 PM\']CBS is holding open audition this weekend for contestants on their game show "Million Dollar Password", hosted by Regis Philbin. Auditions will be held this Saturday and Sunday starting at 9 AM at the Hilton on South Michigan avenue. So come down, try out, and see if you've got a shot at winning $1,000,000! [/quote]
/Won't be there--fears he might get paired up with Rachael Ray.
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More specifics on the Chicago auditions... 9 am on both Saturday and Sunday at the Hilton Chicago (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60605). Come on down! (Sorry, wrong show...)
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[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'191253\' date=\'Jul 18 2008, 02:08 PM\']I don't know where else tryouts may be happening, but apparently the next cycle of shows will be taped in Los Angeles, specifically at CBS Studio Center (aka CBS Radford) in Studio City on August 2-4. This information comes from the On Camera Audiences website.[/quote]
At the very least, playing in Los Angeles gives them access to a larger pool of celebrities, so we can only hope that it will provide a larger base of competent ones.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'191343\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 02:10 PM\']At the very least, playing in Los Angeles gives them access to a larger pool of celebrities, so we can only hope that it will provide a larger base of competent ones.
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qft
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'191343\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 03:10 PM\']
At the very least, playing in Los Angeles gives them access to a larger pool of celebrities, so we can only hope that it will provide a larger base of competent ones.
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Sure. Also, it torks off us East Coasters who'd like to play! ;)
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Do we get Reege, I wonder? I thought the reason they did the show in NY was just for Regis to host the show.
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In the past, (Millionaire, Am's Got Talent) Reege has been "The Starter Host." Now that the show is on its way (and in LA), maybe he'll assume the same status with MDP.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'191343\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 03:10 PM\']
At the very least, playing in Los Angeles gives them access to a larger pool of celebrities, so we can only hope that it will provide a larger base of competent ones.
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Agreed.
Plus it will make it easier for Neil Patrick Harris and Betty White to become semi-regulars or last minute fill-ins since they are both pretty much left coasters, leaving the clueless Rachel Rays about 2800 miles behind.
That is,.. if Fremantle ever thinks about inviting players who "Get It®" back again.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'191348\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 12:14 PM\']
Do we get Reege, I wonder? I thought the reason they did the show in NY was just for Regis to host the show.
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Yes, Reege.
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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I'm currently in Chicago awaiting a callback after my tryout today. The audition went just like everyone said, except I think it was left out that we had to take a 5 word test (3 clues given by the CCs for each word) that I'm nearly certain you had to get 4/5 or 5/5 to pass. After passing, my partner and I pretty much rocked, getting 5/5 on just about every set of words (taking 17 seconds on one.) So wish me luck guys!
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[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'191366\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 05:24 PM\']
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'191348\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 12:14 PM\']
Do we get Reege, I wonder? I thought the reason they did the show in NY was just for Regis to host the show.
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Yes, Reege.
Randy
tvrandywest.com
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Yay Reege! :)
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191370\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 05:23 PM\']After passing, my partner and I pretty much rocked, getting 5/5 on just about every set of words (taking 17 seconds on one.) So wish me luck guys![/quote]
Wow, you really excelled the test with flying colors! Which means you probably have zero chance of getting on the show... :-P
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Woo! I just a call informing me I'll be playing in front of the producers at callbacks tomorrow! :)
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191377\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 07:14 PM\']
Woo! I just a call informing me I'll be playing in front of the producers at callbacks tomorrow! :)
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Go get 'em, tiger!
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Interesting turn of phrase I noted: one of the folks running the show didn't use the term "contestant"; rather, he called the players "these people we shape into characters." Take whatever you may from that.
Also, Ginger Simpson and a couple of other head honchos were witnessing the tryouts today. I resisted the urge to wish her "lots of love."
And Chad, I hope you rocked it hardcore.
/wasn't able to give "Database" in 3 clues
//but did manage to give "Plasma" in 2
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191454\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 06:45 PM\']
Interesting turn of phrase I noted: one of the folks running the show didn't use the term "contestant"; rather, he called the players "these people we shape into characters."
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Good. Gravy. Marie.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191454\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 06:45 PM\']Interesting turn of phrase I noted: one of the folks running the show didn't use the term "contestant"; rather, he called the players "these people we shape into characters." Take whatever you may from that.[/quote]
That seems antithetical to the spirit of Password. I mean, if I can just spell out Y-A-M with my body, what's the point of having passwords?
(walks away whistling)
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191454\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 06:45 PM\']And Chad, I hope you rocked it hardcore.[/quote]I hope you consider giving my partner five words in thirteen seconds rocking hardcore. :)
To continue how the process works, today, we played the game in front of the camera and a CC again. Also sitting there were a few producers, like the aforementioned Ginger, a guy named Vin, and two others. We played a few maingames, and then two of the $10,000 levels of the endgame. The coordinators put me with my partner from yesterday, with whom I thought getting five in seventeen seconds was pretty good. I think breaking that was pretty neat.
So, yeah, taping is August 2, 3 and 4. And if I don't make it, there's always Detroit Millionaire auditions on the 13th. ;) But fingers crossed!
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191471\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 09:07 PM\']
Also sitting there were a few producers, like the aforementioned Ginger, a guy named Vin, and two others.
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Vin is Vincent Rubino, the Exec Producer....he has more pull here than Ginger.
I'd bet heavily the other two were Rich Sirop and Graham Shaw. Rich comes from Millionaire with Vin, Graham comes from....Temptation. Don't hold that against him...he's actually a really decent guy who does get game shows well.
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I forgot to mention the CC who watched both of my auditions is Angelou Deign, who has also done Temptation and Weakest Link.
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The third honcho, a balding guy in his 30s whose name escapes me, was introduced as "the man responsible for taking the classic games from Fremantle and updating them." And that would be the second time in the ballroom I held my tongue about Temptation, along with refraining from asking, "So, were you around in 2001 for Card Sharks?"
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A couple of little items scanned as jpgs I picked up along the way:
A flyer (http://\"http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/379/pwflyerqj9.jpg\") from a pile sitting around the Hilton, and pages one (http://\"http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1064/pwrules1nj2.jpg\") and two (http://\"http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1319/pwrules2vq4.jpg\") of the rules and guidelines of the game.
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Hello All. Just wanted to give a quick update as far as auditions. We will now be holding auditions
in Atlanta this coming weekend. I don't have the exact details. However, I will post them here as soon as I receive confirmation. Thanks to all of you who turned out in LA, Chicago, and San Diego.
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CBS and The Producers of MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD are currently holding auditions for SEASON TWO. Below please find dates, times and locations for upcoming auditions. For more information please call 818-748-1251 or email matt@mdpassword.com
July 22 – 3:30PM / 6:30PM
Beverly Garland Holiday INN
4222 Vineland Ave.
Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 980-8000
July 26 - 27
Location TBD
Atlanta, GA
(818) 748-1251
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Apparently, there are more auditions this weekend in Atlanta at the Marriott Suites Atlanta Midtown tomorrow and Saturday from 10-6 pm. For a show apparently taping next weekend, isn't it odd to have auditions so close to the tape date?
/Probably just me wanting less people in the pool.
//Just waiting for that phone to ring. -_-
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191966\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 01:53 PM\']
Apparently, there are more auditions this weekend in Atlanta at the Marriott Suites Atlanta Midtown tomorrow and Saturday from 10-6 pm. For a show apparently taping next weekend, isn't it odd to have auditions so close to the tape date?
/Probably just me wanting less people in the pool.
//Just waiting for that phone to ring. -_-
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I'm an Atlanta native, and I found out about the auditions yesterday through a casting coordinator who has nothing to do with MDP.
The casting coordinator in question is the same one who handled casting for the first season of "Duel" (and is currently casting "Opportunity Knocks"). She sent me an e-mail at 4:30a with a flyer promoting the auditions, adding that her "friends at CBS" are currently casting.
Given the odd dating of the auditions, would it be possible that MDP may cover flights/hotel for those who tried out in Chicago and Atlanta?
JD
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I believe they said at my audition that they would fly the people out from Chicago so I'm sure Atlanta would be no different. I just hope for those of us who may have to drive up from San Diego that they would give us a little gas money :).
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[quote name=\'peiboy91\' post=\'191979\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 03:02 PM\']
I believe they said at my audition that they would fly the people out from Chicago so I'm sure Atlanta would be no different. I just hope for those of us who may have to drive up from San Diego that they would give us a little gas money :).
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I was selected as a contestant for the original taping in March in NYC, (but did not get on the show due to time constraints) For that taping they provided room and board...hotel and meals, but not transportation costs. I had to purchase my own airfare. Maybe they have changed the circumstances for taping in LA, but thats how it went the first round.
On a side note, has anybody been contacted yet and given a bonafide offer to be on the new tape dates?
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Thanks to all for the info. I did end up going to L.A. and attending the 3:30 tryouts. The process was pretty much as Tim wrote, with the exception that there was an intermediary round of cuts between the 5-password quiz and the mock game-playing in a separate room. All the people who passed the initial quiz had to stand up and deliver a 30-second spiel (name, age, occupation, interesting factoid about yourself) to Carly and Matt, the main people running the tryouts. Evidently, my spiel was not fascinating enough to be asked to participate in the mock game. I got out of there at 6:00. The next tryouts were scheduled for 6:30, but who knows if they were able to start on time, considering they were just getting started on the mock game for the first round of folks at 6:00.
Congrats on a great performance, Chad. I really do hope they pick people who know how to play the game for the next set of shows. I wanted to throw a brick at my TV when Steve Schirripa and Sara Evans were on.
Lou
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191966\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 12:53 PM\']
/Probably just me wanting less people in the pool.
//Just waiting for that phone to ring. -_-
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You and me both. The Atlanta casting call gives me hope that the phone call could come as late as Monday (Tuesday?).
/Hopes his phone gets full service in Detroit/Windsor this weekend, regardless
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191496\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 11:19 PM\']
The third honcho, a balding guy in his 30s whose name escapes me, was introduced as "the man responsible for taking the classic games from Fremantle and updating them."
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Chris Ahearn?
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[quote name=\'peiboy91\' post=\'191979\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 12:02 PM\']I just hope for those of us who may have to drive up from San Diego that they would give us a little gas money :).
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Amtrak is $34 each way -- that might be easier on Fremantle's budget than gas.
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[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'192019\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 07:36 PM\']
[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191496\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 11:19 PM\']
The third honcho, a balding guy in his 30s whose name escapes me, was introduced as "the man responsible for taking the classic games from Fremantle and updating them."
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Chris Ahearn?
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That's the one. Seemed like a really down-to-earth, cool guy.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'192043\' date=\'Jul 25 2008, 12:21 AM\']
[quote name=\'davidhammett\' post=\'192019\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 07:36 PM\']
[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191496\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 11:19 PM\']
The third honcho, a balding guy in his 30s whose name escapes me, was introduced as "the man responsible for taking the classic games from Fremantle and updating them."
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Chris Ahearn?
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That's the one. Seemed like a really down-to-earth, cool guy.
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He is. He and Graham have been at Fremantle for at least a couple of years now, and have worked together on a variety of projects, most notably Game Show Marathon, Temptation, and Million Dollar Password. However you feel about any of those shows, know that Chris and Graham are as familiar with (and fond of) what's gone before as many of us. I would never fault them directly for a revival I didn't like, and I'm glad that they have a vehicle like MDP that is enjoying significant success.
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[quote name=\'LouKip\' post=\'191995\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 04:35 PM\']Congrats on a great performance, Chad.[/quote]Thank you so very much. =)
So, anyone go to the Atlanta auditions or plan on going to the (another) L.A. audition tomorrow?
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I had the opportunity to participate in the Atlanta auditions Saturday. Here's a brief overview...
-- The auditions were held at the Marriott Midtown Suites in Atlanta. A nice hotel where parking was a pain -- you could park in the hotel's underground lot for $18, a next door lot for $10, or park at a nearby Starbucks or Einstein Brothers and see if you'll get towed.
-- I did my application online via CBS.com, and printed it out to bring to the audition. I was told the application handed out this past weekend was different than the online version, but I saw no differences.
-- Turnout for Saturday was about 200, while Friday was under 100.
-- In my audition group, the contestant coordinator (a nice man named Anthony) asked us how we heard about the auditions. Four people (myself and three friends from quizbowl and trivia contests) mentioned we heard about the auditions via an e-mail from a casting director for other shows. About half the group (there were 35-40 people in my group) saw an ad on Craigslist. The rest heard about the auditions from V-103, an urban music FM owned by CBS, which started promoting the auditions Friday afternoon.
-- Anthony mentioned the V-103 ads, claiming he called the station and asked about promoting the auditions, only to get blown off the first time around. CBS Corporate then contacted the station, who started promoting the tryouts at will. Also, Anthony claimed that a caller describing the auditions on the afternoon show proceeded to give away SOME OF THE ANSWERS DURING THE INITIAL TEST before getting cut off.
-- We had the five-question initial quiz. We were then photographed, paired into teams of two, and played mock MDP before producers.
Total testing time: 15 minutes. Amount of time I was at the hotel: EIGHT HOURS
It was somewhat disorganized -- I have a feeling the casting directors didn't think so many people would pass the initial test (Of the 35-40 original test-takers in my group, only 5-6 failed). Add that with the callbacks from Friday, and it was a pretty busy scene at the hotel.
In the end, I had a decent audition, but I didn't receive a callback for Sunday. Oh well -- probably couldn't fly to Los Angeles this coming weekend anyway, so no loss. It also didn't help that I complained about a glare during my mock MDP round (I wear glasses, and the glare from the lights prevented me from seeing a word for a few seconds).
Good luck to those who did reach the final stages!
JD
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So has anybody been contacted about being a contestant? Any one? Buehler?
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Nope. And another L.A. audition tomorrow seems to make The Call(tm) prolonged, if it's coming at all.
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Anyone know if the earthquakes today will have any immediate impact on the audition today? Also, since it appears no one has gotten a call yet, does anyone else think that a possible four-day spread between notification and tape date is kind of short notice? Is that commonplace with today's shows?
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192631\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 02:28 PM\']
does anyone else think that a possible four-day spread between notification and tape date is kind of short notice? Is that commonplace with today's shows?
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Wasn't it a real short timeframe between notification and tape date for Regis' WWTBAM?
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192631\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 03:28 PM\']
Anyone know if the earthquakes today will have any immediate impact on the audition today? Also, since it appears no one has gotten a call yet, does anyone else think that a possible four-day spread between notification and tape date is kind of short notice? Is that commonplace with today's shows?
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Okay. Serious advice time. Stop looking at the phone.
You're waiting for a call that odds are is not going to come. If you took and passed the test, and interviewed for producers, then you've done everything you possibly can to be a contestant on this or any other show.
If they are interested in you, if you fit the bill based on your intelligence, your looks, your personality, or your ability to know the alphabet backwards and forwards, they will call you and you will be a contestant on the show. If the call does not come, do not look at it as an invalidation of your dedication to the game or ability to play.
They're going to interview hundreds of prospective contestants for roughly 24 spots. Relax.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'192637\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 04:06 PM\']They're going to interview hundreds of prospective contestants for roughly 24 spots. Relax.[/quote]I'm aware of that. I've been through this process before and I know it's not likely to come. I just feel like four or five days is not a lot of time for anyone to prepare or make necessary plans.
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Well, take this for whatever you may, but I got a call from Fremantle tonight to confirm my availability for the upcoming weekend, and saying that I could expect an "official" call "very soon." Guess we'll see.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'192729\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 11:38 PM\']Well, take this for whatever you may, but I got a call from Fremantle tonight to confirm my availability for the upcoming weekend, and saying that I could expect an "official" call "very soon." Guess we'll see.
[/quote]Me too. :)
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192731\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 11:41 PM\']
[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'192729\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 11:38 PM\']Well, take this for whatever you may, but I got a call from Fremantle tonight to confirm my availability for the upcoming weekend, and saying that I could expect an "official" call "very soon." Guess we'll see.
[/quote]Me too. :)
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Well, then, NOW you can start staring at the phone. :)
Congratulations.
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Hahaha. Thanks a lot, Matt! :)
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192731\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 10:41 PM\']
[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'192729\' date=\'Jul 29 2008, 11:38 PM\']Well, take this for whatever you may, but I got a call from Fremantle tonight to confirm my availability for the upcoming weekend, and saying that I could expect an "official" call "very soon." Guess we'll see.
[/quote]Me too. :)
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Congrats! And no offense, but man, I hope I don't find myself facing you onstage. I appreciate challenging competition and all, but I'd also like a shot at winning some money. :)
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Ahhhhhh! I just got off the phone with Jeremy from Fremantle - I've been chosen to appear on the show!!! =D
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192834\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 04:34 PM\']
Ahhhhhh! I just got off the phone with Jeremy from Fremantle - I've been chosen to appear on the show!!! =D
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I wish you gradulations, and a potential college fund. If you haven't yet, I would take up prayer and pray for Betty White as your FIRST partner in the elimination game.
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Way to go, Chad!
I'd give you a celebratory beer, but you're not old enough.
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'192841\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 04:54 PM\']I'd give you a celebratory beer, but you're not old enough.[/quote]Barq's, A&W or IBC will suffice. ;)
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Congratulations Chad and all those from the Forum who will be appearing on the upcoming series.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192834\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 04:34 PM\']
Ahhhhhh! I just got off the phone with Jeremy from Fremantle - I've been chosen to appear on the show!!! =D
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Nice! Go get 'em!
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192834\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 03:34 PM\']
Ahhhhhh! I just got off the phone with Jeremy from Fremantle - I've been chosen to appear on the show!!! =D
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See ya there. :)
/Wow
/and not in the Chris Lemon sense of the word
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192843\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 03:58 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'192841\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 04:54 PM\']I'd give you a celebratory beer, but you're not old enough.[/quote]Barq's, A&W or IBC will suffice. ;)
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Sorry, we only serve Mug. :)
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'192856\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 06:27 PM\']See ya there. :)[/quote]Very awesome, sir. =)
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'191375\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 06:00 PM\']Wow, you really excelled the test with flying colors! Which means you probably have zero chance of getting on the show... :-P[/quote]
Even though the above was in jest, I'm glad to see I'm wrong!
That's fantastic news Chad! Go get 'em! :-)
And big congrats to Sodboy13 too! :-)
/Chad beat me in a game of "Anyone Can Play".
//He's a great and gracious champion.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'192856\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 05:27 PM\']
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192834\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 03:34 PM\']
Ahhhhhh! I just got off the phone with Jeremy from Fremantle - I've been chosen to appear on the show!!! =D
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See ya there. :)
/Wow
/and not in the Chris Lemon sense of the word
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Ditto. :)
- Tim H.
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I'm so glad to see game show casting people who enjoy and care about the game and play it well, and not just pretty people looking to get their faces on TV.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192869\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 07:46 PM\']
I'm so glad to see game show casting people who enjoy and care about the game and play it well, and not just pretty people looking to get their faces on TV.
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But what about the pretty people who enjoy and care about the game who are looking...
Nah, I couldn't finish it. I caught myself.
/still rootin' for ya, Chad...KICK ASS!
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Congratulations, guys! GO GET EM!!
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Congrats to Chad and Sodboy for making the show! Come home winners, and don't spend it all in one place :)
JD
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Way to go guys!! I hope you get good celebrities who can actually play the game.
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Me too! So far announced to be playing (from On Camera Audiences) are Craig Ferguson, Chelsea Handler, Betty White & Adam Carolla and Julie Chen & Phil Keoghan.
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Looks like I'll be taping on Saturday - they're flying me out tomorrow night and back home Sunday afternoon.
/with a lovely 2-night stay at the Brett Somers Bunny Ranch in Encino
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'192962\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 03:29 PM\']Looks like I'll be taping on Saturday - they're flying me out tomorrow night and back home Sunday afternoon.[/quote]Monday here... Flying Sunday, coming home Tuesday. I love both Betty and Chenbot (*shudder*, obviously one over the other though), so not a bad day to tape.
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I would be petrified to have any of Ferguson, Corolla, or Chenbot as a partner.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192970\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 03:44 PM\']
I would be petrified to have any of Ferguson, Corolla, or Chenbot as a partner.
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No. Fegurson would be great. He's written books, essays and screenplays, so I'm going to assume he knows words pretty well.
Corolla, Chen, or Chelsea Handler ? I'm thinking long and hard about bailing at 10 grand.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'192976\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 04:00 PM\']Corolla, Chen, or Chelsea Handler ? I'm thinking long and hard about bailing at 10 grand.[/quote]Chelsea is also an author and has written for some shows, so even though her humor is crass, I think she could pull it off. Chen comes off to me as intelligent and well-versed enough to play two good games.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'192976\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 03:00 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192970\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 03:44 PM\']
I would be petrified to have any of Ferguson, Corolla, or Chenbot as a partner.
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No. Fegurson would be great. He's written books, essays and screenplays, so I'm going to assume he knows words pretty well.
Corolla, Chen, or Chelsea Handler ? I'm thinking long and hard about bailing at 10 grand.
[/quote]
Just hope that "Pikachu" isn't one of the words. :)
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'192976\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 01:00 PM\']
No. Fegurson would be great. He's written books, essays and screenplays, so I'm going to assume he knows words pretty well.[/quote]
My concern with Ferguson is this: The few times I've watched his show (Conan man here, when I'm up that late), he gives me this absent-minded vibe. Not what I want with money on the line. Also, I have concerns over the potential for Letterman Factor: trying to be funny and stay in "character" instead of hunkering down and doing his job.
I like the guy, so I'd love to be wrong on both counts. Certainly of the three people I mentioned, he's the one I'd play with first.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192988\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 05:04 PM\']
I like the guy, so I'd love to be wrong on both counts. Certainly of the three people I mentioned, he's the one I'd play with first.
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Agreed.
In fact, I wonder if Drew will be playing (how bout a Drew vs Nigel Wick battle?)?
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Seeing that Betty is going to play again proves that someone who cares is on the staff.
Of the newbies, I'd play with Keoghan. Seems like a bright guy.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'192994\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 04:16 PM\']
Seeing that Betty is going to play again proves that someone who cares is on the staff.
Of the newbies, I'd play with Keoghan. Seems like a bright guy.
[/quote]
Of course, if you get, say, ROADBLOCK (if it's a legal word, play with me, folks):
YOU: Detour.
PHIL: A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons...
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192988\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 05:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'192976\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 01:00 PM\']
No. Fegurson would be great. He's written books, essays and screenplays, so I'm going to assume he knows words pretty well.[/quote]
My concern with Ferguson is this: The few times I've watched his show (Conan man here, when I'm up that late), he gives me this absent-minded vibe. Not what I want with money on the line. Also, I have concerns over the potential for Letterman Factor: trying to be funny and stay in "character" instead of hunkering down and doing his job.[/quote]
I think that's more the nature of the show. If you're watching someone with a funny accent at 12:35 in the morning, you're probably not interested in something cerebral. I would be a little about the Letterman factor, though.
My initial reaction was Ferguson would either be really good or fail spectacularly.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'192995\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 05:18 PM\']
Of course, if you get, say, ROADBLOCK (if it's a legal word, play with me, folks):
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judges? *ding* (http://\"http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/roadblock\")
Carolla I'd avoid like the plague...It would be interesting with Keoghan and Chen (Chen does do news, so that could be an advantage I think), Chandler and Ferguson are wildcards to me (but Ferguson is good at improvisation- he only has general notes for his opening monologues- so that could be an advantage too), and of course Betty would be the premiere partner..
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All pairings have been announced, courtesy of On Camera (http://\"http://ocatv.com/shows/show/213\"):
- Norm MacDonald (SNL, Match Game '08 pilot) & Jamie Kennedy (Jamie Kennedy Experiment)
- Craig Ferguson (Drew Carey Show, Late Late Show host) & Serena Williams (#1 female tennis pro)
- William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal) & Aisha Tyler (Talk Soup)
- Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) & Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- Betty White (Leave now if you don't know her) & Adam Carolla (The Man Show, morning radio show)
- Julie Chen (Big Brother, The Early Show) & Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race)
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'193117\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 02:04 AM\']
A- Norm MacDonald (SNL, Match Game '08 pilot) & Jamie Kennedy (Jamie Kennedy Experiment)
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That's a pairing I'd avoid at all cost. I still don't get how Jamie Kennedy even got a television show (he's not funny), and I'm afraid to see how old Turd Ferguson would do.
/what?
/It's a funny name
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A number of us were wondering why there were no on-set chairs for the game players during our final in studio run-through. The reason is now apparent; Bill Shatner's going to be there.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'193117\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 12:04 AM\']
- William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal) & Aisha Tyler (Talk Soup)[/quote]
Anybody who saw how utterly befuddled he was during his last appearance on Jay Leno should be very frightened indeed.
And yeah, I pity the poor bastards who get to play with Norm and Jamie. I guess they couldn't afford Bob Saget.
/the illest motherf***er in a cardigan sweater
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'193118\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 03:27 AM\']
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'193117\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 02:04 AM\']
A- Norm MacDonald (SNL, Match Game '08 pilot) & Jamie Kennedy (Jamie Kennedy Experiment)
[/quote]
That's a pairing I'd avoid at all cost. I still don't get how Jamie Kennedy even got a television show (he's not funny), and I'm afraid to see how old Turd Ferguson would do.
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Actually, Norm's pretty literate despite his penchant for low-brow comedy.
--Mike
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'193130\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 09:01 AM\']Actually, Norm's pretty literate despite his penchant for low-brow comedy.[/quote]
I'm reminded of his appearance on the first set of Celebrity Millionaire episodes. After screwing around all week and being the last one to make the hot seat, the only reason he didn't win a million dollars is that he let Regis talk him out of pulling the trigger on one he was pretty sure he knew. Left a lot of people with the impression that he's a LOT smarter than he pretends to be. The question as always is whether he'll use this opportunity to play the fool or whether he'll buckle down because there's a real human being (maybe even someone we know!) standing across from him who could use the money.
As for Shatner, I'd be worried even if he was in his prime, much less if he's looking more "befuddled" these days. He was infamously a lousy Pyramid player, and despite a pretty lengthy list of celebrity game show appearances, I don't know that he ever did any incarnation of Password. (Turns out he did do You Don't Say and Snap Judgment, however.) I don't think word association is his bag.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'192834\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 04:34 PM\']
Ahhhhhh! I just got off the phone with Jeremy from Fremantle - I've been chosen to appear on the show!!! =D
[/quote]
Let me offer my late Congratulations to you. Go win a lot of money. =)
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Would it be too much for a contestant to ask the celebrity to do their best and not be like their "character" that they portray on TV? What Chad or somebody doesn't need is for Jamie (or anybody else) to act like a stupid asswipe during the game and screw it up for the contestant.
/Except for Betty...she can be like she is on TV
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[quote name=\'Yogi007\' post=\'193149\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 12:10 PM\']
Would it be too much for a contestant to ask the celebrity to do their best and not be like their "character" that they portray on TV?[/quote]
No, it would not be.
Does that mean the celebrity is going to listen? Not necessarily.
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Could a contestant ask whoever is in charge to tell the audience coordinator to stop the stupid cheering after getting every answer right?
/They probably would say no.
//It wouldn't hurt.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'193117\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 03:04 AM\']
- Norm MacDonald (SNL, Match Game '08 pilot) & Jamie Kennedy (Jamie Kennedy Experiment)
- Craig Ferguson (Drew Carey Show, Late Late Show host) & Serena Williams (#1 female tennis pro)
- William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal) & Aisha Tyler (Talk Soup)
- Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) & Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- Betty White (Leave now if you don't know her) & Adam Carolla (The Man Show, morning radio show)
- Julie Chen (Big Brother, The Early Show) & Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race)
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Decent pairings...I actually know more people this round than before. Very surprised that Rosie isn't playing, though.
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Decent pairings...I actually know more people this round than before. Very surprised that Rosie isn't playing, though.
Actually, Rosie was supposed to be in the LA area during this time to act in a production of Les Miz at the Hollywood Bowl. However, she pulled out when her eldest son broke his wrist. This may explain why she's not doing MDP.
JD
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Greetings for beautiful downtown Burbank!
That was fun. A whole lot of fun.
And I don't know what else I am legally allowed to say at this point, so I'll leave it at that.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'193173\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 05:37 PM\']
Greetings for beautiful downtown Burbank!
That was fun. A whole lot of fun.
And I don't know what else I am legally allowed to say at this point, so I'll leave it at that.
[/quote]
I'm so mad I missed those tryouts in Chicago!
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'193173\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 06:37 PM\']
Greetings for beautiful downtown Burbank!
That was fun. A whole lot of fun.
And I don't know what else I am legally allowed to say at this point, so I'll leave it at that.
[/quote]
Same here. :)
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[quote name=\'bellbm\' post=\'193335\' date=\'Aug 4 2008, 03:06 PM\']
I'm so mad I missed those tryouts in Chicago!
[/quote]
Eh, that's what I got for not checking this thread because the title specifially said LA/SD, so it obviously must have zero value to someone living in Illinois, amiright?
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'193430\' date=\'Aug 5 2008, 01:46 PM\']
Eh, that's what I got for not checking this thread because the title specifially said LA/SD, so it obviously must have zero value to someone living in Illinois, amiright?
[/quote]
As the one who brought up the Chicago auditions initially, it just didn't seem right to start a separate thread for that since we were already talking about where else auditions might be happening.
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[quote name=\'cheersgifoltc\' post=\'193158\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 03:50 PM\']Could a contestant ask whoever is in charge to tell the audience coordinator to stop the stupid cheering after getting every answer right? [/quote]I think it would be okay for me to point out that though they may have allowed it in New York or added in post or whatever, there was no audience noise after each correct word.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'193542\' date=\'Aug 6 2008, 05:05 PM\']
[quote name=\'cheersgifoltc\' post=\'193158\' date=\'Aug 2 2008, 03:50 PM\']Could a contestant ask whoever is in charge to tell the audience coordinator to stop the stupid cheering after getting every answer right? [/quote]I think it would be okay for me to point out that though they may have allowed it in New York or added in post or whatever, there was no audience noise after each correct word.
[/quote]
Someone brought up the applause in my grouping on Saturday, and those in charge said the after-each-word applause in New York was spontaneous, not prompted. I will note, however, that I did hear the audience get instructions this time around that they could applaud lightly after a correct word if they wanted to, but by no means did they have to.
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Any word on when these episodes will air?
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[quote name=\'bellbm\' post=\'194262\' date=\'Aug 16 2008, 01:40 AM\']Any word on when these episodes will air?[/quote]I have yet to hear/read/find out anything. I would guess that it might be slipped in after the runs of The Amazing Race or Survivor (ending in December).
(Anyone think the topic subject should be changed to something less specific, since this is really just Password season two discussion?)