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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: golden-road on August 09, 2006, 05:02:07 PM
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Having never seen either the Cullen or USA versions of Chain Reaction (and as such, having did see the current version, IMO, not bad, but could use a payoff for 1 - 6 words in the end game), I had some questions regarding the USA version.
1. In the Bonus Chain, what was the rule regarding the last letter in a word.
2. What was the highest jackpot ever earned?
3. What was the tournament structure for "The $40,000 Chain Reaction"?
4. Other than being the announcer, what was Rod Chalabois's purpose on the show?
And one about the current version.
5. In Your Opinion, do you think they should've used the Bonus Chain on the current version?
Thanks for your inquries!
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'126747\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 05:02 PM\']
4. Other than being the announcer, what was Rod Chalabois's purpose on the show?
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To the best of my knowledge, a Canadian show that airs in the US must have a Canadian on-air talent. That explains the witty banter at the end of the show. Actually, not quite sure about the "airs in the US" part.
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'126747\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 04:02 PM\']
Having never seen either the Cullen or USA versions of Chain Reaction (and as such, having did see the current version, IMO, not bad, but could use a payoff for 1 - 6 words in the end game), I had some questions regarding the USA version.
1. In the Bonus Chain, what was the rule regarding the last letter in a word.
2. What was the highest jackpot ever earned?
3. What was the tournament structure for "The $40,000 Chain Reaction"?
4. Other than being the announcer, what was Rod Chalabois's purpose on the show?
And one about the current version.
5. In Your Opinion, do you think they should've used the Bonus Chain on the current version?
Thanks for your inquries!
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2. Several times it got over $10,000. But I don't recall over $15,000.
3. There were 16 mini-tournaments, each worth $7500. Each tourney had 8 players. Thus a winner was crowned every 7 shows.
4. Canadian law.
5. Nope.
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'126747\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 02:02 PM\']
1. In the Bonus Chain, what was the rule regarding the last letter in a word.
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If you needed it, you weren't winning anyhow.
4. Other than being the announcer, what was Rod Chalabois's purpose on the show?
To be Canadian. Seriously. His on-air job was to be Canadian.
5. In Your Opinion, do you think they should've used the Bonus Chain on the current version?
No. It wasn't dramatic and interesting on that show, and since this show manages to suck the dramatic and interesting out of the places it DID exist, I see no reason to make things worse.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'126751\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 02:13 PM\']
To the best of my knowledge, a Canadian show that airs in the US must have a Canadian on-air talent. That explains the witty banter at the end of the show. Actually, not quite sure about the "airs in the US" part.
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I give you the Canadian Content (or CanCon) (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_content\") breakdown, provided by your friends at Wikipedia.
Nutshell, if it's gonna air in Canada, a percentage of the on-air content must be of Canadian origin. Has nothing to do with whether it airs in the US or not.
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'126747\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 05:02 PM\']1. In the Bonus Chain, what was the rule regarding the last letter in a word.
2. What was the highest jackpot ever earned?[/quote]
1. The last letter was not given.
2. I remember seeing the jackpot hit $13,000 or $14,000 on at least once.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'126759\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 02:24 PM\']
1. The last letter was not given.
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Really? Was a letter debited from their seven (or whatever) alloted when that happened? (I suppose it would be, since it's still information given. I'd just never seen it happen.)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126761\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 05:34 PM\']
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'126759\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 02:24 PM\']
1. The last letter was not given.
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Really? Was a letter debited from their seven (or whatever) alloted when that happened? (I suppose it would be, since it's still information given. I'd just never seen it happen.)
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I misread the question. I thought he meant for the main game.
My bad. Yes, in the bonus game, the last letter was given. Sorry for the brainfart.
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Hell, I would've loved to see Rod come out wearing a flannel shirt and a toque, chugging a bottle of Molsons red label and offering Geoff some back bacon and poltrine. :)
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'126944\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 12:36 PM\']
poltrine. :)
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Poutine (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine\").
Unless "poltrine" is poutine with chicken in it. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126946\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 02:40 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'126944\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 12:36 PM\']
poltrine. :)
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Poutine (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine\").
Unless "poltrine" is poutine with chicken in it. :)
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Guilty as charged and too lazy to look it up.
And there just happened to be an article about poutine in the paper the other day. My fault.
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'126747\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 05:02 PM\']
4. Other than being the announcer, what was Rod Chalabois's purpose on the show?
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Audience warm-up. You'll notice the crowd sounded equally enthused on every show of the five-year run.
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Sorry to bump the thread, but I had some more questions about the USA version.
1. If a team/player didn't complete the Bonus Chain, was there a payoff per word?
2. In The $40,000 Chain Reaction, how did each mini-tournament word, and when did the Missing Link game come in?
3. Another Opinion Question: IYO, would such a tournament structure as was used in The $40,000 Chain Reaction work today in any game show?
Thanks!
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'127838\' date=\'Aug 17 2006, 02:53 PM\']
3. Another Opinion Question: IYO, would such a tournament structure as was used in The $40,000 Chain Reaction work today in any game show?
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I didn't think it worked in that one.
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'127838\' date=\'Aug 17 2006, 05:53 PM\']
1. If a team/player didn't complete the Bonus Chain, was there a payoff per word?
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$100 per revealed word, INCLUDING the word given for free at the beginning.
(And there is a Chain Reaction page coming as soon as I move to my third server in one year. WireSix sux.)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126756\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 04:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'126751\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 02:13 PM\']
To the best of my knowledge, a Canadian show that airs in the US must have a Canadian on-air talent. That explains the witty banter at the end of the show. Actually, not quite sure about the "airs in the US" part.
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I give you the Canadian Content (or CanCon) (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_content\") breakdown, provided by your friends at Wikipedia.
Nutshell, if it's gonna air in Canada, a percentage of the on-air content must be of Canadian origin. Has nothing to do with whether it airs in the US or not.
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we thank that law for giving us Dusty on the 80's version of "Lingo", Marilyn (and the other girl) on "Love Me, Love Me Not" and the ever popular Mary Lou on "Super Pay Cards".
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[quote name=\'narzo\' post=\'127851\' date=\'Aug 17 2006, 08:33 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126756\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 04:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'126751\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 02:13 PM\']
To the best of my knowledge, a Canadian show that airs in the US must have a Canadian on-air talent. That explains the witty banter at the end of the show. Actually, not quite sure about the "airs in the US" part.
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I give you the Canadian Content (or CanCon) (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_content\") breakdown, provided by your friends at Wikipedia.
Nutshell, if it's gonna air in Canada, a percentage of the on-air content must be of Canadian origin. Has nothing to do with whether it airs in the US or not.
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we thank that law for giving us Dusty on the 80's version of "Lingo", Marilyn (and the other girl) on "Love Me, Love Me Not" and the ever popular Mary Lou on "Super Pay Cards".
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And all of the models that weren't Gail Sheldon on "Beat the Clock."
(It seems to me that for the first few tapings in Montreal, they brought other models with them until it was pointed out that they needed Canadian talent on camera.)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126946\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 02:40 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'126944\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 12:36 PM\']
poltrine. :)
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Poutine (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine\").
Unless "poltrine" is poutine with chicken in it. :)
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Thanks Chris for your research, for exposing me to something I'd never heard of, well, I guess I'm not exposed to it exactly, which might be unpleasant, but thanks for bringing world cultures closer together. How wonderful for "Chain Reaction" to bring that about.
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The more people who know about poutine, God's own gift to the culinary community, the better off we are as a society. It's so good in an artery clogging way. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'128009\' date=\'Aug 19 2006, 03:43 AM\']
The more people who know about poutine, God's own gift to the culinary community, the better off we are as a society. It's so good in an artery clogging way. :)
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Al DuBois: "Which of these license plates belongs to a fan of French fries, gravy and cheese curds?"
[ ILVPOUTN ] [ BKBAYKN ]
Amen to that! No trip to Canada is complete without a visit to Harvey's for poutine. Try it, you'll like it! :)
Matt
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[quote name=\'narzo\' post=\'127851\' date=\'Aug 17 2006, 09:33 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126756\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 04:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'126751\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 02:13 PM\']
To the best of my knowledge, a Canadian show that airs in the US must have a Canadian on-air talent. That explains the witty banter at the end of the show. Actually, not quite sure about the "airs in the US" part.
[/quote]
I give you the Canadian Content (or CanCon) (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_content\") breakdown, provided by your friends at Wikipedia.
Nutshell, if it's gonna air in Canada, a percentage of the on-air content must be of Canadian origin. Has nothing to do with whether it airs in the US or not.
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we thank that law for giving us Dusty on the 80's version of "Lingo", Marilyn (and the other girl) on "Love Me, Love Me Not" and the ever popular Mary Lou on "Super Pay Cards".
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That "other girl" on Love Me, Love Me Not was Jane MacDougall, who was on during its first season before Marilyn replaced her.
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[quote name=\'mcsittel\' post=\'128124\' date=\'Aug 19 2006, 06:42 PM\']
Amen to that! No trip to Canada is complete without a visit to Harvey's for poutine. Try it, you'll like it! :)
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Harvey's was fairly mediocre poutine, though probably as good as it gets when it comes to poutine from a fast-food place. I had mine at a place called Betty's Kitchen on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. THAT was some good poutine. :)
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Sorry to bump the thread, but I had another question. How did the $40,000 Chain Reaction Tournament format actually work?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Reaction_%28game_show%29 (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Reaction_%28game_show%29\")
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[quote name=\'byrd62\' post=\'128126\' date=\'Aug 19 2006, 10:35 PM\']
That "other girl" on Love Me, Love Me Not was Jane MacDougall, who was on during its first season before Marilyn replaced her.
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Marilyn Smith, in fact. Actually, wasn't that a mid-season switch-out? I thought LMLMN only lasted one year.
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[quote name=\'jmangin\' post=\'135407\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 07:23 PM\']
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Reaction_%28game_show%29 (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Reaction_%28game_show%29\")
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What I meant was, how did the $7500 mini-tournaments worK?
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[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'135495\' date=\'Oct 24 2006, 05:22 PM\']
[quote name=\'jmangin\' post=\'135407\' date=\'Oct 23 2006, 07:23 PM\']
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Reaction_%28game_show%29 (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Reaction_%28game_show%29\")
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What I meant was, how did the $7500 mini-tournaments worK?
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Why do you care so much? Seriously. You're asking about minutiae about a 20 year old game show. You're not asking about how the game was played, but rather, something just about EVERYBODY in 2006 either couldn't care less about, or didn't need to know.
Are you trying to impress someone with your Chain Reaction knowledge? A bowling buddy? A girl? Cause this isn't the way to go.
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I suspect the...shall we say...slower members of our community want to feel like they are participating, but then realize they have nothing to say. So they make up questions like this so they can feel like they are a part of the "discussion".
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'135503\' date=\'Oct 24 2006, 05:35 PM\']I suspect the...shall we say...slower members of our community want to feel like they are participating, but then realize they have nothing to say. So they make up questions like this so they can feel like they are a part of the "discussion".[/quote]And why exactly do you think that? *ducks*
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[quote name=\'rialtus\' post=\'135505\' date=\'Oct 24 2006, 04:36 PM\']
And why exactly do you think that? *ducks*
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Pure experience, sir. :)