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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: SamJ93 on October 13, 2006, 10:21:29 PM
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The good: Saget is a surprisingly decent host. Not perfect (that first contestant was probably way wittier than he was), but I can see him improving as the run continues. The format is much stronger than "Deal" (possibly because it feels a lot like "Paranoia"--a sorely-underrated show, IMHO), and the questions, while on the far end of the easiness scale (see below), can be amusing.
The bad: Some deal with...well, "Deal": Will someone please either a)get the audience some Ritalin, or b) tell the producers that having applause after EVERY SINGLE THING that happens is just plain annoying? I understand that the focus isn't on the trivia, but the questions could stand to be a touch harder, especially in the interest of making the game more suspenseful.
Overall--well, if this and "Deal" are the game show wave of the future, I guess I can't complain too much. Just tone down the audience noise, please? And the gratuitous editing?
--Sam
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I will definitely echo the sentiments of Saget being a pretty decent host. True; he did seem a tad nervous, and it seemed like he was forcing some of his jokes, but, then again, he's never hosted a game show before! I can really see him settling into the role very nicely as time goes on.
I thought the game itself was pretty good, and I give the staff props for writing questions (and choices) that make you think about which choice you actually want to pick. Not only that, but they weren't afraid to go the math/science route, either...:).
There are only two gripes I have: the first is how Saget says before each question, "It's ONE vs. (how ever many are left in the mob)!" It got on my nerves pretty quickly...I'm not saying that there shouldn't be an announcement as to how many are left in the mob, but it doesn't have to be done like that each time. Perhaps a more soft-spoken, "43 are left in the mob; here's your question..." might be better. My second gripe is that the surviving mob members get to immediately play again...I don't mind them playing again, but I think it might be better if they did it like Greed did: put all surviving mob members back in the contestant pool for future shows just to mix up the mob a little bit.
Oh, and a question for those who know more about the show than I do: If a contestant loses, is the Mob immediately replaced, or do all of the surviving mob members get to play again?
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[quote name=\'beatlefreak84\' post=\'134455\' date=\'Oct 13 2006, 11:33 PM\']
the first is how Saget says before each question, "It's ONE vs. (how ever many are left in the mob)!" It got on my nerves pretty quickly...I'm not saying that there shouldn't be an announcement as to how many are left in the mob, but it doesn't have to be done like that each time. Perhaps a more soft-spoken, "43 are left in the mob; here's your question..." might be better.[/quote]
Really, that's one of my favorite parts. It reminds me of how Regis would always give the "Let's play [Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]!" before starting or continuing play. It's almost like an unannounced start of the next round.
I've got nothing really else that's constructive to add, but I really liked the show and I'll be sticking around to watch it. No major complaints here.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'134457\' date=\'Oct 13 2006, 11:38 PM\']
Really, that's one of my favorite parts. It reminds me of how Regis would always give the "Let's play [Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]!" before starting or continuing play. It's almost like an unannounced start of the next round.
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Right, but he didn't say it after every single question. A slightly less over-the-top reading is fine--and plus, would allow for less of that awful overamplified applause.
(EDIT: By "he," I meant Regis.)
--Sam
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I'll agree with everyone else----Saget did a lot better than I thought he would. Overall, not a bad show at all, but somehow, it just feels a little too much like "Deal".
BTW, anyone know if any of the Mob members are going to be regulars [Ken, perhaps??]
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[quote name=\'SamJ93\' post=\'134443\' date=\'Oct 13 2006, 07:21 PM\']
The format is much stronger than "Deal" (possibly because it feels a lot like "Paranoia"--a sorely-underrated show, IMHO),
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Not only is it like "Paranoia," it also feels to me an awful lot like the late, lamented "Winning Lines," with twice the contesti and questions that are delivered with a similar level of snark.
Tonight's episode exceeded my low expectations.
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That was pretty solid. First time in a while I haven't felt like nitpicking a format to death.
My one gripe is that the player doesn't really have much to do. It could very easily turn into "answer questions until you have problems with the difficulty, then go home with a solid amount of money." Any sort of simple decision, like a choice of category or some sort of easy/hard choice would go a long way. It's awfully passive on the part of the player right now given the dilemma of "why should I risk 100K for another 30K? Especially if you schmucks get that money?"
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I really do enjoy this show. Saget was a little nervous, but I'm sure he will get better with time. I did like the dialogue between Bob and the first contestant after the first "lifeline" was used. Another thing I like is the "deception" strategy. In the first lifeline, where two contestants have to explain the reasoning behind their answer, the contestants have to be honest about their answer, but anything else they say is fair game. That's definitely something I'm keeping a close eye on.
My only real concern are the questions- they need to be harder. The first contestant won a lot of money on a relatively easy set of questions. The questions need to start around the difficulty of Millionaire's $1,000 or $2,000 question.
[quote name=\'beatlefreak84\' post=\'134455\' date=\'Oct 13 2006, 10:33 PM\']
My second gripe is that the surviving mob members get to immediately play again...I don't mind them playing again, but I think it might be better if they did it like Greed did: put all surviving mob members back in the contestant pool for future shows just to mix up the mob a little bit.[/quote]So, let's say you play a long game, in which the contestant amasses over half a million dollars. You're one of the few left in the mob, and the contestant decides to stop. You don't get a dime. Would you want to go back into a contestant pool?
Personally, I hope that the mob members who answer their questions correctly should stay on until they beat the "one" and win something. If I haven't done anything on my part to keep from winning anything, why should I go back into the pool? Besides, considering that about 50 or 60 contestants will get knocked out every game, I'm sure everybody will get their fair shot.
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Chief-O: BTW, anyone know if any of the Mob members are going to be regulars [Ken, perhaps??]
I was thinking of this too. However They did mention of Others like Contestants From Millionaire. But If they do Regulars, will they win for themselves of for charity/people at home?
Kniwt: Not only is it like "Paranoia," it also feels to me an awful lot like the late, lamented "Winning Lines,"
IMHO this How they Should've done Paranoia. It was the game of you Vs. the world. Add the mix of Internet plus Live audience as well as the "Located" players.
However I liked this Show, Bob Saget ([color=\"#FF0000\"]warning me tooing happening[/color]) was better Than I thought. this may be the return of Prime Time Gameshows and this one gets a solid 5/5 in my book
My only gripe is one that seemed to do with Deal, the "Virgin host Overdubbing" about 1/3 his lines were Dubbed. Other than that, It's a Very good show IMO. :)
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This show certainly eased my fears somewhat as far as how it went overall. Let's start with the host Bob Saget:
Host: Saget did prettu well on his initial outing even though he was nervous(though I couldm't quite detect it at first). I'm sure as the show goes along, he'll be well settled in. The only problem is his "1 vs (insert mob number here)" bit followed by that annoying applause is gonna get old if it doesn't get toned down a bit. Other than that, he's good.
Set: Amazing what they can do to a set that reminds me of Winning Lines. It looks awsome. The lighting effects was intresting, almost like Millionaire's as far as the ring effect goes.
Gameplay: This is what I was worried about. However, the question-writting & the fact they snuck in a few non-pop culture ones eased my fears. However, the difficulty level resembles that of the 70's TJW & TTD type questions I usually remember at times. I like the money scale & how it's implemented. The way they shook things up on revealing the mob's wrong answer count & cumulative values before the answer is revealed every few questions is a nice touch. A little less pop culture & a little more broadly based general knowledge should be enough for me.
Presentation: This was my other concern. The editing might've been off a bit but it's just a minor quibble. The way they kept it pretty even between the mob & the contestant as far as camera time was nice.
Misc: The music was so-so though it didn't dstract from the show too much. The thing that makes me scratching my head is how far will the players go in this game. Will this be like DoND & having players stop nar the middle of the scale or when there are 20 or 30 mob members left? Or will this look like Gredd & the players take chances only to blow it towards the end? We'll see.
Overall, I give this premiere a 7. Not a bad start, but the questions need to be a bit harder & less emphasis on pop culture. The audience needs to tone it down just a hair. Otheer than that, I see more than 5 episodes here.
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[quote name=\'Speedy G\' post=\'134466\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 12:20 AM\']
It's awfully passive on the part of the player right now given the dilemma of "why should I risk 100K for another 30K? Especially if you schmucks get that money?"
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As opposed to all the strategic playing on Millionaire?
Realistically, of course, you're right, the likelihood of knocking out the rest of the mob on any given question is pretty low--but as defined, there is a mil available on every question.
I liked last night's episode. I thought the questions were a little heavily weighted toward pop culture, but there's an awful lot of pop culture I've missed; perhaps I just got lucky by being able to answer everything asked last night. I liked the writing, though, very much--making you sort out which answer was which (e.g., the American Idol judges question).
I wouldn't kick if one of the "helps" (boy, has "lifelines" gone the way of "xerox" and "jello"!) didn't allow the One simply change his/her answer; I'd like it to cost a little something. But I'm still sort of attached to the "skip a question, but it'll cost x% of your bank" format.
Still, a pretty solid first outing.
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[quote name=\'beatlefreak84\' post=\'134455\' date=\'Oct 13 2006, 11:33 PM\']
My second gripe is that the surviving mob members get to immediately play again...I don't mind them playing again, but I think it might be better if they did it like Greed did: put all surviving mob members back in the contestant pool for future shows just to mix up the mob a little bit.[/quote]
I say do let 'em stay on. They made no mistakes, they shouldn't have to leave. I wonder how many games Mob members get to play, though--assuming an open-ended run of the show.
Oh, and a question for those who know more about the show than I do: If a contestant loses, is the Mob immediately replaced, or do all of the surviving mob members get to play again?
Well, they've now won money, right? I'd wager they're out.
What I'd really like--and it's not gonna happen; it would make it a far different show--is a qualifiying game that chooses the One from the surviving members of the Mob.
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Having went to the disasterous cattle call over the summer, I had low expectations for this game.
It's.....not bad.
The set is great, and Bob will come into his own, once A: he get's a little snarkier, and B: they quit adding script in post.
The problem : this game is stupid-easy. It's no wonder Alan Pergament didn't like it. If NBC wants a trivia show, fine. Don't dumb it down to the point where the audience doesn't come to the show expecting a bit of a challenge. Being coupled with Deal/NoDeal isn't helping this. Why follow a show that literally 'gives' money away, with a game that makes you earn it? Make it too easy and you lose the challenge. Make it too hard and you drive people to Deal. I think we're going to realize that there is no middle ground between Jeopardy and Deal.
mah two cents.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134481\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:57 AM\']
Having went to the disasterous cattle call over the summer, I had low expectations for this game.
It's.....not bad.
The set is great, and Bob will come into his own, once A: he get's a little snarkier, and B: they quit adding script in post.
The problem : this game is stupid-easy. It's no wonder Alan Pergament didn't like it. If NBC wants a trivia show, fine. Don't dumb it down to the point where the audience doesn't come to the show expecting a bit of a challenge. Being coupled with Deal/NoDeal isn't helping this. Why follow a show that literally 'gives' money away, with a game that makes you earn it? Make it too easy and you lose the challenge. Make it too hard and you drive people to Deal. I think we're going to realize that there is no middle ground between Jeopardy and Deal.
mah two cents.
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But you gotta admit that Bob's nine-year-old comment was GOLD. During his satellite press tour (actually, our stop), he made a quick quip about the weather that I wasn't listening to the first time but playing back on Avid it made me laugh. The ADR could have been much, much worse.
Agreed on the content... but here's hoping that was to rope viewers in. Dumbed down will get viewers in; hopefully here they'll slowly upgrade the difficulty if it gets picked up. Here's hoping it does.
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My main complaint right now is about the stopping. I think it would have been nicer if they gave the category beforehand to get rid of that blind luck aspect. Beyond that, I really enjoyed the show a lot. I like it a hell of a lot more than DoND. If they could amp up the difficulty a bit, I'd like it even more (dumb comment, but I would).
Scott St. John did tell us that the difficulty does get greater as they get farther in the game, but we'll see.
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I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought of "Paranoia" whan I watched last night (It was that 'pit-like' effect that was under the contestant/host area that first reminded me of "Paranoia").
The editing was definitely sloppy! I could have sworn that coming out of the last break of the show I *heard* Saget saying there was 47 mob members left but the video clearly shows him saying something else!!!
For most of the show when I watched Saget, you could tell he shed his "America's Funniest Home Videos" personna pretty well.
I agree with the other posters on how I can't stand 1 v 100, DonD and the current wave of game shows in general prodding the audiences to behave as if they were at "Wrestlemania" with over the top reactions, and signage waving from the rafters. The show is about the contestant, not the audience.
All in all, if Saget were to ask me on this thread if I'd take The Deal or The Mob and if I had to choose what game show to watch on NBC, hands down I'd be going with The Mob -- until Endemol releases the sharks into the water with dumb, mid-game surprises.
Oh, and upon seeing 'the new girl' from DoND...Mercy!!!
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'134482\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 08:22 AM\']
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134481\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:57 AM\']
It's.....not bad.
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But you gotta admit that Bob's nine-year-old comment was GOLD.
Agreed on the content... but here's hoping that was to rope viewers in. Dumbed down will get viewers in; hopefully here they'll slowly upgrade the difficulty if it gets picked up. Here's hoping it does.
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What they said.
And for those of you who are Congreff veterans--did my eyes play tricks on me, or was that Paul Bailey at #12 in the second game?
Doug
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The Mob wasn't the only place to find familiar faces. Wasn't inaugural solo player Brian DeCato the Extreme Dodgeball player who dumped his team's cooler onto the court?
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'134486\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 10:35 AM\']And for those of you who are Congreff veterans--did my eyes play tricks on me, or was that Paul Bailey at #12 in the second game?[/quote]
Right you are, Doug. I got an e-mail a few days before the 1 vs. 100 tapings saying that both Paul and his mom Mary were going to be mob members.
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[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'134479\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:42 AM\']
I liked last night's episode. I thought the questions were a little heavily weighted toward pop culture, but there's an awful lot of pop culture I've missed; perhaps I just got lucky by being able to answer everything asked last night. I liked the writing, though, very much--making you sort out which answer was which (e.g., the American Idol judges question).[/quote]
I was surprised at how many of the mob missed the American Idol question; you don't have to watch the show to know Paula Abdul sits in the middle, it's kind of out there. But what really shocked me was the number of people who didn't know the Chicken of the Sea mermaid. What, these people haven't been in a supermarket since 1958? Even Jessica Simpson knew about the mermaid.
I do wish the questions got a little tougher as the money values increase. The one about the earth's mantle was a nice touch.
And for cryin' out loud, did the second question have to be a silly potty joke? That just really looked to me like they were almost baiting the critics.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134481\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:57 AM\'] The problem : this game is stupid-easy. It's no wonder Alan Pergament didn't like it. If NBC wants a trivia show, fine. Don't dumb it down to the point where the audience doesn't come to the show expecting a bit of a challenge. Being coupled with Deal/NoDeal isn't helping this. Why follow a show that literally 'gives' money away, with a game that makes you earn it? Make it too easy and you lose the challenge. Make it too hard and you drive people to Deal. I think we're going to realize that there is no middle ground between Jeopardy and Deal. [/quote]
The questions do seem a little easy (each contestant has gotten "mobbed"* once so far), but I didn't know about 1/3 of them. Still, they could make the questions a little bit harder.
* "mobbed" = my new term when all of the remaining players in the mob get the question right. "The contestant got mobbed."
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'134490\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 10:10 AM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'134486\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 10:35 AM\']And for those of you who are Congreff veterans--did my eyes play tricks on me, or was that Paul Bailey at #12 in the second game?[/quote]
Right you are, Doug. I got an e-mail a few days before the 1 vs. 100 tapings saying that both Paul and his mom Mary were going to be mob members.
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I may have gotten the same E-mail, Mike, now that I think about it. Of course, I conveniently forgot about it. Then again, who knew that Paul would be right smack dab in camera range (not all 100 got that much face time)?
Doug
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I disliked this alot. The problem with these games is it takes so much investment to get to a portion of the game that is mildly exciting and then someone either loses or bails out and then we have to START ALL OVER AGAIN! Boring in my opinion.
Plus if it's me against the mob and the mob wants me to get the question wrong so they get the money, please tell me "WHY WOULD I ASK THE MOB FOR HELP?" If you picked me, instead of saying "yes, I know that because....", why wouldn't I say "I just guessed, I'm probably wrong" to mislead them. That made no sense to me. Then the second time you ask for help, they change the rules. There is just WAY too much going on here.
And the question type on a few, instead of saying HORSE, DOG, CAT...The one with hooves, the one that is Benji, the one with 9 lives....UG...just an added layer that is not needed!
The best thing I can say about it, it was better than Make me Famous, Make Me Rich!
Overall...Thumbs down for me! Lame!
John
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My biggest gripe: music. The show just didn't seem to have a unified music score whatsoever. I want to hear variations of the same cue, increasing keys as we get more tension, etc. Very much like Millionaire would work for me. And maybe we'll see something just like DoND after the first couple episodes...I hope so. Properly-scored music could be a *huge* help to the background noise of this show.
Also would like to see some on-screen indicator of how many "helps" the contestant has left. And the contestant should be able to choose between the Ask-The-Mob and the "Two Random Mobsters" helps too.
Other than that, great job. Bob is great. Enjoyed the "Now, one versus eleventy two!" I do miss some of the added elements of the Dutch version (losing money when passing a question, etc.) but I appreciate that the show is not complicated at all.
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[quote name=\'jrjgames\' post=\'134503\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 11:46 AM\']
I disliked this alot. The problem with these games is it takes so much investment to get to a portion of the game that is mildly exciting and then someone either loses or bails out and then we have to START ALL OVER AGAIN! Boring in my opinion.
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Doesn't Millionaire have sort of the same problem?
Plus if it's me against the mob and the mob wants me to get the question wrong so they get the money, please tell me "WHY WOULD I ASK THE MOB FOR HELP?" If you picked me, instead of saying "yes, I know that because....", why wouldn't I say "I just guessed, I'm probably wrong" to mislead them.
Remember, the mob wants you to go really far, and THEN lose. That way, they get more money. It's all a matter of strategy.
Then the second time you ask for help, they change the rules. There is just WAY too much going on here.
On Millionaire, you got a 50:50, an Ask the Audience, and a Phone-a-Friend. You didn't get three Phone-a-Friends. It's simply two different "helps."
And the question type on a few, instead of saying HORSE, DOG, CAT...The one with hooves, the one that is Benji, the one with 9 lives....UG...just an added layer that is not needed!
Actually, if done correctly, this can be a great tool. You're required to not only know that Seabiscuit is a horse, but that a horse has hooves.
True, this is sort of a silly use because only an abject moron would not know a horse has hooves, but if you get a question like "Which actor is married to [insert actress here]?" and the choices are "The one who starred in [insert movie here]" then you have a very challenging question.
Overall...Thumbs down for me! Lame!
Well, to each their own. I like it.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'134505\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 02:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'jrjgames\' post=\'134503\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 11:46 AM\']
I disliked this alot. The problem with these games is it takes so much investment to get to a portion of the game that is mildly exciting and then someone either loses or bails out and then we have to START ALL OVER AGAIN! Boring in my opinion.
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Doesn't Millionaire have sort of the same problem?
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Not to mention GREED. If any show is emblematic of "the letdown after starting over" problem, it's that one.
Doug
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'134505\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 03:04 PM\']
And the question type on a few, instead of saying HORSE, DOG, CAT...The one with hooves, the one that is Benji, the one with 9 lives....UG...just an added layer that is not needed!
Actually, if done correctly, this can be a great tool. You're required to not only know that Seabiscuit is a horse, but that a horse has hooves.
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Didn't get a chance to see it last nite, but I love the idea of a question like that. It actually makes you do a little extra thinking, esp. when something large is on the line.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'134482\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 06:22 AM\']
The ADR could have been much, much worse.
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You can say that again. I was afraid to watch the first few episodes, especting that 80% of the dialog would be replaced in Post. Thank goodness it wasn't.
Many of my feelings have allready been posted by other members, but I can say that I really enjoyed the show. Questions were on the easy side, but with a few tweaks this can be a great show. I'm sick of 'Deal', so it's nice to have a new show.
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I enjoyed Sagat as host but I thought the questions were particularly dumb.
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Good news. The show got a 7.8/13, winning its time slot. It actually beat DoND in the ratings, which is great, because this blows DoND out of the water, IMO. I hope it does well on Friday, because it deserves a really long life (if they can amp up the difficulty a tiny bit and speed it up). I think this would do better in syndication, but this is great for now.
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[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'134514\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 01:43 PM\']
I hope it does well on Friday, because it deserves a really long life (if they can amp up the difficulty a tiny bit and speed it up). I think this would do better in syndication, but this is great for now.
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I agree with both sentiments: the questions need to be harder, and it needs to move a little faster, but I enjoyed it (I didn't even think Saget was that bad, for a first outing), and I'd watch it again.
Why you think it would be better as a syndicated show, I have no idea. I don't see a difference.
One knock, though. In the little blurb before the show, they say "...but for a prize that big, the challenge had to be BIGGER!" Which seems a little idiotic after playing five games of Deal or No Deal a few weeks before, quite possibly the LEAST "challenging" game show EVER, for a combined $21 million.
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My main theory is that in syndication, they have next to no choice but to go faster. Of course they could keep it at the same pace, but you'd get about 6 questions a game done and the end. They fit a hell of a lot of game in a current episode of syndie Millionaire while still keeping it dramatic, and I think 1 vs 100 can do the same That's why I think DoND would work better in syndication too. I still sorta like DoND, but it's starting to bug me that it moves on a near snail pace now near the end. Some drama is nice, but I'd like to see what little game is there. One more thing, totally off topic, for syndie DoND. You will see no one or next to no one risk $500K at a shot between $1M and $100. You will see some people risk $100K for a chance between $200K and $100, which would make for a more interesting and exciting show, IMO. However, personally, I'm just glad to see some quiz show back. Looking at the new shows coming, this is as close to a primetime "regular" quiz show as we are going to get. "The Rich List" sounds like it'll be close, but I can't see it being better than this.
One thing bugs me about the critics: They seem to be ready to jump in and say "Too many "Deal or No Deal" moments." Doesn't DoND have basically the same moments that most game shows of our generation (70s to today) have had? Risking what you have to go for a lot more. Plus, the only DoND moment I've seen is the blind guess between the money and the mob, which would be fixed by a category given.
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[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'134516\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 02:31 PM\']
My main theory is that in syndication, they have next to no choice but to go faster.
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Okay, that's a compelling argument.
That's why I think DoND would work better in syndication too. I still sorta like DoND, but it's starting to bug me that it moves on a near snail pace now near the end.
Well, congratulations on joining the rest of us, who have been saying this from Day One. :)
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lol, glad to join in. I really don't know what happened for me. I really love the Dutch version, and I think I was just riding the high that we were getting a version of it. Sure, it left off the quiz portion that I loved, but it was still the basic part of the game. By the time the pony came around, I sorta took a step back and looked. I watch it when nothing else is on now.
I think we should just call a "jump the shark" moment in game shows "offering a pony" now.
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' post=\'134489\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 11:07 AM\']
The Mob wasn't the only place to find familiar faces. Wasn't inaugural solo player Brian DeCato the Extreme Dodgeball player who dumped his team's cooler onto the court?
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I'm surprised no one else mentioned this..Brian DeCato was player ejected from the New York Bling for fighting in the final season.
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[quote name=\'davewalls\' post=\'134519\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 02:47 PM\']
I'm surprised no one else mentioned this..Brian DeCato was player ejected from the New York Bling for fighting in the final season.
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I'm guessing it's because nobody wanted to acknowledge that there existed a team called the "New York Bling." :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'134520\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:58 PM\']
I'm guessing it's because nobody wanted to acknowledge that there existed a team called the "New York Bling." :)
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I can't say anything, consider I live in the city that's home to the "Philadelphia Benjamins".
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[quote name=\'davewalls\' post=\'134521\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:28 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'134520\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:58 PM\']
I'm guessing it's because nobody wanted to acknowledge that there existed a team called the "New York Bling." :)
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I can't say anything, consider I live in the city that's home to the "Philadelphia Benjamins".
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But when you come right down to it, isn't it all about the Benjamins? :)
/Hey, yesterday was Diddy day in Chicago, yet he was on a first-run LETTERMAN last night. Now that's hustle. :)
Doug
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I know that if a player answers wrong, his/her winnings are split among the remaining mob members, but the question I have is that when this happens, do the players who answered that particular question wrong get anything?
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If anyone wants the theme, DL it at http://www.qwizx.com/gameshows (http://\"http://www.qwizx.com/gameshows\")
MP3, 510Kb
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I didn't see the show last night. Two questions:
1. Where does the suspense come in?
2. How is this different from The Better Sex end game besides having a bloated prize structure?
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[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'134539\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 09:33 PM\']
I didn't see the show last night. Two questions:
1. Where does the suspense come in?
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It's only suspenseful, at least from my seat, If you enjoy the "Will they take the bribe to leave now, or keep going and risk losing it all" structure like that Deal or No Deal employs. It's not even necessarily THAT different, as the value of the walk-away offer is based not on the efforts of your own skill and knowledge, but on the lack thereof of your opponents. You never know who doesn't know what, similar to how you don't know what is in which case.
2. How is this different from The Better Sex end game besides having a bloated prize structure?
Aside from not having to worry about Bob Saget breaking into song anytime soon, and the staging difference, *I'm* honestly not sure.
Still, it's a decent show, an entertaining enough way to fill an hour on Friday, and is a welcome replacement for the third-weekly DoND
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[quote name=\'booboo\' post=\'134526\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 06:06 PM\']
I know that if a player answers wrong, his/her winnings are split among the remaining mob members, but the question I have is that when this happens, do the players who answered that particular question wrong get anything?
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No, they must answer correctly to enjoy the split.
Tim H.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134481\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 05:57 AM\']
Having went to the disasterous cattle call over the summer, I had low expectations for this game.
It's.....not bad.
The set is great, and Bob will come into his own, once A: he get's a little snarkier, and B: they quit adding script in post.
The problem : this game is stupid-easy. It's no wonder Alan Pergament didn't like it. If NBC wants a trivia show, fine. Don't dumb it down to the point where the audience doesn't come to the show expecting a bit of a challenge. Being coupled with Deal/NoDeal isn't helping this. Why follow a show that literally 'gives' money away, with a game that makes you earn it? Make it too easy and you lose the challenge. Make it too hard and you drive people to Deal. I think we're going to realize that there is no middle ground between Jeopardy and Deal.
mah two cents.
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We've become a binary society -- two extremes with no middle ground -- and our game shows are now reflecting this as well. *sigh*
Overall, I enjoyed the show. Bob Saget was surprisingly good -- and I might add he seemed like he had a better first outing than Howie did. The questions do need to go up in difficulty.
One little picky detail, and this by no means a killer, but I would like to see some sort of graphic indiciating the number of helps that have been used. Nothing too obtrusive, perhaps like Millionaire's lifeline indicators.
I could see this one lasting a bit. "Deal's" numbers aren't quite as good as they were last season, but the show's still winning its slot. "1 vs 100" is an excellent counterbalance to it, and it's a reason to stay home and watch TV with the family on a Friday night.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'134520\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 02:58 PM\']
[quote name=\'davewalls\' post=\'134519\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 02:47 PM\']
I'm surprised no one else mentioned this..Brian DeCato was player ejected from the New York Bling for fighting in the final season.
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I'm guessing it's because nobody wanted to acknowledge that there existed a team called the "New York Bling." :)
[/quote]
Or a show called "Extreme Dodgeball." :)
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[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'134539\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 07:33 PM\']2. How is this different from The Better Sex end game besides having a bloated prize structure?[/quote]On The Better Sex, the winning team could actively participate in the demise of the audience mob. From what I've heard, the player has minimal control over their fate, other than giving right answers.
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[quote name=\'DrJWJustice\' post=\'134549\' date=\'Oct 15 2006, 12:55 AM\']
I could see this one lasting a bit. "Deal's" numbers aren't quite as good as they were last season, but the show's still winning its slot. "1 vs 100" is an excellent counterbalance to it, and it's a reason to stay home and watch TV with the family on a Friday night.
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I agree and disagree there on the ratings; Deal is still doing pretty darn good on Monday nights, and I'd bet if they do a two-hour special the ratings usually climb.
The problem here, though, is the over-saturation of Deal. If I were NBC, how about putting the Black Donnellys on at 9/8c on Thursday and take out Deal from there? That way, you've lessened the hurt there and you keep ER rolling at 10/9c.
It might not do as well on Tuesday or Wednesday, but I'd put a second IvsC on Wednesday night if the ratings still sag there with 30 Rock and 20 Good Years.
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[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'134539\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 10:33 PM\']2. How is this different from The Better Sex end game besides having a bloated prize structure?[/quote]
The key difference -- such as it is -- is that the single player has to get each question right to stay in the game as well. Also, as Travis said, the player really can't influence how the mob responds to a question. On The Better Sex, there was always the possibility of the single player coming up with a really, really good bluff answer.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'134556\' date=\'Oct 15 2006, 10:05 AM\']
The problem here, though, is the over-saturation of Deal. If I were NBC, how about putting the Black Donnellys on at 9/8c on Thursday and take out Deal from there? That way, you've lessened the hurt there and you keep ER rolling at 10/9c.[/quote]
The whole point of The Black Donnellys taking ER's place is to eliminate reruns of the latter altogether, which perform very poorly in the ratings.
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For the record, I really liked the show - which proves that either I've been watching too much Deal or No Deal, and seeing contestants just handed money; or that we've had so few good games come along in the last few years. I could get into this; but I can't believe how big that set looks. It must be twice the size of Winning Lines.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'134574\' date=\'Oct 15 2006, 12:58 PM\']
I could get into this; but I can't believe how big that set looks. It must be twice the size of Winning Lines.
[/quote]
Sarcasm, right? :)
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I'd say closer to 2.040816 times as big. :)
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'134556\' date=\'Oct 15 2006, 09:05 AM\']
I agree and disagree there on the ratings; Deal is still doing pretty darn good on Monday nights, and I'd bet if they do a two-hour special the ratings usually climb.
The problem here, though, is the over-saturation of Deal. If I were NBC, how about putting the Black Donnellys on at 9/8c on Thursday and take out Deal from there? That way, you've lessened the hurt there and you keep ER rolling at 10/9c.
It might not do as well on Tuesday or Wednesday, but I'd put a second IvsC on Wednesday night if the ratings still sag there with 30 Rock and 20 Good Years.
[/quote]
Yes, it is doing very well on Mondays, but look at other days of the week. Last season, if it aired on a regularly scheduled night, it invariably won its slot. Every now and then it would take second place. This season, it's coming in a distant third on certain nights, Thursdays in particular (and the days of 'Must See Thursday' are well in the history books). Overall, I'd say it's still doing alright, but it is not doing as well as it did in the past. I think we might squeeze a third season out of it, but I won't hold my breath past that. Then again, I suppose that could go for any show. I dunno -- I don't work in the industry.
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I'd say closer to 2.040816 times as big. :)
Hello, down there.....
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'134505\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 02:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'jrjgames\' post=\'134503\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 11:46 AM\']
I disliked this alot. The problem with these games is it takes so much investment to get to a portion of the game that is mildly exciting and then someone either loses or bails out and then we have to START ALL OVER AGAIN! Boring in my opinion.
[/quote]
Doesn't Millionaire have sort of the same problem?
[/quote]
The thing about Millionaire is that when it started over, it started with the Fastest Finger question, which was a fun part of the show. I really miss that. On DoND and "1 vs. 100" there's no excitement when the new contestant arrives, especially when you discover that the new contestant was just as dim and attention-starved as the last.
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'134640\' date=\'Oct 16 2006, 10:25 AM\']
The thing about Millionaire is that when it started over, it started with the Fastest Finger question, which was a fun part of the show. I really miss that. On DoND and "1 vs. 100" there's no excitement when the new contestant arrives, especially when you discover that the new contestant was just as dim and attention-starved as the last.
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Contestant #2 didnt' strike me as being that dim. After all she still had both her "helps." Borderline annoying maybe but hardly dim.
For that matter the bouncer wasn't that much of a dimbulb either. I've seen far worse, like those two poor bozos on Lingo this weekend who finished the show with zero and had Shandi actually hand them a plate of two doughnuts, symbolically.
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It was pretty okay. I'm thinking that the questions were slightly easier because it was opening night and that the query fare will be a bit more challenging the next time out. I do think the smarmy answers adds a bit more complexity to the questions, since they aren't necessarily a knee-jerk response. The helps were a little complicated, but I guess we can't all be the first to think of lifelines.
I think the two highlights were seeing DoND's Megan ride out the first game and Bob's Mandelism ("Let me walk around you in a circle")
It's a decent B-range show for me and I wouldn't mind it living on.
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NBC said Friday that "ER" is not going to take a break mid-season, thanks to its ratings rebound.
Meanwhile, as long as the "Grey's"/"CSI" dogfight continues Thursdays at 9, if I were doing a scripted drama on NBC I'd prefer to stay out of it and let Howie take the blows.
As for "1 vs. 100," I actually liked what I saw, for the most part. I don't know how it's going to wear down the line, but for now I'm enjoying it. It does bug me how critics are making judgments based on the opening questions being easy--they're making "Jeopardy!" and "College Bowl" comparisons that are ridiculous, because this is not that kind of quiz show.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'134649\' date=\'Oct 16 2006, 09:39 AM\']
It does bug me how critics are making judgments based on the opening questions being easy--they're making "Jeopardy!" and "College Bowl" comparisons that are ridiculous, because this is not that kind of quiz show.
[/quote]
Maybe they're just pining for a spot on the show.
"In the Mob for this game we have three Miss Americas....six 7-Eleven employees...and four critics who think this show sucks!"
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Somewhere at NBC or Endemol, an executive said, "People really like Deal or No Deal, but our testing shows that they don't like the fact that on rare occasion, a contestant wins less than $50,000. How can we change this for our new show?"
And so the rules were fashioned.
How does the "1" not win a boatload of cash every time? The first few questions are certainly not challenging, and even if one of them falls into the cracks of "basic things you just don't happen to know," the first "help" should take care of that. So you build up a very nice sum of money quickly, keep playing until you've used your second "help" (I hope that's not the official term), then quit.
I was also put off by the lack of penalty for using the "helps." Another way to ensure a huge cash jackpot every time.
The only thing that surprised me more than the fact that the "helps" were having the mob tell you why they picked their answer was the fact that the members of the mob actually honestly told the contestant how sure they were of their choice. There was absolutely no reason to assist the "1," yet they did.
[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'134505\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 02:04 PM\']Remember, the mob wants you to go really far, and THEN lose. That way, they get more money. It's all a matter of strategy.[/quote]
Except that there's not enough reward for the contestant to play on after using their second "help." The mob's strategy is to watch the contestant lose before quitting the game. And if the contestant has used all of their assistance, you know that they're on the edge of quitting the game, especially since a) they didn't know the answer to the last question they played and b) they know that the next question will be harder. So if you're in the mob, you'd better be trying to get the contestant to lose while you have the chance.
Things I liked:
I liked the side of the set that contained the mob.
I liked the different type of answer choices for the first, easy question to spice things up.
I liked the idea of beginning each new question by announcing "1 versus ##," though while actually watching it, something felt weird about the execution (I can't put my finger on it, though).
To be honest, I'm completely neutral about Saget so far. I liked that he got some good jokes in but I didn't like that he apologized after a couple of them (if you're worried about viewers being upset by it, then the correct follow-up to the boyfriend joke was to play dumb and say, "Oh, you mean that he...", not to apologize for the joke).
Because it's got the "nothing better to watch on a Friday night" time slot, I'll probably stumble across it again, but it's definitely not something that I'll go out of my way to see.
--
Scott Robinson
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For those of you who are complaining about the money, I was told by a mob member that the money tree will be different come episode three.
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Did they switch the episode numbers up? I was told by a mob member that the dollar values we are at now came into effect on the third taping and on.
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"I was told by a mob member" trifecta is in play.
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'134668\' date=\'Oct 16 2006, 02:51 PM\']
For those of you who are complaining about the money, I was told by a mob member that the money tree will be different come episode three.
[/quote]
Will it be like the money trees on "Name that Tune?" Now THAT would be cool.
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The Futon Critic (http://\"http://thefutoncritic.com/\") is reporting NBC is going to do the Deal at 8, 1v100 at 9 again this week.....
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'134782\' date=\'Oct 17 2006, 07:29 PM\']
The Futon Critic (http://\"http://thefutoncritic.com/\") is reporting NBC is going to do the Deal at 8, 1v100 at 9 again this week.....
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The promo after DOND last night indicated a 7pm CT episode would be aired Friday, followed by 1 vs. 100... this after the emphasis on "1 hour earlier" in the promo at the end of "1 vs. 100" last week. Ahh consistency! I wonder what triggered that quick switch?
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[quote name=\'mcsittel\' post=\'134788\' date=\'Oct 17 2006, 07:49 PM\']I wonder what triggered that quick switch?[/quote]Three words - ratings, ratings, and oh yeah, ratings.
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That's seven :P
Don't forget that if something ain't broke, you really shouldn't try and fix it.
/Famous last words in TV programming
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The more I think about it...would it really be that much harder to implement a "if you use a help, you can't win any money in this round *and* your winnings are lessened by half" rule?
I know the all-important focus groups like to see folks win a lot of cash money, but honestly, will we see anyone leave before they use up their helps? The rule where it costs something to use a help makes the game a lot less predictable. And the producers could theoretically bump up the prizes per mob member ejected.
Excited to see the show Friday, however it comes. Glad to see it got a second order from the Peacock.
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I think a much smarter idea would be to let the player use whichever help they want, in any order. Once the two helps are done, they can surrender, after hearing the question, with 25% of their bank while the Mob receives the other 75%. The helps are OK I suppose, but I am just not keen on the idea of the player being forced to do them in a certain order.
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According to the UK Guardian, NBC were so pleased with the ratings for the first episode they've ordered another ten.
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[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'134866\' date=\'Oct 18 2006, 10:43 AM\']
I think a much smarter idea would be to let the player use whichever help they want, in any order. Once the two helps are done, they can surrender, after hearing the question, with 25% of their bank while the Mob receives the other 75%. The helps are OK I suppose, but I am just not keen on the idea of the player being forced to do them in a certain order.
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I'm gonna guess that if they do that, the Millionaire folks sue them for look-and-feel. They're already ripping off the "lifeline" concept pretty mercilessly as it is.
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[quote name=\'jrjgames\' post=\'134503\' date=\'Oct 14 2006, 11:46 AM\']
I disliked this alot. The problem with these games is it takes so much investment to get to a portion of the game that is mildly exciting and then someone either loses or bails out and then we have to START ALL OVER AGAIN! Boring in my opinion.
Overall...Thumbs down for me! Lame!
John
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061019/tv_nm/pickups_dc_1 (http://\"http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061019/tv_nm/pickups_dc_1\")
It's going to get 10X more boring because NBC just asked for 10 more episodes. Oil up those thumbs everybody!
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Chris Lemon wrote:
I'm gonna guess that if they do that, the Millionaire folks sue them for look-and-feel. They're already ripping off the "lifeline" concept pretty mercilessly as it is.
Wouldn't be the first show to rip off the "lifeline" concept.
(See "One, Twenty-")
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[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'134868\' date=\'Oct 18 2006, 03:02 PM\']
According to the UK Guardian, NBC were so pleased with the ratings for the first episode they've ordered another ten.
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First-time poster, long-time game show fan :)
Also to note is that NBC is apparently getting out of the scripted TV business from 8-9p, citing costs (NBC Universal is slashing 700 jobs and cutting $750M out of its budget -- formal announcement this afternoon).
So expect to see all of NBC's game/reality fare moving to the 8p ET slot once football season ends. Possibilities...
M - DoND
T - Reality show or Dateline
W - Reality show or Dateline
Th - DoND (?)
F - 1 vs. 100
Sa - Dateline
Su - America's Got Talent
James Dinan
jdinan@juno.com
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[quote name=\'colonial\' post=\'134968\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:40 AM\']
So expect to see all of NBC's game/reality fare moving to the 8p ET slot once football season ends. Possibilities...
M - DoND
T - Reality show or Dateline
W - Reality show or Dateline
Th - DoND (?)
F - 1 vs. 100
Sa - Dateline
Su - America's Got Talent
[/quote]
First of all welcome aboard James great to have you here.
Secondly, keep in mind the news division itself is getting slashed too, so I really don't seem them diverting resources from Iraq to furnish several more Datelines. This would mean even more game/reality shows and I wouldn't fall over with shock if we saw a second night of 1 Vs. 100.
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[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'134972\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 11:51 AM\']Secondly, keep in mind the news division itself is getting slashed too, so I really don't seem them diverting resources from Iraq to furnish several more Datelines. This would mean even more game/reality shows and I wouldn't fall over with shock if we saw a second night of 1 Vs. 100.[/quote]
As long as there are spectacularly stupid dirty-old-men, there will be Dateline.
Anybody getting the sense that NBC as an entity is just kinda giving up? When DoND reruns show up on CNBC, and when MSNBC -- their breaking news channel -- becomes more and more a haven for who-knows-how-old documentaries, you just wonder if anyone over there cares anymore.
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[quote name=\'colonial\' post=\'134968\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 11:40 AM\']
First-time poster, long-time game show fan :)
[/quote]
And y'all get to see James soon -- he's in a future mob.
--Mike
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[quote name=\'colonial\' post=\'134968\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:40 AM\']
First-time poster, long-time game show fan :)
[/quote]
Nice to have another Congress vet venture into our world. Pleasure to have you aboard.
Doug
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I'm late to this party because I forgot to TiVo it and just caught the CNBC replay.
I probably didn't dislike it as much as the average, mostly because I was expecting something a lot closer to DoND than Jeopardy anyway. The big thing I don't like is the attempt to build up suspense for the "reveal" of some of these painfully obvious multiple choice questions. Lots of multiple-choice shows fall into this trap. (Greed was by far the worst.) A lot of pacing problems would be eliminated if Saget didn't have to pretend he doesn't know what kind of animal Seabiscuit was.
The structure of the format seems sound enough, and I like very much the fact that mob members who were not eliminated carry over to the next game. I hope that's true even when the mob wins, though I doubt it. Saget's fine, but he's not the improvisational comic that Howie is. In the long run, I think that will show. (His gimmicky "apologizing" for his jokes twice in the first episode is a troubling sign.)
And yeah, cool set.
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[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'134972\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:51 AM\']
Keep in mind the news division itself is getting slashed too, so I really don't seem them diverting resources from Iraq to furnish several more Datelines. This would mean even more game/reality shows and I wouldn't fall over with shock if we saw a second night of 1 Vs. 100.
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If that is so, then I hope they would kill hour 4 of Today, and bring back an hour of game shows (Concentration and ???) -- You know, for budgetary reasons! :-p
Then again, that would run against TPiR out here in some of the Mountain Time Zone stations.
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I'm in the same exact boat as Matt is - I caught the CNBC replay, and I thought it was especially funny when Bob Saget had to ask a contestant if she was sure on how many of DonD's cases are divisble by 3 after she had counted aloud all the possible answers. She was somebody who was probably too smart for the questions they had. It'll be better in the long run to have a bit tougher questions higher up (but still "gettable") rather than just import DonD's reject contestants to struggle over "What's the 25th letter of the alphabet?"
-Jason
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'135135\' date=\'Oct 20 2006, 12:13 PM\']
. It'll be better in the long run to have a bit tougher questions higher up (but still "gettable") rather than just import DonD's reject contestants to struggle over "What's the 25th letter of the alphabet?"
[/quote]
However, I could see that as a 1 vs 100 question:
"What's the 25th letter of the alphabet?"
A. A letter that is a vowel
B. A letter that is not a vowel
C. A letter that is sometimes a vowel
;)
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'135134\' date=\'Oct 20 2006, 01:24 PM\']
If that is so, then I hope they would kill hour 3 of Today[/quote]
Fixed that for you. Hour four is in the plans, dependent on what good graces Jeff Zucker is in with Bob Wright.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'135173\' date=\'Oct 20 2006, 11:28 PM\'][quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'135134\' date=\'Oct 20 2006, 01:24 PM\']If that is so, then I hope they would kill hour 3 of Today[/quote]Fixed that for you. Hour four is in the plans, dependent on what good graces Jeff Zucker is in with Bob Wright.[/quote]Well, Today is NBC's most profitable show, so expanding to a fourth hour wouldn't surprise me. Which brings us to today's business lesson: find out what makes you the most profit, then do more of it.
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[quote name=\'colonial\' post=\'134968\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:40 AM\']
First-time poster, long-time game show fan :)
Also to note is that NBC is apparently getting out of the scripted TV business from 8-9p, citing costs (NBC Universal is slashing 700 jobs and cutting $750M out of its budget -- formal announcement this afternoon).
So expect to see all of NBC's game/reality fare moving to the 8p ET slot once football season ends. Possibilities...
M - DoND
T - Reality show or Dateline
W - Reality show or Dateline
Th - DoND (?)
F - 1 vs. 100
Sa - Dateline
Su - America's Got Talent
[/quote]
There might not be room for DoND twice - how about:
M - Deal or No Deal
Tu - Grease: You're the One that I Want (casting a late 2007 Broadway revival of Grease)
W - America's Got Talent
Th - America's Got Talent Results Show
F - The Apprentice
Sa - either Dateline or their "rerun of the week"
Su - 1 vs 100
(Maybe you can have The Apprentice on Thursdays at 9 and a second Deal on Fridays.)
You need two consecutive nights for America's Got Talent, and I think two weeknights is preferred to something like Sunday-Monday.
-- Don
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Man it's a good things Heroes and Law and Order is on all over God's creation, because if NBC really wants to follow this philosophy, there may not be an NBC in 5 years. And I thought they were doing better.
Interesting to see the learning curve ramped up big time this episode.
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[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'135173\' date=\'Oct 20 2006, 11:28 PM\']
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'135134\' date=\'Oct 20 2006, 01:24 PM\']
If that is so, then I hope they would kill hour 3 of Today[/quote]
Fixed that for you. Hour four is in the plans, dependent on what good graces Jeff Zucker is in with Bob Wright.
[/quote]
Geez. If they go to hour 4, why not go all day? Make it the "Today" network.
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I finally get to watch the show tonite...no gameplay spoiled here.
I like it. A lot. I love the idea of a straight-forward trivia game show with no reality elements. This show actually has some potential, and I don't see this show using the lame gimmicks that turned me away from Deal.
Bob Saget appears to be loosening up, and has good interaction with the contestants. No complaints about him.
That being said, tone down the audience. Please. I have to agree that not every single thing needs to be applauded. Other than that, it's a pretty good show, would LOVE to see this hit the syndie rounds in '07 as well. Even more, I'd love to see this lead to more trivia-based game shows.
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Did anyone else notice that on tonight's show (at least after about the 10-minute mark when I caught it), whenever the contestant's total was displayed on the big screen, the graphic at the top read "1 vs. 65" no matter how many mob members were actually remaining? For a show that relies so much on its slick graphics and the "1 vs. XX" catchphrase, this struck me as a pretty sloppy error.
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[quote name=\'Stripey\' post=\'135867\' date=\'Oct 27 2006, 09:54 PM\']
Did anyone else notice that on tonight's show (at least after about the 10-minute mark when I caught it), whenever the contestant's total was displayed on the big screen, the graphic at the top read "1 vs. 65" no matter how many mob members were actually remaining? For a show that relies so much on its slick graphics and the "1 vs. XX" catchphrase, this struck me as a pretty sloppy error.
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Many of the graphics, even the ones done on the board, were done in post. Apparently, the money tree was changed between tapings and they didn't have time (?!?) to put together new graphics, so Bob was reading them off cue cards. Still pretty inexcusable, though.
--Mike