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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Casey Buck on August 18, 2007, 11:56:46 AM
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This is courtesy of garffreak of golden-road.net, who stumbled on this picture somehow.
Enjoy! (http://\"http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v121/151/52/24600156/n24600156_32525423_2188.jpg\")
It reminds me of the 70s backdrop behind Bob when he walked out of Door #2. Also, the TPiR logo is the original yellow-and-white one used in the early days of the show.
Door #2 is a blue variation of this, and Door #3 is a green variation.
Very...interesting, to say the least.
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Man, that door is friggin awesome. Can't wait to see the rest of the set.
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They look as much like LMaD doors and/or curtain as they do TPiR doors.
That's not a bad thing.
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I like how classic it kinda looks, but not too kitschy. Chances are the other doors have different colored backdrops, and let's hope that the ugly pastel colors are gone for good.
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If Drew would dress up with the wardrobe he used while working at Winfred-Lauder (the fictional department store from The Drew Carey Show, featuring his skinny black tie, his color-coordinated suit, etc.) and his signature round, dark-rimmed glasses, he would definitely blend in well with the new set design. Haha!
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[quote name=\'pianogeek\' post=\'161113\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 11:38 AM\']
If Drew would dress up with the wardrobe he used while working at Winfred-Lauder (the fictional department store from The Drew Carey Show, featuring his skinny black tie, his color-coordinated suit, etc.) and his signature round, dark-rimmed glasses, he would definitely blend in well with the new set design. Haha!
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Aside from the skinny tie, that's how he dressed, actually.
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At first glance, it looked loud, but the rainbow doors were kinda loud, too, and I eventually got used to them.
I'm hoping #2 and #3 are a little more muted, since we'll probably see those open more often than #1.
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Not fond of the door right now, but maybe it looks better in context. But to the girlie standing next to Drew, I say: giggity!
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I like it. Can YouTube clips be far behind?
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The more and more I read about the changes up for this season (and looking at the doors) the more I look forward to this season. The design is retro, bright, and familiar- yet modern at the same time. I love it.
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I like the retro pattern, but I hate the geometric shapes behind the logo. What the hell IS that??! The door panels are wider too.
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[quote name=\'TheLastResort\' post=\'161153\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 01:21 PM\']
I like the retro pattern, but I hate the geometric shapes behind the logo. What the hell IS that??!
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70's retro, is what it is. Which is prezactly what it should be.
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Friggin sweet. Is it just the lighting in the photo, or is the shade of yellow used in the logo a lot softer than what they'd been using?
And this is nitpickery for sure, but anyone else notice that they went back to the older-style dollar sign and typeface, rather than the different ones they'd been using as of late?
(A better question would be, who *noticed* that the dollar sign ever changed?)
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[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'161150\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 03:53 PM\']
The more and more I read about the changes up for this season (and looking at the doors) the more I look forward to this season. The design is retro, bright, and familiar- yet modern at the same time. I love it.
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You put into words what I couldn't. October seems like a far way away, doesn't it? :)
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I made a last minute trip down there yesterday to see both shows. All this reading about the changes made me VERY curious to see it in person not mention I couldn't wait two more months to see it on TV. Let me just say as much as I am a traditionalist, the new set looks amazing. Much brighter and fun. I heard pastels and I thought oh god no, but then once seeing it in person I must say the colors work quite well.
A few more details about the set:
While the logo on the door gives a nice clean split in the panels, the logo on the back walls and on screen graphic: the dollar sign overlaps a bit onto the red portion and is slightly larger.
The changing color strip looks really cool outlining the doors. They are all synched to eachother and alternate colors and are steady during game play.
The turntable is great with incandescent chase lights, similar to those previously found on the old doors, around the perimeter of the set piece where the contestants and drew stand to play a pricing game on the turntable.
The contestants row readouts have new colors, matching the pastels on the curtains in the audience section. The orange, blue, and red are now kind of peach-orange, turquise blue, and pinkish red? Green remained the same. Instead of 4 colors in the audience it's now just three with a string of lights between the color separations.
Giant price tag looks very cool with the new logo to the right and an elongated "diamond" shape made up of white globe chase lights that remind me kind of like an old sign you'd see in vegas and the entire thing is outlined in green outline.
Overall the set changes and music updates really have made this Drew's era. The Price has changed... It's not a bad thing, though!
If I can think of anything else that hasn't been said in other forums or on here about the week of tapings, I'll post later. Any questions? Feel free to ask. Have a good one, everyone.
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Six months ago, I never thought I would actually be excited about this season...
I'm really looking forward to the premiere now.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'161156\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 03:39 PM\']
[quote name=\'TheLastResort\' post=\'161153\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 01:21 PM\']
I like the retro pattern, but I hate the geometric shapes behind the logo. What the hell IS that??!
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70's retro, is what it is. Which is prezactly what it should be.
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I was around in the 70s. That orange and red blob isn't like anything I remember.
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The doors look nice, but who is that cute girl with Drew? If that's his girlfriend, he's even luckier to have her than to have the "Price" job!
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I believe that's one of Roger's daughters.
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I don't think it's bad, but it's definitely busy, with most of the colors being within spitting distance of one another.
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I don't think it's bad, but it's definitely busy, with most of the colors being within spitting distance of one another.
That is my only gripe (a tiny, tiny one)...fortunatley, this is door #1, so It won't be seen as much.
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Looking at the design pattern on door number one, I seem to see one of those mind illusion puzzles:
Which circles do you see as the dominant ones?
A -- The [color=\"#CC6600\"]dark orange[/color] diamonds in the center of [color=\"#FF9900\"]lighter orange[/color] circles, or
B -- The [color=\"#FFFF00\"]yellow[/color] diamonds in the center of the [color=\"#FF9900\"]lighter orange[/color] circles??
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'161192\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 07:53 PM\']
A -- The [color=\"#CC6600\"]dark orange[/color] diamonds in the center of [color=\"#FF9900\"]lighter orange[/color] circles, or
B -- The [color=\"#FFFF00\"]yellow[/color] diamonds in the center of the [color=\"#FF9900\"]lighter orange[/color] circles??
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I didn't even notice it until you pointed it out. Interesting.
EDIT: Another way to see it is yellow and dark orange diamonds floating on a light orange background.
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Today's trivia - those are called hypercycloids, or curved-edge diamonds. Put together, they form diamonds within circles. They are probably most familiar as the three diamonds in the Pittsburgh Steelers logo (http://\"http://www.travelgolf.com/images/pittsburgh_steelers_logo.jpg\").
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[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'161192\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 10:53 PM\']
Looking at the design pattern on door number one, I seem to see one of those mind illusion puzzles:
Which circles do you see as the dominant ones?
A -- The [color=\"#CC6600\"]dark orange[/color] diamonds in the center of [color=\"#FF9900\"]lighter orange[/color] circles, or
B -- The [color=\"#FFFF00\"]yellow[/color] diamonds in the center of the [color=\"#FF9900\"]lighter orange[/color] circles??
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I see a vase.
Wait... now I see two faces!
/nt rly
Very nice doors. Very LMAD-ish, and that's a good thing. I think it'll go a long way towards helping make the show Drew's very own.
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{now that my eyesight has returned}
It takes some getting used to, but I like it, considering the new doors from a few years ago were pretty bright as well. It has a sweet retro vibe without becoming kitsch, and I can't wait to see it with the light borders.
Nitpick, I like the orange, but I would've loved to see a red variation. Then again, something about orange has a 70s-retro quality to it, but I can't pinpoint it.
I love the slanted box for the TPiR logo...for some reason I keep seeing the big box from Let's Make a Deal when I see it though. :-)
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Seeing the picture of door #1 & reading about the other 2 doors' looks does have that LMAD feel to it. I only hope Drew doesn't reference LMAD in regards to those doors by accident. The other set changes sure makes me anxious for the S36 debut if & when it finally comes.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'161214\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 02:16 AM\'] Nitpick, I like the orange, but I would've loved to see a red variation. Then again, something about orange has a 70s-retro quality to it, but I can't pinpoint it. [/quote]
Thank the FSM they didn't go with avocado.
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'161179\' date=\'Aug 18 2007, 04:58 PM\']
I don't think it's bad, but it's definitely busy[/quote]
"Busy" is one of the first words that came to mind when I saw it, as well as "repetitive". Those hypercycloids need to fade into the background more. This could be done by making them MUCH larger, in which case you would have a series of arcs. It could also be done by making them much smaller, like the CBS eye curtains in 33. Still, it is quite refreshing to be rid of the hoary old rainbow pattern.
This is reminiscent of Bente's first game show set, Password Plus, with the interlocking plus signs and the swastikas in between.
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[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'161222\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 08:31 AM\']...FSM...[/quote]
You, sir, are aweome.
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[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'161217\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 04:53 AM\']
I only hope Drew doesn't reference LMAD in regards to those doors by accident. [/quote]
Holy Wow. You absolutely need to step away from the keyboard.
/Drew's not a moron.
//Unlike this statement, which is quite moronic.
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According to someone who was at the first set of tapings, the door frames apparently don't wrap at the floor level (think: regular doors).
It seem to me that they've done just enough to make the show Drew's, without alienating 90 year old Nursing Home watcher into thinking it's not TPiR.
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Yep, definitely a harvest-gold thing going on back there.
And regarding The Blob: If you tilt your head just so and squint hard enough, might you make out a three-quarter view of a price tag sticking out of its envelope?
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[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'161206\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 12:30 AM\']
Today's trivia - those are called hypercycloids, or curved-edge diamonds.[/quote]
Close. They're hypocycloids. And four-cornered hypocycloids like these even have their own name: astroids. This concludes The Learning Corner for today. (Now then, back to my Spirograph...)
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'161227\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 09:26 AM\']
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'161222\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 08:31 AM\']...FSM...[/quote]
You, sir, are aweome.
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I'm whooshing myself in advance. What's the joke?
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I like the doors a HELLUVA lot more than the last 5-6 years incarnation. The show has been looking goofier and goofier....from the Hollywood mural on the turntable, to the Anime looking starbursts out of the logo.
I can't believe I'm sounding like the fanbOis on GR, but I'm hoping they class the joint up a bit.
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I think it's Flying Spaghetti Monster. When I punched in FSM in Google, that was the first hit.
Woosh as appropriate....
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Aww, hell. I thought for sure FSM referenced this (http://\"http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/index.php?id=1079403\"). (I should have known considering Go God Go and Go God Go XII are two of my favorite South Park episodes.)
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'161236\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 09:01 AM\']
I'm whooshing myself in advance. What's the joke?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_spaghetti_monster (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_spaghetti_monster\")
/RAmen.
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[quote name=\'mrchips\' post=\'161233\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 10:26 AM\']
And regarding The Blob: If you tilt your head just so and squint hard enough, might you make out a three-quarter view of a price tag sticking out of its envelope?
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To me, that's quite a stretch. Who knows, maybe that's what they were going for.
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[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'161235\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 11:58 AM\']
And four-cornered hypocycloids like these even have their own name: astroids.
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/You got "Asteroids"?
//No, but my dad does.
///Can't even sit on the toilet some days.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'161252\' date=\'Aug 19 2007, 12:48 PM\']
/You got "Asteroids"?
//No, but my dad does.
///Can't even sit on the toilet some days.
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That scene ran through my mind while writing the post.
/I don't know why they call this stuff Hamburger Helper. It does just fine on its own.
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Time to throw some more meat on the fire...
Brandon Bridges of golden-road.net apparently has access to some promotional photos of the new set taken during rehearsal, which he isn't able to share. He made two (excellent looking) 3D renderings of what it should look like:
http://community.webshots.com/album/560358557TytSvs (http://\"http://community.webshots.com/album/560358557TytSvs\")
Door #3 isn't done yet, but it should look similar to 1 and 2, except it's a green background.
EDIT: Corrected link.
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Oh my FSM is he GOOD.
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I think I'm in love.
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[quote name=\'Casey Buck\' post=\'161343\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 02:38 AM\']
Turntable, Door #1, Door #2 (http://\"http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2918045170076806551krByrr?vhost=entertainment\")
Contestants Row & audience (http://\"http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2332450460076806551kYmRsh\")
Door #3 isn't done yet, but it should look similar to 1 and 2, except it's a green background.
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I'm getting a page not found...have they been pulled?
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Looks like the link has changed, it's now here:
http://community.webshots.com/album/560358...vhost=community (http://\"http://community.webshots.com/album/560358557TytSvs?vhost=community\")
He added some new photos of what the Big Wheel would look like on the new set. Plus, there's renditions of what the new door strips on the green border can look like, when they turn various colors (yep, it's similar to WoF's current puzzle board border).
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Nice Work, Brandon!
I'm really excited for this. Freemangle had a prime opportunity to blow up the franchise, and cooler heads prevailed. One point for them.
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OMG.
Apparently Drew's done a good job, and the set looks nice...don't see how this show won't pull at least through Season 50.
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And I'll reply to myself.
The Audience Pit (http://\"http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2177934960076806551htDjkm?vhost=good-times\")
Giggity. :)
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I even like the shapes on the curtains. The ones I pictured were much, much bigger.
And scarier.
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WOW. The set looks great!
Can't wait until Season 36!
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Oh my damn. It's retro, yet current, without looking dated or kitschy. I'm guessing Bente designed this, if so, she completely GETS IT. I LOVE the audience curtains.
Interesting that they went for a more boxy turntable design instead of the pentagons, but damned if that's not awesome.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'161376\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 12:17 PM\']
Interesting that they went for a more boxy turntable design instead of the pentagons, but damned if that's not awesome.
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Well, now, let's remember that this is not an actual picture, this is some guy's rendering.
Which is not to say that it's not correct, especially considering his other work, but let's hold the comments about minute details until we actually see a PHYSICAL picture, hmm?
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Which is not to say that it's not correct, especially considering his other work, but let's hold the comments about minute details until we actually see a PHYSICAL picture, hmm?
Very True...keep in mind, that from eyewitness reports, this is about as good as its going to get as for set pictures for now- and rumor has it that it's surprisingly acurate, especially the turntable.
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[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'161389\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 01:02 PM\']
this is about as good as its going to get as for set pictures for now- and rumor has it that it's surprisingly acurate, especially the turntable.
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I'm not saying you're wrong. I AM saying that Brandon's comment is not all that far removed from "OMG WHY DID THEY DO THAT OH NOES!!!" and I'm just trying to head off the "OH NOES!" at the pass until we have something concrete. Even as brilliant of a rendering as it is, it *is* still a rendering.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'161390\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 04:08 PM\']
I AM saying that Brandon's comment is not all that far removed from "OMG WHY DID THEY DO THAT OH NOES!!!"
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Well, I apologize for giving that impression. I do understand it's a rendering, but trust me that I'm not standing on a rooftop because of it. It was more observation than anything, but I see what you mean about it being a rendering.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'161391\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 01:19 PM\']
Well, I apologize for giving that impression. I do understand it's a rendering, but trust me that I'm not standing on a rooftop because of it. It was more observation than anything, but I see what you mean about it being a rendering.
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Nonono!! I didn't mean to imply that you did at all. :) I was just saying that that is where the slippery slope goes. It's all good. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'161392\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 04:25 PM\']
Nonono!! I didn't mean to imply that you did at all. :) I was just saying that that is where the slippery slope goes. It's all good. :)
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Got you...and it is all good. :-)