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"Identity" on NBC...a little luck and a little observation could make someone $500K richer. Sure, Penn is not The Shat, but this show's premise sounds much more interesting than "Show Me The Money".
I irrationally resent Penn for being the Comedy Central voiceover guy who talked all over the ends of MST3K episodes. And I'm not sure the concept of the show is that superb either. But I'll watch it and see what it's like.
Show Me the Money is goneski, apparently. I'm enjoying 1 vs. 100. I don't get Deal or No Deal at all. You're basically watching people picking lottery numbers? You can have as many comedians and scantily clad women as you want, that doesn't do much for me.
A great game show -- unpretentious and fun to play along with -- is Cash Cab.
Show Me the Money is goneski, apparently. I'm enjoying 1 vs. 100. I don't get Deal or No Deal at all. You're basically watching people picking lottery numbers? You can have as many comedians and scantily clad women as you want, that doesn't do much for me.
A great game show -- unpretentious and fun to play along with -- is Cash Cab.
QUOTE (copssister+Dec 18 2006, 07:12 AM)
"Identity" on NBC...a little luck and a little observation could make someone $500K richer. Sure, Penn is not The Shat, but this show's premise sounds much more interesting than "Show Me The Money".
You know, I'm sort of interested in this show. I'd like to see what happens when people judge each other based solely on appearance. But, damn, Penn Jillette? He skeeves me out.
What I don't understand is: is it all luck? Do they get clues for the harder ones?
I can't watch Deal or No Deal because some of the contestants are so stupid, it hurts to watch. I would be no good, because the first time the banker would offer me anything in the high 5 figures, I would take the offer.
I can't watch Deal or No Deal because some of the contestants are so stupid, it hurts to watch. I would be no good, because the first time the banker would offer me anything in the high 5 figures, I would take the offer.
QUOTE (qb9b+Dec 18 2006, 12:22 PM)
I can't watch Deal or No Deal because some of the contestants are so stupid, it hurts to watch. I would be no good, because the first time the banker would offer me anything in the high 5 figures, I would take the offer.
I had to give up on the show because they draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag the game out so freaking long. When I play DOND online, I blow through an entire game in about two minutes. Too many commercials, too much cutesy "human interest" stuff, and way too much various assorted dicking around.
The pure chance/dumb luck element of the whole thing draws me in. It's the same kick I get from playing the slots.
Yes, it's the dragging out of the DoND that makes me nuts. Plus I know they are going for a certain personality type, but sheesh. Just pick a suitcase, weigh your options when the banker calls, make a decision that doesn't involve your third cousin's opinion and get on with it. Then we could see more than one doofus up there in a show.
On the other hand, it's a perfect time to clip coupons, scan the grocery store ads and make out a list for the market. I might have to glance at the TV for "Identity". Excuse me. "I.....DEN-tity"
Not too fond of Penn Jillette. I'd rather see Teller mime his way through the show as the host.
1 vs. 100 is interesting. Ken Jennings said that the 100 stay on the show until they miss a question, then someone else is brought in to fill their seat for the next contestant. He was a bit cheesed at them because they wouldn't let him promote his book, "Brainiac" when they had originally told him they would. He also said it was extremely boring, but then it probably would be agonizingly slow to a Jeopardy champion. I kind of like it because there have been a few questions I did not know, and I'm usually pretty good with useless trivia and pop culture. I'm no JDF, you understand, but not bad.
On the other hand, it's a perfect time to clip coupons, scan the grocery store ads and make out a list for the market. I might have to glance at the TV for "Identity". Excuse me. "I.....DEN-tity"
Not too fond of Penn Jillette. I'd rather see Teller mime his way through the show as the host.
1 vs. 100 is interesting. Ken Jennings said that the 100 stay on the show until they miss a question, then someone else is brought in to fill their seat for the next contestant. He was a bit cheesed at them because they wouldn't let him promote his book, "Brainiac" when they had originally told him they would. He also said it was extremely boring, but then it probably would be agonizingly slow to a Jeopardy champion. I kind of like it because there have been a few questions I did not know, and I'm usually pretty good with useless trivia and pop culture. I'm no JDF, you understand, but not bad.
Identity sounds pretty stupid. Obviously they will have a Ph.D. student who looks like a porn star and a homeless person who looks like a stockbroker. Then Penn will yell, "WHY ARE YOU JUDGING THEM BY HOW THEY LOOK? YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON!"
You know what would be funny on the heels of the Benihana episode of The Office? If they had a bunch of Asians and you had to guess whether they were Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
You know what would be funny on the heels of the Benihana episode of The Office? If they had a bunch of Asians and you had to guess whether they were Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
QUOTE (max power+)
Identity sounds pretty stupid. Obviously they will have a Ph.D. student who looks like a porn star and a homeless person who looks like a stockbroker.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking... of course the 5'10", 120-pound hot blonde is somehow going to be the sumo wrestler, not the model. I mean, they'll probably mix in one nerdy computer programmer or something, but you would pretty much expect there to be no correlation between outward characteristics and the job, otherwise there's no game. It'd actually be much cooler if it were randomly selected people, not ones who went through five casting stages as in most modern game shows. But I guess we'll see how it goes. I certainly imagine the contestants do get to ask them questions... I mean, that's gotta be the gameplay, right? I dunno what else they'd do otherwise.
QUOTE (max power+)
You know what would be funny on the heels of the Benihana episode of The Office? If they had a bunch of Asians and you had to guess whether they were Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
You might know about alllooksame.com. But yeah, not holding my breath for the TV version, even on AZNTV...
My one concern with 1 vs. 100 is that nobody will ever seriously go for it. When you've got $150,000 or $200,000 in the bag with no helps left and are competing against geniuses who are likely to get virtually any question right, you'd have to be foolhardy to keep going. Even if it is only a handful of geniuses, it just doesn't make sense. A contestant who made a serious run would have to be really, really smart and succeed in knocking virtually everyone off without using any help. Which I'm not sure they intend to cast such people... It might get old eventually if everyone ends up winning the same amount, but for now, yeah, the questions are clever and a good difficulty level, so I like it. I'm pretty easily satisfied by any trivia game.
QUOTE (max power+Dec 18 2006, 02:47 PM)
Then Penn will yell, "WHY ARE YOU JUDGING THEM BY HOW THEY LOOK? YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON!"
See, I think that part sounds sort of awesome.
QUOTE (Little Bear+Dec 18 2006, 02:57 PM)
QUOTE (max power+Dec 18 2006, 02:47 PM)
Then Penn will yell, "WHY ARE YOU JUDGING THEM BY HOW THEY LOOK? YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON!"
See, I think that part sounds sort of awesome.
QUOTE (Little Bear+Dec 18 2006, 01:57 PM)
QUOTE (max power+Dec 18 2006, 02:47 PM)
Then Penn will yell, "WHY ARE YOU JUDGING THEM BY HOW THEY LOOK? YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON!"
See, I think that part sounds sort of awesome.
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My one concern with 1 vs. 100 is that nobody will ever seriously go for it. When you've got $150,000 or $200,000 in the bag with no helps left and are competing against geniuses who are likely to get virtually any question right, you'd have to be foolhardy to keep going. Even if it is only a handful of geniuses, it just doesn't make sense. A contestant who made a serious run would have to be really, really smart and succeed in knocking virtually everyone off without using any help. Which I'm not sure they intend to cast such people... It might get old eventually if everyone ends up winning the same amount, but for now, yeah, the questions are clever and a good difficulty level, so I like it. I'm pretty easily satisfied by any trivia game.
I enjoy 1 vs. 100 as well, but the game at this point is flawed. The mob is hardly ever going to win anything because everybody plays it safe and once they end up over $100,000 and have used their helps, they have the opportunity to leave the game. There's no incentive to stay in the game until you win a million dollars because a hundred thousand dollars is nothing to sniff at, and the million seems so far away, even when you have knocked out everyone but a handful.The main reason that I love 1 vs. 100 so much right now is because of the crazy mob members. I love to pick out the ones dancing out dorkily or really getting into the game; they're fun to keep an eye on and see how long they last.
Well, the good news about Identity is that they didn't just go "opposite" on everybody; they had some gimmes, and it seemed like it'd at least be possible to win. The bad news is that they don't even get to talk to the "strangers"! That was very disappointing. It seems like that would give the show a lot more personality. I don't think Penn is right for the host either. They need a corny schmoozer, not an acerbic wise guy.
It was very weird: in a way, it was boring, but in a way the longer it went, the more I got into it. Maybe it was the ridiculous "appropriate" things that they had the strangers say after they were successfully named. Those were so incredibly corny (English professor: "You passed the test!") that it started to get great.
I think, though, that this show too will just see people quitting as soon as they get a decent amount of money. In fact, with so little help given to the contestant, people are probably going to bail out even sooner than they do in other shows.
Guessing that Eve Plumb was the Academy Award winner was just plain stupid.
The shark attack victim needs to get her own show. I'm just saying.
It was very weird: in a way, it was boring, but in a way the longer it went, the more I got into it. Maybe it was the ridiculous "appropriate" things that they had the strangers say after they were successfully named. Those were so incredibly corny (English professor: "You passed the test!") that it started to get great.
I think, though, that this show too will just see people quitting as soon as they get a decent amount of money. In fact, with so little help given to the contestant, people are probably going to bail out even sooner than they do in other shows.
Guessing that Eve Plumb was the Academy Award winner was just plain stupid.
The shark attack victim needs to get her own show. I'm just saying.
QUOTE (Rex Dart+Dec 18 2006, 10:36 PM)
Maybe it was the ridiculous "appropriate" things that they had the strangers say after they were successfully named. Those were so incredibly corny (English professor: "You passed the test!") that it started to get great.
I especially liked the umpire: "You're safe!" Hee.
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| Guessing that Eve Plumb was the Academy Award winner was just plain stupid. Indeed.
Not only did she think Eve Plumb was an Academy Award winner, but her three friends were just "sure of it!" WTH?
I promptly fell asleep after he choose the jockey. Too boring.
I wonder if Eve got a nice bit of change to do this show. Last time I saw her, she was on some talk show saying she hated TV, The Brady Bunch, Hollywood, Kittens, new born babies, brown paper packages, cream colored ponies and schnitel with noodles.
Marsha Marsha Marsha!
I turned it off before it ended, what was Eve Plumb?
A painter.
Brady Bunch, a Sherwin Williams production. Oh, leave me alone.
Would Adam Sandler get to punch her out?
I don't doubt that Rosie is a fan, but I'd also imagine that she'd want way too much money for a show that, like most daytime programming, exists largely because it's cheap to produce. Just can't see a globally famous person getting that gig, which is no slight to TPIR, but it is what it is.
Identity sucked. They give you a bunch of gimmes (like 7 months pregnant and sumo wrestler), but there's no way you can tell who's a Scientologist just by looking at them. So no one will ever go for the big prize money.
I missed the part in the middle, did they recognize Eve Plumb, or were they told who she was? Because I would've never recognized her. It's always Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! QUOTE (Mike-El+Dec 19 2006, 11:00 AM) Actually, TVSquad reported that Dave Price, the weatherman from the Early Show, is taking over the job. Thankfully.
QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Dec 19 2006, 02:31 PM) QUOTE (Mike-El+Dec 19 2006, 11:00 AM) Actually, TVSquad reported that Dave Price, the weatherman from the Early Show, is taking over the job. Thankfully. I'm not familiar with him at all. Is he any good? A worthy successor? QUOTE (DodgerGirl+) Actually, TVSquad reported that Dave Price, the weatherman from the Early Show, is taking over the job. Thankfully. Ah, the clever. Would it help if I changed my last name to "Heroes"? QUOTE (max power+) I missed the part in the middle, did they recognize Eve Plumb, or were they told who she was? They were told. I would actually give them much credit for guessing "Academy Award winner" if it at least meant they figured out she was a famous actress first. As it was, c'mon... the person they're telling you is the actress, is going to be the Academy Award winner?? It can't be that simple.
Hmmm. I think he could be fine, though who can replace Bob Barker? He's goofy and enthusiastic and a good sport.
I kind of remember two (or three?) nighttime versions of Price is Right, one with Tom Kennedy and one with some soap opera actor. Both fizzled pretty quickly, and since the game itself was the same, I gotta blame the hosts.
Bob Barker has a dry sense of humor, with just the right amount of good cheer/bonhomie without being cheesy. He's kind to the contestants but able to roll his eyes at them when needed. If he didn't actually get a real kick out of doing the show, he at least made us believe he did. I like Rosie okay, but she'd be way too brassy and loud as host.
Jeeze! I haven't watch TPiR in years. I think the last time I watched, you could still bid, "$450 Bob!" and make the stage.
My brother-in-law was a Price is Right contestant. It was pretty funny. His mother makes the trip to Los Angeles once a year to try and get on the show. She gets tickets for three consecutive days. One year, my sister and her husband went with to keep her company. After the first day, my sister and I talked about the interview process and decided my brother-in-law had the best chance of getting picked. So, we kind of invented this persona for him that had nothing to do with who he was and we even scripted some one-liners for him to say if he got asked certain questions. Sure enough, of the first four contestants called that day, my brother-in-law was one of them. The fatal flaw in our plan? My brother-in-law had never watched the show, had not idea about the strategy and therefore, never got beyond contestant's row. He never once looked back to my sister or his mother for help (didn't realize you could) and so stayed there the entire show enduring Bob Barker's ribbing about his ineffectual bidding.
I hate David Price - he was the local weather man on my fox affliate until he got the job on the Early Show. I find him completely grating (but was happy when he got the national job so I can watch my tabloid like local morning news in peace.)
QUOTE (Rex Dart+Dec 19 2006, 02:10 PM) Ah, the clever. Would it help if I changed my last name to "Heroes"? Good lord, I'm slow. It took me several minutes to figure out what you were talking about. Now that I have...me too!
TVGasm.com almost makes EYE-DEN-tity enjoyable. Sure, it's often painful to watch the actual show, but picking on a bad show can be great fun (errr, unless it's Unan1mous).
The ratings are falling - but I thought last night's pocket-sized I'm-Still-In-The-Closet contestant made the show worthy of a "half-watching" status, given the all-repeats-all-networks alternative we are facing. QUOTE (copssister+) ...I thought last night's pocket-sized I'm-Still-In-The-Closet contestant made the show worthy of a "half-watching" status, given the all-repeats-all-networks alternative we are facing. Watching it on FF made it a lot more fun to play along, but we missed all the biographical banter. What was that guy's story, anyway? He had five kids but no wife?
I do like Penn's variations on the catchphrase. It's really like he sits down before the show and figures out all the possible permutations, down to the timing and emphasis of individual syllables. "Is that your identity?" "Is that your identity?" "Is that your iiiiiiiiii... dentity?" That and the lines they give the strangers to say (pilot: "You're cleared for takeoff!") are the two corny pleasures. (It's a damn shame we never found out what the Scientologist's line was.)
Yeah, it was nice and somewhat surprising to see someone win. (Will they go to the "put the preschool teacher in the lowcut top and miniskirt" approach now?) But although the end was legitimately dramatic, they dragged it and everything else out so much that it had lost a little something. And I still think they should ask questions, dammit. And yes, Unan1mous was horrible! WTF was going on there. QUOTE (floundering+) What was that guy's story, anyway? He had five kids but no wife? He said something about wanting to use his money to create a children's center; maybe he's adopted impoverished children for similar reasons? Or maybe he's a sinner. I HOPE HE ENJOYS HIS $500,000... IN HELL!!!
We like the vogue poses at the beginning as well.
I thought his wife was in the Group of Three? QUOTE (Rex Dart+Dec 20 2006, 03:37 PM) Yeah, it was nice and somewhat surprising to see someone win. It seemed like kind of an easy round until it got down to the last few, and I gotta hand it to the guy--I would have either given up or screwed up. I really thought the woman who turned out to be a blackjack dealer might be the violinist.
The self-important body language dude cracks me up. Like, the "strangers" are posed that way and don't move the entire show.
Re: Identity: Y'know, at holiday time, I have to deal enough with old women with no filter between their brain and their mouth from my own family... I don't need to see them on TV as well.
I was really disappointed that the witch doctor didn't say, "Oop eep ooh ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang." QUOTE "Oop eep oop ah ah, ting ting walla walla bing bang." Oh good, now that will be stuck in my head until sometime tomorrow afternoon. QUOTE (Rex Dart+Dec 20 2006, 09:03 PM) Re: Identity: Y'know, at holiday time, I have to deal enough with old women with no filter between their brain and their mouth from my own family... I don't need to see them on TV as well. I was really disappointed that the witch doctor didn't say, "Oop eep ooh ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang." I couldn't wait for Granny to get off the damn stage, taking her Hubby/Chuckles along with her. Last night's contestants were boring and annoying, respectively. The show would be so much better if the strangers were zapped off the stage through a trap door after being EYE-DEN-tified. As far as the last night's strangers - I was convinced the Army Ranger was an Underwear Model. I loved that Jordan Knight was once again not recognized on national TV. Lastly, I had hoped for a Viking when they panned through the shadowed poses, but alas, we got a Witch Doctor. *strikes a pose*
"Oh goodie, sleep! That's where I'm a viking!"
-- Ralph Wiggum
My cat's breath smells like Cat Food.
What's with the big pregnant pause before the identity is confirmed? It's sooo long. And does nothing for the show.
It tortures the contestants, which is always a good thing. But I agree, I wish they'd move on with it already (and show fewer commercials!).
QUOTE (ladybug+Dec 21 2006, 08:16 PM) What's with the big pregnant pause before the identity is confirmed? It's sooo long. And does nothing for the show. I agree. My husband and I recorded the show on our DVR last night and watched an hour episode in 25 minutes after fast forwarding through all of the dead spots. That's how bad it was! I hate it when they have the huge pregnant pause... and then break for commercial, coming back and having ANOTHER huge pregnant pause. Ridiculous!I also don't like how they are clearly avoiding carrying over a contestant from one episode to another, stretching out the drama to its fullest extent to fill up the hour.
Identity got picked up for a longer run, apparently.
1 vs. 100 is kind of teetering on the brink between a trivia show and a freak show. I say that in a good way... I think. In between showing us a hottie contestant in a plunging dress with no brains in her head at all, they showed this crazy-ass commercial... apparently in the future, they're going to have a mob of all kids, a mob that is like half meter maids, and other Dali-esque experiments. Also, Todd Bridges got eliminated on the first question, for not knowing which month the extra day of a leap year is in. (What was he talkin' 'bout?) I guess they can't do all that much worse than they did a couple of weeks ago, when they had "a 40-year-old virgin" in the mob. It couldn't have been a "waiting for marriage" thing, because they made Saget trade quips with him every five minutes about how desperate he was and who in the mob he might like to have sex with. I was so embarrassed for the guy. I mean... really... how could you... just... wow.
My dad and I were watching that show, Rex, and when She of the Plunging Dress said, "I choose Number A" we just howled with laughter. My dad, ever the polite one, also pointed out that her teeth were fake.
That's not all, Dad. That's not all.
1 vs 100 ended its season tonight, and was followed by the return of Identity, which turned to be really pretty entertaining. It didn't seem nearly as dragged out as before, and I thought tonight's contestant was a lot of fun.
The best part was she obviously had no idea who Jonathan Antin is. You could tell he was annoyed. QUOTE (Magpie+Mar 16 2007, 10:23 PM) The best part was she obviously had no idea who Jonathan Antin is. You could tell he was annoyed. He's hard to recognize in public without his beard.
Two karaoke shows are premiering next week...first The Singing Bee on NBC, then Don't Forget the Lyrics on FOX. I hope they both tank, because I can't imagine a market for karaoke game shows.
Aw, I think those shows looks like fun. And it's fun to tune in and laugh at the contestants!
Um, yay?
QUOTE Drew Carey Is Right for 'Price'
CBS ends its long hunt for Bob Barker's replacement by tapping the veteran star of ''The Drew Carey Show'' and ''Whose Line Is it Anyway?'' to take over as host of ''The Price is Right''
Don't Forget the Lyrics has the exact same gameplay as every game show in the last 10 years, and the same drawn-out "drama", which, when you're talking about reciting lyrics that barely existed to begin with, just feels ridiculous. "So you think the line is 'Muskrat Susie and Muskrat Sam do the jitterbug out in muskrat land.' Well, the first 'Muskrat' is correct (YAY!!!)... and 'Susie' is correct (YAY!!!)..." Give me a goddamn break. I like the gameplay of Singing Bee better, but Joey Fatone isn't a good host. If you could swap him with Wayne Brady, then you'd really have something. I still like it better, though... but honestly, neither one is too great, even though I've been watching both.
As for Drew, I'm surprised they got a well-known name (you would think a big part of the appeal of the show to the network is that it's cheap programming), and he wouldn't be my first choice, but I do think he'll do a good job of it. I was surprised how much publicity Barker's retirement and the replacement process got. It was the game-show equivalent of choosing the next James Bond.
Since I personally don't care for him, I'm going to declare Drew a polarizing choice.
Eh, I dunno, I think Drew has too much of the wiseass in him to make an especially good Price is Right host. But who knows.
So, Barker's Beauties become Carey's Cuties . . . ? Should we have the harrassment papers at the ready, just in case?
My husband made a good point. Drew Carey is opposite from Bob Barker. It's good because Drew doesn't have to fill Bob's shoes, and if he doesn't work out, the next guy only has to bridge the two.
On the recommendation of a co-worker, I caught two episodes tonight of Cash Cab on the Discovery Channel. It's really fun! The host drives around in a cab in NYC, and when people get in they're informed they're on a gameshow! In the cab! It's basically a Who wants to be a millionaire? trivia contest that takes place on the cab ride to wherever the "contestants" are going. The driver/hosts ask a series of trivia questions of increasing difficulty and increasing money ($25, $50, $100). They get two "lifelines", one where they can call someone and one where they flag down someone on the street. There's also a "red light challenge" that comes into play if they're stopped at a red light; it's a multi-part answer type question that nets them $250 if they get all parts right. If they get three wrong answers before they get to their destination, he pulls over and they have to get out of the cab with no money. If they make it to their destination, they have the option of playing double or nothing (except the cab ride) with a video question. It's just really goofy and fun.
QUOTE (fernbeau+Aug 15 2007, 09:26 PM) It's just really goofy and fun. Yes, exactly! I really like that there's no drama or BS, just a bunch of questions asked, and the contestants are simply happy to be there (having expected it to be a normal cab ride.) Great show.
Speaking of Drew. Has anyone been watching "The Power of 10"? I loved the first night where the 19 year old college kid won a million bucks, I don't know if anyone has come close since, but ..
Man! Do those questions show the unflattering side of the American public, or what? Questions like "What percentage of Americans believe that immigrants should be required to speak FLUENT English in order to become an American citizen?" and "What percentage of Americans would oppose girls trying out for High School football?" or "Do you think Mormons should be allowed to practice polygamy under the 1st amendment of the constitution?" Then they show the audience vote .. and for the Immigrant question it was like 80%. I kept thinking .. shit! My mom wouldn't be a citizen if that were the case. The audience felt that tops, 10% would be okay with Mormons practicing polygamy, the American vote was something like 35%. (You can probably thank Big Love for that number)
I only saw the first episode; I didn't dislike it -- I like "survey" games -- but I guess I didn't like it that much since I haven't sought it out since. Maybe they should make a special point of asking non-political questions, because yeah, that sounds pretty depressing.
The funniest thing about that show is the "$10 million prize." To get this alleged prize, you first have to win $1 million, and then you have to risk it in what amounts to randomly picking the right number out of 11 numbers; 10 out of 11 times, you would lose everything but $100,000. So you can settle for winning a piddling million dollars, or you can risk $900,000 on an 11-to-1 chance to win $9 million. WHO IS EVER GOING TO DO THAT???
I watched last night and they had some woman on from Alabama. The question was "What percentage of Americans think that America is the best country in the world?" Drew Carey was saying "It could be high but, then again, we're in an unpopular war, there are people unhappy with the health care system, the educational system." And the woman says "Then they should move someplace else." So, immediately, I wanted her to lose. Which she did. And it was because her husband convinced her to lower her percentage. If she had left it where she felt it should have gone, she would have won $100,000. Instead she left with $1,000. That made me very happy.
Ha ha. Maybe that'll make it into The Soup.
Now you've got me curious. What was the percentage?
It was something like 82%. I'm not being clear, though. She got that answer right for $10,000. It was the $100,000 question "What percentage of Americans think girls should be allowed to try out and play on the boys football team? (Answer: 42%) " that she got wrong by following her husband's advice.
Did anyone see Don't Forget the Lyrics last night? I know I criticized these shows when they first started airing but I got sucked into this one. Did anyone else notice that the questions they asked the Donny and Marie lookalike couple were A LOT harder than what they asked to the guy in the green shirt? I found that total BS.
Now that it's on against Lost, I only flip to it during commercial breaks. I did see that last week, they gave a little kid $300,000 for knowing the words to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." That seemed truly desperate.
QUOTE (Rex Dart+Feb 8 2008, 07:03 PM) Now that it's on against Lost, I only flip to it during commercial breaks. I did see that last week, they gave a little kid $300,000 for knowing the words to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." That seemed truly desperate. You think that's cake? I was flipping during commercials and saw some girl on The Moment of Truth win $100,000 for truthfully answering "No" to "Have you ever taken nude pictures of yourself?" And she was all squirmy because her mother was onstage with her. Dudes...at least make it "Have you ever let a guy take nude pictures of you?" At least that's squirm-worthy.
I was watching that. The only interesting question was "Have you ever made yourself throw up in order to lose weight?" And the sister put the kibosh on her being able to answer the question. Apparently, the family and/or friends that you bring with you have the option of stopping you from answering one question. Her sister's reason: "Some things should stay personal." Which was a dead give-away that the answer was "yes."
I liked that the next question was about her mother controlling her life when the mother just told her to end the game. Fab.
The whole show confuses me because obviously the contestants were asked these questions already when they were hooked up to the lie detector test. So why do they always look SHOCKED when they hear the question - again ?
I don't get it either. There has been 2 liars too. What's the point of lying. If it's for money and you already know what you're going to get asked, why would you lie and lose the money.
I watch it but I'm loing interest.
It needs that lie detector guy with the bald head and mustache with the thumbs up/thumbs down thing to really work.
QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Feb 9 2008, 09:33 AM) It needs that lie detector guy with the bald head and mustache with the thumbs up/thumbs down thing to really work. if the show was on ABC, they could use the "Noooo-BINGOOOO" guy. QUOTE (henry+) The whole show confuses me because obviously the contestants were asked these questions already when they were hooked up to the lie detector test. So why do they always look SHOCKED when they hear the question - again ? |
I guess you could fanwank (game show fanwank???) that they're asked more questions on the original exam than on the show and are shocked that they "chose that one," and/or are embarrassed to answer the questions in public.
QUOTE (GoodLuckWithThat+)
What's the point of lying. If it's for money and you already know what you're going to get asked, why would you lie and lose the money.
I suppose the most obvious answer is that if you can beat the lie detector, you can both avoid confessing something damaging and still win the money, so it's tempting to try.
My larger question, though, is this. Since the lie detector is not 100% accurate, if you get asked enough questions -- and in order to win decent money, you do have to answer a lot of them -- it sure seems to me that you're going to be judged as "lying" at some point whether you actually are or not. If the lie detector is 95% accurate and you get asked two questions and you tell the truth on both, there is a 9.75% chance (1 - .95²) that you will be reported as lying anyway. If you get asked three questions, that would be a 14.3% chance (1 - .95³) of a "false positive." Once you get up to 14 questions, it actually becomes more than a 50% chance that you will have a false positive at some point and lose, even if you told the truth every time!
The ultimate proof of this will be if someone is judged to be "lying" when they give the more socially embarrassing answer. I would go so far to say that if that never happens, something untoward is going on.
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My larger question, though, is this. Since the lie detector is not 100% accurate, if you get asked enough questions -- and in order to win decent money, you do have to answer a lot of them -- it sure seems to me that you're going to be judged as "lying" at some point whether you actually are or not. If the lie detector is 95% accurate and you get asked two questions and you tell the truth on both, there is a 9.75% chance (1 - .95²) that you will be reported as lying anyway. If you get asked three questions, that would be a 14.3% chance (1 - .95³) of a "false positive." Once you get up to 14 questions, it actually becomes more than a 50% chance that you will have a false positive at some point and lose, even if you told the truth every time!
The ultimate proof of this will be if someone is judged to be "lying" when they give the more socially embarrassing answer. I would go so far to say that if that never happens, something untoward is going on.
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It needs that lie detector guy with the bald head and mustache with the thumbs up/thumbs down thing to really work.
That is a great idea.
It's amazing, though, how they can manage to render people confessing their deepest secrets in front of their family and millions of people... kinda boring.
It's amazing, though, how they can manage to render people confessing their deepest secrets in front of their family and millions of people... kinda boring.
The underwear model was shocked when they said he lied about packing his underwear. I don't know why he would lie about it. It's not exactly the most embarrassing thing that men do. It was only a $25,000 question. The show claims it's using 21 out of 50 questions asked.
I discussed with a friend and we both figured that if the question is an emotional one that may cause false readings. I'll watch one or two more but then I may be over it.
I discussed with a friend and we both figured that if the question is an emotional one that may cause false readings. I'll watch one or two more but then I may be over it.
Umm, I was told there would be no math here Rex
Honestly, I was just looking for an excuse to use exponents and thus dazzle you with my mastery of the Character Map™ .
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Looks like someone needs an exorcism!
So did anyone catch "The Moment of Truth" last night?
It's apparently a combination game show/Jerry Springer episode where the contestant is hooked to a polygraph machine and asked 50 questions (prior to the show). Then they bring the person on stage and sit them in the hot seat in front of the audience and a select group of friends/family.
The host then picks some of the questions off the list and the contestant has to answer them truthfully to win money.
Questions like "did you ever cheat on your girlfriend?" "have you ever watched gay porn?"
The guy last night was obviously desperate for cash ("if your mom stopped your allowance, would you be able to pay your mortgage?") and his mother looked like she wanted to crawl under a rock ("have you ever stolen money from your family's business?"). The whole family looked humiliated and sad and hurt, but determined to help the guy win some decent cash. The guy looked like he knew he was selling his soul and knew he was hurting his mother, but didn't have a better choice.
That was some ugly TV.
It's apparently a combination game show/Jerry Springer episode where the contestant is hooked to a polygraph machine and asked 50 questions (prior to the show). Then they bring the person on stage and sit them in the hot seat in front of the audience and a select group of friends/family.
The host then picks some of the questions off the list and the contestant has to answer them truthfully to win money.
Questions like "did you ever cheat on your girlfriend?" "have you ever watched gay porn?"
The guy last night was obviously desperate for cash ("if your mom stopped your allowance, would you be able to pay your mortgage?") and his mother looked like she wanted to crawl under a rock ("have you ever stolen money from your family's business?"). The whole family looked humiliated and sad and hurt, but determined to help the guy win some decent cash. The guy looked like he knew he was selling his soul and knew he was hurting his mother, but didn't have a better choice.
That was some ugly TV.
I sort of watched it, but I wasn't paying close enough attention. Did he answer the question about stealing money from his family's business? And, which question did the family press the button on, not letting him answer?
I thought stealing from the family business was a WAY bigger deal than cheating on his girlfriend.
Best part was the very end when his best friend leaned over to the guy's brother and whispers (totally audible, picked up on their mics) "There goes our night of partying."
I thought stealing from the family business was a WAY bigger deal than cheating on his girlfriend.
Best part was the very end when his best friend leaned over to the guy's brother and whispers (totally audible, picked up on their mics) "There goes our night of partying."
What a gross show. I forced myself to watch an episode so my indignation would seem more righteous. Ick.
Gladly, the family pushed the button on the "stealing from the family business" question. The mom didn't want to hear the answer to that one.
She looked so sad. They all did.
I'm not sure what the producers were hoping for with this show, but I can't imagine anyone getting pleasure from watching that episode. Even when he knew he'd won a hundred grand, the guy looked sick to his stomach.
She looked so sad. They all did.
I'm not sure what the producers were hoping for with this show, but I can't imagine anyone getting pleasure from watching that episode. Even when he knew he'd won a hundred grand, the guy looked sick to his stomach.
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| I'm not sure what the producers were hoping for with this show, but I can't imagine anyone getting pleasure from watching that episode. Even when he knew he'd won a hundred grand, the guy looked sick to his stomach. Yeah, well, he signed up for it. I assume he's watched it, so I'm not feeling too sorry for him. For a long time, I thought the very premise of Temptation Island was the worst someone could come up with, but this beats it by a long shot. What I really don't get is that it appears to be a hit. That's something I don't care to ponder.
The really sick thing is, they know what questions they will be asked and still choose to go on the show. I guess it proves that some people will do anything for money.
We've been enjoying Bingo America on GSN with a remarkably well-preserved Patrick Duffy doing hosting duty. You can download a couple of cards from the show's website to play along and win $50 if you do happen to get a bingo, and also a bonus prize at the end if the contestant calls your two bonus numbers on your cards. They never do, of course.
Any moral discomfort aside, I can't take the show seriously because I don't have a high regard for polygraph "science." So the contestants could easily be getting away with lying, or worse yet, telling the truth but being told by the "machine" that they're lying.
QUOTE (OffTopic+May 28 2008, 12:39 PM) Gladly, the family pushed the button on the "stealing from the family business" question. The mom didn't want to hear the answer to that one. She looked so sad. They all did. I saw the preview for that question before a commercial break, but I never saw him answer it. I can see why they stopped that one; I mean, they must all know he's stolen from the business. I think what doesn't sit quite right with me about the show (aside from its snail's pace) is that the contestant ostensibly gets paid for being honest about their shitty failings as a human being. There needs to be some karmic penalty that I see being paid.
Well his ex-girlfriend initially said there was a chance they could get back together. Then after the last question, she basically said hell no. She wanted to get up and leave and I think the edit might have been that they had to talk her into staying.
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