|
Post by addemup on Jan 1, 2019 19:45:43 GMT -5
So... I haven't watched a lick of the show since CNBC's run started, and maybe that's a good thing. When wildjackmonroe said "it's probably going to be like the later primetime run" (pretty much), he wasn't lying. It's absolutely like it. I watched it for about two minutes, turned it on and they were right in the middle of a sob story. No thanks.
|
|
|
Post by Frank on Oct 25, 2019 15:02:06 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by kyngzindeyen on Oct 29, 2019 16:41:23 GMT -5
So... I haven't watched a lick of the show since CNBC's run started, and maybe that's a good thing. When wildjackmonroe said "it's probably going to be like the later primetime run" (pretty much), he wasn't lying. It's absolutely like it. I watched it for about two minutes, turned it on and they were right in the middle of a sob story. No thanks. Yeah, I think that's one of the same problems that afflicted the UK version of the show in its later years. Early on in the show's run (2005-06), many of the contestants were upbeat about the show: they had ambitions and desires that it was possible to identify and sympathise with, regardless of their economic background (it was great to see a poorer contestant getting the money they needed to turn their life around). However, after a few years, it all felt a bit forced: there were too many contestants with sob stories, and the cheerfulness of the early days was gone. Granted, this wasn't all the show's fault: after the Great Recession hit, a lot of people would have suffered. But, even so, it did make the show a chore to watch...
|
|
|
Post by johnnyo on Nov 7, 2019 16:39:12 GMT -5
Some comments on the new CNBC version of DOND. For the record, I watched one episode back in December, and now I am watching the remainder of the season in a relatively short time frame, which allows me to see things differently than if I had watched only once a week:
- With a single game of DOND shoehorned into each one hour episode, most of the drama seems manufactured. Of course it's "No Deal", after the first round, and the second round, etc. It's not until there is 10 minutes left in the hour that it feels like there is any chance of the game ending. I don't mind the gimmicks used as filler, as they do keep me entertained.
- The "counter-offer" twist seems to be a strong lure to exit the game with some real $$, as opposed to a contestant just mindlessly pushing through. Even when a counter-offer is rejected, it sets a bar for an amount the contestant is willing to take. Then, when a later banker's offer comes in over the rejected counter-offer amount, the contestant seems more willing to say "Deal" because they had already been willing to leave for less money.
- There are three case models from the original run of the show. One of the new models has revealed that she is Barry Gordy's (of Motown records) granddaughter.
- One contestant was the son of a contestant from the original NBC run.
|
|
|
Post by kyngzindeyen on Nov 9, 2019 20:00:33 GMT -5
Wow, one hour per show? Yeah, that kind of ruins it... I think the real start of the UK's version came in 2011, when they stretched it out from 45 minutes to 65 minutes. The 45-minute version already had quite a lot of padding, but the extended version was borderline-unwatchable due to how slow-paced it was.
And, since we had one game per episode right from the start, we also had the problem of "You can tell it'll be an early deal because they've only opened five boxes before the first break" - and this was only exacerbated by the extension...
|
|
|
Post by johnnyo on Nov 26, 2019 15:51:18 GMT -5
- With a single game of DOND shoehorned into each one hour episode, most of the drama seems manufactured. Of course it's "No Deal", after the first round, and the second round, etc. It's not until there is 10 minutes left in the hour that it feels like there is any chance of the game ending. I don't mind the gimmicks used as filler, as they do keep me entertained. There were in fact two instances when three games were stretched over two episodes. Each game took about 40 minutes. Game 1 was only on the first episode; Game 2 started on the first episode, and ended on the second episode; and Game 3 ended with the conclusion of the second episode.
|
|
|
Post by manekineko on Dec 16, 2019 5:52:51 GMT -5
1. Female Banker -- this shouldn't be something that bothers me but in a way it does. I know a woman can be just as ruthless as a man, but as anyone can remember from when I did Deal or No Deal community games, with a male banker, you can hurl just about any insult you want at the banker and it would fit. With a female banker, in this day and age, you can't really do that. If this was 15 years ago, I'd have supported this idea.
2. I can't believe they didn't go with a speakerphone. Have the banker use psychology and insults to make the contestant take the deal. I know the banker is just a figurehead, yada yada yada, but you can do a lot with that.
3. Too much drama. I'll always love the case girls, that's awesome, and I'm glad they didn't get put guys in (I'm looking at you TPIR!) but it just seems so forced. To me, it's just why I stopped watching. If you have enough money to put a hefty chunk of change down on a house, it's time to deal. The game needs to rely more on the game and less on "One case, #12... Jenna! Now what do you think Jenna has?" -- hold hold hold. most people by now can read the damn board. Most people get where the landmines are and the odds of that case holding it.
|
|
|
Post by Mandoli on Jan 10, 2024 18:56:31 GMT -5
|
|