Comments on: ABC Picks Up “Duel” http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:09:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Greg http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-24298 Greg Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:59:47 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-24298 Duel? Sounds like a certain spiky-haired pharaoh would like this show. Duel? Sounds like a certain spiky-haired pharaoh would like this show.

]]> By: lobster http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23180 lobster Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:10:47 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23180 isn't that almost exactly what millionaire already does? :D .. once you get to the $1000 question, every question thereafter doubles (except the one level where they readjusted the doubling after the $64k question to $125k to accommodate for an eventual even million -- and in syndie where they readjust doubling after the $16k question to $25k).. lest we forget supermillionaire, which did exactly what we're talking about at least to the $10m level.. anything past that though would be pretty insane .. can you even imagine one multiple choice question being valued at 20,000,000 freaking dollars?? It'd have to be RIDICULOUSLY obscure... it's getting obscene, these shows :D .. how many years before we see a $100,000,000 prize.. isn’t that almost exactly what millionaire already does? :D .. once you get to the $1000 question, every question thereafter doubles (except the one level where they readjusted the doubling after the $64k question to $125k to accommodate for an eventual even million — and in syndie where they readjust doubling after the $16k question to $25k)..

lest we forget supermillionaire, which did exactly what we’re talking about at least to the $10m level.. anything past that though would be pretty insane .. can you even imagine one multiple choice question being valued at 20,000,000 freaking dollars?? It’d have to be RIDICULOUSLY obscure… it’s getting obscene, these shows :D .. how many years before we see a $100,000,000 prize..

]]> By: Neville http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23157 Neville Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:38:15 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23157 Lobster, you've got an excellent point there, but if you start out with the first question being worth only $1,000, 10 questions should only be up into the 1/2 million area. Of course, I'm sure that the networks wouldn't like this idea, even though it has a nice risk/reward thing gong on, because of those high possible values. It's just my thought for a big money show that rewards knowledge and might play out big enough for primetime. Just a thought! :) Lobster, you’ve got an excellent point there, but if you start out with the first question being worth only $1,000, 10 questions should only be up into the 1/2 million area. Of course, I’m sure that the networks wouldn’t like this idea, even though it has a nice risk/reward thing gong on, because of those high possible values. It’s just my thought for a big money show that rewards knowledge and might play out big enough for primetime. Just a thought! :)

]]> By: lobster http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23119 lobster Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:06:17 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23119 neville -- heh.. doubling each one?? after 10 questions you'd already be in the 32,000,000 range.. any further and they'd own the network.. literally.. maybe a static amt of money or a limit per show (like jennings' run) would be more realistic :D LObs neville — heh.. doubling each one?? after 10 questions you’d already be in the 32,000,000 range.. any further and they’d own the network.. literally.. maybe a static amt of money or a limit per show (like jennings’ run) would be more realistic :D

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]]> By: David Howell http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23065 David Howell Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:51:23 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23065 ITV have it? Well that version will offer a million. Nothing's ever offered more in this country, and I'd hope this wouldn't offer less. (Bear in mind £1m is almost $2m, and our prizes are tax-free... a £1m win is straight into the Jennings/Rutter league, in other words.) Hope this one works, ITV haven't come up with anything nearly as good as Millionaire in the decade since, and that includes Millionaire itself after last month's revamp. ITV have it? Well that version will offer a million. Nothing’s ever offered more in this country, and I’d hope this wouldn’t offer less. (Bear in mind £1m is almost $2m, and our prizes are tax-free… a £1m win is straight into the Jennings/Rutter league, in other words.)

Hope this one works, ITV haven’t come up with anything nearly as good as Millionaire in the decade since, and that includes Millionaire itself after last month’s revamp.

]]> By: Neville http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23050 Neville Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:48:35 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23050 @Brian Schwartz: I thought the same thing about similarities with $64,000 Question, with a hint of Twenty-One. What I think would be neat idea would be to sort of bring back the $64,000 Question, except keep doubling the money until the contestant misses or quits - that could work well in the Battle of Top Prizes (Of course, it didn't go too well for The Rich List...) It appears that Duel is trying to take a page out of Power of 10's book, though, by making it a competition show, something that's been out of primetime for a while... perhaps since NBC's Twenty-One :) I'll tune in, but ABC's gonna have to step it up if they want it to be a hit. If you're reading this, ABC, please don't dumb down the questions to just Pop Culture and Elementary School stuff, and give it a nice pace! Please! People will watch it! Also, SHIT! (3 Uncensored) @Brian Schwartz: I thought the same thing about similarities with $64,000 Question, with a hint of Twenty-One. What I think would be neat idea would be to sort of bring back the $64,000 Question, except keep doubling the money until the contestant misses or quits - that could work well in the Battle of Top Prizes (Of course, it didn’t go too well for The Rich List…) It appears that Duel is trying to take a page out of Power of 10’s book, though, by making it a competition show, something that’s been out of primetime for a while… perhaps since NBC’s Twenty-One :) I’ll tune in, but ABC’s gonna have to step it up if they want it to be a hit. If you’re reading this, ABC, please don’t dumb down the questions to just Pop Culture and Elementary School stuff, and give it a nice pace! Please! People will watch it!

Also, SHIT! (3 Uncensored)

]]> By: Intelligentfan777 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23040 Intelligentfan777 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:26:05 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23040 Oh, SHIT! I hope this thread doesn't turn into a South Park episode! =p In any event, just yesterday I heard news of the UK picking up Duel on ITV over there. When I heard the description of the show, I thought to myself, "Hmmmmm, This would make a good game here in the states. Hope US execs pick up on this!" BAM! One day later, ABC will hopefully atone for their latest round of game show product. (Although, at least NBN has a play-at-home online redeeming quality.) Hey, it's a new season and who really wants to talk about those two debacles anymore. Duel is a smart show that requires smarts to win. And who knows, we might some "Grand Slammers" out of this show as well. I'll definitely give it a shot. Oh, SHIT!

I hope this thread doesn’t turn into a South Park episode! =p

In any event, just yesterday I heard news of the UK picking up Duel on ITV over there. When I heard the description of the show, I thought to myself, “Hmmmmm, This would make a good game here in the states. Hope US execs pick up on this!”

BAM! One day later, ABC will hopefully atone for their latest round of game show product. (Although, at least NBN has a play-at-home online redeeming quality.) Hey, it’s a new season and who really wants to talk about those two debacles anymore. Duel is a smart show that requires smarts to win. And who knows, we might some “Grand Slammers” out of this show as well. I’ll definitely give it a shot.

]]> By: Alex Davis http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23039 Alex Davis Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:38:12 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23039 Oh you know me by now, Mark, lol. Feel free to say shit or any other horrible obscenity that you'd like. We're all free here. Oh you know me by now, Mark, lol. Feel free to say shit or any other horrible obscenity that you’d like. We’re all free here.

]]> By: Wheelloon http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23038 Wheelloon Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:34:59 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23038 While the idea of 2-player VS. Millionaire sounds intriguing (and after the show premiered, I did wonder how the idea would work), I am questioning the true motivations by having such a show being picked up in the US. It seems only too appropriate ABC would pick up a format like this, especially after losing the rights to Millionaire last year (if my facts are correct). Super Millionaire kicked the crap out of the original version, IMHO, and should've been renewed. If ABC styles Duel more after Millionaire, and not like ABC's most recent game show delves "Show me the Sh*t" and "S**t for Life" this has great potential for the network. With not much other basis to go on, the logo itself, at least, looks cool, but familiar for some odd reason... :-/ While the idea of 2-player VS. Millionaire sounds intriguing (and after the show premiered, I did wonder how the idea would work), I am questioning the true motivations by having such a show being picked up in the US. It seems only too appropriate ABC would pick up a format like this, especially after losing the rights to Millionaire last year (if my facts are correct). Super Millionaire kicked the crap out of the original version, IMHO, and should’ve been renewed.

If ABC styles Duel more after Millionaire, and not like ABC’s most recent game show delves “Show me the Sh*t” and “S**t for Life” this has great potential for the network. With not much other basis to go on, the logo itself, at least, looks cool, but familiar for some odd reason… :-/

]]> By: Brian Schwartz http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23022 Brian Schwartz Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:34:18 +0000 http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/abc-picks-up-duel/#comment-23022 All this really is, is a 21st century version of $64,000 Challenge. I might check out the premiere but am skeptical about it. All this really is, is a 21st century version of $64,000 Challenge. I might check out the premiere but am skeptical about it.

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