28Aug2011
Weekend Replay: Exciting Finish to Aussie “Deal or No Deal”
Right as I say we haven't been covering Australia for some time we manage to get two clips. This comes courtesy of our contributor Mike Klauss, so thanks for the instant message from him. Their daily version of Deal or No Deal has been going strong since 2004. It's taken a hit due to competitor Millionaire: Hot Seat, but it's still on and still offering up to $200,000 a day to lucky contestants. As opposed to the more serious and dramatic tone of the British version, the Australian version offers a lighthearted, fun, and energetic half hour. It's easily comparable to the American syndicated edition. This past Tuesday featured an exciting game. As we join the game the board features $50, $3,000; and the top two of $100,000 and $200,000. Can the contestant go all the way and become the fourth top prize winner in the show's history? Click here to find out.
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The Aussies Are Better Than Us: “Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation”
With the hurricanes, I think some of you could use a laugh. This clip has been making the rounds on Facebook, and I saw it on Bother's Bar, and I thought you'd enjoy it. We don't cover a lot of Australian ones. I'm a big fan of comedy panel quiz shows. For some reason we just can't seem to get any here unlike basically every other major country. They clearly work, but no one wants to give any a shot. This one from Australia is called Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation. The Ten show, beginning in 2009, involves three teams of celebrities placed on teams corresponding to their ages and generations. They're quizzed on various things from their generations. Click here to see an infamous and hysterical moment from the show.
Read MoreView Comments (7)09Aug2011
Morning Buzz for August 9, 2011
Good morning, everyone. We took a long weekend but we're back with lots to talk about. We're getting closer to the debut of the Fall 2011 season so bits and pieces of news about your favorite shows are coming in. Updates this morning include a new addition which can add huge money to your bank this season on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, updated schedules, information on the new series of BBC's Secret Fortune, a new show called Epic Win, and a look at Australian Deal or No Deal. Click here for the updates on all stories.
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Morning Buzz for July 22nd, 2011
Good Friday morning. The past few days have consisted of practically nothing of any use, so apologies for the lack of updates. We managed to find a few remotely interesting things. As we approach the Fall 2011 season, we'll have more interesting things to write about. Updates this morning include a foreign host of The Price is Right visiting the set and guest hosting a segment on an upcoming episode, a special salute episode of Price taping soon, and a funny and interesting clip from BBC's Pointless. Click here for all the updates.
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Jim Graham Sees the Million Dollar Question on “Millionaire: Hot Seat”
Did anyone expect the Australian version of Millionaire, now called Hot Seat, to survive as long as it has? Based on the description and seeing a bit, I didn't. The show is multiplayer Millionaire, to put it simplistically. Six people play. Answer right and you keep climbing the tree but miss a question and the top of the tree is knocked down and the next person in line takes your place. Each person can Pass once during the game and go to the back of the line. The game is meaningless up until the very last question and it's just not a great version of the show, so it's success on Nine, versus Deal or No Deal, is interesting. The show attempted to give away another million dollar top prize recently. See the clip and find out if they gave away the first $1,000,000 prize in the show's history.
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Weekend Replay: “Deal or No Deal” Australia
Time for "Deal or No Deal" Counterpoint, ironically enough from yesterday's episode of Deal or No Deal in Australia. The contestant has 15 of 26 cases left, including five of the top six amounts... but can he hold on to them?
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News Flashes: “Millionaire”, “Million Dollar Drop”, and “Lingo”
A few quick things to start you off this morning. First, Who Wants to be a Millionaire will be getting its own Facebook app soon. The game will debut Monday, March 21st, on Millionaire's Facebook page. Next, the American version of Million Dollar Money Drop is still in limbo, but our way of doing the game is making its way around the world now. Australia is the first country to jump on the bandwagon. The now-titled The Million Dollar Drop will retain everything from the American version, including the rules, set, and presentation. And finally, Lingo is still casting for contestants. They are especially looking for fans of the show who know how to play the game, which should include a large number of you. Click here to get the full update on all these stories.
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Aussie Weekend Replay: “Minute to Win It”
Like they say in previews, Minute to Win It has taken off all over the world...well in three other countries. Australian's version of Minute to Win It is going pretty strong. Channel 7's edition, hosted by Darren McMullen, is basically the same as Americans except it's not as psychotic and there is a milestone level at $2,500 unlike the $1,000 level in America. It hasn't been on long but they've already had a contestant try for $500,000. The game contestant Grant Nelson has to play is "Double Trouble", where he must bounce two ping-pong balls off a table, using one hand, and they have to land in two separate cups. It's very hard and he's on his final life. Can he do it? Check out the video after the break.
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Aussie Weekend Replay: “Hot Seat” and the Heart Rate Meter
We'll be doing a few Australian features this weekend. Wanted to focus on Hot Seat today. It's a standard episode, really. And given the big secrecy and excitement about what's going on with the American version of Millionaire, it's always fun to check around and see what other countries do for fun. Big money is on the line for the contestant in the video. We see a $100,000 question. While that's OK, the more interesting thing is the newest addition to the show. They are now strapping contestants to a heart rate monitor to each contestant to see how they are doing stress wise. Check out a video of it after the break.
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Weekend Replay: “Hot Seat” For $50,000
Any time I've posted a video of the hit Australian game show Hot Seat, a pretty good spin off of Millionaire, it's typically a $1,000,000 moment and it's pretty well known it's going to be a loss or it would have been known by someone. Let's try to mix it up. The contestant at the end of this clip faces one question for $50,000. Will the contestant win it, or will they be leaving with $1,000 instead? Check it out after the break. It's an exciting finish.
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“Millionaire: Hot Seat” Asks Third $1,000,000 Question Ever
The popular Australian spin-off of Who Wants to be a Millionaire called Hot Seat seems to be pretty dividing. It's clearly not the greatest game on earth but it's hard to deny there are some extremely exciting finishes. One of these situations comes from last Monday's episode. Contestant Paul Wolfenden entered the Hot Seat in the middle of the game and worked his way up through the chain. He became the third person ever to see the $1,000,000 question. Remember: in this version there is no walking away and no lifelines. Can he win the $1,000,0000? Or is he going to drop from $250,000 back to $1,000 (and remember, he can't walk away). Find out below.
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Weekend Replay: Big Winner on Aussie “Deal or No Deal”
The Australian version of Deal or No Deal has been on the air for seven years daily now and they've only had one $200,000 grand prize civilian winner. That was far back in 2004. They had a celebrity win $200,000 in 2007, but it's more exciting to see a regular player win.
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Weekend Replay: Intense “Hot Seat”
Continuing our accidental weekend of Millionaire, we're moving to Australia and their popular spinoff Hot Seat. I've said it before, but for repetition's sake here we go again: despite my initial fears the show is warming up to me. It's just Millionaire in a different package. And frankly the package tends to be more exciting than the US version is. Take this episode for example. The show can screw good contestants over occasionally and force them to take random guesses with no strategy, but it's hard to deny this is the most exciting episode of any version of Millionaire that has aired in a very long time. Not to mention the host, Eddie McGuire, is fantastic; it's got a nice set; and the game just flows and plays well. It's got a ni
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Weekend Replay: “Millionaire: Hot Seat”
Our next international video this weekend comes from Australia. It's a recent episode of the Who Wants to be a Millionaire spinoff called Hot Seat. We covered it when it first came out, and I bashed it a bit. At first glance, and after watching the first episode or two, I thought it was just a poor attempt to cash in on the Millionaire name. I've watched a lot more of it since, and I've changed my mind a bit. I'm actually starting to enjoy it quite a bit. Part of it is from host Eddie McGuire, who does a fantastic job. Another part is that the game is just flat out enjoyable. It's got the spirit of Millionaire with a new filler and it's still one of the better new quiz shows to come out this decade. [stream provider=video flv=x:/flashgameshows.com/wordpress/videos/hotseatpart1.flv img=x:/flashgameshows.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/hotseatpart1.jpg mp4=x:/flashgameshows.com/wordpress/videos/hotseatpart1.m4v embed=false share=false width=642 height=352 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /] (more...)
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Weekend Replay: Aussie “Deal or No Deal”
We've finally got an exciting and/or interesting clip to show you for this week's Weekend Replay! We're going abroad this time, over to Australia and their edition of Deal or No Deal. Aussie Deal has been going strongly daily since 2004. It's come under incredible competition recently from the Who Wants to be a Millionaire spinoff Hot Seat, but it's still doing well. It's essentially the same format as ours. The top prize is $200,000 and the people holding the cases get to guess what is inside them for a $500 prize, much like the Dutch version. Where it becomes different (and superior) to ours is the variety of sub-games they have. One is Chance, where a player who has previously taken a Deal and plays the "What Would Have Happened" ending down to two cases has the option to give back the Deal to open his or her case. The British use this as "Banker's Gamble".
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