wish regis had bit more of a role in it however..

awesome revival though. keeps me screaming at the TV

I’d like to see “Super Password” with the 3-part Lightning Round from “Password ‘75″. That would be an exciting show.

So, maybe you don’t like it, but, you can’t say they were not taking various “aspects” of different Password elements over the years with that rule in the new game.

Second, I give Password three stars. I like the gameplay, but I think Chris R’s idea of using the fast and exciting front game to break up the plodding endgame would be better. The set is too dark, too red and too disjointed. The music is easily forgettable and a synthesized cliche. The celebrities were nice, but not the best players, same as the contestants. Regis was a non-entity, which I’m trying to decide if that’s a good thing or not.

There’s hell to pay when the new Password doesn’t have any puzzles, that’s for sure. :P

If they did, I would break the format into 3 segments since it looks like Pyramid in Password’s body:

Win one main game to play the 5 of 10 set for $10,000.
Keep that and leave, or risk it for the first “safe haven” of $25,000.
Win that, then you return to try and win a second main game.

Win two main games to play the 5 of 8 set for $50,000.
Keep that and leave, or risk it for the second “safe haven” of $100,000.
Win that, then you return to try and win a third main game.

Win three main games to play the 5 of 6 set for $250,000.
Keep that and leave, or risk it for the $1,000,000.

I wouldn’t add it, but I would okay with showing a preview of the 5 passwords at the million level for that enticement factor.

I heard the ratings were good though.

1. The audience was WAY too loud – now it is one thing when someone wins the money (i.e. $10,000, $25,000, etc.), but after EVERY CORRECT ANSWER? The audience was subdued on the other “Password” formats, but not here!

2. There could have been a neater theme to the show – since Fremantle owns Mark Goodson Productions, and Score Productions is still in business, why didn’t they let them compose the them (especially since the show is on CBS, where Score Productions made the music for “Up To The Minute?”

3. I thought that Neil Patrick Harris did a great job – Rachel Ray on the other hand… “MDP” needs to get celebrities who can stand up to the ‘pressure’ more (like “Mrs. Betty Honey” White will!)

4. I think that the end game should be more like the Alphabetics/Super Password round, as it would take longer to win the money, and I also miss the puzzles as well.

5. I like Regis as host, and he doesn’t have to be as overbearing as he was on “Millionaire” either.

6. The set was too much like “Millionaire” and Donny Osmond’s version of “Pyramid” – too ‘techno’ for my taste – an updated version of the “Super Password” set would have worked just as well, and been more ‘homey’ to boot!

7. In a way, I’m glad there is no announcer, or Fremantle would probably have stuck Rich Fields on it – then it REALLY would have been a LOUD show!

In closing, I liked it, but “Super Password” is still my all-time favorite version of the game – I’ll always LOVE the ‘TESTIMONY’ episode with Patty Duke and Rip Taylor!

The million dollar game was beautifully done. I knew that NPH was screwed when “FIASCO” came up. How do ya give a clue for that.

I love the set. And i liked it how the celebs introduced their partners in the front game, a suttle throwback to the original version of Password. I think were all looking forward for Betty White’s apperance on the show. Let the master show us how its done.

Jeff, unfortunately we live in a world where game show announcers just aren’t very necessary anymore. Except for Price and Wheel where you have a lot of merchandise to describe, most game shows just offer cash. Not much for an announcer to do these days.

I do agree about the lousy, predictable theme music…if you can call it that.
An actual clock tick would be more naturally suspenseful than that artificially dramatic underscore. Even Pyramid’s flute-clock sound haunts me years later.

And it would have been retro-cool to have Regis close with “The Password for tonight is __________.”…followed by a quote or proverb sent in by a viewer, just Like Allen.

But even with a few blemishes, the show wasn’t bad. But I was almost expecting Regis to start the bonus round by saying, “Here’s Your First Password. Go!”