Comments on: NBC Picks Up “Amne$ia” From Mark Burnett

By: Jordan Hass

Jordan Hass — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:13:31 +0000

I could see it being “Don’t Forget The Lyrics” or “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” aka
“Another Million Dollar Chance To Make an Ass out of Yourself”

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But even I will admit THIS SHOW will not last.

Why?

No one wants to watch a full hour of a person talking about his life by telling the truth. Especially if it is “Joe Contestant”.

Can FOX go back to making Sitcoms and Animated Series? Or did it die for its “FOX REALITY” image?

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:09:27 +0000

Capitals and lower case A’s have holes. Turning the S in to a dollar sign adds 2 more as well. It’s a conspiracy, I tell you.

I don’t really see this working. There are too many details in a person’s life that cannot be nailed down. Think of The Newlywed Game and asking people what their first date was like. More often than not the stories are different. Game shows (and puzzle writers) stick mainly to trivia because it’s researchable and provable. How much of your life could you definitively prove as a contestant on this show? How much of *someone else’s* could you prove if someone you knew was the contestant? (And how creepy is it that your friends would be teaming up with some TV writers to become more of an expert on your life than you are?)

Not sold on the concept at all.

By: David (aka John Goodman)

David (aka John Goodman) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:23:07 +0000

If NBC bumps “1 vs. 100″ again for this, I’m going to start watching “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!” out of spite.

By: David Howell

David Howell — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:22:16 +0000

Sounds less-bad than any FOX game show post-DoND.

I smell a money tree too. Let’s play Guess The New Strange Amount. $125,000’s due a comeback, it’s not appeared since ABC Millionaire…

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:57:09 +0000

The enclosed part of the e? *ducks*

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:46:41 +0000

On one hand, this sounds interesting, and not too demeaning, kinda like a spin on The Newlywed Game, except it’s loved ones instead of the spouse.

On the other hand, I wonder how personal the show plans to get with the info. And do I smell a money tree for every fact guessed correctly? :-P

At least there’s no letter to zoom through. :-)