49 Responses

1. will

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   September 5th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

   it’s not bad… it’ll grow on me. I get that it’s a more relaxed episode because of the celebs. I’m dissapointed they dropped the 2nd fame game, but maybe it’s just for these episodes. Overall a welcome return, can’t wait for crosswords

2. Ben Williams

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   September 5th, 2007 at 8:54 pm

   It’s not perfect…but really enjoyable.

3. Dave

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   September 5th, 2007 at 9:00 pm

   Its definitely not like the 80’s version (I was nowhere expecting it), and I forgot there was a second fame game in regular play. Doesn’t matter, however because its a new twist to a classic favorite. Its not perfect, but its a good update…I just have to get used to the host since I’ve not heard of him at all. I look forward to the non-celebrity version on Monday.

4. Measles!

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   September 5th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

   So far, so good for Rossi Moreale. Let’s see how he does with regular people :P

5. David Palomares

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   September 5th, 2007 at 9:20 pm

   I enjoy it very much, the music is not to my liking, but it can grow on me.

6. Chris

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   September 5th, 2007 at 9:20 pm

   The general game format is solid. I will admit I’m disappointed by a 30 second final round - the 60 second time period just seems like the perfect buildup. Other than that, I’m more than content with the actual format.

   Rossi did fair to middling - I’m sure he’ll improve as time goes on, but he wasn’t offensive by any means. I’m sure the fact that these were celebrity shows didn’t help (I’m still wondering why they decided on airing these to start). I’m going to be interested in seeing how he handles dealing with non-celebs too, because he was way too eager to empty his pockets with bribes for non-charity prizes.

   There are a couple really poor things about it though. For starters, the music selection, ugh. I don’t really know what demographic they’re going after, but I don’t think any demographic will appreciate it. The set wasn’t bad, but the on-screen graphics were (excluding the opening) - any amount of time spent on them would have been an improvement.

   I’m definitely going to re-evaluate with real contestants. I’m not sure this is appointment TV, but it’s definitely not sub-par by any means.

7. David Palomares

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   September 5th, 2007 at 9:25 pm

   Is it just me or was the pilot shot in Australia.

8. Ben Williams

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   September 5th, 2007 at 9:31 pm

   The pilot was shot in Australia. This wasn’t the pilot.

   The American set looks more like a Neimans or Saks (IMHO) while the Aussie set looks more like a big downtown store, complete with windows.

9. David Palomares

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   September 5th, 2007 at 9:35 pm

   I should of said in the promo

10. Alex Davis

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    September 5th, 2007 at 9:39 pm

    I’m going to be one of the few sticks in the mud: I did not like this show at all.

    Note that there is no bias from me, because I’ve never seen the Aussie version or the original US run.

    The format was just everywhere and left a lot to be desired of. The KnockOff rounds were way too luck based (yes, the dollar value amounts are randomly placed) and basically the entire game was drop dead boring. Rossi was extremely robotic, almost Dylan Lane like, but ended up better during the chat sessions. The theme sucked. That 50/50 trivia round was a bit of a disappointment. The entire thing was obviously dumbed down from the original. Honestly, to me, it was dumbed down, slow, and a bit too much luck based: the stereotypical US remake. I went in there with high expectations and wanted to like it. I just did not enjoy it whatsoever. I’ll tune in if there’s absolutely nothing else on, but this is far from a regular view from me. I strongly hope Crosswords is better than this.

11. MrTVAMFM

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    September 5th, 2007 at 9:51 pm

    But if he had said “xx Temptation dollars” again, I would have committed hari kari. Or maybe Skip Carey. Instead, I changed the channel to “The Power of 10.”

    “Three of your favorite Idol contestants?” Two out of three, yes … but Mikhalah Gordon? She reminded me of the most annoying “1 vs. 100″ contestant I ever saw … and I changed the channel that night as well. I didn’t like her on “Idol” and I took great glee in watching her leave “Idol.” But I digress.

    I thought I was watching “Wipeout” for a few minutes there. Interesting twists on the format. But I just now had to go to YouTube and watch some old “Sale” and Aussie “Temptation” clips to get the bad taste out of my mouth. For me, it might be a moot point; from what I have been able to glean by looking at advance schedules last night, the 25th largest TV market in the country will be “Temptation”less. The MyNetwork affiliate is getting the double run of “Family Feud” from its sister CW station. It’s got time for four hours of court programs (and additional airings of a couple of those), but no “Temptation.” In this part of the world, it’s almost par for the course the way these stations are run sometimes (example: “Jimmy Kimmel Live” was just aired here for the first time two months ago.

    BTW: Did I see Rolanda Watts’ name on the credits as announcer as they zippedpastatthe end of “Temptation”? She’s one of O. Winfrey’s friends. Rolanda’s on a roll lately; her female radio talk network just folded its tents August 17. Guess the producers ARE going for a softer touch with this show …

12. insaneben

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    September 5th, 2007 at 10:22 pm

    MrTVAMFM, you took the words right out of my mouth.
    I went in expecting something at least on par with the Australian version of “Temptation”. I did not expect to see three of the mini-games ripping off other gameshows (Fame Game = Wheel of Fortune Toss-Up Round with clues, Knock-Off = Wipeout).

    I really hope the regular version does better than tonight’s episodes did. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they’ll at least make some changes mid-season (like having the model do her own dialogue, a la $OTC or A.T., and having more question rounds and instant bargains).
    I’m not sold on Rossi Morreale (or however the hell you spell his Rolf Berniskle-esque unspellable name). Todd Newton, Mark Walberg, Kennedy, hell- even Ed Helms could’ve done a better job tonight. Here’s hoping he makes a rapid turnaround before the end of the season…
    As for them using Wipeout for the mini-games, well, somebody get Joytube on the line- pronto! (Bill Carruthers must be rolling in his grave right now.)

13. Haterade

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    September 5th, 2007 at 10:36 pm

    How many games can we copy from? Let me count the ways…

    Wipeout? Check
    Remote Control? Check
    You Don’t Know Jack? Check
    Wheel of Fortune’s Speed Round? Check
    Bargain Hunters? Check

    When Rossi (who has the emotional delivery of a brick) was talking about the ‘Super Knockoff’, I thought he was referring to the show. Yes, we saw an instant bargain and they kept the instant cash, but I’m not going to risk a shot at $2,500 to go after a car. If you want to deter people, then you need to give out some good stuff.

    There were good things about the show - at least the infomercial part didn’t take over the game and the pace was good (maybe a little on the fast side, but the editing will take care of it), but 8 out of 10? No way. If I was comparing this to Sale of the Century, this gets a 3 at best. Even if you took a step back and took the game show on it’s own merits, there’s way too many copies of other people’s games for it to find it’s own identity. This gets a 5 as of now with hope that the civilian games will be better.

    G.

14. Ben Williams

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    September 5th, 2007 at 10:50 pm

    I took the show for exactly as it is. It’s a light-hearted shopping game show aimed at a daytime audience.

    The Super-Knockoff had no bearing tonight because the celebs (ok, Mikalah) got the bulk of the cash in the main game. In the actual show, I imagine that it will, as we’ll see the actual prizes in Shopper’s Paradise, ala the original bonus game from Sale-that’s where the real Temptation comes in.

    I think over timeRossi will get better…unlike Lane, he has some skill.

    People, this is a different show, with more commercial time. It’s not 1986. It’s not going to be a CC of Sale of yore or Temptation of Down Under.

15. Game Show Chris

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    September 5th, 2007 at 11:20 pm

    This combo of other game shows should be a much better show but everything goes all too quickly and there should be more good trivia questions and less speed rounds. There’s no going once, going twice, NO SALE and the trick is to keep the store hidden until the bargains and the end. this doesn’t even do that. There’s a lot of work to be done and some retro would’ve given some credibility. Dumbed down is the best way to put it and starting with “celebrity” episodes such as this is not always the best way to start. They can do so much better. If this is any indication with the regular contestants, this show is in trouble. At least Power of 10 takes the edge of your seat roller coaster fun with the surveys. This has no spirit and has too many minis and not enough center.

16. JD Nole

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    September 5th, 2007 at 11:41 pm

    My only quibble with the gameplay is there wasn’t any variety with the games-within-a-game they played. I was familiar with Perry’s $ale, but not a big fan. Was every show basically the same back then, or should there be more mini-games to come?

    At least, this show calls itself the new $ale of the Century. Whether it’s just to pay lip service to the original or to make itself more recognizable to the American game show fan, I think that’s a good thing. Temptation sounds like it could be something else entirely.

    Didn’t catch that Rolanda was the announcer, but she sounded familiar. I kept thinking it sounded like Rene Syler, late of The Early Show on CBS.

17. Ben Z.

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    September 5th, 2007 at 11:42 pm

    I’ve never had a TV show give me heartburn before, but as soon as I heard the awful theme song, I had to break out the Tums. I tried out for Temptation, and didn’t pass the test. This was due to the fact I was expecting a good mix of material. What we got could have been called “The National Enquirer Challenge.” I also got to see the pilot. I thought Rossi did a good job, but I knew right away that I wasn’t going to like the show. I hoped against hope that the final version wouldn’t be as bad as the pilot, but in my opinion, it was worse. At least the pilot bore some resemblance to the original, even though the home shopping portion and the Wheelof Fortune style Fame Game was still there. I decided to give it a chance. I’m sorry I did. Now I know there will be people who like it. It’s obvious from some of the previous posts. But for those who have never seen the Jim Perry version or the Aussie Temptation, please see them. I can say that, if a comparison needs to be made, Crosswords is about 5000 times better. This is kind of funny, because when these two shows were announced, I was excited about Temptation and kind of blase about Crosswords, but now having seen them both (and being a contestant on one), I wish nothing but the best for Crosswords. There are two things I can say good about Temptation. One, I like Rossi Moreale as a host. And second, it shows that no matter how bad they may be, someone can still get gameshows on the air.

18. Adam

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    September 6th, 2007 at 12:25 am

    This is not going to last into January.

19. abric p

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    September 6th, 2007 at 12:35 am

    The only temptation I had was not to shoot my TV.

20. LaJuan

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    September 6th, 2007 at 1:01 am

    I agree with Alex Davis, MrTVAMFM, insaneben, and Haterade. What the heck was I watching. I actually took a piece of paper to take notes and most of them ended with WTF? Btw, now that I’m thinking about it (correct me if I’m wrong), but the last show to debut with a celebrity episode was Double Dare 2000 and we saw what happened there, but that’s for another time. If I had to rate this game, I would put it half way between the Card Sharks ‘01 debacle and Hurley’s Feud.

    Issues:
    1.) Theme song: get rid of the vocals in the beginning. Keep the Aussie version (which they did for the credits) without American Idol-ing it.
    2.) Fame Game redux/Knock off ripoffs as others have said
    3.) You need a “Summer”. Rolanda Watts was quality as the announcer, but they need a Summer or at least let Rolonda say the $otC sale price.
    4.) No auction lines, but a 5 second shot clock. No.
    5.) Haterade gets points for brining up the second speed round. I wrote on my paper: “second speed round? Remote Control?”
    6.) STOP IT WITH THE “TEMPTATION DOLLARS”!! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY! I saw that in the EW clip and almost wanted to punch myself in the face.

    Likes:
    1.) I didn’t think Rossi was that bad. Little too cuecard, but I wouldn’t go as far as Dylan Lane, not even close. He ended up being much better than I thought.
    2.) The Instant Cash thing was fine. If this was big money nighttime show, I’d do the Aussie version of the vault. But the wallets are perfect here.
    3.) I thought giving the Instant Bargains cheesy names was kinda chessy, but worked.
    4.) Rolonda = quality.
    5.) The whole thing with the idol girl that won everything and the iphones saying: “Does he come?” and nobody else picking up on it.

    In Cleveland, it’s airing in what has been the second half of the Family Feud hour for the last few years (10:30am on WOIO 19). I’ll DVR it next week because I REALLY want to see how it’s done with regular contestants, but I agree with Adam: “This is not going to last into January”.

    Btw, anybody else see the commericals for Meet My Folks? Are they making new episodes? I may watch that ANY DAY over this.

21. Bryan Hayes

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    September 6th, 2007 at 1:15 am

    Here’s my two cents. Rossi Morreale is okay as a host, but yeah, he is also slightly annoying; it will still take a long time for him to grow on me as a host, but there is still some room for improvement. I would have wanted Todd Newton as the quizmaster/bargainer and Brooke Burke as the “temptress”, but that’s just me. The format was…interesting. Yes, I expected them to initially use the current format of the Australian edition which is to go on hiatus if you’ve been keeping up, and I thought changing the Fame Game to a Wheel ripoff and introducing a Wipeout-like game to the show was totally unnecessary. The pop culture questions I have issues with; there supposedly are too many “easy-enough-for-a-child” quiz shows out there and I feel that in the near future they should move a little further away from that and gradually incorporate more general knowledge in the mix. The one thing I did like about the new show was the new and improved Instant Cash; it was a very nice touch using wallets instead of boxes. The set was also very nice as well. Overall, it’s not that good but it’s not that bad; I hope they can fix whatever mistakes it has assuming that the show makes it to fall 2008.

22. Tyrone Allen

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    September 6th, 2007 at 1:56 am

    I really don’t what to say about this show. It’s a disappointment, but at the same time, it does its purpose.

    I found NO resemblance to the ‘83-’89 run. The game play was a complete and utter contrast to the Jim Perry run. I was turned off and intrigued at the same time… at least, until the end of the show, where I was thinking, “what the hell is this?” I honestly didn’t know what I was watching.

    I know change can be a good thing, but it’s a mixed bag here. They made *too* many changes that have a risk of alienating old-school fans and confusing new ones, even in the targeted demographic. At least if you like paying fun little mini-games, you’ll be quite at home here.

    I’m not going to say much more until the actual premiere, but I’ll be damned if I can’t say that I’m not worried.

23. Brandon

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    September 6th, 2007 at 2:15 am

    Wow…tough crowd lol

    I enjoyed it…an interesting twist on the original, but I wasn’t offended. I though Rossi needed to tone it down, and be a little more low-key (add some suspense to the show), and would love to see a mix of categories, not all pop-culture.

    At the same time, I found myself playing along with the show. I’ll catch it Monday, so I can see how it works with actual contestants. I will say it felt VERY uneven with these two episodes, and the pacing was absolutely horrible. I think they just need to iron out the kinks, and hopefully they’ll do so with the civilian episodes.

    I’d rather they start shaky then get better…I mean, it’s not fair to judge the show off of two episodes which have no intention of airing as part of the daytime run. For all we know, this could be nothing more than a favor to Fremantle/MNTV, just to get it out the way.

24. Tim Connolly

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    September 6th, 2007 at 2:46 am

    Did anybody else notice the fact that Justin and Kimberley received NOTHING in terms of a consolation prize? I mean, yeah, Justin picked up that Instant Cash wallet for $500, but aside from that, their charities got squat. Does anyone else here think that’s royally fuctup?

25. scott

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    September 6th, 2007 at 3:28 am

    can you say dull dull .bring back the jim perry sale of the centry opening them music. new host would help to /

26. John Moss

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    September 6th, 2007 at 5:03 am

    As much as I feel that the shows could’ve been better, they could’ve been a hell of a lot worse. These were celeb episodes, and the first two episodes of the series at that. There’s room for improvement in many areas of the show, so let’s give them a chance to do so before we condemn it altogether. I, for one, have waited 18+ years for this show to come back in one way or another, and I’m not about to give up on it after day one. At least they got a nice car.

27. Erskine Thompson

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    September 6th, 2007 at 8:28 am

    Part of the appeal of the original “Sale of the Century” was its fast pace. The game built to the speed round, yes, but there wasn’t a lot of stalling during the normal part of the game, either. The only real breaks were during the instant bargains, at which Jim Perry was excellent when it came to getting across their importance and actually tempting the player. Rossi, although adequate, will need to be a little more controlled during the regular shows if Temptation is to survive. As others have said, I don’t think starting out with a charity edition with “celebrities” was the best move. Part of the concept of the game is that players risk their chances in the game when they purchase an instant bargain so that they must weigh getting a smaller prize now versus a chance at a larger prize should they win. The American Idol folks had nothing personally invested in the show, so there was less actual “temptation” for them to take an Instant Bargain.

    That said, the show has potential, but the pace will need to quicken significantly. I don’t mind the “mini-game” concept, as I think that’s a result of the short attention span times in which we live, but if they’re going to do that, they need to alternate and not only use “Knock-off,” which in its current state, is flawed.

    It’s times like these that I wish I still had a blog, because so much more could be said, and I’ve already used so much space here. In sum, I guess it’s because I loved the original so much, but I’m rather disappointed in “Temptation,” but I’m willing to give it a chance with regular contestants before giving up.

    Of course, it appears that Atlanta doesn’t have clearance for it, so I guess it doesn’t matter anyway. :-)

28. Violet

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    September 6th, 2007 at 10:49 am

    I’m a contestant on the show and until it airs, I can’t say too much, but I think there is a daytime game show need out there that this show fills. I remember as a child, playing game shows along at home and today’s super slow-paced evening shows are so boring. Temptation is fast-paced but with simple questions that you can shout at the screen. Rossi is charming and the ladies will love him. Now, I’ll be honest, I’m not familiar with the Austrailian version so I don’t have a preconcieved notion of what this should look like, but last night’s show wasn’t exactally the same as the “normal” show. The end game will be exciting, you’ll see!

29. Measles!

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    September 6th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

    I didn’t post my full thoughts on the show before, lemme do that now.

    What works: Rossi seems to have some potential. Once he loosens up a bit with the regular contestants, he should be quality. The instant bargains looked pretty decent as well. At least they’re not giving away glorified garbage like on GSN.

    What doesn’t work: The ripping-off of games. A Wipeout-like round, while watchable, isn’t cool. Same with the new Fame Game. It’s watchable, but not on this show. Also, the terrible range of the questions appeals to the pre-teen demographic, not to regular people like us. Having just one Speed Round is adequate, and make it 60 seconds. If you were paying attention, Kimberly was way out of it before the speed round. With 60 seconds, even she would have a little hope. This game needs more of the “Anything can happen” flair.

    The verdict: This show has potential to be pretty good, but there are a lot of things that don’t work. Rossi however, does work. Once he gets into a regular flow with the contestants, he will be very solid. I wasn’t sold on him, but now I am. As for the rest of the game, not so much. In my view, changes will, and should be made if this show is going to last past season 1.

    The Grade: C- (Potential grade: B+)

30. K.C. Oswalt

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    September 6th, 2007 at 2:59 pm

    I have no comment whatsoever on this show. Why, you ask? Because none of my local stations carry the freakin’ show.

31. Pierre kelly

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    September 6th, 2007 at 3:11 pm

    Temptation should be oulasted by Cross-Wits, er, Crosswords.

32. insaneben

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    September 6th, 2007 at 5:25 pm

    I’m keeping my fingers crossed that as the weeks go by, “Temptation” will turn a corner and actually be decent (provided they re-work the mini-games).

    As for you, Violet (and anyone else interested), here are a few links to some YouTube clips of the Australian version of Temptation (the way it SHOULD be played):

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=HuCDdMSqhXw
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=pLth1VlqsdI
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=GYKZeraaaWk
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=M4RCzImhj8U

    Is it just me, or has Fremantle Australia outclassed Fremantle N.A. when it comes to game shows? Seriously. I mean, they’ve done better versions of Temptation and Family Feud, whereas their American counterpart has found every conceivable way to screw up established favorites (examples include Ricki Lane and D-list celebs on Game Show Marathon and “Card Sharks ‘01″). Maybe they should start taking notes from the land down under…

33. Gene

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    September 6th, 2007 at 6:37 pm

    I seen clips of it i did not catch it last night. It seems like a pretty decent show i want to see non clebs there first before i make a judgment. Im so used to seeing a lady into ducting the contestants. Rossi did a pretty decent job he needs improvement but he doesn’t add soul like Jim Perry does in the speed rounds

34. Chris

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    September 6th, 2007 at 8:39 pm

    Keep an eye out, most locales have Temptation on a digital substation only (here in Sioux City it’s on channel 4.2 Digital CW station) only (being Singly run) while Crosswords is being doubled run on the CBS affiliate right before the double run of Millionaire.

35. Robert P

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    September 6th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    Well, this definately will get better. However, the true question is will I turn to my low-power Fox afflilate to catch this at 12:30 p.m. or catch the second episode of Crosswords at 12:30 on my ABC station.

36. Annoymous

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    September 7th, 2007 at 8:54 am

    I don’t get to see it. Does anyone know if it airs in Utah?

37. Tony DuMont

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    September 7th, 2007 at 9:58 am

    I agree with Tim. This show is too heavily dumbed down (all pop culture questions, did we really need that?) and there’s no huge jackpot as there was on the original show. By the way, the original show had three fame games. We don’t need more pop culture quizzes, it’s time to start rewarding real information.

38. Josh Halbur

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    September 7th, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    I don’t think anyone else noted this, but during the Idol Edition of “Temptation”, Rossi semi-frequently noted all three contestants as “ladies.” Then seeing the previews for the daytime version makes me believe the following is true:

    Are all three contestants ALWAYS going to be female?

    There would’ve been a reason that Rossi mentioned Justin Guarini as a “lady” when reading from the teleprompter (presumably), except for the fact that there’s already a 9% chance he may be one already…that’s not the point. They could’ve easily recycled the teleprompter cues from an actual taping or dress rehearsal and used them with the Idol Edition taping…

    The previews and behind-the-scenes stuff didn’t show a male contestant at all, given the media I’ve personally seen myself.

    So, can anyone prove me right or wrong on this issue before the show premieres in Daytime?

39. Ben Williams

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    September 7th, 2007 at 4:49 pm

    See it for yourself before you judge it.

40. Ben Williams

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    September 7th, 2007 at 4:56 pm

    Josh- No. There will be males, but likely there will be more women than men on this show as once again, it’s geared for a predominantly female audience.

41. Alex Davis

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    September 7th, 2007 at 6:38 pm

    Actually they have been exclusively casting for women and gay men. They’ve occasionally gone for guys, but it’s been mainly a search for women and gay men.

42. Erskine Thompson

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    September 7th, 2007 at 7:25 pm

    Women and gay men? No wonder I didn’t even get an email reply when I sent an email to try out for the show.

    A great reason to not watch.

43. DJ

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    September 7th, 2007 at 9:01 pm

    I’m jealous of both those who like and don’t like it…looks us game show fans in the Johnstown/Altoona market in Pennsylvania won’t be getting either new shows. We must be content with our 65 court shows and Phil McGraw.

44. Marc

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    September 8th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    Ben, if I may go slightly off-topic, I think the current U.S. version of “Family Feud” is pretty good. After a couple years of one-strike Triple rounds, it’s returned to the classic format we all know and love, and John O’Hurley is, for my money, almost as good a host as Richard Dawson was.

    Now, back to “Temptation.” Someone ought to send the producers a CD-ROM or DVD with a couple episodes of the Aussie version, have them watch it, and see if they like it better than what they’ve produced. I certainly do.

45. Neville

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    September 8th, 2007 at 1:12 pm

    I caught a glimpse of the ‘Idol Preview’ online, and I can see why there’s a lot of concern about the show’s ‘integrity,’ if you will. I don’t think we’ll know how good (or bad) the show is until we’ve seen the civilian episodes. To those who have remarked about the show’s slow pace based upon the celebrities, consider how many clues go unrevealed in ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ shows - sometimes nearly half of them! That’s not to say that this show will be great with non-celebs, because I think they’ve messed with the format too much by taking out the standard on-the-buzzers questions in favor of mini-games, but I think pacing may be the biggest change we see come Monday. I think we’ll have to just wait and see.

46. Jackson

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    September 8th, 2007 at 2:33 pm

    When I applied for the show, they kept emphasizing shopping stories and other shopping related stuff and I was confused to why. I guess it makes sense now. The only reason why I am not on the show is because I had to move back to Chicago during tapings. It’s a shame.

    I do wish the show was more like the Australian version. I thought it was more fun and challenging. The numerous speed rounds and the temptation vault was just so much better. I am not a big fan of knock off (or its description - knock off designer bags - c’mon). I like the other fame game more as well.

    I had set such high expectations for this game, but it kind of makes me sad to see it how it is. I wonder how the new end game will play out since the big money Australian version is out. Maybe not being on the show sounds good now.

47. Andrew Budny

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    September 8th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

    I saw the last twenty minutes on my my network to affiliate the other day and I have to say that this is not what I was expecting for the US version. I watched reruns of the original US version of sale on USA back when they showed game shows and isaw clips of the Aussie version on you tube and they were excellent. I personally think that the producers sould be forced to watch every single episode of the aussie version to get a sense of a true game show is like. I agree with all of you that the producers of the US version should learn from the producers of the Aussie version, maybe the show will make it to season two.

48. Ben Williams

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    September 10th, 2007 at 10:22 am

    Marc- Totally agree. That’s why I think i think that they have SOME of the stuff right, it just needs some tweaking to get it down pat. I just hope it won’t take them seven years to get it right like Feud did.

    And DJ, at least Comcast isn’t blocking the channel that the show is running on.

49. Balthazar

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    October 19th, 2007 at 1:13 am

    Not sure which version of Temptation some of the posters are seeing. The one I’m seeing is probably the worst gamer show I’ve seen. Rossi’s voice and articulation is utterly annoying and his mannerisms are very amateur. Something is definitely missing with him — doesn’t seem legitimate. Sorry, I’m sure he’s a nice guy, though. The format is pathetic, as is the horible “seenontemptation.com” gimmick. Can’t wait to buy an overpriced set of cheap K-Mart luggage with my Temptation dollars….What a waste of time. Why not bring back the real Sale of the Century??? I like the Tod Newton/Brooke Burke idea. Exactly what I had in mind. Temptation is the outlet mall of game shows…..