Comments on: TOP 07 OF 07: Number Three

By: Fanta555

Fanta555 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:06:30 +0000

Well, dropzone5, i’ll concede your reasoning. I’m just a fan of Jeff Foxworthy’s; sorry if I came off as cocky.

By: dropzone5

dropzone5 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:11:25 +0000

Well, Fanta555, I’ll concede Duel and DFTL…but if you really think about it, 5th Grader IS a Millionaire clone…that is, if you simplify it enough.

Millionaire: Certain money ladder culminating in the million + two “safe havens” + three (now four) lifelines + walkaway option.

5th Grader: Certain money ladder culminating in the million + one “safe haven” + three “cheats” (essentially lifelines, if you think about it) + walkaway option.

The gameplay is pretty much the same either way…it’s just the presentation that distinguishes the two. But they’re the exact same game.

By: Fanta555

Fanta555 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:56:27 +0000

Another thing I’ve noticed while reading this site is that just because a game show has multiple choice general knowledge questions, a money scale summiting at $1,000,000, or both it’s considered a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire clone. Millionaire’s its own show because the stress and Regis Philbin. Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader is its own show because it takes the initiative to show the average adult’s stupidity. Don’t Forget The Lyrics is its own show because who doesn’t love karoke and Wayne Brady’s physical comedy. Deul is its own show because of the poker chips and head-to-head action.

By: David Howell

David Howell — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:45:15 +0000

Drew’s certainly gone over pretty well, and Bob was losing his edge too. Whether Drew was better than Bob, or indeed the other alternatives, is an open question, but he’s done more than enough to keep the TPIR show on the road.

Which is completely not what I was expecting after seeing this clip of him practically begging the guy to risk $900,000. (Major props to Jamie for not going along with it, he must have felt under a lot of pressure to take the risk.) Yes, it wasn’t prepared; no, that doesn’t make it better, it makes it worse, it implies this is what Drew is actually thinking at that point. Thankfully we’ve not seen him act anything like this since; however, we’ve not seen another person get to this point, and if he pulls the same stunt on the next person who does, I for one am going to be furious.

But the initial $1m win is a superb moment. Who would have thought that, with the other three networks practically falling over themselves for a jackpot win on a $1m show, they’d be beaten to it by the very first contestant on the very first primetime game CBS had put on in this wave. And, I guarantee you, the only post-DoND show that will outlast DoND, though Fifth Grader might have a good syndie run (to be honest, it belongs in syndication, it’s a good comedy show ruined by being a Millionaire clone).

By: Xavier

Xavier — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:26:18 +0000

You couldn’t be more wrong Anonymous.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:31:24 +0000

I can see such a simple game show was a hit, they needed a simple tiny host. Drew is not a major star. Although this comment has nothing to do with TPIR but was mentioned in another part, Drew is as funny as Bob Saget or Bush. What talent did CBS and Fremantlemedia pass up on before picking Drew? A sad dark era in TPIR history. Hopefully it will last only 1 season. Drew’s timing is off. He either takes too long or too quick. TPIR is the only successful game show that has aired that long on CBS. If he doesn’t get replaced and ratings drop, I fear the game show will get cancelled because of Drew. Like Family Feud, they had talented people but when they got rid of those 2 and had an unknown person as host, the only thing that Family Feud has in common with TPIR is that the show itself is the only thing that is still keeping it from getting cancelled.

By: Ken C.

Ken C. — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:27:11 +0000

This is a great moment!
as far as the last 2 moments are concerned, I think #2 is either Drew Carey’s TPiR Debut/Perfect Show or Grand Slam’s Finale and #1 is Bob Barker’s Final TPiR.

By: Darren

Darren — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:55:53 +0000

There’s also the statistical problems.

Any reputable poll comes with a confidence interval — a range that says that the sample you took represents the population you took it from, accurate to within so many degrees with a certain probability. Technojargon, but what it means is, no poll ever claims to give a precise result, not like Power of 10’s final round suggests. If their poll says 27% of the poll sample are feminists, then something *like* 27% of American women are feminists, but that number isn’t exact. Therefore, the first four questions ask about America in general, but the last asks about the poll sample alone.

I wouldn’t try for the 10 million-dollar question on principle.

By: Grant P.

Grant P. — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:37:09 +0000

I think that if Power of 10 wants to see someone risk it for the $10M, they should make the risk $500K instead of $900K. Still a big risk, but it would be more likely that someone would go for it.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:07:21 +0000

Power of 10 is an excellent show. I can see it becoming the next big prime time game show. Michael Davies was a genius for giving the Card Sharks format a twist. I hope Power of 10 lasts quite a while.