Is it wrong that I got a little weepy watching this show from my childhood return? Well, so be it.
Overall, it's a pretty good version. Slick, but not too slick; the updating is very subtle. Padding it out to an hour doesn't really harm the game in any major way. They did three spots where they gave DVDs to everyone in the audience, and I thought that was a little obvious, but it least it broke up the pace a bit and made it a little less frantic. Wayne has a very nice rapport with the guests, and is a fairly quick wit (although it did seem like there was some editing to show the audience laughing whenever he cracked a joke). My one complaint about the gameplay is that the Big Deal at the end is only played with one contestant instead of two. Not only does this decrease the tension, it decreases the chance that the producers will have to spring for a big prize (which is what happened today - the couple playing picked the second most expensive deal). BTW, I find it interesting that Wayne is introduced with Monty's old tagline, "TV's big dealer." When TPIR started its new season a couple weeks ago, they abandoned their longtime introduction of the emcee (changing it from "And now, here's the STAR of The Price Is Right..." to "And now, here's your host"). TPIR's new introduction doesn't feel right somehow, but LMAD's introduction makes the show feel like home right away. -Tim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
