On Dec 12, 8:52 am, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Not the exact same thing, but compareable in terms of waiting...
>
> Back when Bill Cosby was briefly reviving Groucho's "You Bet Your Life",
> I went (with a group of seasoned citizens) to the Philly studio where it
> was made.
>
> Cos was known to shoot 90 minutes worth of material for a half-hour show.
> Does it take that long for something more structured like "Millionaire"?
> I dawt it...
The two "Millionaire" shows I saw in 2004 took no longer than 45
minutes or so each to tape--and it may be even shorter these days,
thanks to the thinking time now being on the clock. "Jeopardy!" sets
out to be totally live-to-tape--the only time they stop is if they
have to check on a response or an irregularity. On the other hand,
tapings of one episode of "Deal or No Deal" have been known to go
three hours or more.
Cosby was imitating Groucho, who would take anywhere from an hour to
90 minutes to film a typical "You Bet Your Life" (which is why it was
filmed instead of broadcast live, as the original radio version was
recorded). Although some claim that they did it to cut out Groucho's
blue material, the people who actually worked with him said that
Groucho was rather prudish and his reason for doing it this way was to
leave in what worked and take out what didn't--if a bit was bombing,
he would make a scissor cut gesture to the camera or just say "clip,
clip."
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