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Michael Davies says exciting changes coming to Millionaire

#1 Post by goongas » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:42 pm

Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
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#2 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:45 pm

goongas wrote:Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
Really? Frogman is from Texas. How foreign can you get?
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#3 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:52 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
goongas wrote:Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
Really? Frogman is from Texas. How foreign can you get?

How about the Land of Oz?
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#4 Post by Rexer25 » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:56 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
goongas wrote:Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
Really? Frogman is from Texas. How foreign can you get?
Excuse me, Frogman lives in Texas, he's from back east somewhere. Now that's foreign. :wink:
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#5 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:57 pm

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ulysses5019 wrote:
goongas wrote:Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
Really? Frogman is from Texas. How foreign can you get?

How about the Land of Oz?
Maybe he saw your interview. An all flyin' monkey week!
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#6 Post by FlyingDevilMonkey » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:13 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote: Really? Frogman is from Texas. How foreign can you get?

How about the Land of Oz?
Maybe he saw your interview. An all flyin' monkey week!
It works for me!
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#7 Post by Elphaba » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:14 pm

FlyingDevilMonkey wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
How about the Land of Oz?
Maybe he saw your interview. An all flyin' monkey week!
It works for me!
Get back to work!
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#8 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:26 pm

Translation: The show is going to jump the shark this season.
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#9 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:28 pm

I would really like to see somebody win $1,000,000 this season.
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#10 Post by silvercamaro » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:27 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I would really like to see somebody win $1,000,000 this season.
Me, too, except I'm going to have to do it on Jeopardy!

Oh. You meant on Millionaire. Okay, I'm fine with having somebody win $1,000,000 there, too.

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#11 Post by Here's Fanny! » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:13 pm

Bob Juch wrote:Translation: The show is going to jump the shark this season.
(Substituting for the absent Marley, Here's Fanny!)

Didn't they do that about 7 years ago? grumble, grumble, grumble
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#12 Post by peacock2121 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:20 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
goongas wrote:Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
Really? Frogman is from Texas. How foreign can you get?

How about the Land of Oz?
Yeah! That's the ticket!
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#13 Post by peacock2121 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:21 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Translation: The show is going to jump the shark this season.
(Substituting for the absent Marley, Here's Fanny!)

Didn't they do that about 7 years ago? grumble, grumble, grumble
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#14 Post by earendel » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:11 am

goongas wrote:Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
Makes me wonder what the "international modifications" are.
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#15 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:57 am

Here's Fanny! wrote: (Substituting for the absent Marley, Here's Fanny!)
Absent?

There's this strange thing some people do at night. It's called "sleeping".

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#16 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:58 am

Bob Juch wrote:Translation: The show is going to jump the shark this season.
Rec.

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#17 Post by frogman042 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:14 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I would really like to see somebody win $1,000,000 this season.
So would I!!!

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#18 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:18 am

frogman042 wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I would really like to see somebody win $1,000,000 this season.
So would I!!!

---Jay (I fly out tomorrow and I'm ready to read them the riot act!)
Bring back some souvenir confetti for us, Jay!

I wonder if they've kept Norris on the payroll, ready to push that button? :P
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#19 Post by frogman042 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:18 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
goongas wrote:Alex Davis from BuzzerBlog, the Game Show Blog said in another game show forum I read says Michael Davies told him, "Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire. All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications."
Really? Frogman is from Texas. How foreign can you get?
Hey, I grew up in Yankee Country (BTW the rural parts of NY State are a lot closer to Deliverance then most people are aware of) and I lived in Switzerland for 8 years - doesn't that make me an honorary furner?

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#20 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:32 am

frogman042 wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I would really like to see somebody win $1,000,000 this season.
So would I!!!

---Jay (I fly out tomorrow and I'm ready to read them the riot act!)
After you win the million, would you please try and find out when they are taping Halloween week.
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#21 Post by Here's Fanny! » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:37 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Here's Fanny! wrote: (Substituting for the absent Marley, Here's Fanny!)
Absent?

There's this strange thing some people do at night. It's called "sleeping".

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Talk to kayrharris. It's all her fault!

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#22 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:38 am

How about more BBs in the Hot Seat?

Good luck, jay!!
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#23 Post by kusch » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:06 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
frogman042 wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I would really like to see somebody win $1,000,000 this season.
So would I!!!

---Jay (I fly out tomorrow and I'm ready to read them the riot act!)
After you win the million, would you please try and find out when they are taping Halloween week.
So, does that mean you got a happy card and/or call? Or I am reading something in the above sentence that is not really there?
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#24 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:15 am

kusch wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
frogman042 wrote: So would I!!!

---Jay (I fly out tomorrow and I'm ready to read them the riot act!)
After you win the million, would you please try and find out when they are taping Halloween week.
So, does that mean you got a happy card and/or call? Or I am reading something in the above sentence that is not really there?
Sorry no card yet, (and if I had one it would not be a secret) as is par for the course on this bored, I am unrealistically optimistic, and I would sure hate to turn them down because of scheduling conflict. And since I am "all in" with the Halloween week I could keep my schedule open if I knew when it was.
Suitguy is not bitter.

feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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#25 Post by kusch » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:20 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
kusch wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote: After you win the million, would you please try and find out when they are taping Halloween week.
So, does that mean you got a happy card and/or call? Or I am reading something in the above sentence that is not really there?
Sorry no card yet, (and if I had one it would not be a secret) as is par for the course on this bored, I am unrealistically optimistic, and I would sure hate to turn them down because of scheduling conflict. And since I am "all in" with the Halloween week I could keep my schedule open if I knew when it was.
I figured you would not keep it a secret, but it still made me ask. Btw, I did not respond when you gave your report, but from what I read I am thinking you have a most excellent chance fo the happy card. And with it being a "theme" I would assume most good cards for that would get called.
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