PT Millionaire Returning

[Bob78164]

Potential contestants for the primetime 10th anniversary edition can learn about our in person auditions in New York City and in several cities across the country by visiting http://www.abc.com, keyword millionaire or http://www.millionairetv.com; more cities, and additional ways to qualify will be announced soon.

Given my current financial circumstances (if I don't work, I don't get paid), I'd really love a qualification opportunity that doesn't cost me a day or more at work. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

LOL Marley and I were posting at the same time, but mine looks like a response to his.

GMTA!

[hbomb1947]

Here's the latest from ABC Medianet:

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

(Premieres Sunday, August 9, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET and airs for 11 nights, Sunday-Thursday at 8:00 p.m., with the finale on Sunday, August 23, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET)



Regis and "Millionaire" are back in ABC primetime! Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the smash hit "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" comes back to ABC this summer for a special two-week event. "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" premieres SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) and will air for 11 nights, Sunday-Thursday at 8:00 p.m., with the finale on SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).

Details on qualification opportunities for interested contestants from all over the country will be forthcoming, but ABC's 10th Anniversary edition of "Millionaire" will celebrate everything that viewers loved about the original, combined with the major improvements to the gameplay after seven successful years in syndication. In addition, as a brand new feature of the return of primetime "Millionaire," every episode will culminate with a celebrity playing one question to benefit their charity of choice.

2009 has already been a banner year for "Millionaire." From the Oscar-winning phenomenon "Slumdog Millionaire" to Daytime "Millionaire's" Emmy nominations on the eve of its eighth season launch, the pop culture juggernaut deserves a grand celebration. To date, there have been 1,285 episodes of the syndicated version, and before it went off the air in 2002, the primetime edition saw 363 episodes, including "Super Millionaire" in 2004. Over $132 million has been won by contestants over the decade ($79 million in primetime; $53 million in syndication). In primetime, celebrity players won $13.5 million for their favorite charities.

The 10th Anniversary edition will continue many of the strongest elements of the original show, along with some of the more recent modifications to the format that were streamlined over the show's lifespan in syndication. For example, the "Fastest Finger" element will return, and the lifelines will include perennial favorites "Ask the Audience," "Phone a Friend," and also "Double Dip" (which originated during "Super Millionaire"). Imported from the Meredith Vieira-hosted daytime version will be the new lifeline, "Ask the Expert," and the substantially faster gameplay featuring time limits on every question.

What has never changed is that "Millionaire" remains the only game show in the history of television where regular Americans from all over the country can win one million dollars by simply answering fifteen questions.

Potential contestants for the primetime 10th anniversary edition can learn about our in person auditions in New York City and in several cities across the country by visiting http://www.abc.com, keyword millionaire or http://www.millionairetv.com; more cities, and additional ways to qualify will be announced soon.

"Who Wants to be a Millionaire" is produced by Valleycrest Productions Ltd. Michael Davies is executive producer.

Oh, great, TDC will be metastasizing to prime time. So much for my naive notion that the drama of contestants trying to reason out the answers was one of the strongest elements of PTBAM . . . .

And as for the non-entirely-unexpected inclusion of Ask the Expert . . . maybe if we're really lucky, JIM CRAMER! will get the prime-time exposure that he deserves!

Finally, there's this sentence: "ABC's 10th Anniversary edition of "Millionaire" will celebrate everything that viewers loved about the original, combined with the major improvements to the gameplay after seven successful years in syndication."

So, was or wasn't TOPG something that "viewers loved about the original"? (and as has been pointed out here, even if there is some form of phone game to augment the auditions, there would not be very many contestant slots available to be filled by that method of qualification). And what have been the "major improvements to the gameplay" seen on Syndibam?

[sunflower]

The lack of a phone game is reason enough to de-sticky it.

Of course, I may come around if JIM CRAMER! is chosen as an expert for PTBAM . . . having him on the show would be teh awesome!

What about the lack of proof of the lack of a phone game? What's that worth?

harv isn't going to play

not the phone game

whatever game you are attempting to get him to play with you.

Since when did making a true statement become a game? Interesting.

[secondchance]

you can consider this thread sticky again...

considering I just upchucked all over these latest developments.


They're considering TDC an improvement... What a sad joke.

[ghostjmf]

Estonut says:

I listen to myself. I should have had kazoo check my arithmetic.

Bringing in, in a mean-spririted way, the name of someone who hasn't participated in this multiple-page thread, or at least not very recently that I can see, is just an example of rude, creepy behavior.

[secondchance]

aaand, they're off...

[peacock2121]

What about the lack of proof of the lack of a phone game? What's that worth?

harv isn't going to play

not the phone game

whatever game you are attempting to get him to play with you.

Since when did making a true statement become a game? Interesting.

Who made what true statement?

[hbomb1947]

Estonut says:

I listen to myself. I should have had kazoo check my arithmetic.

Bringing in, in a mean-spririted way, the name of someone who hasn't participated in this multiple-page thread, or at least not very recently that I can see, is just an example of rude, creepy behavior.

I guess you are the authority on rude, creepy behavior . . .

[clem21]

My shoes are awesome.

That's a true statement.

My shoes should be an expert on the show.

That is all.

[sunflower]

My shoes are awesome.

That's a true statement.

My shoes should be an expert on the show.

That is all.

LOL Clem!!!

[hbomb1947]

My shoes are awesome.

That's a true statement.

My shoes should be an expert on the show.

That is all.

They are at least as qualified as Trisha Miller's favorite expert . . .

[clem21]

My shoes are awesome.

That's a true statement.

My shoes should be an expert on the show.

That is all.

Come to think of it they really deserve their own sitcom.

We'd call it "Coach and The Shoes"

Admit it, you'd watch that show...

[sunflower]

My shoes are awesome.

That's a true statement.

My shoes should be an expert on the show.

That is all.

Come to think of it they really deserve their own sitcom.

We'd call it "Coach and The Shoes"

Admit it, you'd watch that show...

Only if the shoes had a cool car.

[TheConfessor]

My shoes are awesome.

That's a true statement.

My shoes should be an expert on the show.

That is all.

Come to think of it they really deserve their own sitcom.

We'd call it "Coach and The Shoes"

Admit it, you'd watch that show...

Do they assault the olfactory senses as much as they assault the eyeballs?

[clem21]

My shoes are awesome.

That's a true statement.

My shoes should be an expert on the show.

That is all.

Come to think of it they really deserve their own sitcom.

We'd call it "Coach and The Shoes"

Admit it, you'd watch that show...

Only if the shoes had a cool car.

They would have a car (perhaps even a talking one) and they would drive it down to the Amazon where Coach would get kidnapped by indigenous midgets and the Shoes would come to the rescue....And that's just the Season Premiere!!!!!

[sunflower]

Come to think of it they really deserve their own sitcom.

We'd call it "Coach and The Shoes"

Admit it, you'd watch that show...

Only if the shoes had a cool car.

They would have a car (perhaps even a talking one) and they would drive it down to the Amazon where Coach would get kidnapped by indigenous midgets and the Shoes would come to the rescue....And that's just the Season Premiere!!!!!

Do the shoes have to take a lie detector test also?

[Estonut]

Estonut says:

I listen to myself. I should have had kazoo check my arithmetic.

Bringing in, in a mean-spririted way, the name of someone who hasn't participated in this multiple-page thread, or at least not very recently that I can see, is just an example of rude, creepy behavior.

Dear, dear ghostjmf,

I love you to bits, but:
1) As you often do, and I've mentioned before, you read posts with your misperception-colored glasses and see things that are not there. It was not meant in a mean-spirited way.
2) You imply that you've looked through this multi-page thread. You apparently missed (or conveniently chose to ignore) this. (<<< THAT is a link, dumbass, click on it to see what "this" refers to. Now I'm being rude, but you've previously made it clear that it is beyond you to recognize a link when you see one.)
3) I fully expect that you will once again disregard my explanation as "hooey," but, again, that's your problem.
4) Presumtuously thinking the worst of people and then taking that a step further and defending someone who is perfectly capable of defending herself (if, in fact, I had offended her) and who has not asked you to, might also be interpreted as rude, creepy behavior.

[clem21]

Only if the shoes had a cool car.

They would have a car (perhaps even a talking one) and they would drive it down to the Amazon where Coach would get kidnapped by indigenous midgets and the Shoes would come to the rescue....And that's just the Season Premiere!!!!!

Do the shoes have to take a lie detector test also?

Are you kidding???? The Shoes take a lie detector test??? The Shoes never lie!! Chuck Norris wears pajamas with pictures of The Shoes on them!!!!

[clem21]

They would have a car (perhaps even a talking one) and they would drive it down to the Amazon where Coach would get kidnapped by indigenous midgets and the Shoes would come to the rescue....And that's just the Season Premiere!!!!!

Do the shoes have to take a lie detector test also?

Are you kidding???? The Shoes take a lie detector test??? The Shoes never lie!! Chuck Norris wears pajamas with pictures of The Shoes on them!!!!

Which brings me to Episode 2 when Chuck Norris walks into a bar with The Shoes. The bar is instantly destroyed because that level of awesome cannot possibly be contained in one building...

[sunflower]

They would have a car (perhaps even a talking one) and they would drive it down to the Amazon where Coach would get kidnapped by indigenous midgets and the Shoes would come to the rescue....And that's just the Season Premiere!!!!!

Do the shoes have to take a lie detector test also?

Are you kidding???? The Shoes take a lie detector test??? The Shoes never lie!! Chuck Norris wears pajamas with pictures of The Shoes on them!!!!

Okay.

I've considered your facts, and yes, I would watch the show.

[clem21]

Do the shoes have to take a lie detector test also?

Are you kidding???? The Shoes take a lie detector test??? The Shoes never lie!! Chuck Norris wears pajamas with pictures of The Shoes on them!!!!

Okay.

I've considered your facts, and yes, I would watch the show.

Was there ever a question?

[sunflower]

Are you kidding???? The Shoes take a lie detector test??? The Shoes never lie!! Chuck Norris wears pajamas with pictures of The Shoes on them!!!!

Okay.

I've considered your facts, and yes, I would watch the show.

Was there ever a question?

A little. It's kind of like those TBS "is this funny" commercials, I had to weigh all kinds of evidence in order to prove if I'd watch or not.

[Bob78164]

Dear, dear ghostjmf,

I love you to bits, but:

Would someone please pass the popcorn? Thanks. --Bob

[ghostjmf]

Estonut says:

defending someone who is perfectly capable of defending herself (if, in fact, I had offended her) and who has not asked you to, might also be interpreted as rude, creepy behavior.

It might be so interpreted if you're an idiot. Is that you you do interpret it? To be clear & all.

I repeat: Don't bring people into threads they are not participating in so that you can get off a snotty, creepy remark you think is funny. Unless, of course, you wanna show what a creep you are. If you want to address anyone on this board who isn't participating in your 22-page thread by making a dig at them on page # way-deep, at least address them in the post-title, so that they at least can see you've dragged them into your creepshow.