Power of 10 Not So Powerful
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Power of 10 Not So Powerful
CBS has pulled Drew Carey's Power of 10 from its primetime schedule effective immediately. Next week, two episodes of returning comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine will replace it. Power of 10 had gotten poor ratings and was beaten soundly every week by Deal or No Deal (not to mention getting crushed by American Idol). The show is expected to return this summer however.
CBS has also announced it will air six prime time episodes of Price is Right with Drew beginning February 22 on Friday at 8:00. Ghost Whisperer (in repeats of course) will move to 9:00 and Moonlight (also in repeats of course) will go on hiatus.
CBS has also announced it will air six prime time episodes of Price is Right with Drew beginning February 22 on Friday at 8:00. Ghost Whisperer (in repeats of course) will move to 9:00 and Moonlight (also in repeats of course) will go on hiatus.
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Does anyone really think DoND will ever give away $1 million? I don't think most contestants will be able to turn down offers of $500,000 or more.MarleysGh0st wrote:There, Howie's on his incredible quest to give away a million dollars by adding one more $1 million case every time a contestant fails to win the top prize. Meh.
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!
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If they keep adding $1 million cases, eventually someone will be lucky enough to be left with two of them on the board to the very end. So far, they either get down to just one left and take the banker's offer or they eliminate that last case and drop to chump change.Rexer25 wrote:...Does anyone really think DoND will ever give away $1 million? I don't think most contestants will be able to turn down offers of $500,000 or more.MarleysGh0st wrote:There, Howie's on his incredible quest to give away a million dollars by adding one more $1 million case every time a contestant fails to win the top prize. Meh.
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Re: Power of 10 Not So Powerful
Interestingly there was an article that someone linked yesterday that suggested Po10 might be syndicated. Now perhaps not so much.silverscreenselect wrote:CBS has pulled Drew Carey's Power of 10 from its primetime schedule effective immediately. Next week, two episodes of returning comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine will replace it. Power of 10 had gotten poor ratings and was beaten soundly every week by Deal or No Deal (not to mention getting crushed by American Idol). The show is expected to return this summer however.
CBS has also announced it will air six prime time episodes of Price is Right with Drew beginning February 22 on Friday at 8:00. Ghost Whisperer (in repeats of course) will move to 9:00 and Moonlight (also in repeats of course) will go on hiatus.
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One did last night - she turned down a $650K offer and ended up with around $400K.Rexer25 wrote:...Does anyone really think DoND will ever give away $1 million? I don't think most contestants will be able to turn down offers of $500,000 or more.MarleysGh0st wrote:There, Howie's on his incredible quest to give away a million dollars by adding one more $1 million case every time a contestant fails to win the top prize. Meh.
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That's what happened last night - the contestant ended up with three cases left, two of which had $1M in them, the other one had $400. She turned down a $650K offer and chose a case - it has one of the $1M in it. The offer dropped to around $400K, which she took. Good thing, because her case had the $400 in it.MarleysGh0st wrote:If they keep adding $1 million cases, eventually someone will be lucky enough to be left with two of them on the board to the very end. So far, they either get down to just one left and take the banker's offer or they eliminate that last case and drop to chump change.Rexer25 wrote:...Does anyone really think DoND will ever give away $1 million? I don't think most contestants will be able to turn down offers of $500,000 or more.MarleysGh0st wrote:There, Howie's on his incredible quest to give away a million dollars by adding one more $1 million case every time a contestant fails to win the top prize. Meh.
The problem with adding cases, it seems to me, is that it really doesn't change anything other than the banker's offers. The more $1M cases there are, the more likely it is that a contestant will pick one out, thus reducing the number. I'm sure there's some optimum number of cases (maybe 13 out of 26), beyond which the game will not go.
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I do think about getting on this show sometimes. I bypass the turning myself inside out for the APs part, and go directly to the stage. I pick my six cases, get the first offer, and say, "Eh, that's enough money. Deal.", at which point my segment goes on the cutting room floor, and I don't get a check. But since they've started Howie's quest, I think about getting on with 10 or 12 cases with $1,000,000. I'd prolly play that one out.earendel wrote:That's what happened last night - the contestant ended up with three cases left, two of which had $1M in them, the other one had $400. She turned down a $650K offer and chose a case - it has one of the $1M in it. The offer dropped to around $400K, which she took. Good thing, because her case had the $400 in it.MarleysGh0st wrote:If they keep adding $1 million cases, eventually someone will be lucky enough to be left with two of them on the board to the very end. So far, they either get down to just one left and take the banker's offer or they eliminate that last case and drop to chump change.Rexer25 wrote:... Does anyone really think DoND will ever give away $1 million? I don't think most contestants will be able to turn down offers of $500,000 or more.
The problem with adding cases, it seems to me, is that it really doesn't change anything other than the banker's offers. The more $1M cases there are, the more likely it is that a contestant will pick one out, thus reducing the number. I'm sure there's some optimum number of cases (maybe 13 out of 26), beyond which the game will not go.
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Ouch. $650K was close enough to expected value to make it hard risking that, with a 1/3 chance of dropping to $400.earendel wrote: That's what happened last night - the contestant ended up with three cases left, two of which had $1M in them, the other one had $400. She turned down a $650K offer and chose a case - it has one of the $1M in it. The offer dropped to around $400K, which she took. Good thing, because her case had the $400 in it.
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Without meaning to raise the ire of any of the females on the board, I found her motivation - "I just want to have babies" - to be annoying.silvercamaro wrote:I confess that I was unable to root for that contestant. She wasn't cute enough to play the small-town beauty queen angle, and she wasn't smart enough to be appealing in any other way.
As her husband said, "She thought we needed passports to come to California."
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Maybe she promised the AP's that she'd have one right there on the show if they picked her.earendel wrote:Without meaning to raise the ire of any of the females on the board, I found her motivation - "I just want to have babies" - to be annoying.
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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It was $628,000 and $471,000, not that I was watching or even taped the show specifically to find out what would happen.
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Thanks for clearing that up. elwing is a big fan of the show so I humor her and watch along with her.Ritterskoop wrote:It was $628,000 and $471,000, not that I was watching or even taped the show specifically to find out what would happen.
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That's not so bad. So she lost $157K gambling on a one in three chance of winning an extra $372K, if she had eliminated the $400 case.Ritterskoop wrote:It was $628,000 and $471,000, not that I was watching or even taped the show specifically to find out what would happen.
Of course, just by being cast by the producers, she had an expected value of $350K. Damn nice work, if you can get it.
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As someone else pointed out to me, Drew will always argue for a contrary position to whatever the contestant is thinking, just to rachet up the tension and excitement.peacock2121 wrote:Drew seems to give his opinion to the contestant too often.
I watched one recently and his opinion was listened to and it cost her the game. I expected that to have an affect on his for the next guy...... it didn't.
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It fails in doing that - it sounds more like influence and bad advice.MarleysGh0st wrote:As someone else pointed out to me, Drew will always argue for a contrary position to whatever the contestant is thinking, just to rachet up the tension and excitement.peacock2121 wrote:Drew seems to give his opinion to the contestant too often.
I watched one recently and his opinion was listened to and it cost her the game. I expected that to have an affect on his for the next guy...... it didn't.
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According to the Great Ones on Pioneers of Television, a good host wants the contestant to win. Doesn't sound like Drew is headed for greatness.peacock2121 wrote:It fails in doing that - it sounds more like influence and bad advice.MarleysGh0st wrote:As someone else pointed out to me, Drew will always argue for a contrary position to whatever the contestant is thinking, just to rachet up the tension and excitement.peacock2121 wrote:Drew seems to give his opinion to the contestant too often.
I watched one recently and his opinion was listened to and it cost her the game. I expected that to have an affect on his for the next guy...... it didn't.
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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.
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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I would not be surprised to hear they are looking for a new TPIR host.themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:According to the Great Ones on Pioneers of Television, a good host wants the contestant to win. Doesn't sound like Drew is headed for greatness.peacock2121 wrote:It fails in doing that - it sounds more like influence and bad advice.MarleysGh0st wrote: As someone else pointed out to me, Drew will always argue for a contrary position to whatever the contestant is thinking, just to rachet up the tension and excitement.
He is REALLY bad.