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SRIV94

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« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2006, 01:21:25 PM »
[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 11:19 AM\'][quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 11:16 AM\']Has Jon Stewart been on one?  (He'll be doing this year's Oscarcast.)
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Grazi.  I forgot all about that (as if that wasn't obvious).  :)

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« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2006, 02:17:21 PM »
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Count me among those that thought TT was better, though (once they went to the all-quickie format).

I know that there are a few of us here who actually prefer the first format of "Tattletales" to the "all-quickie" format.  For me it just adds a bit more variety - even if the game was sometimes out of reach by the last question.
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« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2006, 02:24:38 PM »
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 01:17 PM\']I know that there are a few of us here who actually prefer the first format of "Tattletales" to the "all-quickie" format.  For me it just adds a bit more variety - even if the game was sometimes out of reach by the last question.
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I know.  I just found the "one or two-word phrase" format to be akin to watching paint dry.  YMMV, that's why there's vanilla and that's why there's chocolate.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the first format, if the wrong person buzzed in after hearing the phrase, they could justify it all they want but still got nothing, yes?

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« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2006, 03:06:44 PM »
[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 11:19 AM\'][quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 11:16 AM\']Has Jon Stewart been on one?
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First Celebrity Millionaire.
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And an ep. of Win Ben Stein's Money, as well.

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« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2006, 03:49:49 PM »
Mr. Stewart did very well on Celebrity Jeopardy!, too.
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« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2006, 04:04:29 PM »
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the first format, if the wrong person buzzed in after hearing the phrase, they could justify it all they want but still got nothing, yes?

That's correct.  The only person that could score would be the one who's spouse buzzed in.  Most of the time that occured, but there were some instances where the wrong person buzzed...and usually the audience's reaction let them know they were the wrong person.  

There were also a couple of times where the right person buzzed - but gave the wrong story.  Those scored nothing as well.
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« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2006, 04:46:01 PM »
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 03:17 PM\']I know that there are a few of us here who actually prefer the first format of "Tattletales" to the "all-quickie" format.  [/quote]
Yes, but you'd be wrong. :)
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« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2006, 04:47:09 PM »
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 03:04 PM\']That's correct.  The only person that could score would be the one who's spouse buzzed in.  Most of the time that occured, but there were some instances where the wrong person buzzed...and usually the audience's reaction let them know they were the wrong person. 

There were also a couple of times where the right person buzzed - but gave the wrong story.  Those scored nothing as well.
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I thought I had seen that, but I wasn't sure.  It just confirms further in my mind that having the wrong person buzz in and tell a story to try to justify it would be nothing more than a time-waster (I could live with the right person buzzing in but telling the wrong story).  And perhaps producers sensed that, leading towards the all-quickie format.

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« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2006, 04:59:49 PM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 01:46 PM\']Yes, but you'd be wrong. :)
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« Reply #24 on: March 10, 2006, 01:31:28 AM »
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« Reply #25 on: March 13, 2006, 01:34:11 AM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 02:46 PM\'][quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 03:17 PM\']I know that there are a few of us here who actually prefer the first format of "Tattletales" to the "all-quickie" format.  [/quote]
Yes, but you'd be wrong. :)
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Count me among the Wrong And Proud, then. Tattletales with the "pot div right answers" scoring system was little more than Celebrity Newlywed Game. They already ran TNG how many times a day? It was nice to see what I thought was a clever game mechanic used, wasted stories or not.
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« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2006, 08:39:04 AM »
Seconded on this end...the first format was a nice deviation from what otherwise was indeed "Celebrity Newlywed Game".

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