[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'132454\' date=\'Sep 23 2006, 10:42 AM\']
Or perhaps they did practice it, perhaps even more than once, and he soared like eagles, but during the actual show he choked. Or they could've been out partying the night before or something. Anyway I would think this show will be a cautionary tale not just for the production staff but for future contestants.
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Bull Funky.
Fault lies COMPLETELY on the contestant coordinators, which is a damn shame, cause I worked with some of them on the KenJen pilot, and they're good people.
You get a contract for 65 episodes. Each show requires 6 contestants. You better damn well find 390 people who can play the game well enough to provide entertainment for the home audience. Otherwise, you keep looking for good quality contestants or you scale back the contract. Or, introduce returning champs to lighten the contestant pool.
Again, I'll say that i'm sorry that Michael Davies is behind this. Becuase if I know Michael, he was in the booth screaming up a storm after this travesty. It's his baby, his deal with GSN, and his ass on the line if he can't provide 'quality' programming (subjective , I know). And you're right, this won't happen again.