Well, I can't really judge this since I'm a contestant from the show... My show is going to air on FRIDAY at 9pm. I'm excited about having the Friday spot since I would imagine there would be an even larger audience that night. I'm Moe, and my teammates are Ryan and Matt.
I enjoyed seeing the full version of the show. From being onstage through all the taping, I was able to see many aspects of their production. The show was definitely fast paced, partly due to the taping in NYC. There's a difference in the feel between West Coast and East Coast shows.
The intro was cool, and it was also the first time that I had heard the theme song. They may have played it when we were on stage, but I probably was in too much of an adrenaline rush to hear it.
The guys SUCKED, mostly due to the guy on the right. The ladies did very well, and remember, when you have 2 or three letters showing already, it gets MUCH easier to get the answers. It's the luck of the draw a lot of the time. The girl on the right was the key to winning their game. Their $500 bets on the first letter was absolutely stupid. Big bets like that should come either when you're sure of the answer or if you were in the hole like those guys were.
The ladies did very well in the bonus round, but i think there was some editing done at some point during the answering. They were overly excited, then in a split second, they were calmed down. I found that kind of odd.
I was watching the game with my family, and everyone was being very interactive, so I think CR is even more interactive than a lot of people had originally anticipated. I'm sure that's a very important part of game shows these days, and they've accomplished their goal in this regard.
Someone had mentioned about that Dylan should have said something everytime they got a word right in the bonus round. There's a bell or a buzzer that goes off which you can hear both on the show, and in the studio. I can't mention any specifics as of yet, but I'll have more to add after my show airs on Friday.
From what I've read, the show that aired last night, was the episode that took three hours to tape. Our taping took no longer than an hour. They were really on their "A GAME." Everything was very smooth, and every single person in that production was top notch. Very accomodating and made us feel extremely comfortable (which we were already really at ease with everyone already, since we had met everyone previously). I wouldn't have minded being on stage for 3 hours! Being in the spotlight for that long? HELL YEAH! ha... It almost seemed as if it went by TOO quickly when we were up there, but I can't tell you just HOW LONG we were onstage for. I guess you'll all have to see on Friday Night! PRIME TIME SLOT, BABY!
For the life of me, I can't understand why everyone is putting down the betting round. The more you watch the show, you'll find that the betting round is truly the MAKE OR BREAK ROUND. Just say the girls from last night kept betting $500, and they dropped really low. The guys could have easily taken over the lead and won! The more you watch the show, the chances are that most of you will be changing your mind. Teams won't be betting so conservatively, and they'll become more "ballsy." The mindset would be either, "How much do we need to win," or "We've got this in the bag... Let's go for the REAL money!"
Overall, I gave the show pretty high marks, but I can only imagine it getting better and better as the game progresses. It's Dylan's first gameshow gig, and with everything, timing and wit will come along as more shows are produced.
I'd be very interested in hearing everyone's reviews of my show when it airs on Friday. I'll be using parts of the episode to add to my reel for other auditions. Our show will be more high energy, and have much more laughs... I can guarantee that. Both of our teams had a good chemistry, and it was evident when we were under the lights.
Thanks!
Moe
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