I attended a taping last Friday. I won't say I felt like I needed a shower when I finished, but let's say this: there was another episode to be taped that day, and I sure as hell didn't get back in line to see if there'd be any seats available.
I'd been in the studio *an hour* before a contestant appeared on stage. Mark W introduced him four times... Mark threw to commercial four times... Mark teased next week's episode four times... By the time the guy got on stage, I had just about ceased caring. And then the game? Eh. I'd spoil it, but why bother?
Maybe it was a tactical error on my part, going to a game show taping where I *knew* the warm-up guy would be practically cracking a whip to get us to applaud harder and louder--when I had a mildly sprained wrist. Ow.