A Millionaire Change for next season

[davemackey]

I got an email last night from the Millionaire contestant staff. Even though I was on the show two seasons ago, I'm still getting the periodic notes from them. It appears that among the changes that are coming for the 2008-2009 season is the following: you must now provide pictures of your Phone-A-Friends. I guess they're going to show them on the screen as their calls are taking place.

Season 7 specialty shows are going to include the return of the popular Brides.com Wedding Week and Netflix Million Dollar Movie Week, plus three new ones: Famous Names week, Halloween Week, and 3 Generations Week (in which three generations of a family play together).

[Fedya]

Am I the only person who hates the [insert name of sponsor here] Wedding Week?

(Or most of the other "specialty" weeks in general?)

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'191318\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 06:56 AM\']
you must now provide pictures of your Phone-A-Friends. I guess they're going to show them on the screen as their calls are taking place.
[/quote]
Also, no longer will the Phone-A-Friends be heard. What they say will be captioned onto the screen. It's Michael Tiller's idea. And, no, Fedya, you're not alone.

[DrBear]

What could possibly be the reason for not using the audio, but captioning the response?

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'191326\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 09:58 AM\']
What could possibly be the reason for not using the audio, but captioning the response?[/quote]And, as I thought,  Don Howard claims another victim.

[Mr. Matté]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'191322\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 10:01 AM\']
Also, no longer will the Phone-A-Friends be heard. What they say will be captioned onto the screen. It's Michael Tiller's idea.[/quote]
Are they going to be blasting the MG-HS Hour theme during this while putting an annoying 10-second bumper before the start of it?

[byrd62]

[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'191326\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 10:58 AM\']
What could possibly be the reason for not using the audio, but captioning the response?
[/quote]

I think there's this Federal regulation in which any phone conversation that is aired has to be agreed to by the person being called.  Did the Millionaire people run into a situation where the Phone-A-Friend didn't agree to have his/her voice played on air?

[clemon79]

I am amazed. I shouldn't be, but I am.

[PYLdude]

[quote name=\'byrd62\' post=\'191330\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 11:54 AM\']
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'191326\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 10:58 AM\']
What could possibly be the reason for not using the audio, but captioning the response?
[/quote]

I think there's this Federal regulation in which any phone conversation that is aired has to be agreed to by the person being called.  Did the Millionaire people run into a situation where the Phone-A-Friend didn't agree to have his/her voice played on air?
[/quote]

You guys can't be this dense.

[tpirfan28]

I don't see anything wrong with the pictures.  Just a little something extra.

Not too big on the theme weeks (surprised there isn't Tax Free week), but I will watch the Three Generations week.  That sounds like fun.

[Jay Temple]

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'191340\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 02:05 PM\']
[quote name=\'byrd62\' post=\'191330\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 11:54 AM\']
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'191326\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 10:58 AM\']
What could possibly be the reason for not using the audio, but captioning the response?
[/quote]

I think there's this Federal regulation in which any phone conversation that is aired has to be agreed to by the person being called.  Did the Millionaire people run into a situation where the Phone-A-Friend didn't agree to have his/her voice played on air?
[/quote]

You guys can't be this dense.
[/quote]
Then I'm dense too.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'191341\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 12:07 PM\']
I don't see anything wrong with the pictures.  Just a little something extra.
[/quote]
I see a LOT wrong with the pictures, if you're asked to submit them prior to being selected as a contestant.

If not, though, yeah, no biggie.

[tpirfan28]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191352\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 03:26 PM\']
I see a LOT wrong with the pictures, if you're asked to submit them prior to being selected as a contestant.
[/quote]
(thinks for a minute)

HELLO....I do see the...well...flaw with that.  

[PYLdude]

[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'191347\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 02:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'191340\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 02:05 PM\']
[quote name=\'byrd62\' post=\'191330\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 11:54 AM\']
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'191326\' date=\'Jul 19 2008, 10:58 AM\']
What could possibly be the reason for not using the audio, but captioning the response?
[/quote]

I think there's this Federal regulation in which any phone conversation that is aired has to be agreed to by the person being called.  Did the Millionaire people run into a situation where the Phone-A-Friend didn't agree to have his/her voice played on air?
[/quote]

You guys can't be this dense.
[/quote]
Then I'm dense too.
[/quote]

If you couldn't see that Don was making fun of Michael Tiller for his YouTube game show disasters, then I can't help you.

[DrBear]

Uh...can I take back that other post about Stosh being fooled?
*walks, head bowed, into the sunset*