ABC Plans Limited Primetime Run of ‘Millionaire’ for August

[pianogeek]

I'm looking forward to this.  I hope ABC finds some great sponsors to help rekindle the marketing hype that made so many people find this out of coincidence back in '99.

/AT&T, are you listening?
//Great way to promote the Millionaire on the Apple iPhone game with a commercial, na'mean?

P.S.  I would not use the clock on the first five questions.

[goongas]

I don't think they will use the timer.  Regis would hate it.  Some of his best lines are the unscripted ones he says while the contestant is figuring out the answer.

[Fedya]

They could just do those remarks in post-production, like on Password.  :-)

[rwalker]

Did I read the information right, or is it rumor, that a contestant took the better part of 50 minutes for one question on his version? Maybe the clock isn't such a bad idea.

[GiraffeBoy]

OMG, I'm bouncing off the walls!
Money tree: 32K at 10, 64K at 11, 125K at 12.
Lifelines: the original three, plus STQ after 10.
Contestant pool: Invite all the Million Point Winners from Anaheim and Orlando and mix 'em up with phone qualifyers. (Selfish enough? Thought so.)

--Charlie, MPW #42, DCA

[Hastin]

[quote name=\'GiraffeBoy\' post=\'213882\' date=\'Apr 23 2009, 09:15 PM\']
Contestant pool: Invite all the Million Point Winners from Anaheim and Orlando and mix 'em up with phone qualifyers. (Selfish enough? Thought so.)
[/quote]

But that would deny the yes-I-want-the-3-extra-pins 500,000 walk-awayers.

//One of only 2 do to that move at DCA. My guess would have been wrong anyway, and PACS was a complete wash at the Million level.
///Ohh-Ahh-Sticks Out Tounge!

[TheInquisitiveOne]

[quote name=\'pianogeek\' post=\'213786\' date=\'Apr 23 2009, 08:15 AM\']I would not use the clock on the first five questionsat all.[/quote]

Fixed for my thoughts.


If it were up to me, the clock would be the LAST thing I would consider. Regis has a style much different from Meredith, and I would think the clock would take away from his element. Plus, I think having the contestant take time to think things through creates more drama than those who have to rush to an answer because the clock is ticking.

If they want to add elements from the syndicated edition, I am all for it. However, leave the timer out of this edition.

[GiraffeBoy]

[quote name=\'Hastin\' post=\'213886\' date=\'Apr 23 2009, 10:12 PM\'] [quote name=\'GiraffeBoy\' post=\'213882\' date=\'Apr 23 2009, 09:15 PM\']
Contestant pool: Invite all the Million Point Winners from Anaheim and Orlando and mix 'em up with phone qualifyers. (Selfish enough? Thought so.)
[/quote]
But that would deny the yes-I-want-the-3-extra-pins 500,000 walk-awayers.
//One of only 2 do to that move at DCA. My guess would have been wrong anyway, and PACS was a complete wash at the Million level.[/quote]
Congrats on getting that far.  You could quit whenever you wanted to, but in IMHO, quitting with 14 pins was a chicken's move.  I don't put much value (sentimental or otherwise) on pins 11-14 without the Million Point Pin.

Oh yeah, let's kill that clock for August.  I understood the need for it at DCA, but I hated that thing.

--Charlie

[BillCullen1]

I'm definitely looking forward to this, and since I live within walking distance of the studio, I'm going to try to get tickets to see this.

[davemackey]

[quote name=\'GiraffeBoy\' post=\'213882\' date=\'Apr 24 2009, 12:15 AM\']
OMG, I'm bouncing off the walls!
Money tree: 32K at 10, 64K at 11, 125K at 12.
[/quote]
No. Hal March is dead, and so too should remain "his" jackpot. 25k, 50k, 100k.

[Kevin Prather]

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'214405\' date=\'Apr 29 2009, 05:39 PM\']
[quote name=\'GiraffeBoy\' post=\'213882\' date=\'Apr 24 2009, 12:15 AM\']
OMG, I'm bouncing off the walls!
Money tree: 32K at 10, 64K at 11, 125K at 12.
[/quote]
No. Hal March is dead, and so too should remain "his" jackpot. 25k, 50k, 100k.
[/quote]
Personally, I'd go $32K, $50K, $100K. The free guess shouldn't double your money.