NEW PYRAMID CASTING.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'218568\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 11:49 AM\']Are we assured that most everyone who has a say in this one doesn't also think like this?  Or are they going to start howling "where's the girders and the plasma screens? (cuz we need MORE FLASH!!!!!!!!!)" or "Where's Donny?" if the ball gets rolling?[/quote]
No, we are not. But since there's nothing at all we can do about it if they do, there is no sense in getting worked up over the possibility.

[Jeremy Nelson]

[quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218558\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:05 PM\'][quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'218448\' date=\'Jun 19 2009, 01:58 PM\']the top of the pyramid looks like a 50s roadside inn/50s Vegas sign, but the rest of the set has the whole modern neon thing going. It looks like somebody wanted to find a way to incoroporate a bunch of different set elements/colors/designs without thinking it through.[/quote]

Maybe they did "think it through" and are going to promote the show in the style of a certain chain of "roadside inns".  I can hear it now...

"Pyramid 6.  We'll leave the trilons flippin' for you."
[/quote]
Even still, nothing beats the original Holiday Inn road signs....those things were epic.

[bandit_bobby]

Does anybody know who directed this- Mark Gentile, perhaps?

[dale_grass]

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'218567\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']Did they think we had to be reminded of a celebrity's name or show title every thirty seconds?[/quote]Considering on some shows it was uncertain who was the "celebrity" and who was the contestant, yes.
[/quote]
QFT.

[bwood]

[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218574\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 04:06 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'218567\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']Did they think we had to be reminded of a celebrity's name or show title every thirty seconds?[/quote]Considering on some shows it was uncertain who was the "celebrity" and who was the contestant, yes.
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QFT.
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Seconded.

[RyanCDN]

[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'218466\' date=\'Jun 19 2009, 04:04 PM\'][quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'218448\' date=\'Jun 19 2009, 12:58 PM\']'
<snip>
Like I said, I know its just a pilot, but I just took a second look and wondered if anybody saw what I did.[/quote]

Out of curiosity - can there be a hold on nitpicking until, say, we see a video or -- hey -- it gets on the air?
[/quote]

I sceond this, after all, it is just a pilot.   Hell, I think the set is great considering it is a pilot.  It just needs to be snazed up a bit if it goes to production, but I have no doubt that will happen.  

I completely agree with waiting until it goes to air to really start being too picky.

-Ryan

[CarShark]

[quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']I felt that because they changed celebrities and contestants every show, there was no time to "connect" with anyone playing the game.[/quote]I felt the same way. Not having returning champions like previous versions made that stand out more. I think modern game shows have two extremes: they either try to be contestant-driven, with constant joking and sob stories (DOND, Millionaire, Lyrics) or just give them the name, rank and serial number treatment (Catch 21, Wheel, TP: AP). I think the best show for contestant interaction in a while was Lingo. Chuck Woolery made just about every contestant seem like the most interesting person in the world, and he and Shandi would mention it later, tie things into the words. They just had fun with it. Newlywed Game's good for that, by design, although the current format hamstrings things somewhat.

I would like to know if they thought we had to be reminded of how many subjects were "needed to win"?

Well, from watching reruns on GSN (especially the second season), they seemed to try to take as few wide shots of the big board as possible. If the pair run up the board normally, there's no problem. If they skip around and come back, I can see how someone at home might lose track.

As for 6-in-20, I can understand why they did that, if the reasoning was time. What I couldn't understand was why a time-strapped show insisted on making a big deal of the front game category reveals, and the laughs they generated...or didn't. I believe having normal categories and going to 6-in-25 would have saved they syndie version a similar amount of time. As for the upcoming CBS series, I'm a bit worried about it. The only other half-hour show CBS has in daytime is Bold and Beautiful, and that clocks in on most days at a little under 20 minutes. I have no idea how they plan on getting two front games and two Winners' Circles into that.

EDIT- Just saw the comment about the celebrities. The distinctly more casual atmosphere on Donnymid was part of that, because I don't think Pyramid (or game shows in general) drew a lot of "big" celebrities during the 80s. The 70s, maybe.

[golden-road]

[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218574\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 04:06 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'218567\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']Did they think we had to be reminded of a celebrity's name or show title every thirty seconds?[/quote]Considering on some shows it was uncertain who was the "celebrity" and who was the contestant, yes.
[/quote]
QFT.
[/quote]

I need to dip into the GSForum lexicon for this one; what does "QFT" mean?

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'218583\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 06:33 PM\'][quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218574\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 04:06 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'218567\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']Did they think we had to be reminded of a celebrity's name or show title every thirty seconds?[/quote]Considering on some shows it was uncertain who was the "celebrity" and who was the contestant, yes.
[/quote]
QFT.
[/quote]

I need to dip into the GSForum lexicon for this one; what does "QFT" mean?
[/quote]

Quoted For Truth.

[gamed121683]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'218585\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 06:37 PM\'][quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'218583\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 06:33 PM\'][quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218574\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 04:06 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'218567\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']Did they think we had to be reminded of a celebrity's name or show title every thirty seconds?[/quote]Considering on some shows it was uncertain who was the "celebrity" and who was the contestant, yes.
[/quote]
QFT.
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I need to dip into the GSForum lexicon for this one; what does "QFT" mean?
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Quoted For Truth.
[/quote]

QFT ;-).

[dale_grass]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'218585\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 05:37 PM\'][quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'218583\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 06:33 PM\'][quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218574\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 04:06 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'218567\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']Did they think we had to be reminded of a celebrity's name or show title every thirty seconds?[/quote]Considering on some shows it was uncertain who was the "celebrity" and who was the contestant, yes.
[/quote]
QFT.
[/quote]

I need to dip into the GSForum lexicon for this one; what does "QFT" mean?
[/quote]

Quoted For Truth.
[/quote]
In this case, I was going for the stronger Quite F***ing True.

[golden-road]

[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218592\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 07:09 PM\'][quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'218585\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 05:37 PM\'][quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'218583\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 06:33 PM\'][quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218574\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 04:06 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'218567\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'GSFan\' post=\'218557\' date=\'Jun 20 2009, 01:56 PM\']Did they think we had to be reminded of a celebrity's name or show title every thirty seconds?[/quote]Considering on some shows it was uncertain who was the "celebrity" and who was the contestant, yes.
[/quote]
QFT.
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I need to dip into the GSForum lexicon for this one; what does "QFT" mean?
[/quote]

Quoted For Truth.
[/quote]
In this case, I was going for the stronger Quite F***ing True.
[/quote]

I always thought it meant "Quit F'n Talking".

[dale_grass]

[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'218634\' date=\'Jun 21 2009, 01:46 AM\']I always thought it meant "Quit F'n Talking".[/quote]
If you'd seen oodles and oodles of posts, context clues should have lead you to believe otherwise.  But just seeing it every once in a while, I suppose different word combinations could occur.  Lord knows how many times I've read stuff on this board and had to parse what an abbreviation meant.  The worst was YMMV.

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'218646\' date=\'Jun 21 2009, 09:59 AM\']The worst was YMMV.[/quote]
Except that if you Google it, you immediately get the answer.  Same with QFT.  Neither of these are remotely specific to our forum.

I'm not saying you shouldn't ask if you want to know, and I'm certainly not saying everybody should have the entire list of internet abbreviations memorized.  I'm just surprised people don't realize they can almost always find the answers themselves with virtually no effort at all.

[rialtus]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'218648\' date=\'Jun 21 2009, 07:29 AM\']I'm just surprised people don't realize they can almost always find the answers themselves with virtually no effort at all.[/quote]And the winner of one Internet is you!

/relevant jargon you'd have to look up: JFGI