Author Topic: Interesting Observation on Millionaire (Read 3282 times)

14gameshows · « **on:** September 16, 2010, 05:01:33 PM »

So I was watching Wednesday's episode and they did a long credit roll at the end of the show and on the credits it lists Jay Wolpert at a Creative Consultant.

So what does he do on WWTBAM?

Better yet, what is a creative consultant?

SRIV94 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2010, 05:10:28 PM »

[quote name=\'14gameshows\' post=\'247739\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 04:01 PM\']Better yet, what is a creative consultant?[/quote]
In some cases, a creative consultant is usually the head writer. Whether that's the case for MILLIONAIRE I don't know, but given Wolpert's experience it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case.

TimK2003 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2010, 06:54:12 PM »

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'247740\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 03:10 PM\'][quote name=\'14gameshows\' post=\'247739\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 04:01 PM\']Better yet, what is a creative consultant?[/quote]
In some cases, a creative consultant is usually the head writer. Whether that's the case for MILLIONAIRE I don't know, but given Wolpert's experience it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case.
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Sorta like what Dick DeBartolo did for the G/T games??

I would reckon a guess that they both have one thing in common: They live & write questions on one coast and send the material to the show on the other coast.

clemon79 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2010, 07:00:45 PM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'247746\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 03:54 PM\']I would reckon a guess that they both have one thing in common: They live & write questions on one coast and send the material to the show on the other coast.[/quote]
I would reckon a guess that it doesn't have the first damn thing to do with geographic location.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2010, 07:02:30 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'247747\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 07:00 PM\']I would reckon a guess that it doesn't have the first damn thing to do with geographic location.[/quote]
Conventional thinking says it doesn't have much to do with question-writing either. Word on the street is that you have Wolpert to thank for the twists in the format.

mmb5 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2010, 09:04:17 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'247748\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 07:02 PM\']Conventional thinking says it doesn't have much to do with question-writing either. Word on the street is that you have Wolpert to thank for the twists in the format.[/quote]
Is the gauntlet being added for sweeps?

Don Howard · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2010, 11:23:49 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'247747\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 07:00 PM\'][quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'247746\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 03:54 PM\']I would reckon a guess that they both have one thing in common: They live & write questions on one coast and send the material to the show on the other coast.[/quote]
I would reckon a guess that it doesn't have the first damn thing to do with geographic location.[/quote](thumbs up) Don Howard likes this.
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'247748\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 07:02 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'247747\' date=\'Sep 16 2010, 07:00 PM\']I would reckon a guess that it doesn't have the first damn thing to do with geographic location.[/quote]Conventional thinking says it doesn't have much to do with question-writing either. Word on the street is that you have Wolpert to thank for the twists in the format.[/quote](thumbs up) Don Howard likes this, too.
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'247759\' date=\'Sep 17 2010, 09:04 AM\']Is the gauntlet being added for sweeps?[/quote]Yes.

weaklink75 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2010, 01:31:37 PM »

Well it makes sense in a way- you could consider the Longshot a primitive form of Lifeline....though I don't know how they could add a block on the Million Dollar Question...