"This isn't your father's 'High Rollers'...that version's too boring! This is 2011...it needs the mood lighting. And you know what else it needs?...hot models. 10 of them!!1!"
-Hotshot newbie tool producer to Merrill Heatter
I just saw the trailer. Craptastic...I have a hard time believing Merrill came up with anything this half-baked, insipid, or derivative. I'll just go with my imagery of the above conversation happening.
The front game gives away way too much money (shocked I tell you, see my point below).
The bonus round blows, mainly because there's no thrill or risk involved. I take a blind stab at $1 million and lose. Boohoo, now I only get to keep the chump change of $125K that I won just a few minutes ago. Since when did 6-figures get treated like a mere $500? On one hand, I can't see the contestants NOT going for the million. On the other hand, it's such a blind shot in the dark, I'd gladly take the $5,000 per die point, even if it's "just" another $10K.
Granted, I'm happy that they didn't find a way to take that $125K away, the bonus round still blows. $1M cash prizes have become a cliche.