IIRC, ABC\'s pilot (which had Bill Engvall and Larry Miller hosting), had a \"mob\" (forget how many) of contestants playing, with players eliminated with one wrong answer. Having a \"mob\" format, or at least a \"player vs. player\" scenario, would have worked a lot better than the \"one vs. the house\" scenario that\'s been driven to the ground the last decade or so.
The questions, to me, seemed insanely easy. The set looked like recycled parts from other game shows from the last 5-6 years.
Michael Ian Black and D.L. Hughley had lousy forced chemistry. Black, whose sarcastic style works on other shows, came off as whiny and desperate on \"Trust Me,\" while Hughley jokingly playing the race card (\"come to the dark side\") and dropping some sailor talk made him look to be a guy phoning it in for a paycheck.
I liked the gimmick of polling the audience on the questions, but it was only used on ONE QUESTION. Perhaps make the polling part of the game -- if the audience and contestant agree on the \"fact\" and are correct, add X amount of dollars to the player\'s bank,
Overall grade -- D-
JD