I just finished watching the two episodes, and, to be honest, I didn't mind the show, and I didn't mind it when I first saw it on Family Channel in reruns many years ago, either. It has a good play-along factor, and interesting premise. But, seeing it again now, I'm also not surprised it didn't make it a full season:
-I've said it before when we saw that pilot, but David Sparks really looks like he'd rather be doing anything else but hosting a game show. He tried a bit harder here than on the episodes I remember, though...
-I know the intent was to have the celebrities joke around before giving a serious answer, but it seemed really awkward doing so against a clock.
-And to Travis's point: The car round does seem unnecessarily tacked on, especially since, if the contestant wins the trip but loses the car, it seems like a major letdown. The car round also required absolutely no skill whatsoever, unlike everything else with the game. At least contestants had to win the trip to take a crack at the car, which seemed a bit better than giving everyone a crack regardless of performance on CS.
It was fun to relive this show for a few episodes, but, yeah; that should satisfy me for quite a while.
\still better than Merv Griffin's Crosswords, though...
\\David Sparks vs. Ty Treadway? Anyone?
Anthony