"$100,000 Pyramid" primetime this summer on ABC

[PYLdude]

And Travis's (correct) point is: that has nothing whatsoever to do with "irony".

Doesn't it? The most watchable of the two seasons featured one of the most unwatchable panelists? I'd consider that irony, at least for people who share those sentiments about Poundstone.

Somehow I don't think BillCullen1 was thinking that way when he typed it out...otherwise he would've said as much IMO.

I read it from his post. I'll give him credit for it.

I'm with Kevin and immediately picked up that vibe. Not everything has to be spelled out to fit everyone's standards; if he wanted to expound, I'm sure he can.

And I shall respect your perspectives and offer you a cold one of your choice should we ever cross paths.

[chad1m]

Celebrities that have played the last few days include Justin Long, Tony Hale, Martha Stewart, Alfonso Ribeiro, Mario Batali and Snoop Dogg.

[Kevin Prather]

And I shall respect your perspectives and offer you a cold one of your choice should we ever cross paths.

Well met. Second one's on me.

[clemon79]

Snoop Dogg.

Coolio...wasn't available?

[BrandonFG]

And I shall respect your perspectives and offer you a cold one of your choice should we ever cross paths.

Well met. Second one's on me.

This is how all disagreements should be handled. I'll buy the third round.

[Flerbert419]

I attended the afternoon taping yesterday and can confirm pretty much what everybody else has said: this is classic Pyramid delightfully updated for the modern era.

I was surprised at how well Michael blended in and seemed to compliment the celebrity guests rather than overpower them.

There were a number of scenarios that came up during gameplay that were handled perfectly...except one, but I suppose in today's world there isn't much you can do about it.

[TimK2003]

Are both the front game category titles and the Winners Circle categories like the original Bob Stewart categories, or were they still Donnymid-ish ("Things Regis Philbin's Coffee Mug Would Say", for example)? 

The cutesy, category titles were fine on Win Ben Stein's Money, but not so on Donnymid.

[clemon79]

Are both the front game category titles and the Winners Circle categories like the original Bob Stewart categories, or were they still Donnymid-ish ("Things Regis Philbin's Coffee Mug Would Say", for example)?

Based on the unequivocal praise, I suspect strongly if there were any weird categories, we'd know by now.

[Kevin Prather]

There were a number of scenarios that came up during gameplay that were handled perfectly...except one, but I suppose in today's world there isn't much you can do about it.

Flagging this until such a time when you're at liberty to discuss it.

[PYLdude]

Snoop Dogg.

Coolio...wasn't available?

Surprisingly, yes. (Well, maybe not surprisingly, but humor me because I looked it up )

He's joining Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Pepa, Tone Loc, All-4-One, Biz Markie, and a few others on a tour starting next week. Depending on the date, different people might be performing. Coolio is booked for 22 of those dates.

http://www.mtv.com/artists/coolio/tourdates/

[mmm111]

Are both the front game category titles and the Winners Circle categories like the original Bob Stewart categories, or were they still Donnymid-ish ("Things Regis Philbin's Coffee Mug Would Say", for example)? 

The cutesy, category titles were fine on Win Ben Stein's Money, but not so on Donnymid.

They are Bob Stewart categories in both the main game (both title and content) and the Winner's Circle round.  If you liked the cutesy puns, you're in for a treat.

[TLEberle]

So did the show employ punnery or not?

[Clay Zambo]

So did the show employ punnery or not?

Ish. Not heinous punnery, but I've seen a few that I gave me no earthly idea what the items in the category would be.

[aaron sica]

So did the show employ punnery or not?

Ish. Not heinous punnery, but I've seen a few that I gave me no earthly idea what the items in the category would be.

I thought of it like this: some are like Jeopardy categories, in the sense that it's nothing to do with the name but will make you chuckle a bit.

[TLEberle]

Ish. Not heinous punnery, but I've seen a few that I gave me no earthly idea what the items in the category would be.

Right, but there's a difference between the short-and-snappy titles where you only have three lines of twelve letters on the little plastic sheet, and the shaggy dog stories that would be smushed into eight point font on Win Ben Stein's Money. And there's a place for those set-ups--I don't think Pyramid is necessarily it.