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BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
TLEberle:
I can see why Strike it Rich didn’t leave much of a mark. The game isn’t all that interesting, though moderately more difficult material would have helped that. The other issue is that the prizes seemed schizophrenic—thousands of chocolate candies, a Rolls Royce for a week and cookery classes are mixed with stuff that would be seen on any other game show like a VCR, spa and the like. I think Sale of the Century did that part better. Lastly going for $5,000 seemed like long odds for an amount of money that was less than the prize package.
tvwxman:
--- Quote from: TLEberle on January 21, 2023, 07:45:30 PM ---I can see why Strike it Rich didn’t leave much of a mark. The game isn’t all that interesting, though moderately more difficult material would have helped that. The other issue is that the prizes seemed schizophrenic—thousands of chocolate candies, a Rolls Royce for a week and cookery classes are mixed with stuff that would be seen on any other game show like a VCR, spa and the like. I think Sale of the Centudy did that part better. Lastly going for $5,000 seemed like long odds for an amount of money that was less than the prize package.
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Like so many other Brit shows, this was, I think, built for Michael Barrymore to be an entertainer. The game was almost an aside on the show, after 10 minutes of contestant interviews.
The US version ? Just the opposite. Yawn.
I love the UK version. I never liked the US version.
gamed121683:
Well, since we're talking about To Tell The Truth '80 in this thread...Is it just me or does the theme song kind of sound like the Password Plus theme a bit?
Clay Zambo:
--- Quote from: gamed121683 on January 22, 2023, 09:22:49 AM ---Well, since we're talking about To Tell The Truth '80 in this thread...Is it just me or does the theme song kind of sound like the Password Plus theme a bit?
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It's just you.
No, seriously, the opening fanfare is quite similar rhythmically and structurally, but that's about it. (Well, the other similarity is that I think both themes are total bops.)
SuperMatch93:
It always reminded me of the Hustle, honestly.
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