Temptation

[pyramid100]

I was reading the rules to the new $otc on the aussie game show page and with such a long description of the rules I was wondering if the game was 30 minutes long. I don't remember that much being crammed into our version but then I was younger when I saw the repeats on USA I don't remember that show very well

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'pyramid100\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 03:36 PM\']I was reading the rules to the new $otc on the aussie game show page and with such a long description of the rules I was wondering if the game was 30 minutes long. I don't remember that much being crammed into our version but then I was younger when I saw the repeats on USA I don't remember that show very well

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Do they teach sentence structure in elementary school anymore?

[TLEberle]

To actuallyanswer your question, yes, there's lots of stuff going on in an average show of "Sale of the Century."  The reason they can do that is because the show moves along at such a fast clip.  One minute of questions, then change gears for an Instant Bargain.  Another minute of questions, then a Fame Game.  It's not like they throw three different rounds at the players at once.

The "Ten in a Row" can't be called a "throwaway bonus game," because $100,000 isn't something to laugh at, even in Australian money.  The shopping is probably truncated if the champ decides to go on, or the host tap dances for a bit or we have a long credit roll if the champion retires.

For those who are Down Under and also on the board, what is it that endeared the show to Australian audiences?  It never caught on that big here, even though it was moderately successful in the 1980s, enough to have a concurrently running nighttime show, at least.

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 06:21 PM\'][quote name=\'pyramid100\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 03:36 PM\']I was reading the rules to the new $otc on the aussie game show page and with such a long description of the rules I was wondering if the game was 30 minutes long. I don't remember that much being crammed into our version but then I was younger when I saw the repeats on USA I don't remember that show very well

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Do they teach sentence structure in elementary school anymore?

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I swear I'm going to rent out some chat room somewhere and invite some people from here to it for English 101......

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 03:26 PM\']For those who are Down Under and also on the board, what is it that endeared the show to Australian audiences?  It never caught on that big here, even though it was moderately successful in the 1980s, enough to have a concurrently running nighttime show, at least.
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Also, if we have anyone here who has in fact seen an episode of "Temptation" by now, I'd love to know if the traditional Aussie "Sale" theme is incorporated into the theme music in some way.

And do Ed and Livinia make their entrance through the revolving doors you see them come through in the promo?

(Moderately interesting nitpick in the promo: at the very start, the three players at the desk are seated improperly...the nameplates read that "Karen" is the middle player and "David" is on the right (you can't make out the left name, save that it appears to have six letters), and yet the lone male is sitting in the center position and a lady is on the right.

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 06:21 PM\'][quote name=\'pyramid100\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 03:36 PM\']I was reading the rules to the new $otc on the aussie game show page and with such a long description of the rules I was wondering if the game was 30 minutes long. I don't remember that much being crammed into our version but then I was younger when I saw the repeats on USA I don't remember that show very well

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Do they teach sentence structure in elementary school anymore?

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Yes.  Students just aren't as concerned about learning it as they used to be. :-P

[catkins522]

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 05:21 PM\'][quote name=\'pyramid100\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 03:36 PM\']I was reading the rules to the new $otc on the aussie game show page and with such a long description of the rules I was wondering if the game was 30 minutes long. I don't remember that much being crammed into our version but then I was younger when I saw the repeats on USA I don't remember that show very well

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Do they teach sentence structure in elementary school anymore?

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I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the
olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a
porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought
slpeling was ipmorantt.

;-)

Charles

At least, I am not Jethro and his schooling days.

[ChrisLambert!]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jun 4 2005, 05:52 PM\']Also, if we have anyone here who has in fact seen an episode of "Temptation" by now, I'd love to know if the traditional Aussie "Sale" theme is incorporated into the theme music in some way.

And do Ed and Livinia make their entrance through the revolving doors you see them come through in the promo?

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the first question: no. completely new and fairly generic music.

#2: yes, they do.

[jmangin]

Is there an official website for the show?

[Jimmy Owen]

Is it a vote of confidence by the network that the show is debuting in the winter?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'jmangin\' date=\'Jun 6 2005, 01:25 PM\']Is there an official website for the show?

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Not that I know of. Nine Network is in bed with MSN, so the network site is http://ninemsn.com.au, and is really short on network information and long on MSN-style content.

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jun 6 2005, 05:14 PM\'][quote name=\'jmangin\' date=\'Jun 6 2005, 01:25 PM\']Is there an official website for the show?

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Not that I know of. Nine Network is in bed with MSN, so the network site is http://ninemsn.com.au, and is really short on network information and long on MSN-style content.

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And here's the page for "Temptation," such as it is:

http://tvshows.ninemsn.com.au/generic.aspx?sectionid=1716

[Kniwt]

http://www.angelfire.com/oz2/powney/video_moments.htm

The Australian Game Show Home Page has posted 5 minutes of clips from the first episode.  Scroll down the page to "Temptation."

[passwordplus]

(Massive overquoting deleted. -DZ)

[quote name=\'catkins522\' date=\'Jun 5 2005, 07:44 PM\']I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the
olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a
porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought
slpeling was ipmorantt.

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won tat zuw hu inuf!!!

Obgameshow: I wonder if they'll ever revive the US version of $OTC?

[tvwxman]

[quote name=\'passwordplus\' date=\'Jun 7 2005, 12:04 PM\']won tat zuw hu inuf!!!

Obgameshow: I wonder if they'll ever revive the US version of $OTC?

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398 posts. how many of them amusing or funny, or contributing anything useful?