Author Topic: Chain Reaction... (Read 51184 times)

Moe Train · « **Reply #105 on:** August 22, 2006, 11:52:02 AM »

Thanks.

PYLdude · « **Reply #106 on:** August 22, 2006, 01:32:38 PM »

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' post=\'128425\' date=\'Aug 22 2006, 05:45 AM\']
Mark and PYLdude: Clearly, Moe should not defend a show to the hilt just because he was on it, but neither should he have to agree with every criticism just because he was on it. He is entitled to his opinion just as much as anyone else is.
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And I didn't say he wasn't entitled. I just explained why people dump on him.

I haven't criticized him one bit about any of his posts here. And in this case, Mark has continued to jump on him, and quite frankly I'm tired of him doing things like this (hence my "cram it" post from the other topic).

The Ol' Guy · « **Reply #107 on:** August 22, 2006, 01:57:48 PM »

Pardon me as I don my asbestos long johns. There.
I just watched the show with the three funny gals and the three Texans on YouTube. All things considered, I really didn't think it was that bad. Especially when you figure so much is being done on the cheap. I'd love a real game board, too, but I've given up expecting to see too many these days. Random thoughts:

Yeah, the "Millionaire" lighting, staging, etc, isn't a plus here. I wonder if Mr. Davies has this type of lighting throughout his home? But walls cost money, and you have lights around anyway...

I think Mr. Lane will come along. He was not particularly bad, just sticking to the nuts and bolts. Bill didn't make tons of jokes...let's hope when Dylan relaxes, he'll keep playing it straight.

Personally, I like the speed chains. One thing that drags while watching at home is knowing the answer before the contestants, and hoping their struggle to guess right is at least entertaining. The speed chains give you a chance to play with the contestants in real time. They have 7 seconds, you have 7 seconds. It's a nice play-along factor.

Betting....still not sure about it. If the teams are fairly financially even, then it becomes a game of skillful wagering. If the team totals are totally lopsided before the betting round, you'd have to be stupid to blow a big lead (as said so often here). Just a 2-cents worth - If you want a game where people can really come from behind - start each word at a value of $300 and drop $50 for every letter revealed until you get down to $100, and keep it at $100 for the rest of the word. That may need some more thought, but it gives you a chance to win, not lose money.

Blindfold, cheesy but okay. Dig out the old Stewart answer bell from the prop house and send that little bell back to the counter at Denny's.

Overall, for an adaptation, it could have been a lot worse. I think it's better than most here are saying.
Have not had the courage to check out StarFace yet...let's see if I can find a boring half-hour in life that needs filling....

And Mr. Davies, please mail the check for the good review to 2731 Meyer SW, .............

Brandon Brooks · « **Reply #108 on:** August 22, 2006, 07:14:44 PM »

[quote name=\'Moe Train\' post=\'128417\' date=\'Aug 22 2006, 02:05 AM\']
Immediately now, if I make ANY comment about the show, someone has to say something like, "because you were on the show." Yeah, I was on the show. That doesn't allow me to make comments about it?
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Since I criticized you earlier, I feel I must chime in as well:

Dude, you did nothing wrong. I have a strong feeling Mark's gonna Horanize himself pretty soon.

--Richard · « **Reply #109 on:** August 23, 2006, 09:32:11 PM »

The men are WAY better at the bonus round. If you noticed, the women teams have only gotten 1-3 right. The men are getting 7-8 right. Tonight's winners were the men, and they got 8. So I don't know what is wrong with the women that the men are so much better in "Instant Reaction".

TonicBH · « **Reply #110 on:** August 23, 2006, 10:27:12 PM »

[quote name=\'--Richard\' post=\'128780\' date=\'Aug 23 2006, 06:32 PM\']
The men are WAY better at the bonus round. If you noticed, the women teams have only gotten 1-3 right. The men are getting 7-8 right. Tonight's winners were the men, and they got 8. So I don't know what is wrong with the women that the men are so much better in "Instant Reaction".
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...why am I getting vibes from another annoying member that used to frequent the forum?

Brandon Brooks · « **Reply #111 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:58:03 PM »

[quote name=\'TonicBH\' post=\'128803\' date=\'Aug 23 2006, 09:27 PM\']
...why am I getting vibes from another annoying member that used to frequent the forum?
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Now I See It!

TLEberle · « **Reply #112 on:** August 24, 2006, 03:28:51 AM »

I could understand teams not doing well with the bonus game: it's not easy to construct a sentence one word at a time. Trust me, I've played a couple of board games that have that as the mechanic. And that's even with friends or people that I know well. Was this round not tested beforehand?

The thing that gets to me most about Chain Reaction '06 is the level of incompetent boobery that goes on, from the ruination of the main game with that stupid stupid stupid betting round, to the non-job that the contestant coordinators are doing, to the set and lighting. We're almost to the point that the host is the best thing about the show. And he's doing a C- job at best. And don't even get me started about how cheap it looks to have the guessing player wearing a blindfold, as opposed to spending some money and buying hidden monitors. Ath knows they're saving money on the double or triple prize money that they don't have to pay out.

My bet? Even though they've lowered the requirements to win the money, I don't think it will matter. Until the show has better teams, they will not have good game play. Congratulations to CR'06, the show that managed to take one of the great play along games of all time, with the greatest host of all, and flush everything completely down the toilet.

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #113 on:** August 24, 2006, 05:12:42 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'128866\' date=\'Aug 24 2006, 03:28 AM\']I could understand teams not doing well with the bonus game: it's not easy to construct a sentence one word at a time. Trust me, I've played a couple of board games that have that as the mechanic. And that's even with friends or people that I know well. Was this round not tested beforehand?[/quote]
Well, it was--on previous shows.

Who gave the clues in the Instant Reaction round back in 1980? Celebrities. Celebrities who largely had lots of experience with word games already. Celebrities who, even with experience, were invited back very often during the show's short run, suggesting that expertise at sentence construction was vital.

Then look at Go. Yeah, most of the players were civilians, but they got 3-4 rounds of practice before going for the big money each day. AND they got to play all week. AND the celebrities still took the positions (in the main game and bonus) that required the most work.

Bob Stewart did everything but paint the current producers a big sign that said "this format is challenging and requires skill".

toddyo · « **Reply #114 on:** August 24, 2006, 06:07:25 PM »

It's right up there with Burt Luden. Not good. I've seen better contestants at a funeral and they were horizontal.

clemon79 · « **Reply #115 on:** August 24, 2006, 06:17:29 PM »

[quote name=\'toddyo\' post=\'128976\' date=\'Aug 24 2006, 03:07 PM\']
It's right up there with Burt Luden.
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The cough-drop magnate?

/obscure?

toddyo · « **Reply #116 on:** August 24, 2006, 06:29:06 PM »

LOL LudDen. The infamous double D's.....oh wait, that was Carol Wayne. But that's another story.

chad1m · « **Reply #117 on:** August 24, 2006, 09:31:01 PM »

I finally figured out what it is about the females in the bonus round. If one thing happens that's funny or slightly off-kilter, they laugh their asses off and forget about the game. I'm not totally singling out the women on it, but they definitely do it waaaaay more often than the males.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #118 on:** August 24, 2006, 09:48:59 PM »

[quote name=\'toddyo\' post=\'128979\' date=\'Aug 24 2006, 06:29 PM\']
LOL LudDen. The infamous double D's.....oh wait, that was Carol Wayne. But that's another story.
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32 posts and you already got two good one-liners. ;-)

clemon79 · « **Reply #119 on:** August 24, 2006, 10:00:29 PM »

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[quote name=\'toddyo\' post=\'128979\' date=\'Aug 24 2006, 06:29 PM\']
LOL LudDen. The infamous double D's.....oh wait, that was Carol Wayne. But that's another story.
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32 posts and you already got two good one-liners. ;-)
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Yeah, he deserves all props for rebounding from that well.