A Millionaire Change for next season

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'191450\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 02:04 PM\']
Yeah, but if the videos suck (as they do in a lot of cases...just be glad you've never watched a Let's Play video), then deleting the comments equals a lack of tolerance for criticism.[/quote]
While I'm no Tiller fan, this depends greatly on where the line is, no? If he's deleting "OMG YOU ARE TEH SUX00RZ," then I don't see the problem. If he's deleting anything other than "OMG YOU R00L D00D," then that's a lack of tolerance.

Would it surprise me if the line was a little closer to the latter than the former? Not really.

Keeping your YouTube commnts clean of the proof of John Gabriel's Greater Internet F**kwad Theory (link NSFW) is no different than spam filtering, though, and that's totally his choice.

[goongas]

They are also only going to have a max of three PAFs per person, instead of five.  The PAFs also will have to sign a release.  They never have had to before.

I have heard reports of former contestants being contacted about their interest in being phone-a-friends via webcam.  I don't know if it actually will be part of the show this season or not though.

[Mr. Matté]

With the mention of PAFs having to sign a release, would this mean that the producers might try to put some clause in there stating the PAF can't be on Google/Wikipedia/teh internetz during the call?  If they did put such a thing in there, maybe they could force the contestant to forfeit the prizes if the PAF is caught doing that.

/I know, it's unenforceable
//But if it's in the contract they sign, you never know...
///Americans: We don't read the fine print before we sign

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'NewJersey137\' post=\'191464\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 05:31 PM\']
/I know, it's unenforceable[/quote]
There's your answer. Period.

[PYLdude]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191474\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:19 PM\']
[quote name=\'NewJersey137\' post=\'191464\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 05:31 PM\']
/I know, it's unenforceable[/quote]
There's your answer. Period.
[/quote]

Exactly.

I don't think you're gonna hold people to the honor system there.

What's the position on Googling/searching among you guys? I was always curious, seeing as how it's been brought up a few times.

[davemackey]

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'191476\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 09:36 PM\']
What's the position on Googling/searching among you guys? I was always curious, seeing as how it's been brought up a few times.
[/quote]
We were told by the contestant producers that it was okay. My PAF Googled.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'191476\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 06:36 PM\']
What's the position on Googling/searching among you guys? I was always curious, seeing as how it's been brought up a few times.[/quote]
Position? I'm given 30 seconds to do whatever I want with a friend. I'd only be screwing myself if I did anything else.

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'191476\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 06:36 PM\']What's the position on Googling/searching among you guys? [/quote]It's a tool, just like using a map to help you drive somewhere, or a hammer to bang in a nail. If I have a tool, I will use it every time, as opposed to having a tool and not using it.

The only way you can enforce a "No Google!" rule is to have your PAFs onsite, like what Australia did in their most recent series.

[MSTieScott]

Not only am I in favor of letting the Phone a Friends use Google, if I was in the Hot Seat, I'd be reading the question in the form of search terms to save time ("Quote -- The Old Man and the Sea -- end quote, apprentice!")

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191478\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:45 PM\']Position? I'm given 30 seconds to do whatever I want with a friend. I'd only be screwing myself if I did anything else.[/quote]I nominate this for Best Post To Take Out Of Context.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'191486\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 07:42 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191478\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:45 PM\']Position? I'm given 30 seconds to do whatever I want with a friend. I'd only be screwing myself if I did anything else.[/quote]I nominate this for Best Post To Take Out Of Context.[/quote]
Sadly, I'm just wondering what I would do with the other fifteen seconds.

[Mr. Armadillo]

[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'191486\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 09:42 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191478\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:45 PM\']Position? I'm given 30 seconds to do whatever I want with a friend. I'd only be screwing myself if I did anything else.[/quote]I nominate this for Best Post To Take Out Of Context.
[/quote]
Congratulations sir, you win the thread.

[itiparanoid13]

I just got back from vacation today; was gone since Wednesday.

I asked Michael Davies if the show would be getting any of the international changes which have been going on since 2waytraffic took over.  He said...

Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire.  All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications.

No idea what those necessarily are anymore, though.  I'll try to find out soon though, because tomorrow is a rehearsal show.

[TroubadourNando]

I share the concern that the "photogenic" qualities of the Phone-A-Friends could be used in contestant selection... but I guess it doesn't help that I already had a pretty dim view of the program's selections after seeing a few shows in person (I was at the tapings of three of the shows with Billy Bush) Honestly, I've never really enjoyed syndie Millionaire.

That said, the "changes" spoken of by Mr. Davies do seem quite exciting, so I'll be looking forward to more on them.

[Kevin Prather]

Can't wait to hear about it. I initially cringed when I heard about the 12-question fast track, but came to like it a lot.

[tvwxman]

[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' post=\'191601\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 07:46 PM\']

Brace yourself for the most exciting evolution of the format since Super Millionaire.  All unique to the US at this point – we have not imported any of the international modifications.

[/quote]
Cripes. I sware, if they add a friggin video wall and change the format that worked since the show premiered in 2002, I'll never watch again. I motion that if this happens, the Game Show Forum should shut down.