Author Topic: WWTBAM List of Celebrity players (Read 7798 times)

CarShark · « **Reply #15 on:** August 01, 2009, 09:38:15 PM »

Well, such is television. It's no longer enough to be knowledgeable and friendly on camera. BIG personalities cut through the clutter. Jim Cramer. Bill O'Reilly. Keith Olbermann. Most people on ESPN nowadays. I don't usually go for it, but with Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear, I do. When he reviews a car, he doesn't always reach a logical conclusion...or any conclusion, but he's usually fun to watch.

As for the celeb list, I have to say it kinda makes me worry about Pyramid, to go off on a bit of a tangent. If these are the names for a primetime show, what will a daytime show yield?

Neumms · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2009, 02:43:07 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'221693\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 06:35 PM\']Guy Fieri. (Sorry, he's a douche. Watch DDD more than occasionally and you'll agree.)[/quote]

Quoted for truth. I do get a kick out of Paula Deen once in a while, preferably when she's not putting, say, lasagna or cake into a deep fryer.

Tony Peters · « **Reply #17 on:** August 02, 2009, 08:21:04 PM »

So where does Giada De Laurentiis fit in?

ObGameShow: Unless it's streamed online, I can't watch Millionaire even if I wanted to (no OTA reception; can't afford satellite TV, only satellite internet)

clemon79 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 02, 2009, 08:41:19 PM »

[quote name=\'Tony Peters\' post=\'221755\' date=\'Aug 2 2009, 05:21 PM\']So where does Giada De Laurentiis fit in?[/quote]
Are they making another Star Wars flick anytime soon?

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2009, 07:40:44 PM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'221696\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 08:38 PM\']Most people on ESPN nowadays.[/quote]This is what happens when you hire a bunch of good-looking morons who know nothing about the sport(s) they are covering. This seems especially obvious during NFL and NASCAR coverage.

chad1m · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2009, 07:46:51 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'221858\' date=\'Aug 3 2009, 07:40 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'221696\' date=\'Aug 1 2009, 08:38 PM\']Most people on ESPN nowadays.[/quote]This is what happens when you hire a bunch of good-looking morons who know nothing about the sport(s) they are covering.[/quote]Respectfully disagrees.

BillCullen1 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 05, 2009, 02:57:13 PM »

I went to see the late afternoon taping on Monday, August 3rd. Had to report at the studio at 3 pm. Got a ticket and came back at 4:20. Didn't get in till about 6 pm, the early taping ran late. The taping finished at 8:45 pm. I saw the seventh of eleven shows, it will air Monday August 17th.

Here's who appeared so far:

Show 1 -

Show 2 - Vanessa Williams
Show 3 - Sherri Shepard
Show 4 - Lauren Conrad
Show 5 - Shawn Johnson
Show 6 - Rachel Ray
Show 7 - Patricia Heaton
Show 8 - Snoop Dogg

Now for some tidbits:

The celeb questions are the last feature on each show. They are NOT timed, like the contestant questions are. The celeb can ask the expert or the audience for help.

The questions have the same time limit and amounts as Meredith's version. So the 10th question is $25,000, not $32,000. I figured for prime time it would've been $32,000.

The "Ask the Expert" Lifetime comes into play after the $1,000 question. The other lifelines are Ask the Audience, Phone a Friend and Double Dip - no 50/50.

A "whoosh" sound effect now accompanies the contestant's name and hometown when it appears and disappears from the screen.

Jodi Piccoult, best selling author was the "expert" at the taping I saw. She was called on twice and appeared via Skype from her New Hampshire home. There was "dropout" several times during her segments. Ken Jennings is the expert on Show # 8.

Patricia Heaton was supposed to be the celeb on the show I saw, but she taped her segment earlier. We saw Snoop Dogg. He asked the audience for help on his question - I will say no more.

On later shows, Regis will be seated at the beginning. This is because he pulled his groin because his misjudged the distance between his chair's footrest and the floor at an earlier taping. He told this to the audience before the taping began. So on later shows, Regis will do a "Cullen opening." He still walks to the chair and hops in it when a new contestant takes the hotseat.

The "fatest finger" segment IS back.

The top prize is $1 million. No escalating top prize.

So there you have it. I don't believe any of this reveals the outcome of the game.

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #22 on:** August 05, 2009, 04:40:03 PM »

[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222085\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 02:57 PM\']On later shows, Regis will be seated at the beginning. This is because he pulled his groin because his misjudged the distance between his chair's footrest and the floor at an earlier taping. He told this to the audience before the taping began. So on later shows, Regis will do a "Cullen opening." He still walks to the chair and hops in it when a new contestant takes the hotseat.[/quote]
Really? He walked during the opening of both episodes I saw yesterday.

/interesting quote of the night from Regis Philbin re: GSN
//"I haven't seen a dime from them for those reruns, to be honest with you."
///second interesting quote of the night from Michael Davies
////"Me neither"

BillCullen1 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 05, 2009, 04:52:32 PM »

^ Oh, so I guess the injury wasn't that severe then. Good.

GSN does not pay performers for any show seen in reruns on their network. Apparently it's the same for producers, as well.

MyronMMeyer · « **Reply #24 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:12:09 AM »

[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222085\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 01:57 PM\']---snip---

Show 8 - Snoop Dogg

---snip---

Ken Jennings is the expert on Show # 8.[/quote]

Together at last.

-M

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #25 on:** August 06, 2009, 04:42:37 AM »

If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.

ChrisLambert! · « **Reply #26 on:** August 06, 2009, 06:49:13 AM »

[quote name=\'MyronMMeyer\' post=\'222183\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:12 AM\'][quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222085\' date=\'Aug 5 2009, 01:57 PM\']---snip---
Show 8 - Snoop Dogg
---snip---
Ken Jennings is the expert on Show # 8.[/quote]

Together at last.
[/quote]

I guess this is concrete proof that they are indeed different people.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #27 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:51:42 PM »

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'222193\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:42 AM\']If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.[/quote]
Who said they were pent up about it?

BrandonFG · « **Reply #28 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:54:48 PM »

[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222325\' date=\'Aug 7 2009, 10:51 PM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'222193\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:42 AM\']If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.[/quote]
Who said they were pent up about it?
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Craig...didn't you just see it?! ;-)

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #29 on:** August 07, 2009, 10:59:32 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'222326\' date=\'Aug 7 2009, 07:54 PM\'][quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222325\' date=\'Aug 7 2009, 10:51 PM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'222193\' date=\'Aug 6 2009, 01:42 AM\']If GSN doesn't pay peformer royalties to such, I can't understand why Reege would be so pent up about that(same for Mr. Davies) unless they're being sarcastic about it.[/quote]
Who said they were pent up about it?
[/quote]
Craig...didn't you just see it?! ;-)
[/quote]
*slaps forehead* I even QUOTED the damn thing! What's wrong with me?