WOF--April 1, 2010

[tpirfan28]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'238819\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 01:21 PM\'][quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'238818\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 01:18 PM\']It also took me a bit to realize that the guy in the red was Charlie O.  Does that mean I have to give back my GS Nerd card?[/quote]
For a split-second I thought it was Merv until common sense kicked in. [/quote]
Glad I wasn't the only one.

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'238822\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 10:56 AM\']That's not what I meant. I meant that Wheel could have done considerably more to celebrate the day -- the only things that weren't obviously done in post-production were the Pat/Vanna reversal walkout, the BANKRUT spaces, and Pat's suit change for the Bonus Round.[/quote]Like what?

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'gameshowlover87\' post=\'238824\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 02:13 PM\']I don't see what all the big fuss is about all the April Fool's Gags on Thursday's WOF being added in post-production. So what? That didn't keep from enjoying it. I think April Fools' Day brings out the best in both of Merv Griffin's shows.[/quote]
Same here. Like I said in another thread, to literally insert all the gags they used (going with a normal taping schedule) would've caused a ton of stop downs. The shots of Pat and Vanna in the audience and Pat in another suit probably added on enough extra time to the taping. The other stuff? Silly little gags that no one would notice, except for those here, and maybe those who know a little something about editing.

It's really not THAT obvious...I mean, I've worked in TV and can spot a post-production edit, and it never even hit me here for two reasons. 1) It was done so smoothly that I didn't even notice (like so many other over-produced shows), and 2) I actually got a big laugh out of some of the edits, post-prod. or live to tape.

[Kevin Prather]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'238823\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 11:07 AM\'][quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'238822\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 10:56 AM\']That's not what I meant. I meant that Wheel could have done considerably more to celebrate the day[/quote]
If you found their effort unsatisfactory, please stop watching.
[/quote]
And regardless, Dan, please stop posting.

[Loogaroo]

My issue with the April Fools episode wasn't whether or not the changes were added in post, but more that the changes were incredibly trivial. Pat and Vanna switching places when they enter? Vanna standing on the left side of the board instead of the right? Who shives a git?

[Kevin Prather]

[quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'238837\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 04:52 PM\']Pat and Vanna switching places when they enter? Vanna standing on the left side of the board instead of the right? Who shives a git?[/quote]
Exactly. The former used to happen every Friday, and Susan Stafford used to always stand on the left, did she not?

[toetyper]

[quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'238837\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 07:52 PM\']Who shives a git?[/quote]


the git's cellmate?  

*ducks*

[Jeremy Nelson]

I guess I'm just glad that they did SOMETHING, although I did like Jeopardy's AFD changes better.

By the time the show started, I gave up on any chance on any vintage theme/host/video being edited in. Final Spin was definitely unexpected, but was a pleasant surprise.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'238842\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 05:41 PM\']the git's cellmate?[/quote]
Credit where it's due. That wasn't bad.

[J.R.]

I'll admit, them proclaiming "Hey, this is our April Fools show!" right at the outset kinda spoiled the fun a tad.

But, overall, I liked the fact they tried to make it a game with a "How many did you figure out?" angle.

Jeopardy's try at it was completely unexpected, so I enjoyed that immensely.

[Mr. Bill]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'238818\' date=\'Apr 3 2010, 01:18 PM\']I coulda sworn one of the M's in the R1 puzzle was blue.[/quote]
Glad to know I wasn't the only who noticed that.  It sure looked blue to me.  For the record, it was the M in the last TIME.

[opimus]

The blue letters are not new.  Watch an episode from earler in the season. I think it's a tech problem not not the work of the producers.

[Mr. Armadillo]

Like how the fourth letter from the right on the top row's always just a bit smaller than the rest?

/Annoys me to no end

[MSTieScott]

I picked off six of 'em, and wasn't sure whether it was unusual for Vanna to have to cross in front of Pat to make her walk to the puzzle board. I do not feel bad for not noticing Vanna starting a round on the wrong side of the puzzle -- I apparently haven't been watching enough to know that was a "rule."

It was fun seeing how many I could find, and BANKRUT made me chuckle every time it came into the shot (too bad nobody landed on one -- I wanted to see if the monitors would follow suit). Nicely done, "Wheel."

[Joe Mello]

[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'238914\' date=\'Apr 5 2010, 09:26 PM\']I do not feel bad for not noticing Vanna starting a round on the wrong side of the puzzle -- I apparently haven't been watching enough to know that was a "rule."[/quote]
I didn't get it immediately, but after a few rounds, I was able to decode that it was one of the 10.

The triviality of the gags was part of the challenge and probably why they told you at the outset.  Just because they didn't go over the top doesn't make it any less enjoyable.

/Charlie O probably had more screen time on Thursday than in the past 25 years combined.