"$100,000 Pyramid" primetime this summer on ABC

[BrandonFG]

Oh, absolutely! Ever go to the YouTubes and watch an old game show with the original commercials? Some do, some don't..personally, l like them. Well, sometimes it's no more than 2 commercials and back again to the show we go.

When I went to the Museum of TV and Radio years ago, I was intrigued by the fact that mid-70s shows did precisely that: a minute of commercials and back to the show.

Nowadays, you won't even get Chuck Woolery's trademark "2 and 2" the way you did until the early-90s.

[Unrealtor]

One thing I'm curious about (but don't expect anyone here to know) with the "fastest " tiebreaker is how they handle rounds where fewer than 7 points are scored. Does it go in the books as the full :30, or is it time to the last correct answer? If it's the latter, that could create some new incentives to pass on a word, especially if you can come back around to it.

[clemon79]

Does it go in the books as the full :30, or is it time to the last correct answer? If it's the latter, that could create some new incentives to pass on a word, especially if you can come back around to it.

I suspect the latter, or else they wouldn't be able to break a tie where nobody got 7 out of 7 and ended knotted up at 17.

[TimK2003]

When I went to the Museum of TV and Radio years ago, I was intrigued by the fact that mid-70s shows did precisely that: a minute of commercials and back to the show.

And there were also longer breaks which consisted of a minute of commercial(s), then back for a quick ticket, car, or contestant plug, then another 30-60 seconds of commercial(s).  At least those style of breaks made the overall commercial time go faster -- even if it was a 2 minute break.

SNL will be reducing commercial breaks by 30% this fall in order to provide more time for the actual show.  http://adage.com/article/media/snl-air-fewer-commercials-season/303697/ . Perhaps other shows will start doing this as well.

[Clay Zambo]

They also did two opens to the show: the first was for primetime, and the second was for a potential daytime pickup. It seems they are shooting more shows than were ordered, so they can choose the best ones to air in primetime.

Not quite.  My understanding is that they plan to air all 20 episodes ordered, but that they will be assembled into one-hour blocks rather than two discrete half-hours. The "second" opening (including Michael's "re-introduction") is to be used if that particular episode is the second half of an hour.

[CJBojangles]

Has anyone mentioned whether it's a silent Winners Circle, or if there's applause following correct answers? I always found the GSN Winners Circle a little less enjoyable without the audience reaction.

[Pyramid80]

Has anyone mentioned whether it's a silent Winners Circle, or if there's applause following correct answers? I always found the GSN Winners Circle a little less enjoyable without the audience reaction.

There is indeed applause after each correct answer.

[BrandonFG]

Has anyone mentioned whether it's a silent Winners Circle, or if there's applause following correct answers? I always found the GSN Winners Circle a little less enjoyable without the audience reaction.

That was one thing I did like about Donnymid, but I see what you mean. Hearing the audience on the 70s/80s versions get a little louder in anticipation of the sixth box was always a dramatic moment.

[TLEberle]

That was one thing I did like about Donnymid, but I see what you mean. Hearing the audience on the 70s/80s versions get a little louder in anticipation of the sixth box was always a dramatic moment.

It also covers up the ka-thunk! sounds of the various boxes being moved into position. When you have TV monitors changing from one graphic to another you don't really need applause as a linking device.

[chad1m]

ABC posted three photos to its press section today. It's lookin' good.

[snowpeck]

ABC posted three photos to its press section today. It's lookin' good.

The images are broken (and the links give 403 forbidden errors).

[chad1m]

The images are broken (and the links give 403 forbidden errors).

Very odd, it all looked good locally. I've re-uploaded them and they should work now.

[clemon79]

The way the logo is wedged into the front of that podium is going to fark with my OCD something fierce.

(Does anyone here have access to any EPKs the show might have put out? I feel Windows backgrounds coming on and a hi-res version of the logo (and some press shots / shots from tapings) would help with that a great deal.)

[KrisW73]

The way the logo is wedged into the front of that podium is going to fark with my OCD something fierce.

ACK! I was okay until I read this and went back to have a second look.

The Winner's Circle does look good - I am quite interested to see how smoothly the trilons flip around.

[Otm Shank]

It's fairly smooth, and a little slower than the '70s-'80s. Then, again, it's no longer a 3-sided duratrans.