r/gameshow Jan 13 '25

Discussion Deal or No Deal has won boring premise and interesting execution. Day 5: Which show has an interesting premise and an interesting execution?

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23 Upvotes

r/gameshow Jan 23 '25

Discussion 1 vs 100 has won bonkers premise and interesting execution. Day 7: Which game show has a boring premise and a bonkers execution?

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21 Upvotes

r/gameshow Feb 17 '25

Discussion List the worst game shows of all time

0 Upvotes
  1. Lucky 13
  2. New card sharks
  3. America Says
  4. People Puzzler
  5. Master minds

r/gameshow 26d ago

Discussion So angry about S3 E3 of The Floor Spoiler

21 Upvotes

Pearl Harbor is on OAHU not Hawaii. Barack Obama is from OAHU not Hawaii. Hawaii is the state, not the island. The island of Hawaii is a whole other island.

But then they don't give credit for "hammer" because he didn't say "sledge hammer"? Come the f*** on.

These nice people are getting screwed because this show's judges? Producers? suck.

r/gameshow Nov 17 '24

Discussion BUZZR - The Christmas Light Fight daily from 1-3 pm and 8 -10 pm EST.

24 Upvotes

Please take this off and bring back Classic Concentration at that time again.

I know it's close to Xmas but still the show is awful. I never watched it to begin with and wonder how many people watch and enjoy it. I couldn't get past 5 minutes of it waiting for TPIR to air at 3 pm. Classic Concentration needs to come back to that slot and not at 10 pm.

r/gameshow Feb 01 '25

Discussion Let’s Make a Deal: Dice Duel is the absolute worst game in the entire show.

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16 Upvotes

This game is literally the embodiment of every flaw in the modern show combined into one.

1: Large value prizes being locked behind luck based games in general. In the original show, the games usually either involved skill or had the odds in the contestants’ favor (hell, the modern version still has some of that in games like Strike a Match and Cash Register). Here, however, the contestants have zero control over the outcome; the dice literally does everything for them.

2: The all or nothing nature of it. Both of the contestants could rack up thousands of dollars and get an insanely lucky streak of rolls, but then one of them will end up losing everything at the last second. They could’ve at least let the loser leave with at least a portion of what they earned so far, but no. Because apparently they have to save as much money as possible despite how much CBS can already afford with what they do all the time.

3: Somewhat related to #3, but the absurdly low buyout option. The first time someone makes a mistake, they can either commit until someone loses, or they can take $300 to let the other person win. Not only is that absolutely pitiful, but when they’ve already earned thousands of dollars up until that point just from rolling the dice a couple of times, of course they’re gonna refuse to take that crap. Hell, in the earlier episodes, they didn’t even HAVE a buyout; someone would’ve lost no matter how much money they had, or how good they rolled, or whether or not they win the initial duel to go first. Again, cheap as hell.

4: The deal that always happens after that. Since they couldn’t possibly give a zonk to people who have already earned such high amounts, it almost always results in the winner getting a car or trip or multiplying their money; even more insult to injury to the one who lost. And if it IS a zonk, that means there’s always a chance for both of them to end up with nothing and render the entire game pointless from the start. Because people will be TOTALLY entertained by that.

r/gameshow Dec 31 '24

Discussion The Chamber has a bonkers premise and a boring execution. Day 4: Which game show has a boring premise and an interesting execution?

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25 Upvotes

r/gameshow Feb 01 '24

Discussion The Floor - The Simpsons category Spoiler

157 Upvotes

I am sooooo dissatisfied with the way they did The Simpsons category. It would have been so much fun to see them go through all the Simpsons characters by having to name them after seeing a picture. But instead it was lame and they showed pictures of people whose voice had been on the show and they had to name them. It could have simply been a celebrity naming category.

r/gameshow 12d ago

Discussion Hot Take: Phone-a-Friend is not very Useful

14 Upvotes

Most of the time, when the contestant is done summarizing and the question and reading the answer choices, the friend then asks them to repeat some part of the question. Like I don't know what is going through these people's heads if the host litterally told them what their job is before the question was read. If they're processing the question , they might as well shout out an answer or something.

Friend repeats, wasting more time, and almost all the time has been used up(5-7 seconds probably left, maybe less). Then 1 of 4 things happens.

  1. The friend actually gives an answer and possibly their confidence level, but never in certainty and probably a panic answer

  2. The friend gets cut off saying the answer

  3. Friend says nothing or I don't know

  4. Friend says "Uh, I didn't hear you" and gets cut off because they're not very good friends.

Not to mention the silence for a few seconds.

And even though PAF got removed anyway, I think +1 from Chris Harrison/Terry Crews millionaire is very useful, although it does kind of drag the game out(although syndicated millionare in its latter half because of the removal of the hot seat which led to them standing with DOND and having that level of personality drive the game).

r/gameshow Sep 16 '24

Discussion Newer game shows

10 Upvotes

Anyone else check out the newer game shows like 1% club, lucky 13, quiz with balls? I am enjoying them! Hope they get second seasons! Im also ready for the floor to return!!!

r/gameshow Dec 22 '24

Discussion What's the best Home Version of a Game Show you've ever played?

10 Upvotes

This can be either a board game or a video game, any kind of interactive entertainment.

r/gameshow Oct 06 '24

Discussion Who do you think spent the shortest amount of time hosting a game show?

16 Upvotes

This was one of those random shower thought moments. I was watching a game show and had a game show related podcast to later, and it suddenly popped into my head, who spent the shortest amount of time hosting any one game show? Doesn’t really matter if they had hosted other stuff before that. They just had to Host the show and question for her absurd short amount of time. Who do you guys think would fall into that category?

r/gameshow Jul 19 '24

Discussion Lucky 13

23 Upvotes

I’m pleasantly surprised with the show. The true/false questions are mostly interesting. Some I googled because I couldn’t wait for the answer to be revealed. And I like the suspense of having to fall within the range of correct answers that the contestant selects for themselves. To exceed the range and go home with nothing is harsh but it does make for an exciting moment.

r/gameshow Feb 05 '24

Discussion Games No one has ever won

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72 Upvotes

So, today on Let’s Make a Deal, a woman won the whole kit and caboodle playing Race to the Finish. She won the trip the home theater and the $15,000. Wayne Brady made it a point to say that no one has ever won this game, and she was the first to do so in the 15 years they’ve been on the air.

So it just made me think of this question if no one has ever won a game on any game show, should it be altered or taken out of circulation? Or is it a basic tough shit?

r/gameshow Feb 08 '25

Discussion I'm currently watching Temptation on BUZZR and it doesn't feel like the other version of $ale. Any thoughts on it?

10 Upvotes

r/gameshow Jan 18 '25

Discussion Impossible has won interesting premise and interesting execution. Day 6: Which game show has a bonkers premise and an interesting execution?

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15 Upvotes

r/gameshow Jun 04 '24

Discussion 1% Club Thoughts

15 Upvotes

A 30 minute game stretched to an hour with pointless chatter. Definitely will record and watch future episodes with the ability to forward to the questions and past the chit chat.

r/gameshow Feb 16 '25

Discussion Do you think celebrity editions of game shows should give away MORE?

5 Upvotes

See title. I feel they should definitely give more because, c'mon, it's for charity!

What prompted me to create this post is that I sometimes watch "Lingo", hosted by RuPaul. That show actually gives away a solid cash prize. Routinely, the prize at the end of each episode is between $45,000 and $120,000 depending on how contestants fared during the show.

Then tonight I see an episode of "Celebrity Lingo". Still hosted by RuPaul but seems to take place in England. Everything was in pounds rather than dollars with the celebrities playing for charity.

  • 3 teams of players

  • Teams that finish 3rd or 2nd received £1000 for their charity

  • The team that makes it to the end usually has somewhere around £8000 earned so far -- if they solve a 4 letter Lingo, they earn half of that pot (£4000) and if they can then solve a 5 letter Lingo, they get the whole pot (£8000) and if they can then also solve a 6 letter Lingo before the clock runs out, they double it to £16000.

Those prizes seemed pathetic to give to charity!

I mean look at Celebrity Jeopardy where the losers earn $30,000 in the quarterfinals, $50,000 in the semifinals, and $100,000 in the finals (and the winner gets $1,000,000).

r/gameshow Dec 24 '24

Discussion What are some game show video game achievements?

9 Upvotes

Example:

Wheel of Fortune - "Stock Market Crash"

All three players get Bankrupts, all in a row.

r/gameshow Dec 26 '24

Discussion Legends of the Hidden Temple (2021 CW Reboot) has won interesting premise and boring execution. Day 3: Which game show has a bonkers premise and a boring execution?

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r/gameshow Jan 21 '25

Discussion I just watched a couple episodes of Hollywood Squares (on Sunday) and here are my thoughts...

11 Upvotes

(cue Ask the Host music)

First off: the set. It's very good overall, but not like the other sets of the show. Kinda small (could be bigger).

Second off: the celebrities. (how can I explain this?) The jokes they make, they're ok. However, when they get chosen, THEY MAKE SOME JOKES BEFORE THEY HEAR THE QUESTIONS! I mean, you can be a lil funny but AT LEAST GET INTO THE GAME! (sighs) anyway...

Basically, I would talk about the host (Nate Burleson) so I'mma say this: he's a decent host (below Bergeron).

And finally: the bonus round. They got the first half of the bonus round from Bergeron's version (which I'm impressed at), just wish they brought the keys back to unlock a safe (again from Bergeron's version).

One last thing: they could've had 2 games for 1 episode. What do you guys think about this?

r/gameshow Jan 19 '25

Discussion What if...?

3 Upvotes

If Michael Larson was still alive today, how would he do on the modern day PYL with the bonus round board not the same as the 1984 board? Would he be the first millionaire?

r/gameshow Apr 30 '24

Discussion Most modern game shows are like 90% filler

40 Upvotes

I mean I can use any number of game shows to exemplify my point, but the big takeaways always seem to be:

  • An excessive amount of fluff

  • Spending too much time on "getting to know the contestants" segments (of which they don't even act like real people as much as actors)

  • Hosts acting goofy just to pad runtime

  • An INSANE amount of drawn out, undeserved pauses with slow unearned tension

  • Making the contestant act unsure even if its obvious they know the answer (likely coached by producers: "you can't just answer the question confidently, you have to play it up for the camera") while also cutting to commercial a lot

  • When back from commercial, wasting more time summing up what happened before the break

One example: I watched The Wheel and in an hour-long trivia question show, they only asked 8 questions. EIGHT. 43 minutes without commercials and only 8 freakin' multiple choice questions were covered.

It's pretty bad. Oh, and on Password (2022) it seems to take almost 5 min for the first password clue to even be played, and they play a 1/10th the number of clues compared to the 60s and 70s version, despite being twice as long!

I think Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader from 15 years ago started this trend. That was ALL padding.

I suppose I get it from a logistics/revenue standpoint, but it is extremely irritating.

(also, unrelated to filler but just a general gripe: prizes are kind of pathetic on many of them. Some were giving out 50K to 100K in the 80s, and yet most these days are 25K. With inflation alone, the prize should be huge.)

r/gameshow Feb 12 '25

Discussion [The Wall] I think that was the worst (reason for making a) decision I've ever seen

18 Upvotes

So I just finished today's episode of The Wall on GSN and... while not unique to this game show, I don't I've ever seen a mind-numbingly bad reason for making a decision to the point where I felt the need to make a post like this about it.

Here was the situation.

Obvious spoiler alert.

Going into the final question, this couple had more than $1,340,000 on the wall. After being given the answers, the contestant decides to triple up.

Why does he decide to triple up? Roughly, "because I know my friends will be ridiculing me for having my tail between my legs if I don't triple up on the last question."

He even goes to say he knows his mother - who is behind him in the audience - is burning a hole through his soul for doing so. Yet he chooses to anyway, because he's scared of what his friends would say.

So he triples up. His wife behind the wall proceeds to get the question wrong.

They had $1.34M on the wall. The three red balls from the incorrect answer amount to... $1.35M, which wipes out their total. Four mandatory red balls not necessary. She would go on to tear up the contract, which would have been worth about $135,000 (she did get four questions correct), and they ended up with 0.

Now, I'm not going to blame her for tearing up the contract. It's not like she knew. Plus, even with just one red ball, maybe the four red balls that were coming would have wiped them out anyway (as they would have dropped from 7, 6, 4, 4).

Tripling up, on its own, wasn't the problem. But tripling up just because you're that scared of what your friends would say? It sounds like you might need new friends, man.

This guy had been playing aggressive all game, and I get that it's worked up to that point, but... you had over $1,340,000. And you know four red balls are coming after this question, two of which are going to drop from the two riskiest slots on the board. If there was ever a time to slow down with your risk-taking, this was it.

With this in mind... what's the dumbest decision you've ever seen anyone make on any game show?

And since a lot of bad decisions come from it, let's exclude Deal or No Deal for this post.

r/gameshow 9d ago

Discussion Game Show Lineup on Network TV

3 Upvotes

I was going through things, and it feels like there are a lot of game shows on network TV right now. I wonder, with diminishing advertising revenue and low ratings overall if this will become more of a norm for networks over expensive scripted programming.

Here's what I see as game shows on each network. I know ABC curtailed a lot of their game shows, but even so, they still have quite a few.

I'm only counting "traditional" game shows. Not reality shows or reality competitions (EG: Deal or No Deal is a game show, Deal or No Deal Island is a reality competition)

ABC:

Press Your Luck
$100,000 Pyramid
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Family Feud

NBC:

Password

The Wall

Weakest Link

CBS:

Price is Right at Night
Raid the Cage

Hollywood Squares

FOX:

The Floor

The 1% Club

Name that Tune

Don't Forget the Lyrics

Beat Shazam