FTA-TV Millionaire is back!!!!!!!

[MRobbo]

The show now known as Millionaire:Hot Seat returns to TV soon hosted by Eddie McGuire of course.

I am going to the first taping of the new series this Tuesday Afternoon at GTV9 in Richmond. It will be interesting to see the new format.

 

[Warsaw]

IDK about this Hot Seat. Can't really rush Millionaire. IF that is what their doing.

 

[Zarrix]

For me, it was the slow paced tension that made it interesting and different from other game shows. Therefore Im very skeptical about speeding it up.

 

[wally funk]

used to love this show. hope they haven't messed with it too much - it's simplicity was the best thing about it

 

[campbell]

yuk ,better off without it on tv, too contrived imo.

 

[Falchoon]

For me, it was the slow paced tension that made it interesting and different from other game shows. Therefore Im very skeptical about speeding it up.

I liked the show but thought it was too slow.

 

[Cousin Jed]

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/04/millionaire-20-nights-20m.html

 

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Could anything ever top this (from the USA, 1999)?

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[Dont be a lemon]

I can't comment on this new format but I hated the original 1 hour format. Apart from the host blowing chunks it was just so ****ing stretched out. Questions 1-4 ($100-$500) were a complete waste of time, and the serious questions ($1000+) always had 5-10 minutes of the contesting going "Um, ah" with McGuire asking "is that your final answer???" half a dozen times and the way McGuire would ALWAYS go "the answer... RIGHT AFTER THIS!" while the crowd laughed like simpletons before each ad break just gave me the shits.

So yes, that's why I didn't like it.

 

[grimlock]

I heard a rumour that Livinia Nixon is involved. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

I was in the hot seat in the original in 2003, would be nice with the new format if people who were previously in the seat were allowed to have another go.

If Livinia was involved would make it doubly good.

 

[Marklar_33]

I was in the hot seat in the original in 2003, would be nice with the new format if people who were previously in the seat were allowed to have another go.

If Livinia was involved would make it doubly good.

Of course you should get another crack before everyone else in Australia

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Why not, I'll register and if I'm not accepted I'm not, no biggie.
Will you have a go or just takes pots at others who are interested?

 

[MRobbo]

I heard a rumour that Livinia Nixon is involved. Can anyone confirm?

No Livinia is not. Just Eddie hosting the show.

I went to a test taping today.

Interesting format where there are 6 contestants to begin with and by the end of the episode(Question 15) the one person in the hot seat wins the money in todays case it was either $15000 or $1000. When a contestant gets a question wrong they are eliminated and the highest prize left on the board is lost. One lifeline only that is pass if you pass the next person must answer that question. If you pass you are gambling on whether you will be back in the hot seat for the final question.

The show will be on 5:30pm weeknights for a 4 week period beginning by the end of the month. The first official taping of shows is tomorrow week.

 

[Marklar_33]

Why not, I'll register and if I'm not accepted I'm not, no biggie.
Will you have a go or just takes pots at others who are interested?

95% chance I was just going to take pots... but now I'm going to register

 

[Marklar_33]

...if I knew how

Gee, Im gonna go far!

 

[grimlock]

No Livinia is not. Just Eddie hosting the show.

I went to a test taping today.

Interesting format where there are 6 contestants to begin with and by the end of the episode(Question 15) the one person in the hot seat wins the money in todays case it was either $15000 or $1000. When a contestant gets a question wrong they are eliminated and the highest prize left on the board is lost. One lifeline only that is pass if you pass the next person must answer that question. If you pass you are gambling on whether you will be back in the hot seat for the final question.

The show will be on 5:30pm weeknights for a 4 week period beginning by the end of the month. The first official taping of shows is tomorrow week.

It sounds interesting, but basically it is not WWTBAM. You could either get screwed by getting bunched with a bunch of know-nothings who continually lower your potential prize, or getting no chance when a know-it-all gets in the hot seat and sweeps everything along the way.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Damn, just looked again, registration was from 9am 19 March until 1159pm 24 March. Forgot we're in April.

Oh well, will have to hope it goes ok and they decide to do it again.

 

[FootyJunkie]

was a big thing in 2000 in the U.S., i personally got tired of it after a few years

 

[burgerfatsjnr]

Registered, made it to the next stage but didn't make it past that. The new format sucks. No way would I want to be apart of it. You don't have time to give eddie crap about collingwood.

 

[Scorpions Sting]

Won't be watching it.
It sucks!

 

[Bombers_Forever]

The $1m question was just shown in an 8pm special............he didn't get it right and was left with $1m.

But it wasn't over. Eddie was live outside the guys house - went in and gave the guy and his family a trip to Honolulu with Jetstar for two weeks as a consolation. The funny thing was the heating must have been on full because it left the camera lense all foggy and the cameraman had to wipe it clean mid way through!

 

[jordanrobbo3]

The funny thing was the heating must have been on full because it left the camera lense all foggy and the cameraman had to wipe it clean mid way through!

Geez that was a pisser

 

[Leo Barry You Star]

I'm getting sick of Eddie always leading the contestants

If they give an answer and he says "Are you sure? There's 15 seconds left, take your time" or something to that effect, it always means that their initial answer is wrong. Of course some people are too stupid to realise that he's giving them a hint and stick with the same answer

However, when they change their answer at the last minute as a result of Eddie's prompt, he'll look at them like they're nuts and play up to the camera. "Why on earth did you do that?! You were sure it was C before!"

I wish someone would just call him on it

It also takes the suspense out of it, if he locks in their answer straight away then you know that it's going to be correct