If you like the show and nothing about it annoys you, please dont go further. This is purely for those of us that the show
annoys to no end! No happy faces or people trying to say 'thats how the show is' allowed!!!!
Just to draw the line I figured we can talk about specifics for last season only but can still talk about behaviors that may have carried on to this year without actually saying anything specific that might cause someone to go into a tizzy with specifics of this year. We are all big boys and girls right?
I have stopped watching in 'real time.' I tried to do it this year again but I couldn't. Now, my wife watches it after I go to bed and i put it on 1xFF in the morning and watch it before work (gotta delete those OTA programs ASAP for hard drive space!) I'm through an ep in about 5 minutes.
Reasons I both hate the show and also reasons I watch the show:
1. I like the math of it and figuring out what they deal will be.
2. I want to see the end result
3. I hate the audience yelling out which case to choose then clapping even when you KNOW it can't be what they all chose! (remember 100,000 pyramid while in the bonus round they clapped after every right answer when in reality they were taking away from the contestant's 60 seconds?)
4. I hate they they insult each contestant by 'needing' them to bring 3 friends to help them. It's even more insulting to the friends when the player bypasses them and asks their team/choir/bingo group in the audience instead!
5. It's insulting to even ask DND after 1 round as NO one has ever taken it and for the contestants to even fake ponder it drives me insane!
6. The pondering after round one drives me nuts (yes that much i said it 2x)
7. Howie telling someone that it will go down or up the next time if X is chosen is actually helpful and I do appreciate that he helps those people. HOWEVER...if they weren't so excited about picking the damn penny they wouldn't need that help!
8. why why why WHY does it matter that you wish for the penny every single case? Anything under , say 100K is a 'good' pick and they are all relatively equal, especially on the left side of the board.
9. WHY do you get so excited when you DO get the penny? Is there some unhidden bonus we in the audience dont know about? It's just ONE more case for goodness sakes!
10. Going up and hugging the models when it's just a 200 dollar case and you still have about 8 cases up there is the lamest way to cop a feel. But as it's your only chance ever to touch a model I guess I can't blame you .
11. Tell me how in the world going up and closely inspecting the cases helps you? Are the amounts glowing through the cases?
12. How does you opening the case instead of the model opening it really make you feel? You've taken away your only opportunity to blame someone else for YOUR mistake in picking the wrong one.
13. Do you not realize by picking the deal plus the pony that you lost out on the likely winning of even more money next round and you could buy 100 ponies with that money?
14. Talking to Aunt Ida in Maine on tv may be cool, but does she really know better than you? (however talking to a loved one engaged in war overseas and being isolated is a wonderful thing indeed).
15. Baby Jane at 18 months old is not qualified to pick out a case so that live feed to her was wasted bandwidth. Ditto with your 2nd grade class.
16. Why do you show the stats on the 6 home case games? Does it matter if 99% of the country picks case 1 to win their home prize? NO! Unless someone has inside info, any case has the same chance every time.
17. Does running up the steps near the banker really intimidate him into offering more money? NO, it's done instantly by a computer the moment you pick every case! Can't you tell that because when the game is over and howie does the if/then/next thing, the offers are instantly up on the board? What you do/say cannot and will not affect the offer once the case is open!
18. howie wont shake hands..fine. But why will he hit your hand and why will he let you rub his head and why hug you? those are more touchy feely than just a handshake!
19. My biggest gripe...you've brought your loved ones because you are too stupid to choose on your own or feel insecure about your decisions or just want to make them feel part of the show..fine.....then WHY not listen to them if they all say the same thing!!!!??? To go against them can only cause heartache in your life unless of course you made the right choice to ignore their choice. If that is the case you need to disinherit them immediately as they are giving you bad advice.
please add on your gripes...i may even copy them to the OP so we have a comprehesive list to send to NBC and stick in some flaming dog doo on their front steps
I'm going to lunch now but i'm sure i'll think of 100 things i forgot
wife jogged memory:
20. Do you need a minute to think about that? We will give you that minute and more as we go to commercial
21. All the screaming and yelling over every little thing
22. Make it small...make it small...make it small...i hate when the repeat it
23 does it matter if you lose the 750 when X million is up on the board still?
