Unanimous

[fusoya]

guess I'm the only one who watched it? Being up against Veronica Mars, Lost, and Criminal Minds (and Law & Order if ANYBODY actually followed it into that death slot), it's already doomed, but I managed to find room in my tivo to get it recorded, and watched at 10:30.

Interesting concept. It's actually more complicated than let on by the promos, since it isn't just 12 angry men trying to vote the same, but people can be voted to NOT win the money as well, and their dirty secrets are gradually revealed, similar to the fax machine from one of those summer dating shows that I can't remember the name of. I wish they didn't throw the "BIBLE=Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth, Rule #1 no queers" minister woman in there since that reality show angle is so over-done. And seeing JD Roth hosting is so bizarre, since I grew up watching him on Nickelodeon.

Anyway, it made the season pass.

[Eleusis]

I caught the final ten minutes...

I found all three of the "dirty secrets" to be quite mundane, and not "dirty" in the slightest.

i) Detained for carrying live ammunition. So what? Not even arrested, just detained. BFD.
2) Spent time in a psych ward. Again, so what. This is relevant how again?
c) Filed bankruptcy despite having income. You can't file bankruptcy unless you're unemployed?

[PapSett]

I watched it, wasn't anything else much on.

Wasn't overly impressed. It is gona have to pick up the pace to hold attention, I think. And can any of us really think that they will be able to come to a unanimous decision?

[corkboard]

I watched it. It was a little cheesy. Obviously, if the producers know secrets about each of them, the contestants would have had to reveal the secrets, so they can't be that dirty. And if you were being vetted to be a contestant on a game show like this, and you were asked to tell the producers about a "dirty little secret", would you be the least bit surprised that the secret was revealed during the course of the show? Please.

[TommyTutone]

I watched this aberration since it was on after Idol. I've never liked JD Roth, and his emo look for this show didn't save his need to OVER EXPLAIN EVERY SINGLE MINUTE DETAIL REPEATEDLY. My wife watches Endurance and I've caught an episode or two and he is the second most annoying host in the world, just slightly behind Rolf Benourschke (or however you spell his last name).

Mix this in with the fact that the show is just another popularity contest, unlike the oustanding Amazing Race and The Mole (weep), and this thing can be just tucked in the corner of failed wannabes like Murder in Small Town X and Boot Camp.

[Kalhoun]

Originally Posted by fusoya

I wish they didn't throw the "BIBLE=Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth, Rule #1 no queers" minister woman in there since that reality show angle is so over-done.

I missed the show. What's the deal with this?

Also, I can understand why someone who was in a psyche ward would be embarrassed and/or humiliated. After all...this is America. We simply don't talk about such things.

[gigi]

Wouldn't game theory say that everyone should sign something saying that they give it all to one person with the stipulation that s/he divide it nine ways when they get out? What's to stop that scenario?

[Frylock]

Originally Posted by gigi

Wouldn't game theory say that everyone should sign something saying that they give it all to one person with the stipulation that s/he divide it nine ways when they get out? What's to stop that scenario?

"I'm not signin' nothin' 'less I get a double share."

I don't know if its the best strategy, but its a strategy someone is sure to try. And all it takes is one such jerk to ruin it.

-FrL-

[Millit the Frail]

I'm really disappointed that they can vote people out of winning the money. This way, it's going to have to get down to just a couple of people eventually, and it's just another spinoff of Survivor/Big Brother. They should at least wait a few episodes before eliminating someone, to see how the votes fall out after a few cycles of voting.

Also, I don't think the producers would have asked for a "dirty little secret," but rather for "anything questionable in your background." People have to disclose stuff like that for reality shows, because producers usually want to make sure they don't have a bunch of nutjobs and petty criminals stuck on an island together or whatever. But for this show, I'm sure people who had nothing "questionable" were right out...they wanted a group they could have some dirt on.

[Ensign Edison]

Originally Posted by Millit the Frail

I'm really disappointed that they can vote people out of winning the money. This way, it's going to have to get down to just a couple of people eventually, and it's just another spinoff of Survivor/Big Brother. They should at least wait a few episodes before eliminating someone, to see how the votes fall out after a few cycles of voting.

I believe at the end they revealed that everyone's vote still counts, and the person stays in after being 'eliminated'.

[Frylock]

In a commercial, they said the contestants don't know that as time goes on, the money runs out.

I don't see where the drama is in that. It seems like they should know, so the sense of urgency will be all the more potent.

-FrL-