# I have never watched WWTBAM. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057 "2000-01-24T19:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_Thin\_Skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Mr\_Thin\_Skin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Thin_Skin)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/1 "2000-01-24T19:12:00Z")
Really, never watched _Who Wants to be a Millionaire._ I also don’t intent to ever see it. Anyone with me? Am I missing out on something special? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/2 "2000-01-24T19:18:00Z")
I frankly don’t see what all the fuss is about. The beginning questions are real, real easy, they get harder the more money you accumulate. Also the commercials interrupt the flow, and the contestants take too damn long when they are stumped, they are allowed to call their mothers, or take an audience poll, or two of the four answers are eliminated to make it easier. It does get suspenseful as it goes along, of course, but give me “Jeopardy” any day, this thing is “Jeopardy Lite”. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/3 "2000-01-24T19:21:00Z")
I have watched _Millionaire_, but last night I watched Sculder and Mully-- Uhhh, Mulder and Scully on _The X-Files_. Good episode, too, all about snake handlers. :eek: * * * \>\< DARWIN \> \_\_ **L\_\_\_L** ---
**Author:** ![fuzzy-wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@fuzzy-wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzy-wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/4 "2000-01-24T19:21:00Z")
I also have never watched…and have no desire to do so * * * “Do or do not, there is no try” - Yoda ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/5 "2000-01-24T19:24:00Z")
Nope, you’re not alone. I have not watched one entire episode. I saw about 10 minutes at a friend’s house. It was all I needed to see to realize I was not missing a thing. * * * Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you. -William Blake ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/6 "2000-01-24T19:27:00Z")
This coming from a self-proclaimed Trivia addict. Lord knows I won’t miss my Jeopardy!, and give me a game of Trivial Pursuit anyday. But this show just seems corny. Glad to see others feel the same. * * * Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you. -William Blake ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/7 "2000-01-24T19:28:00Z")
Jab1 said > [@](#): > > I have watched Millionaire, but last night I watched Sculder and Mully Yes, coming soon to a TV near you, I star in a lame, comedic rip-off of X-Files. The random song and dance routines alone ought to guarantee our ratings success. I am currently accepting application for the role of Sculder. * * * My sig line is currently unavailable. Please check this post in 1 hour when we resume our broadcast day. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/8 "2000-01-24T19:40:00Z")
## I watched this show for the first time last night. It was okay, but I still would rather watch Jeopardy. Shadowfox “We are what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/9 "2000-01-24T20:19:00Z")
In the original “Jeopardy!”, the value amounts were $10-$50 for the first round and $20-$100 for the second. In the current “Jeopardy!”, the value amounts are $100-$500 for the first round and $200-$1000 for the second. Isn’t it about time that the amounts are multiplied by 10 again? It’d put “Jeopardy!” on better footing than “WWTBAM?”. As it is, I watch both, and only “WWTBAM?” because the money is better. * * * Judges 14:9 - So [Samson] scraped the honey into his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey out of the body of the lion. ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/10 "2000-01-24T20:26:00Z")
Last Weeks TV Ratings 1 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Wednesday ABC 20.6 32 33.67 2 3 ER NBC 18.8 30 28.42 3 1 Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Tuesday ABC 18.1 27 28.60 4 2 Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Thursday ABC 17.8 26 28.39 5 4 Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Sunday ABC 16.5 24 28.62 6 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Monday ABC 16.3 24 25.33 7 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Friday ABC 15.8 26 26.87 8 6 Friends NBC 15.1 23 22.33 9 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Saturday ABC 14.1 24 22.51 10 9 60 Minutes CBS 13.7 21 20.21 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/11 "2000-01-24T20:26:00Z")
Never seen it, don’t want to. However I _love_ Jeopardy and Win Ben Stein’s Money. ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/12 "2000-01-24T20:33:00Z")
Watched it one night at my grandmother’s. [“Men on Film” voice] Hated it! [end voice] Can’t stand game shows anyway. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/13 "2000-01-24T21:01:00Z")
Yes, AWB, they should up the stakes on Jeopardy!. I hate that the half-wits on Wheel of Fortune(which I only watch cause the kids love it, and are generally better than most of the contestants) can earn more dough than the (usually) intelligent contestants on Jep. Somehow just doesn’t seem fair. * * * Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you. -William Blake ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/14 "2000-01-24T21:06:00Z")
ReservoirDog wrote: > [@](#): > > Last Weeks TV Ratings > > 1 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire : Wednesday ABC 20.6 32 33.67 What does “20.6 32 33.67” mean? Is the first number the share for the 18-34 demographic, the 2nd number the share for the over 60 demographic, and the 3rd number the share for all categories? Or what? ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/15 "2000-01-25T02:21:00Z")
Never seen it, not for one second. I hear enough about it without actually watching it. If it’s on at the same time as X-Files, I’d much much much rather watch X-Files. * * * ~Kyla “Anger is what makes America great.” ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/16 "2000-01-25T03:25:00Z")
Never seen it, sounds stupid. I see stupid people every day. I’ve also never done the “Macarena”. I’m very proud of that. Zette * * * Love is like popsicles…you get too much you get too high. Not enough and you’re gonna die… [Click here for some GOOD news for a change](http://www.binghamtonpress.com/binghamtonnews/local/Sanews5.html)[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/17 "2000-01-25T03:45:00Z")
I like it. I just started watching it a couple of weeks ago, when it came back. I think the reason I like it is because a)no one goes home empty-handed (except that Little Jack Horner guy) and b)it’s a show where _I_ could actually win. Ben Stein does rule, though. * * * “The quickest way to a man’s heart is through his ribcage.” --anonymous redhead ---
**Author:** ![Brood\_McEto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@Brood\_McEto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brood_McEto)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-never-watched-wwtbam/13057/18 "2000-01-25T04:40:00Z")
I’d probably watch it if: a) I owned a TV. b) I watched TV. c) it wasn’t hosted by that Regis guy who is not the least bit funny at all. d) it didn’t piss me off because the guy lost because he didn’t know the answer to something so easy. * * * “I dream that she aims to be the bloom upon my misery” - _I Miss The Girl_ Soul Coughing