# Million Dollar Password **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 31, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214 "2008-05-31T00:19:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/1 "2008-05-31T00:19:45Z")
Anyone else geeked about the return of [this](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/million_dollar_password/) classic game show? ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/2 "2008-05-31T13:22:45Z")
Somewhere between cleaning the cat’s litter box and having my next colonoscopy. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/3 "2008-05-31T13:57:00Z")
[QUOTE=me] Somewhere between cleaning the cat’s litter box and having my next colonoscopy. [/QUOTE] Ok my butt be showing again. In deferance to our interaction in the most recent Mafia (I really think you have the analytical skills to be good at it, by the way) game my original post is just snarky and obnoxious. Should have been more along the lines of: Not necessarily. But that’s just because it’s not my cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/4 "2008-05-31T15:06:09Z")
I’m curious, not geeked. And my curiousity is balanced by trepidation-- I’ve heard of the original Password, but it’s too old for me to remember it. That’s not what causes the trepidation–what causes the trepidation is the number of exciting new game shows where they show 15 minutes of content over the course of an hour. Do Not Like. Like Jeopardy because the answers come immediately after the questions (er, questions come immediately after the clues?). But I’ll give it a try anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/5 "2008-05-31T16:57:14Z")
Could be fun! I’m glad to see Betty White will be on the premiere. Thanks for the heads up! I set my DVR. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/6 "2008-05-31T17:29:53Z")
I am totally geeked! I could win some serious money on this show . . . if I had the right partner. Discuss celebrities you’d want to sit opposite you . . . and those you _wouldn’t_. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/7 "2008-05-31T17:36:08Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Anyone else geeked about the return of [this](http://www.cbs.com/primetime/million_dollar_password/) classic game show? [/QUOTE] I am a little. Password has become a family tradition at holiday gatherings and I am the king, so it would be interesting to see the real game show in action. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/8 "2008-06-01T00:03:47Z")
I’m excited about _Password_ coming back, but with reservations. Besides the fake pauses and manufactured suspense endemic in most of today’s game shows, it almost looks like it resembles _Super Password_ , an “updated” yet vastly inferior version of the original. Then again, Bert Convy’s dead, so how bad can this one be? I’ll give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/9 "2008-06-01T03:05:04Z")
[Voice rising]Noooooooooooo[/Voice rising] ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/10 "2008-06-02T01:24:41Z")
I thought it was … not unwatchable. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/11 "2008-06-02T01:45:39Z")
I watched it…it was ok,probably watch again. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/12 "2008-06-02T02:31:56Z")
Rachael Ray was bad. Good thing she is one of the worlds great cooks. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/13 "2008-06-02T12:47:13Z")
I liked it! It went fast, and not much filler. Rachael Ray was not good. It didn’t follow the original format though, with the back and forth between contestants. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/14 "2008-06-02T13:40:50Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] I thought it was … not unwatchable. [/QUOTE] Yeah, that’s about how I felt. (Although I should give it another chance while not trying to knit a short row heel). On the plus side, they wasn’t a lot of overdramatic pauses. On the not so plus side, it just didn’t engage me a whole lot. And while contestents can theoretically try for a million dollars, most won’t. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/15 "2008-06-02T19:05:56Z")
I would have preferred something closer to the original format. Whenever they were doing their lightning round or whatever they called it, I kept want to yell “Shut up Regis!” whenever he’d say “You have 20 seconds left…” Rachel Ray was just sad. If you can’t get “sailor” from “Navy” and “man”, Password might not be your game. For those that haven’t seen Sunday’s episode, I’ll spoilerbox my thoughts on the ending. I thought they kind of punked the guy in the bonus round when they showed him five easy words to have him make a decision whether or not to go for the next level. When he passed, the substitute word was “fiasco” which he did a terrible job on. It was a lot harder than his known words. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/16 "2008-06-02T19:13:54Z")
[QUOTE=KRM] Rachel Ray was just sad. If you can’t get “sailor” from “Navy” and “man”, Password might not be your game. [/QUOTE] Yeah…but if ya dont give Popeye as a clue for sailor,the same can be said. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/17 "2008-06-02T19:20:30Z")
Or “swabbie.” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/18 "2008-06-02T19:26:00Z")
Did someone give her seamen? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/19 "2008-06-02T20:18:35Z")
I was a huge fan, and so if I remember to watch, I’ll be there. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214/20 "2008-06-02T20:49:46Z")
[QUOTE=KRM] For those that haven’t seen Sunday’s episode, I’ll spoilerbox my thoughts on the ending. I thought they kind of punked the guy in the bonus round when they showed him five easy words to have him make a decision whether or not to go for the next level. When he passed, the substitute word was \ which he did a terrible job on. It was a lot harder than his known words. [/QUOTE] Let me try. “Clusterfuck…” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-password/451214.md?page=2)