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03/05/2006: "TV"

Now, I've never actually watched "Deal Or No Deal", so maybe it's not my place to cast aspersions. But what little I've read about it made me uninterested. And seeing a bit about it on "Best Week Ever" confirms it. Remember when "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" was big -- it's still on, by the way -- and some people complained that it was too easy? (Which I'd have to disagree with.) Well, a monkey could play "Deal Or No Deal". Or a well-behaved dog. (He picked at one. He licked the other. He went in circles. He dropped dead.) As far as I can tell, it's no different from asking a kid to pick the hand with the nickel in it: left or right? Hey, you win! Is it possible there's a "game show" easier and more pointless than "Street Smarts"? Heaven help us.

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on Sunday, March 5th, Craig said

I still don't know how they pick their contestants. Deal or No Deal is simple and exciting and everybody likes to see people win money. It kinda makes you feel like you're winning money too. Give it a watch. It's free to watch.

on Sunday, March 5th, Dan said

Yes, but, am I wrong? They don't have to do anything. Winning the lottery doesn't require you to do anything, either, and I'm not opposed to buying lottery tickets, but I don't think watching someone buy lottery tickets would be entertaining. Even if they played the instant game and dramatically scratched off the whatevers. Feel me, dawg?

on Tuesday, March 7th, Brady said

The excitement isn't watching people win money but watching people turn down thousands of dollars because they think they can win more. It's the greed factor. You can sit back and say "You should of stopped back when they were offering 25,000 you idiot."

on Tuesday, March 7th, Dan said

You, too??? Are there clues that indicate the odds are better or worse at different times for deciding to go on? A "right" way to play? I thought not. And if it's all random, I wouldn't consider any of them either clever or dim. Maybe people think they have magical powers to predict the future based on having a feeling that they'll win. If people like it, fine. Enjoy. Maybe there are Howie Mandel fans loving it. Or the sight of chicks with briefcases is entertaining. Some people like fishing shows. OK, at least something (maybe) happens in those. But it's not for me to judge.