A lesson someone needs to learn from: Who Wants to be a millionare.

[Statikk HDM]

This isn't a "Oh, wow, that show was so killer" thing. I feel compelled to write this because ABC has recently announced that WWTBAM will be cancelled. How could this be so? Wasn't this an 800 pound gorrila that made all other tv shows cower in fear at its mighty mightiness. Well, it is being cancelled for many reasons, all of them done many many times before. So, the step by step guide on what ABC thought about this show before it was cancelled follows.
Rip off another decent gameshow or port it to America.
Even though millions objected, we elected some smarmy talk show wolverine and flunked out second rate hack like the Reege to be the question person. Don't listen to the talk of the lack of humor or substance, the person was on daytime t.v. for cryin' out loud, how can we not hire this illuminary!
it worked on a trial basis and in summer, we won't keep it a special treat, silly goose! Roll out the merchandise and make this a weekday show! Unquestionably, some people will say over exposure will hurt the shows longevity. Well, phooey on them, we need to beat a show right now, we will publisize our show to no end! Instead of keeping it a decade long weapon of dread, we will air it a lot just so we can beat friends and the newest flavor of the week!
After it is popular, introduce some inane catch phrase. After all, no one hates hearing you are the weakest link or to sweeten the pot seventy million times!
And is that your final answer becomes better every time you hear it. Which is usually about thirty to forty times a night!
Some have complained that our show disproportionatly shows geeky males who know more about Star Trek than normal fans should and speak elvish. So, instead of making this show a strictly "you are smart, you are entered in a lotto and might get on" kind of thing, we will send you through a bunch of crazy and useless profiles to see who the audience will like the best.
We will also use the show to cover gaping holes in our shedule. Nothing on at the wednesday 7:05 pivotal time slot? Throw in who wants to be a millionaire! Need something to "beat" Iron Chef, what better than who wants to be a millionaire!
Lastly, celebrity editions are needed. The show is nothing without such top card draws like Norm Macdonald or Drew carrey(Oddly enough they also have their own shows at ABC) Instead of being "greedy" they can play for any charity they want! Yay! Instead of watching the desperation of common workaday people strive to make money and get ahead, we can watch sport players and silly somewhat famous people
We feel that all of these measures are justified and the show will run for a long long time.

[Cloverfield]

If they cancelled that over here, then Eddie McGuire would simply find his place in some other show that he knows nothing about!*

Abe Babe...


*Eddie McGuire for those not in Australia is one of those television personalities people love to hate. He is always hosting different shows even though he really doesn't know anything about them. Kind of one of those "face of the network" people.

[Wolfpac]

I had alway found it funny that America decided to keep it on 5 days a week. For a good show like Millionare, it's just overkill. Most countries screen it once a week. But not America. Given, most countries can't risk giving away a million bucks each week, but people are going to be board of it sooner or later if it's screened on a day by day bases.
But how many millionaires has the U.S version had???
In Australia we havn't had one yet. And I belive that America had a million dollar winner before the U.K (where the show came from). And is it because Americans are smarter than the rest of the world. Noooo. It's because the question are easier. If people keep winning, you get sick of it. It's like if there was a Superbowl every month. So yes it's the ABC's fault that Millionare isn't on in the U.S anymore.

But Eddie is going to be King of the world one day. I dosen't really matter what he's doing now. He's just filling in time.

Out of intrest, Who Wants to be a Millionare failed badly in Japan or China because their culture dosen't like to see others get Rich. They like to see money shared around.

[Statikk HDM]

Right out the gate some smarmy shit named John Carpenter won the big one. Anyways, what angered me the most was all the celebrity versions.Nothing is more annoying than watching a celebrity who doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground try to do pop trivia for their favorite charity. Pathetic. And if they are quasi funny they bombard you with lame one liners. Give me a break. Also, the five days a week, some times on twice anight schedule didn't help either