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Post by millionairefan17 on May 8, 2024 19:45:42 GMT -5
Hello everyone! Been super busy with college but here I'm back to making posts, fun polls, and interacting with this fantastic community once again!
Anyways, ABC has recently renewed Millionaire for a 23rd season with Celebrities as contestants and Jimmy Kimmel returning as host. I really wish that regular people could come back as contestants since that's what Millionaire has always been about! Regular people coming in to win some money to better help their lives (just like any other game show haha)! COVID did make the celeb inclusion of Millionaire really interesting, at least to me, but now it's 2024 and I believe we need a return back to the Millionaire we all know and love!
And why not bring Meredith Viera back to host? She's was an amazing host (to me at least) and is still hosting for another game show: 25 Words or Less! So, she could definitely return if she wanted to! Love Jimmy but Meredith was way better in my opinion!
What are your thoughts? Very interested to see this discussion!
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Fimoku
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Post by Fimoku on May 8, 2024 20:08:51 GMT -5
I gotta say, I totally agree with you on both points! First of all, I think having Celebrity shows as standard works for some other formats, but definitely not Millionaire! It kinda defeats the whole point of why the format was invented, imo (and yes, I know the celebs play for charity and not for themselves). I don't want US Millionaire to end up like the 2014 UK version with "The People Play" specials or something. But who knows, maybe they'll pick up the show for a full series with regular people after the 25th anniversary shows. Fingers crossed!
And about the host, it's basically what I've been thinking about too! Aside from Regis, Meredith was my favourite Millionaire host! I especially loved the fake-outs when revealing the answers to some of the questions! Or at least have her as one of the celebrity contestants, like Cedric the Entertainer. About Jimmy... I feel like he's just a bit too calm to be a host of a show like that. If I look at Millionaire episodes with (for example) Meredith, Regis or Jeremy Clarkson, you can see that the hosts can be serious, they can be funny, and they truely share the players' excitement on every question! And I still feel like Jimmy lacked the excitement during David Chang's win (compared to Jeremy's "YOU'VE JUST WON A MILLION POUNDS!!!", for example). But at least this time, we'll get to see an audience that'll hopefully be all hyped up and excited!
But still, I'm looking forward to the new episodes! It's always great to see a version of Millionaire return!
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Post by loboticaltreeman on Jun 13, 2024 21:04:58 GMT -5
Hey, I also agree with your points, because I find regular people's runs more interesting in my opinion. That's all!
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Post by idolsfan on Jun 14, 2024 15:31:45 GMT -5
I think civilians should be back, and Meredith Viera as well, she was fantastic at hosting Millionaire. But ABC should keep it to Millionaire's prime-time format to keep it fresh and not over exploit it like back in the day. This seems to work with Jane Lynch's Weakest Link, I believe it would work the same with Millionaire. Idolsfan
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