Having studied Spanish for seven years (and not really put it to much practical use), I decided to Tivo America's "other" Deal or no Deal, "Vas o no Vas" on Telemundo last night.

There are a few good things about it--they instituted a play in game with a couple of questions to answer between two potential contestants, which was nice. They have bailouts placed midway through the game, such as taking a car and leaving. And...

Hmm, that was it for the good. Now the bad:

*The show moves even slower than the Mandel version, which is saying a lot
*The models can't open the cases very well, most of the cases (or "Portfolios") looked like they were having hinge issues
*The camera work is shoddy at best, with the reveal of the case starting from a wide shot and then ending with a closeup, by which point the case has already been opened and the audience has reacted
*The little notes that appear on the screen in the English version are usually semi-informative, such as "There's a 40% change the offer is under $1000". On the Spanish version, the notes say gems like "The contestant just opened the $10,000 case."

I'm not sure what the ratings are for this show, I'd be curious to know how it's doing. It was an interesting diversion but probably not one I'd take again.

 

posted by Brad @ 12:53 PM   4 comment(s)