How Much is Enough?
According to my Tivo, the answer is, just one episode.
The game is basically a snooze. The game is overly simple and each money clock offers nothing different than the previous one other than a different value and an ascending vs. descending countdown. The play along factor is only minimal; I did find myself thinking, where would I stop this clock as it went on? But I also found myself not caring about the actual results. The only redeeming value is the end round, in which the contestants play a flinching game for the cash. I like that part -- in fact, I wish they used something like this as the end game for Shafted, Friend or Foe (a superior GSN show) or the UK's Golden Balls.
Corbin doesn't really bring much to the table here, although there's not much a host can add honestly. This is one of those games that could have had a 100%-esque non-host doing the show.
The set is fine for what it is, and the music is dramatic enough given the stakes. But in general this just really isn't that engaging.
The game is basically a snooze. The game is overly simple and each money clock offers nothing different than the previous one other than a different value and an ascending vs. descending countdown. The play along factor is only minimal; I did find myself thinking, where would I stop this clock as it went on? But I also found myself not caring about the actual results. The only redeeming value is the end round, in which the contestants play a flinching game for the cash. I like that part -- in fact, I wish they used something like this as the end game for Shafted, Friend or Foe (a superior GSN show) or the UK's Golden Balls.
Corbin doesn't really bring much to the table here, although there's not much a host can add honestly. This is one of those games that could have had a 100%-esque non-host doing the show.
The set is fine for what it is, and the music is dramatic enough given the stakes. But in general this just really isn't that engaging.
posted by Brad @ 8:28 PM 2 comment(s)