Reinventing that Wheel
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It will be hi-tech all the way for the new look Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune, which had its first rehearsal in Melbourne yesterday.
The gameshow will have ‘a new theme, more audience involvement and glitz and glamour.’
Co-host Kelly Landry will be using eight computers to control the letters.
“It’s really colourful, and a bit like a discotheque,” Tim Campbell added. “You have the normal desk and all that but it looks really glamorous.”
All the familiar elements of the wheel will be there, including Lose a Turn and Bankrupt. The cash prizes include a $200,000 major round. Not sure if the ‘million’ therefore refers to the total prize pool, or the budget to get the show to air…
Radio host Simon Diaz is the show’s voice over announcer and former Price is Right stalwart Shawn Cosgrove is audience warm-up. The show will record every Tuesday and Wednesday beginning next week. So far, there is no official airdate.
Meanwhile, Nine also has a few eps of Temptation in the can, and is readying Hole in the Wall with Jules Lund as host.
Additional source: AAP / Herald Sun
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It takes a lot of complicated algorithms and billions of line of hex code to light up those little blocks.
Maybe the blocks will talk and instead of lights there will be fireworks!!!
Classic Wheel Of Fortune South Park moment…
Question: People who annoy you..
Solution: N_ggers
Answer is “Naggers” 😛
hah! Gotta love South Park.
They’re using EIGHT computers to control a simple letter board?
5:30 weeknights is the confirmed time yes, now we just need a date. Likely to launch either May 26 or June 2 (I tip the latter).
Perhaps the million dollar reference comes in because it’s 200,000 a night, so a possible million dollars a week?
Nine already have a billboard for Million Doolar Wheel up in Sydney at the end of the Anzac Bridge near Victoria Road. At says “Weeknights 5:30pm”.
Has this sign gone up WAY too early or are they planning on having the show on air really soon?
Nine seems content with 2 Half Men figures (lifting as BB & H+A attracts younger viewers) but they assure Temptation is returning.
So has Temptation been shelved or is it just being rested? It all seems so unclear one way or the other.