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Most irritating contestants award

posted 12 years ago by BGEditor11
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Of all the game shows I've seen, this one somehow manages to get the most irritating contestants. I usually end up rooting against them within the first five minutes of watching.

[–] Mhjm6 10 years ago

Every game show has these kinds of morons who think they're skilled at playing even if they're rigged. It's no wonder I don't watch game shows like ever. Yeah because money always makes you that happy. The ceiling could cave in and they'd continue be that selfish. Where does money from game shows even come from when the rest of the world whines about congress? I don't see Howie Mandell on reality shows anymore, he must've gotten fed up too.

[–] tbirdman-1 10 years ago

Agreed and my choice would be the blonde woman from New York who
was a diehard NY Jets fan. Howie Mandel offered her a full
package of NFL licensed Jets merchandise including season tickets
along with several items which were signed by Jets players. And
the dingbat turned down everything because of her greed in wanting
to win a large cash amount. I really don't recall if she won
any money though she is my choice for most irritatingly stupid
contestant! Lol!

Lorenzo Sunny Arizona

Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!

[–] kellyanderson65 10 years ago

Yeah it's like they are trying way too hard.

[–] emncaity 9 years ago

It's NBC disease. They have to over-over-triple-quadruple-overproduce every single thing they do, from game shows to "reality shows" to sports. Check out their Olympic coverage sometime if you haven't already. So canned, so oriented toward the programmed emotional response.

I'm about to post another thread on this board re a guy who I'm seeing play today (on GSN) for his alleged "seven children," with one allegedly accepted to college (which was called a "huge accomplishment" by Howie Mandel), and with the dad going on about how he's a construction manager who does this and that for the underprivileged and so on. At least three times that I've seen, the camera zooms in while he's seemingly getting emotional while talking about how he's doing all this for the kids, how his daughter told him "Daddy, don't be afraid," voice breaking, face contorting into the beginning of a good cry, with closeups of the models fanning their faces with emotion in that "you're about to make me cry myself, you awesome beautiful man you" thing, with the low-cut tops barely containing what reportedly (I don't look, myself) are really awesome t--wait...I'm getting off track here. (Hey, I didn't say it was all bad.) Only there aren't any tears at all on the contestant's face while he's making the cry-voice. Like, not one. Not on the face, not in the eyes. Bupkis. Niente.

I mean, look, I'm not heartless. I have five daughters and a son myself. The guy might've been for real. If he was, I hope he and his kids are OK, the oldest daughter has done well at college, etc. But even if he was for real, the way NBC just milked the hell out of it and made it so artificially maudlin...it's just their habit. (Cf. Dateline, with that goopy, creepy Keith Morrison and the canned music behind stories of real murder, rape, etc. No, they're not the only network to do it; it's just that they're particularly good, and particularly creepy, at it.)