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We need less commercials, less filler, and more actual questions.

posted 11 years ago by morphinapg-1
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1 full hour and all they were able to fit was 3 bouts? That's ridiculous.

Yes. It's way too drawn out. I've had the livestream on since the end of the show and there's been 1 bout so far. Right now it's just showing people in a backstage area with no sound. BTW, the guy they brought up was a real idiot. He couldn't even get the answer punched in 3-4 times. lol

[–] morphinapg-1 11 years ago

The guy on the show was having problems too. Also, the app and website games are not working right now. I think they're having major technical difficulties over there. Surprised they didn't have more problems on air.

[–] Patty1234 11 years ago

DVR'd last night's show then I watched the 3 bouts and ffwded the rest. The quiz part was okay, but way too much filler.

[–] LNHstrikers 11 years ago

So true. In the whole hour it is 15 mins, or less, of actual game. I would watch if it wasnt all commercials and other filler.

[–] mitchconn 11 years ago

I think it's almost 20 minutes of game play each hour, which is insane. (each round I think is 300, 400 and then 400 seconds) And the questions are sometimes read too lowly, especially from the celebrity on video) Granted it's not wasting nearly as much time as on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, but I watch these shows for the questions and to see how much smarter I am than the contestants, not to hear about their lives. Plus the players earn ten dollars a second during the commercials! They could have fewer ads if the players didn't accumulate money while the ads earn NBC money! It also bugs me that Seacrest wastes clock time by asking the players what their answers are. Just show their answers, and tell us if they're right. That means more questions. Seacrest also starts the clock and THEN wastes several seconds by stating the points the questions are worth! DO THAT BEFORE THE CLOCK STARTS!!!!!

[–] tjwh2004 11 years ago

I think it may be 15 minutes from the start of one bout online to the next. It's 8 minutes and 20 seconds (500 seconds) plus any extra time to complete the last question plus any tie-breaker questions. Then there's a break between bouts, maybe 5 minutes. So 4 an hour online. 3 on TV would make sense with the stops for commercials and other stuff.