Well, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire revitalized the head-to-head quiz show genre; that's a different sort of game show to Wheel of Fortune, but it's not so far off of Jeopardy! -- but at a much more relaxed and personal pace, too. At least Millionaire proved that people do still want to see game shows; it's a pity the signs of regrowth in the field got mutated into ``reality'' shows.
But it was fun in Wheel of Fortune seeing people forced to do something with their remaining bits of prize money, even if it was forced to go to something ridiculous like the dalmatians. I seem to recall for a while it being allowed to put the remaining cash from one round ``on account,'' to be carried forward to the next, at risk of being lost to bankruptcy or a never-won following round. I don't know if that could be done with any amount or if it could only be what would otherwise go on a gift certificate.
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Well, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire revitalized the head-to-head quiz show genre; that's a different sort of game show to Wheel of Fortune, but it's not so far off of Jeopardy! -- but at a much more relaxed and personal pace, too. At least Millionaire proved that people do still want to see game shows; it's a pity the signs of regrowth in the field got mutated into ``reality'' shows.
But it was fun in Wheel of Fortune seeing people forced to do something with their remaining bits of prize money, even if it was forced to go to something ridiculous like the dalmatians. I seem to recall for a while it being allowed to put the remaining cash from one round ``on account,'' to be carried forward to the next, at risk of being lost to bankruptcy or a never-won following round. I don't know if that could be done with any amount or if it could only be what would otherwise go on a gift certificate.