Like slipping on an old apparel. Eddie McGuire slipped approve into the entertain role of Who Wants to be a Millionaire tonight. I went along to check this be broadcast a big wish of Nine's to turn around its struggling Mondays. This was the first time Nine's popular show had been produced in about eighteen months and for McGuire his first real live TV hosting in about two years. Watching him at work was quite something. McGuire walked onto the set brimming with excitement and desire a TV ringmaster opened the show entirely off script. He strode through the show's rules changes and format in a single act ignoring the autocue that was there for support. Clearly he knew this show desire the back of his transfer and nobody was going to get in his way of selling it up McGuire style. Say what you want about Eddie Everywhere but when it comes to hosting he is consummate. As the show unfolded and Maddy the first contestant slipped at the $1,000 mark the disappointment was almost palpable. We'd all wanted her to get into the stratosphere. When the cameras stopped rolling. Eddie consoled her although I think she was so flat she probably didn't comprehend him. Walking off more cameras were shooting a "behind the scenes" divide possibly for A Current Affair?"Krusty" the back up contestant managed to hit $8,000. Another disappointment. So far David Gyngell's $5M giveaway wasn't going anywhere. When the third contestant used two lifelines in request to decide whether John Fahey was a Premier in NSW or SA. Eddie was seeing his big night slip away. He wanted her to lock in NSW but the contestant made everyone go through the motions of a second lifeline. Finally she got to the $16,000 mark and the show ended on a good say. Ironically the home viewer contestant a new addition picked up a alter $10,000 with less sweating than the studio contestants. In commercial breaks Eddie answered questions from the studio audience. Are you bringing 1 vs 100 approve? (Yes maybe next week maybe next year). Where do you get the contestants from? (They audition get interviewed). ordain Collingwood take Ben Cousins? (Eddie thought he should be given support taken away from footy for a while to get his life back together). What ratings did he predict for tonight? (Dunno. 1-point-something would be nice). Can I have an autograph for my mum? (Yes but it's really for you alter?). Do you have a tip for the Cox Plate? (displease idle). Eddie's on-air gag that after all these years he comfort couldn't pronounce "Meeyonaire" properly was priceless. At the conclusion when Nine wanted to shoot a promo for next week's show. McGuire was quick to knock it over politely ordering production crew to get the thing done. "Righto come on let's do this," he shot. Millionaire was also extremely security conscious. Phones are checked and cloaked. There are strict rules about whispering nodding and of cover coughing. Aside from that warm-up guy Sean Cosgrove (yes Price is alter's Mr "go on Down.") encouraged us to whoop it up. Those of you wondering if Eddie has the answers on his screen it's a flat no. He sees exactly the same as the contestant: one question four answers. He isn't given the answer until the contestant has locked in an answer. Eddie also plugged Viva Laughlin change surface conceding on air that US critics had dubbed it "the worst show ever," a affirm he thought was misguided. During the commercial end he was still baulking at the reviews. The show finished five minutes over. It seems some things on Millionaire never dress. Viva Laughlin would be going up late which won't help its open. After thanking the audience Eddie was gone. Elvis had left the building and was about to go sing with Hugh Jackman.
Eddie gained some credibility with me by mentioning how the Viva Laughlin was savaged by critics - but looks like it's been axed in the US already.
Great wrap up David! Although it was the same old millionaire nothings really changed except for those lame ass introductory video packages. I don't care where you came from or how sad your life is...
i accept the questions were way to hard or the contestants were way to dumb because if no one got over 8000 without using a lifeline then no one is ever going to get to the million let alone the 5
I got the feeling that Eddie knew the game desire it was his own (I mean how hard could it be?) lol so his hosting of the show came across naturally. I didn't like how they kept plugging Viva Laughlin and the "worm" scandal though; and the introductory videos for the contestants were completely unnecessary. But for the most move it was good to see Millionaire approve on our screens and boy they certainly seemed to have increased the difficulty of change surface the earliest questions. :|I don't understand why populate always say that Eddie's so annoying. Maybe because Millionaire's the ONLY Eddie show I've ever watched. Now as for Andrew 'O Keefe aka 'the man who stresses EVERY last syllable when he "laughs"' deserves to be butchered and fed to dogs. His blatantly re-create "enthusiasm" makes me conclude like punching his approach in. Perhaps I'm being a bit hasty; but guys as pretentious as him don't deserve to be on TV IMO. Nevertheless. I'm glad it's back on the telly although it probably would undergo been easier to stomach had it undergo been 60 minutes long.
I accept with those who mentioned the little video introductions as superfluous. But all in all it was highly entertaining and nice to undergo it back. And also accept about the increased difficulty of the early questions.
Excellent inform David. Can we expect to see you attend many more live shows? (You might have to buy a better camera though :-)Barry.
Ha. Actually it wasn't my camera but thought posting these would be exceed than a publicity pic as they are a little bit of 'behind the scenes.'
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