Boob Tube: Deal Or No Deal

[Soulstation1]

i like this show

even though no skill or knowledge is needed

plus the ladies aren't that bad either

[Dan Gould]

I've watched bits and pieces, and definitely seen enough to have learned:

People are both greedy and dumb.

I saw one contestant refuse $48,000 when all that was left was $50,000 and $300,000, and a handful of tiny amounts. I mean how stupid can anyone be? They're offered the equivalent of the second highest prize, guaranteed, but because there's a big number left, they refuse it. And they lose.

I did see the end of Friday's show, and I am kinda curious if the cute girl is going to be smart enough to take the last offer. But considering what the show has already demonstrated, I expect that she will be

greedy and dumb.

[Rooster_Ties]

Not that I'm saying I'm any better than anyone else...

But, honestly, I've never seen any of this show -- not even 5-seconds worth (not even 2-seconds).

I have no idea what night of the week it's on, no idea what network it's on (I'm guessing ABC - a replacement for Millionaire, wasn't that on ABC??). No idea how the game works, or anything else about it.

Wait, I saw 30-seconds of an SNL parody of the show, and I vaguely remember that luggage was somehow involved

That's all I know, officer, every bit - I swear.

Edited May 14, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[Jazzmoose]

You're ahead of me! This is the first I've ever heard of it, but then I just don't watch anything any more after moving...

[ejp626]

Like most game shows of the 1990s/2000s, this has been imported from the UK. I saw it once in a hotel in Dublin. I thought it was dumb. Can't imagine the US version is any better.

[Stereojack]

Like most game shows of the 1990s/2000s, this has been imported from the UK. I saw it once in a hotel in Dublin. I thought it was dumb. Can't imagine the US version is any better.

The show is on several times a week. I swear every time I turn on the TV, there it is. Have never watched it - absolutely can't stand Howie Mandel - but I did see the SNL spoof where they suggested that the game is a bit confusing.

[Christiern]

Far from intellectually stimulating, but, nevertheless, absorbing. It beats watching the truly dumb situation "comedies" that seem to be everywhere. I am also sick of "Law and Order," which definitely is everywhere.

That said, I never miss an episode of "The Young and the Restless"--that's what happens when one works at home.

[connoisseur series500]

Haven't seen the show yet, but $$1 has a good eye for comedy, so I'll try and watch it. When does it come on?

[Dan Gould]

Have never watched it - absolutely can't stand Howie Mandel - but

Oh my God that's Howie Mandel - I swear I could not place that face (guess the soul patch and shaved head threw me) ... and yet it was so darn familiar looking.

[RDK]

Funny thing was, i had never heard of the show until SNL did their parody of it. Then we watched it only to find the satire dead-on accurate.

Yeah, it's a dumb show with no "talent" needed by any of the contestants, but it is remarkably absorbing, like watching someone play an incredibly loose slot machine....

[Soulstation1]

Deal airs Mon/Wed/Fri on NBC

and re-airs tuesday and thursday on CNBC