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Deal or No Deal is too simplistic. It's thirty minutes of people calling out numbers, the drama is sappy and forced, even the contestants make fun of the banker guy. They need a preliminary game that does something like determine how many boxes they get to choose from or what huge dollar ammounts they will be playing for...something compelling beyond "pick a number." The concept has potential it's just one dimensional as it is.

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It's interesting to me that you mention Millionaire here. I don't like Deal for the same reasons I didn't like Millionaire. It's too slow and plodding. Millionaire was a great idea, because trivia is fun. Unfortunately all the mugging for the cameras and creating suspense by just waiting isn't fun for the viewer. This is why Beat the Geeks was so fun. Lost of questions. They spend way too much time on Deal talking about how many cases are left and going over what the chances are of picking this case of that. We get it. We can see the big board too. If they could push three or four contestants through an episode, that would help. As it is, I find myself more annoyed with it than enjoying it. The banker is a hokey device. They should just let Howie give the offer for the case. And that fake out to the commercial was lame when Seacrest started doing it on Idol. It's still not cool with Howie doing it.

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I thoroughly enjoy the show; although, it's rather annoying having to repeat the premise of the show every 5-seconds, or so.



It would be much better as another blogger stated, if they would just go through several contestants.



Suspense on a gameshow just isn't fun, it's annoying.



I give 2 thumbs up to the show, but I don't think it should exceed this one week because after all, the premise is rather simplistic and can get rather boring, if you're watching it every week.



I could handle watching it once per week, but not every single day.

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I find it interesting that it's on in the evenings in the US when in the UK it's on alongside Countdown - long the staple numbers and letters show for students and old people alike. It seems to work better in an afternoon slot as students and old people are a good advertising demographic or something.

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i like the show, i just wish it was faster paced.



and i agree that the dubbing made the show look tacky.

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When wathcing this gameshow for the last few days, I have come to some opinions that I too would like to share.



The game - The game itself will get really repetitive. I wish they had some different variations of the main game to make things less repetitive. This repition problem will be their downfall.



The post productions voice dubbing - It happens in A LOT of shows these days. I've noticed it in movies too. It's annoying and most of the time obvious to people who have picked up on it before. The dubbing they do in this show is pretty obvious and will rip you away from being mentally involved with the show.



The Host - Howie Mandel is brilliant, he's great at improv and does well in this gameshow. I'm a big supporter.



The Banker - I think this is a great antagonist for this show. Viewers at home thinking what this guy is thinking and what he looks like. They really should keep the identity of the banker as secret as they did for Wilson on Home Improvement.



Overall, the big downfall for this show will be the repetition of the same game over and over and over.

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I was flipping channels and came across the show. It took me a while on why they were choosing cases. But I was hooked immediately!!! I made my b/f flip between this and his precious Lebron James! But I agree the premise is too simple. I thought for sure that the next contestant would have some other type of obstacle to make a deal. (A lot like the original show “Let’s Make a Deal” or the “Price is Right) Changing the obstacles would keep the show fresh, and if it is to be a regular aired showed - it should only be once a week. Otherwise it will sink with millionaire.

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Unless I'm missing something, it's random numbers. You could pick #1 for yourself and then just walk through the rest of them in order and still have the exact same chance you always do of winning a million bucks.



What I think might be interesting would be a variation of the "Monty Hall problem" that computer geeks talk about -- after each reveal of a briefcase, you get the option of whether you want to pick a different briefcase. Would that change your odds?

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To #7: Both times I've watched this show - and yes, I am hooked since there is a minimal bit of probability in it -- I've wanted them to ask the contestant if they wanted to switch cases. It would be so much better than it is right now.



I hope that at some point they alter the game and bit and re-air it once or twice a year. To me, it seems like a good game that people will watch.



And Howie Mandel is an amazing host.

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The "Monty Hall Problem" only exists if the host knows which breifcase contains which amount of money. Because the host is unaware of the values in each case, it is reduced to simple probability.



If I were on the show, I would pick the cases in order. But that wouldn't make good TV, would it?



Foreign editions of the show have offered a person who choses "No deal" with only 2 cases left, to switch the cases before opening them. But the only time We saw it come down to 2 cases so far, the contestant took the deal, so it is unkown if they would have been offered the switcharoo chance. (as a final deal-no deal situation?)

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This is a great show...once you watch it.



For some reason, before it went on the air, it sounded bad and was an easy target.



But it's actually a good show for many reasons...most of all because it's true gambling. You don't have to know a bunch of state capitals. And, of course, it's all about money...pure cash, no SUVs or hot tub prizes.





The strategies are like those for Texas Hold 'Em Poker. When do you bet (open more cases) and when to you fold (take the Deal).



I like watching this show.

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