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Today's WWTBAM Rerun

#1 Post by TheConfessor » Mon May 26, 2008 11:32 am

Today's episode originally aired on 1/28/08. It seems like an odd choice to start the week, since the first contestant is a carryover in the middle of his stack of questions. I guess the show no longer cares about maintaining continuity.

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I may be wrong about the first contestant being a carryover. Maybe I just tuned in late. The transcripts indicate otherwise. Mea culpa.
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#2 Post by sunflower » Mon May 26, 2008 12:12 pm

Maybe they figured no one would notice or care on a holiday?

The only other thing I can think of is maybe it was pre-empted in enough markets that they really didn't care what they showed?

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#3 Post by summus123 » Mon May 26, 2008 1:10 pm

I noticed on millionairetv.com for this week, there was a contestant that had been on before. I thought Millionaire had given her a bad question, and had invited her back. Figures they would show a rerun on Memorial Day :roll:

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#4 Post by silvercamaro » Mon May 26, 2008 1:33 pm

This thread makes me very happy. While caught up in 27 different things at once, including the Monty Python marathon on BBCA, I missed Millionaire. Now I don't have to care. :)

Did you get that, Marley? That's BBC America, presumably to be found on your local cable lineup. They've already had the Spam and Lumberjack episodes, along with several other gems I had forgotten. Hours and hours of good stuff remains.

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#5 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon May 26, 2008 3:58 pm

silvercamaro wrote:Did you get that, Marley?
Well, I do get BBC America, but I hadn't realized they were doing that today. I've been pretty busy. Gardening, if you can believe it, then I went to see Indiana Jones.

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#6 Post by Kazoo65 » Mon May 26, 2008 6:38 pm

I don't know which re-run you saw, but I saw the one with the optometrist from Staten Island who needed to ATA on what phrase describes someone who's "navel-gazing". This was the $1K question, I think.

Are the rest of this week's shows reruns, too?
I'm just a game show nerd.

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#7 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon May 26, 2008 6:45 pm

Kazoo65 wrote:I don't know which re-run you saw, but I saw the one with the optometrist from Staten Island who needed to ATA on what phrase describes someone who's "navel-gazing". This was the $1K question, I think.
Yes, that was Jack Rotoni, in the episode that first aired on 1/28/08, as TheConfessor said.

Are the rest of this week's shows reruns, too? [/quote]

That's usually how they do things--in repeats for a whole week. Somebody will probably be able to confirm this tomorrow.

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Re: Today's WWTBAM Rerun

#8 Post by Bob78164 » Mon May 26, 2008 9:44 pm

TheConfessor wrote:Today's episode originally aired on 1/28/08. It seems like an odd choice to start the week, since the first contestant is a carryover in the middle of his stack of questions. I guess the show no longer cares about maintaining continuity.
I can't confirm the original air date, but Jack Rotoni started the broadcast in Los Angeles with the $100 question. --Bob
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#9 Post by kayrharris » Mon May 26, 2008 10:00 pm

Does this mean I get a week off?

Please say yes. 8)
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#10 Post by earendel » Tue May 27, 2008 5:59 am

kayrharris wrote:Does this mean I get a week off?

Please say yes. 8)
Maybe several, depending upon how long the show is in reruns.
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#11 Post by luv2jog » Tue May 27, 2008 6:54 am

earendel wrote:
kayrharris wrote:Does this mean I get a week off?

Please say yes. 8)
Maybe several, depending upon how long the show is in reruns.
If they follow the same schedule they have the last 2 seasons, the show will be in reruns for 2 weeks, followed by 3 weeks of new shows, which will end the season.

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#12 Post by 15QuestionsAway » Tue May 27, 2008 9:25 am

Man, you guys need to visit my site at least once in a while. It's wwtbam.biz for the uninitiated.

Two weeks of repeats then three weeks of new shows to close out the season, as luv2jog deduced. BBTranscriptTeam, enjoy your well-earned break.

There's also going to be a guest host the last week of the season, just like last year with Tim Vincent. I know who it is, but I haven't identified the name yet on my site. I will towards the end of the repeat episodes.

One hint - it's not someone that has guest hosted before. Another hint - it's someone you're more likely to have heard of than Tim Vincent.

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#13 Post by earendel » Tue May 27, 2008 10:24 am

15QuestionsAway wrote:Man, you guys need to visit my site at least once in a while. It's wwtbam.biz for the uninitiated.

Two weeks of repeats then three weeks of new shows to close out the season, as luv2jog deduced. BBTranscriptTeam, enjoy your well-earned break.

There's also going to be a guest host the last week of the season, just like last year with Tim Vincent. I know who it is, but I haven't identified the name yet on my site. I will towards the end of the repeat episodes.

One hint - it's not someone that has guest hosted before. Another hint - it's someone you're more likely to have heard of than Tim Vincent.
Sounds like it might be...
Spoiler
Al Roker - he's the only other person I can think of who has guest hosted (excluding Billy Bush).
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#14 Post by 15QuestionsAway » Tue May 27, 2008 10:30 am

earendel wrote:Sounds like it might be...
Spoiler
Al Roker - he's the only other person I can think of who has guest hosted (excluding Billy Bush).
Your guess has hosted before. It's someone that hasn't guest hosted Millionaire before.

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#15 Post by Bob Juch » Tue May 27, 2008 10:37 am

They should get old, retired, game show hosts to guest host.
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#16 Post by earendel » Tue May 27, 2008 11:24 am

15QuestionsAway wrote:
earendel wrote:Sounds like it might be...
Spoiler
Al Roker - he's the only other person I can think of who has guest hosted (excluding Billy Bush).
Your guess has hosted before. It's someone that hasn't guest hosted Millionaire before.
I somehow managed to overlook the "not" in your post.
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#17 Post by takinover » Tue May 27, 2008 7:00 pm

My guess is, <gulp> Rosie O'Donnell.

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#18 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed May 28, 2008 6:39 am

takinover wrote:My guess is, <gulp> Rosie O'Donnell.
I was thinking of Rosie, too. She may has too many personality negatives for TPTB to choose her as a guest host now, but I remember what huge fan she was of the show, back in the good old days. A strange concept, huh, to have contestants and hosts who are fans of the game. :wink:

And, IIRC, all of the guests hosts have been men, so far. TPTB ought to be getting concerned about that gender balance thing.

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#19 Post by peacock2121 » Wed May 28, 2008 6:43 am

I would ask one of the ladies of The View.

I think Joy would be great.

funny and great

I wonder if Lara Spencer would be any good.

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#20 Post by Bob Juch » Wed May 28, 2008 7:46 am

takinover wrote:My guess is, <gulp> Rosie O'Donnell.
I don't think she and ABC/Disney will ever work together again.
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