Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
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Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Nothing to spoil yet other than I've seen some promos where I think I have spotted some J! alums other than the chasers. At least one is a board member here, so perhaps an air date can she shared, if known?
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Nice. Has an airdate been given?
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Thursday, January 7th and that will be sandwiched by Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Craig Ferguson hosting The Hustler.
The Ferguson show will have trivia questions and the catch is one of the five players already knows all the answers ahead of time. The Hustler can eliminate two players. The remaining two non-hustlers have to figure out the hustler to split the prize money or the hustler gets it all.
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also interesting is (supposedly), many or all of the questions will have some sort of relation to the Hustler, such as if David Copperfield wasn't recognizable, and he was on the show as the Hustler, there would be questions about magic.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:14 amThursday, January 7th and that will be sandwiched by Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Craig Ferguson hosting The Hustler.
The Ferguson show will have trivia questions and the catch is one of the five players already knows all the answers ahead of time. The Hustler can eliminate two players. The remaining two non-hustlers have to figure out the hustler to split the prize money or the hustler gets it all.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
ABC has posted publicity photos for the first three scheduled episodes of "The Chase": link here.
You'll see a number of J! alumni -- the photos will also spoil for you who the chaser is in each episode.
You'll see a number of J! alumni -- the photos will also spoil for you who the chaser is in each episode.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
I'm glad there are last names there—every clip of the UK version I've seen on YouTube (outside celebrity editions) only gives contestants' first names.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Ken, in Seattle, was on live with Kelly & Ryan this morning for a typical softball chat. No real insight was given for Ken hosting J! or being a chaser other than Ken admitting he was secretly happy when the contestants did well on The Chase while James was not.
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GSN version only did first names as well.seaborgium wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:24 pm I'm glad there are last names there—every clip of the UK version I've seen on YouTube (outside celebrity editions) only gives contestants' first names.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Reminder: first episode is tonight at 9 ET!
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Interesting that they called out one contestant for playing in the college tournament but not the ToCer.
The pace of the questions is a whole lot slower than the British or Australian versions, but the stakes here are a lot higher (since they're both daytime shows, 1000 GBP / 2000 AUD per question in the cash builder vs. 25000 USD).
The pace of the questions is a whole lot slower than the British or Australian versions, but the stakes here are a lot higher (since they're both daytime shows, 1000 GBP / 2000 AUD per question in the cash builder vs. 25000 USD).
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
Kristin and James set quite the high bar in The Final Chase, but Ken showed why he’s the GOAT in trying to catch them.
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Yeah I figured that number was catchable but he'd have to be either lightning fast or avoid any errors. He handled the first but couldn't hold up the second.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
I just saw the premiere episode.
Those players (well, the last 2) were on fire!
I think they’re gonna rotate the chasers instead of all 3 in one episode.
Those players (well, the last 2) were on fire!
I think they’re gonna rotate the chasers instead of all 3 in one episode.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
I watched the premiere and KJ was the chaser for the whole show, so I would have thought that made it clear the chasers will rotate. No way Brad & James only sign on to provide reactions from a side room.rockyboy34 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:02 am I just saw the premiere episode.
Those players (well, the last 2) were on fire!
I think they’re gonna rotate the chasers instead of all 3 in one episode.
The show fooled me as I
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expected the first show to have a chaser win and not a contestants win to make the moment be more special when a player(s) win instead of having it happen on show one. All the credit to Kristin & player James to set a high enough mark to force Ken into playing faster than he may have been comfortable with doing. The offers sure were above GSN level.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
This definitely had much higher stakes than the GSN version, that’s for sure.
One thing that confused my dad was why the chaser never got to see the answer choices, but the player could.
One thing that confused my dad was why the chaser never got to see the answer choices, but the player could.
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Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Hey! People shout as Ken missed the BTS question.
I wonder if Bruce Lin was watching this? Oprah's car Pontiac G6 comes back to haunt.
I wonder if Bruce Lin was watching this? Oprah's car Pontiac G6 comes back to haunt.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
I'd say it was a good episode to start with, as we have an eliminated player right off the bat and a final triumph, to encapsulate the thrill of victory and agony of defeat in a single installment. (The potential for a pot of half a mill in between probably helped.)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:36 am
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expected the first show to have a chaser win and not a contestants win to make the moment be more special when a player(s) win instead of having it happen on show one. All the credit to Kristin & player James to set a high enough mark to force Ken into playing faster than he may have been comfortable with doing. The offers sure were above GSN level.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
What do you mean? During the multiple choice rounds?rockyboy34 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:03 am One thing that confused my dad was why the chaser never got to see the answer choices, but the player could.
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Re: Fun with ABC's "The Chase" [Spoilers]
I've only seen a few episodes of the Brooke Burns version, but I like it, and I thought this compared favorably. I hated the "lock in" sound effects. KJ's attempts to taunt the contestants didn't really work for me; I think James will be a better chaser in this regard. I was upset that Kristin didn't go for it when offered the $425,000. If a TOCer won't take this (and have a good chance of succeeding), who will?