Last night we watched that new Shatner-hosted game show known as “Show Me The Money”. It’s kind of a wacky show (the show’s website bills it as a “high-octane variety/game show”) and I can’t help but think that it’s a rip-off of an even wilder Japanese game show. I mean, what’s with the dancing?
Shatner is a horrible host. Just not good in any way. As Denis remarked last night, Shatner reads of the teleprompter just over the contestants shoulder, so he hardly ever looks directly at the contestant. He’s also a terrible reader and you just know that Shatner wishes he could grab his bifocals and get it over with as he struggles to read each question.
As for the game itself, it is incredibly easy and I would have walked away with a LOT of money last night if I was that first guy (also known as Gayest Gay Contestant Ever). I knew most of the questions (the only one I didn’t really know was the Shania Twain one, but I knew Amsterdam, Netherlands, Harry Truman, and Only the Lonely, to name a few). As for Navy guy, I felt bad for him, but not too bad. I just didn’t like him that much, so I wasn’t sad that he walked away with nothing.
I have to say that game shows nowadays definitely make sure the contestants have a lot of personality, don’t they? I mean think about the gameshows of old – it was all about the guest celebrity, really. The contestants were like wallpaper for the most part. Now you have to have a gimmick to make it on these shows.
I need to get a gimmick. These shows (1 vs 100, Deal or No Deal, Show Me The Money) are all easy money for those who like trivia. I should audition for all of them.
The biggest problem is they hardly ever hold auditions for these shows in the Charlotte area. Good luck. We could use a few hundred thousand dollars.