Wheelin' with suggestions

A thread on the GSN general board started chatting about possible changes to Wheel of Fortune. Silly me ain't convinced the show has to change much at all. It dominates syndie game shows and, for that matter, almost all syndies in total viewers.



But a common theme in the GSN thread is dislike of the toss-ups. This is probably just a reflection of the older-is-better mentality so common on the boards. If the toss-ups had been on the show from the beginning, and the producers suddenly took them away, the posters would squawk about this terrible break with the past.



If you ask me - and I know you didn't - the toss-ups work great. They quicken the pace of the show and get more puzzles into every episode. The idea is to put as much gameplay into each episode, right?



Another complaint is the prize puzzles. Yeah, I can see how the gimmick has gotten a little stale and needs some freshening. How about giving away a trip to Boise? (Just kidding.)



Really, though, I don't see much reason to change anything on the show, except to get a little more generous with the cash. Wheel prints money, so they could afford a few higher-dollar amounts for their contestants. It's not like Pat and Vanna would need food stamps as a result.