Without going into all the details, the show plays everything very retro. The conventional (though not original) seven-clues-in-thirty-seconds format is used. Even the set doesn't depart too much from the old Dick Clark layout, though things look a little plexi-glassy. At least there are triangles all over the place.
GSN is trying a few differences in the cash prizes and the tie-breaker. But those are just minor tweaks. A lot of The Price is Right traditionalists hollered about host Mike Richards, due to his alleged crimes and misdemeanors as TPiR producer. I'm notoriously TPiR-indifferent, so those yelps never bothered me. Pyramid's format is so strong that any competent host can carry the show.
Chad's biggest complaint concerns some supposedly less than expert celebs. It's true that Pyramid is a demanding format, and Bob Stewart brought the same celebs back again and again because they could play the game well. GSN will probably find some reasonably good players sooner or later.
All in all, I'm looking forward to September 3. It's been a long time coming for a Pyramid revival. Tomorrow I'll post about Hollywood Junket's report on GSN's Beat the Chefs tapings.
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