Although this show does have an interesting system of handing out cash, in recent years it has become somewhat of a boring program due to the mere fact of it's long life. This isn't a bad show, and, if there was nothing better to do one might choose to watch it, but all in all it really isn't that fresh anymore. After four years on Australian screens perhaps it's time for something new. Perhaps not, after all it is perfectly fine to have viewing that is par, and not sub or above par, however in my opinion the overall par must be raised at least forty percent! In conclusion the show has merits and the show lacks merits, and i suppose it should stay in it's time slot if only to prevent the arrival of a subpar show. Andrew O Keefe is a alright host, better than some, but definitely this show is way behind the Einstein Factor or Spicks and Specks. Maybe seven should try, rather than updating the hair and clothes of the dealettes, to update the show with a more challenging aspect. After all, anyone can point at a briefcase.
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5:30pm: where Andrew O'Keefe is presently king
Tazmanhomie4 January 2006
The 5:30pm time slot has been filled with a game show for as long as I can remember. But, in this pre-dinner after-work time, light entertainment has to be the main purpose of the show - recall the disastrous short season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire at 5:30 on channel 9. As such, a good host is the key to success. Channel 7 was for so long unable to compete with Channel 7 - I cannot even remember who hosted Wheel of Fortune, but they were certainly nowhere near as enjoyable as John Burgess or Larry Emdur.
Enter Andrew O'Keefe. People didn't enjoy watching him in an hour-long show after dinner on a Sunday night - nobody's been at work on Sunday, and they wouldn't mind exercising their minds a bit. But then they slotted him into the 5:30 time slot, and wonderful things began to happen.
People either love him or hate him. I fall under the former category. His quirky, loud and friendly style of hosting has allowed him to control Deal or No Deal audiences and contestants alike, producing the ultimate light entertainment show. Furthermore, over the two years of the 5:30 version of the show, we have seen it morph into his image - most noticeable was the personification of the anonymous "bank" into the evil miser Walter P. Smythe.
O'Keefe has achieved three things in his time at Deal or No Deal. Firstly, he has catapulted himself into the limelight as Channel 7's most entertaining personality, having since appeared in the three-network tsunami telethon and the celebrity spelling bee with positive results. Secondly, he has temporarily halted the career of Larry Emdur - they tried to alter the Price Is Right to make it more like Deal or No Deal, not realising that O'Keefe was the problem, and that Larry simply couldn't out-charm him; Channel 9 is now going to try to win back audiences with Bert Newton, and as charismatic as he is, I cannot see Bert pulling in the younger crowd. Thirdly, he helped the world see how powerful a show Deal or No Deal can be, given the right host; we have since seen versions premiere successfully in the US and UK, but only after O'Keefe and Australia spent two years putting in the ground work.
The actual 'game' part of the game show is irrelevant; I get my 'game' show from Temptation and Jeopardy! (from the US). Deal or No Deal gives us the 'show' part of game show, and for that it receives 9/10.
Enter Andrew O'Keefe. People didn't enjoy watching him in an hour-long show after dinner on a Sunday night - nobody's been at work on Sunday, and they wouldn't mind exercising their minds a bit. But then they slotted him into the 5:30 time slot, and wonderful things began to happen.
People either love him or hate him. I fall under the former category. His quirky, loud and friendly style of hosting has allowed him to control Deal or No Deal audiences and contestants alike, producing the ultimate light entertainment show. Furthermore, over the two years of the 5:30 version of the show, we have seen it morph into his image - most noticeable was the personification of the anonymous "bank" into the evil miser Walter P. Smythe.
O'Keefe has achieved three things in his time at Deal or No Deal. Firstly, he has catapulted himself into the limelight as Channel 7's most entertaining personality, having since appeared in the three-network tsunami telethon and the celebrity spelling bee with positive results. Secondly, he has temporarily halted the career of Larry Emdur - they tried to alter the Price Is Right to make it more like Deal or No Deal, not realising that O'Keefe was the problem, and that Larry simply couldn't out-charm him; Channel 9 is now going to try to win back audiences with Bert Newton, and as charismatic as he is, I cannot see Bert pulling in the younger crowd. Thirdly, he helped the world see how powerful a show Deal or No Deal can be, given the right host; we have since seen versions premiere successfully in the US and UK, but only after O'Keefe and Australia spent two years putting in the ground work.
The actual 'game' part of the game show is irrelevant; I get my 'game' show from Temptation and Jeopardy! (from the US). Deal or No Deal gives us the 'show' part of game show, and for that it receives 9/10.
No Deal
nibar39e21 December 2005
It's a 1/2 hour show that answers the eternal question.."Just how many commercial breaks can we fit in 30 minutes.".
The answer is 5!!! This is the most annoying, infuriating thing on TV! All the Host seems to say is "We'll be right back." or "Back after the break" or "While you decide, here are a few words from our sponsor" and the most annoying "We will get your answer after these News headlines"!!!! WTF!! Andrew O'Keefe, related to some famous guy who sang a song once... Aaghhhhhhh SOMEBODY GAG HIM, PLEASE.
The show is crap, pure and simple. But the housewives and unemployed seem to get kicks from it so it remains on Australian TV! Great shows arrive and get axed yet this sh!te manages to hold on!! We live in a SICK world.
The answer is 5!!! This is the most annoying, infuriating thing on TV! All the Host seems to say is "We'll be right back." or "Back after the break" or "While you decide, here are a few words from our sponsor" and the most annoying "We will get your answer after these News headlines"!!!! WTF!! Andrew O'Keefe, related to some famous guy who sang a song once... Aaghhhhhhh SOMEBODY GAG HIM, PLEASE.
The show is crap, pure and simple. But the housewives and unemployed seem to get kicks from it so it remains on Australian TV! Great shows arrive and get axed yet this sh!te manages to hold on!! We live in a SICK world.
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