PILOT REVIEW: Million Dollar Money Drop

Please note that I will not do a pilot review for Perfect Couples yet as it is not the pilot airing tonight. I will watch it but do the review when the show officially premieres on January 20.

MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP

Hosted by Kevin Pollack

FOX is bridging its fall season and its American Idol-fueled midseason with the game show Million Dollar Money Drop, based on a British show. In the game-show world, it's probably most similar to Deal or No Deal but it's a far more interesting show. It is more tense without the drama being blown out of proportion though it does take a long time to reveal answers as all game shows in this era do. Also the contestants (both couples in the pilot) were less annoying and easy to root for. Host Kevin Pollack does a nice job of being entertaining but sympathetic.

This might become a nice filler for FOX's schedule. It is enjoyable and fun to play along at home. The questions are challenging but not impossible. They are the kind of questions you can talk through but not usually be sure about, which is good for home play and for building suspense. The option to hedge your money (and lose some of it) or go all in gives the contestants a tough decision. It's basically just an enjoyable game show that is nice for a winter (and possibly summer?) fill-in for FOX, though it would be nice to see someone win something soon!

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