Just watched it last night. Bravo to the producers!
I found it very enjoyable. Granted, I'm watching as a longtime fan of the show. I wonder how non-longtime fans of show are receiving it. I believe it's getting good reviews in general.
Regarding Terry’s Exacta, I found it surprising and frankly a bit paranoid on the part of the producers and Drew, that their initial reaction was that Terry was fed the price. There were 3 often-shown prizes in the showcase. Terry was able to get close, very close, and got lucky with some digits. Period.
If it was proven that he was fed the price, why would the show be cancelled – as Drew feared? There’d be an investigation by S and P, some people would be fired and replaced, the perpetrators would be caught and prosecuted. There’d be a press release about the leak demonstrating to the public that the show takes game show fraud seriously. But would they cancel a very profitable then-40-something year-old show over this? I really don’t think so.
I was a bit “oft put” by Drew’s comment “it’ll never happen again”. We've seen several Exactas in CSS. If you do your homework and watch the show, Exacta’s are possible. No matter how hard Mike (or whomever) mixes up options on a car, or adds things to trips, a good player can get very close to the ARP. And with a little luck, hit it on the nose. Again, we've all seen that.
Finally, I’m no prude, and some might disagree, but Drew needs to watch his F-bombs in those outside interviews. I realize he’s also a sometimes raunchy comic. But he’s also currently getting his bread buttered (heavily) from a long-running ‘family show’. For that reason alone, and out of respect for the show, he should mind that. Especially when he's discussing the show. It’s as if he’s trying to appear ‘cool’. I think I counted at least 5. Bad form.
I definitely recommend the film.
