TPiR Recap - 9/20/2010 Early Show (Season 39 Premiere)

[Macsen]

Episode #5231K (Season 39 Premiere) Aired: 9/20/2010 (Early); Tape Date 8/9/2010 Models: Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbelaez, Lanisha Cole (Shoes by Carlos) Announcer: J.D. Roberto Drew Entrance: Door #2 Mic Handoff: Rachel First Four Contestant Seating: Mixed

First IUFB: iPad, iPod touch, iPhone and MacBook (Apple; 16GB, 32GB, 1-year 2GB/month plan respectively; ARP: $2,776) (Manuela and Lanisha) NORA MONIQUE BRADLEY REBECCA WINNER $5500 YIKES!! $5000 $3501 $2550 REBECCA Rebecca is playing the brand new pricing game Pay the Rent for $100,000! (Rachel and Lanisha) Here are the directions. There are six grocery items, but it is not simple pricing order! There are four levels: The ground floor (the mailbox), the first floor (the sofa and the stove), the second floor (the TV and the bathtub), and the attic (the safe). You put one grocery item in each spot, which means one in the mailbox, two in the first floor, two in the second floor, and one in the attic. The first item goes in the mailbox. You automatically bank $1,000 on the first item. The items on the first floor, in the sofa and stove, must add up to be more than the item in the mailbox. If right, you win $5,000. The items on the second floor, in the TV and the bathtub, must add up to be more than the total of the items on the first floor only. If right, you win $10,000. The item in the safe must be more than the total of the two items on the second floor only. If right, you win $100,000. You can choose where you want to stop. If you are wrong at any level, you lose everything. FLOOR ITEM ITEM ARP LEVEL TOTAL DECISION ATTIC 9 Lives dry cat food $7.30 $7.30 LOSS SECOND Pantene 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner $5.99 $11.48 GO ON Wink Cook-Top Cleaner $5.49 FIRST Red Baron Pizza-by-the-Slice $3.49 $6.47 GO ON McCormick cinnamon $2.98 GROUND Del Monte corn $1.49 $1.49 GO ON

Second IUFB: Car audio package (Kenwood; 7" DVD touch-screen, 170W amp, built-in Bluetooth; ARP: $1,890) (Lanisha and Manuela) Nora Monique Bradley ESTHER WINNER $1500 $1300 $1000 $1749 ESTHER Esther, whose son stole her old car stereo, is playing Lucky $even for a Toyota Prius II. (Hybrid Synergy Drive, Bluetooth) (Rachel) CHOICE -- 4 6 8     ARP 2 4 2 3 --   LEFT 7 7 3 0   LOSS ARP: unknown (last number not revealed)

Third IUFB: Price Look of the Week for Fall (jacket, boots, earrings and bag; ARP: $2,467) (Lanisha) Nora Monique Bradley CHERYL WINNER $1200 $700 $1 $450 NORA Nora is playing Push Over for a trip to Paris. (RT coach LA to Paris, 6n w/dinner The Westin Paris, personalized city tour) (Manuela) DISPLAY 1 3 2 1 8 3 9 5 2           CHOICE 1 3 2 1 8 ARP $13,218 *WIN* Easiest. Game. Ever.

SCSD #1 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Esther $1,890 75 STAY 75 Rebecca $2,776 5 85 *SHOWCASE* Nora $15,685 80 75 OVER

Fourth IUFB: Refrigerator/Freezer (20.8 cu. ft., bottom freezer; ARP: $2,499) (Lanisha) BYRON Monique Bradley Cheryl WINNER $2400 $1500 $2350 $2401 CHERYL Cheryl is playing Most Expen$ive. 9-burner steel grill (Manuela) $2,420   Kawasaki KX100 motorcycle (Rachel) $3,499   17-jet whirlpool bath tub w/LCD TV (Lanisha) $3,060 LOSS Total ARP: $8,979

Fifth IUFB: Snowboarding equipment (2 sets each snowboards, skis, boots, bindings; ARP: $3,378) (Rachel) Byron Monique Bradley AIMEE WINNER $2600 $3001 $2700 $3000 MONIQUE Monique is playing for a Ram 1500 SE regular cab (3.7-litre V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, rear sliding window) (Manuela) 54 39 42 60 85 10 23 22 24 Middle number: 6 PICK NUMBER DISPLAY 1 24 $ 2 23 FRONT 3 39 $ 4 85 $ 5 10 BACK *WIN* ARP: $23,610 Money won: $148

The First Four Wall of Shame looks serious. A big polished granite wall with the photos of all the First Four failures previous. Being serious is the same whether the notation is good or bad. It's not what Bradley, who has been stuck on the orange podium from the start, wants to take from this experience. Sixth IUFB: Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (Rock Band and Guitar Hero sets, total 12 games; ARP: $2,082) (model) Byron TERESA Bradley Aimee WINNER $1201 $1100 $1500 $1200 BRADLEY Bradley escapes! He is playing Squeeze Play for a West Wight Potter 15' sailboat (Select Package, screen-opening ports) (Rachel) DISPLAY 9 7 4 7 0 CHOICE (removed 1st 7) $ 9 4 7 0 ARP LOSS $9,770

SCSD #2 Contestant Winnings Spin 1 Spin 2 TOTAL Bradley $2,082 45 85 OVER Cheryl $2,499 60 STAY *SHOWCASE* Monique $27,136 50 85 OVER

SHOWCASE ROUND In the introductory set of Showcases for the 39th season, Rebecca has the honor... SC1 - CHERYL PRIZES NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON TPiR ( Las Vegas (RT coach LA to Las Vegas, 3n Delta Vacations, Dinner in the Sky) (Rachel) Ford Mustang pool table (made from 1965 Ford Mustang body, slate surface, working lights, accessory kit) (Manuela) 2011 Ford Mustang V6 coupe (exterior sports appearance package, 3.7-litre engine, security package) (Lanisha) BID: $36,000 ARP: $40,923 DIFF: $4,923 *WIN* $43,422 SC2 - REBECCA TRULY AMAZING PRIZES Custom Entertainment Wall (Architectural Interiors; built-in mini-fridge, wine rack, dry bar, microwave; two built-in 32" LCD HDTVs, built-in 46" 3D LCD HDTV on center door w/glasses, 3D Blu-ray entertainment center, two leather theater chairs) (Manuela) 2011 Porsche Boxster (2.9-litre engine, manual transmission, PCM system w/navigation, 18" wheels) (Rachel) BID: $50,000 ARP: $79,663 DIFF: $29,663 LOSS $2,776

Show Results: 2 out of 6 Total Winnings: $92,991 THIS RECAP IS THE PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR EXHIBITION IS PROHIBITED PRODUCED BY KITCH

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[leafsfan17]

That was probably the easiest Push Over setup in the game's history. And nice win in Money Game, too.

[Off_trak]

Wasn't a bad show, overall. As a season premiere, a tad mild. The second aired show today was actually much more exciting, I thought.

[vadernader]

It seems to me like pay the rent is doomed to be lost many times. The average contestant will hear Drew read the rules and think they should go from Least Expensive --> Most Expensive like Rebecca did exactly. Once you put the least expensive in the mailbox, there is no mathematical way of winning the $100k. The producers sure have an evil big game on their hands lol

[Wolfman2000]

CBS doesn't seem to have the episode up yet (and their entry page for TPIR wants me to have Flash 9 when I already have Flash 10...um, what?), so I can't watch yet. I wonder who the announcer is at least.

If she wanted to win this game...all she had to do was switch the Pantene with the corn, and Greco would have been very upset. 

[compdude512]

I thought she'd won the $100,000 in Pay The Rent.  I was pretty sure that the strategy was to place the items in the house in order from least expensive to most expensive, just as Rebecca did.  Now I see that's not the way the game works.  She should've placed the corn on the second floor and the shampoo in the mailbox.  That would've made it $5.99 in the mailbox, $6.47 on the first floor, $6.98 on the second floor, and $7.30 in the safe.  I like Pay The Rent a lot better than Rat Race.  I would be fine with axing the rats and keeping Rent.

In the back of my mind, this felt like classic Price.  I enjoyed the show.  See, Mike?  You can put together a good show without a house band!

Tyler

[Wayoshi]

I don't want these types of showcases when the outcome, for all intensive purposes, is scripted.

Also, the lineup did suffer...

[sideshowPA]

The "Price Look of the Week" is just...well....odd, and even Drew seemed confused by it.  

Am I the only one who thought the tub in Most Expensive was a slam dunk?

The clamshell looks better, but could it have looked worse than last year's trippy pattern?

In the past, John and Marc alluded to the lack of space at Television City, and now the last two pricing games (Rat Race and Pay The Rent) are super-humongous.  

I do appreciate the details in many of the IUFB presentations (the snowboarding stuff and the fridge today).

Many Drew got the memo about yelling the contestant's name incessantly when they are called down, as he seemed to stop himself from doing it, and perhaps looking for other things to say today.

Always exciting to see the show back.  Nice work crew.

[GameShowKid]

And season 39 has officially begun!

I'm leaning toward not liking Pay the Rent. It seemed a bit too time-consuming to me, with the explanation, the product descriptions, and especially the placing of the products on the huge game board. I suppose it will go a bit faster as the season progresses. On the other hand, it will be fantastic to see a win.

I'm also not sure if I'll get used to hearing the brief comments from the announcer during the show ("Yeah!", "As we head toward season 40", even "good luck" at the end of prize descriptions). Was Rich replaced so we could hear such unnecessary, and perhaps unprofessional, remarks?


Let's see how the season goes.

Am I the only one who thought the tub in Most Expensive was a slam dunk?

Nope. I thought so too.

[PGS25]

I don't understand "Pay The Rent" because they did not show the correct placement of the products.

[Roland]

Well, Drew DID warn us that Pay The Rent was a tricky game, and I saw how the $100K could have been won this time. I guess the rule of thumb is don't put the least expensive product on the bottom level. Also, I noticed the models have been handing "winner" license plates to somebody who has won a car. Do they keep those plates or not?

[SteveGavazzi]

I love the new light border.  It's a cool compromise between last year's and the classic one.

I'm a little disappointed that the new season started with Pay the Rent...it's the first time a season hasn't opened with a car game since at least 1982.

It looks like they're not putting the logo on the screen after the fourth game anymore.

Yay for El Cheapo in Money Game!

Squeeze Play should have been won.

I wonder if there's going to be a pattern this year for when the announcer does or doesn't appear onscreen during contestant calldowns.

The scripts for the showcases were better than usual today, but #1's really fell apart...they were offering stuff they had offered before, and partway through, the theme seemed to change from "Prizes We've Never Offered Before" to "Prizes Related to the Ford Mustang."  It came off as very strange.

So far, miking the Beauties and letting the announcers talk at any time is both pointless and borderline distracting.

I don't know how I feel about those license plate holders.  I suppose they're pretty harmless, but it seems awfully gimmicky...and it also makes it almost a requirement for the contestant to run over to the car, which used to be something that was amusing because it almost never happened.

[therealcu2010]

39th Season!

Much, much, much better than last season's premiere (though still a little weak for a season premiere). The new light border looked awesome, and is miles better than the blue square version from last season, but the new opening logo animation is way too busy. The small logo used before the closed-captioning plugs looks off, with the text being way too big. And no star wipe? Aww.

I didn't think J.D. was that bad, but the only time we should hear him is when he is reading copy (and I can do without the "good luck" tacked onto the end of prize descriptions).  I'm indifferent with hearing the models...it'll likely take a few more shows to have an opinion on that.

Pay the Rent's reveal was awesome. I loved the dimming of the lights, the giant "$100,000" sign dropping from the ceiling, and the doors opening to reveal the game.  As for the game itself, though...it's way too hard. The concept is great, and the rules are simple to comprehend...unfortunately, with the way the game is structured, it doesn't seem like it will be won all that often (if at all).

$10 says that the "Price Look of the Week" won't be seen again until December (with the "Price Look of the Week for Winter"). 

Push Over was a pushover (pun intended). There was only one correct-looking choice.

I liked seeing the calldown box twice during the show, and I like how the distracting dollar signs shooting from it are gone. It looked much better this way.

I laughed at the "prizes never seen before on TPIR" showcase...I swear I've seen trips to Las Vegas and pool tables before.  I want the entertainment wall in the second showcase.

OVERALL: 3.5/5.

CBS doesn't seem to have the episode up yet (and their entry page for TPIR wants me to have Flash 9 when I already have Flash 10...um, what?), so I can't watch yet.

CBS typically posts episodes after 6pm ET...which means it'll likely be up sometime between 6pm and eternity.

[3StrikesFan]

Season 39! Season 39! Season 39!

To me, the lack of decorations made me think of this as less of a season premiere than in the past. How much could balloons cost?

Despite that, the show was quite enjoyable, even with the oddball game line-up which was probably to accomodate Pay The Rent.

Push Over was very simple. There were only 2 real possibilites.

I really hope the Price Look of the Week is gone after a few more weeks. It's just dumb. Just show the outfit as an IUFB and have at it.

I enjoyed JD Roberto as an announcer. He's not as bad as some made him out to be. His voice isn't as sing-songy as Rich's was. He could have stressed the word CAR when announcing "A NEW CAR!" a little more, but he's not bad. I'm looking forward to seeing the other try-outs to compare but until then he's fine.

The one thing about JD was his comments during some moments of the show. I see they're trying to copy LMAD, but I couldn't understand him half the time. Lanisha saying "sorry" during Most Expensive was fine.

I love the light border as well, I can finally see it on a non-HD TV.

The showcases were pretty good today. It's glad to see they didn't need a guest to make them look better.

I love the opening for Pay The Rent. I like how they darkened the studio for the reveal.

[chad1m]

miking the Beauties

Anyway, I enjoyed it. The losses didn't matter to me because it was a lot of fun. Judging by this and the afternoon episode, it looks like the good work will keep on going successfully right into season forty.

(If they found a use for those spinning dollar signs somewhere on the set, I wouldn't mind. They're pretty neat.)