{"id":10849,"date":"2018-05-04T10:40:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T09:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=10849"},"modified":"2018-05-04T10:40:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T09:40:39","slug":"show-discussion-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=10849","title":{"rendered":"Show Discussion: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Saturday 9:15pm,<\/strong>
\nRest of the week 9pm,<\/strong>
\nITV<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s back for a week of specials for the 20th anniversary (i.e. it’s a sly pilot) and it’s got a new host in the divisive Jeremy Clarkson. But Millionaire<\/em> is back, whether anyone really gives a damn or not.<\/p>\n

Also back: the 15 question money tree and by the sounds of it the original Strachan music score. The set looks very pretty<\/a> (I was worried the video floor was a bit too eye-popping but it feels much better in that context). There’s a new Ask the Host lifeline, and contestants will set their own second safety net which may or may not lead to some interesting decisions. I hope it makes the show a bit less predictable.<\/p>\n

Whether this show lives or dies beyond this week depends on, I suspect, a willingness to give the impression it’s OK with giving serious cash away, If they’ve made the questions so hard everyone stops at eight- or sixteen-thousand everyone’s going to get bored very quickly, excitement over the hosting choice or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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