Originally Posted By Inspector 57 I love this show for being smart, fun, and welcoming of diversity. But... enough already with intelligent, entertaining, and inclusive. I'd pay triple the usual fare just to ride a few blocks with Ben Bailey.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby I love this show. And a lot of the questions are actually hard, not typical "game show trivia". - kch
Originally Posted By pecos bill I like it too. I just think the single riders are at such a disadvantage compared to three or even four riders that they should make more money.
Originally Posted By mele I hate it. I don't know why but I just can't stand it. I normally love trivia type games. I hate listening to the host speak.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I LOVE Cash Cab! Last summer, when we were in NYC, I was so distracted looking for Ben's cab #, that I think I missed out on half of the sights!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I enjoy it, but rarely remember to watch it. When I flew to CA from NY in Dec. they had a marathon of it on one of the Jet Blue channels. It got me essentially from Ohio to Nevada, very entertained.
Originally Posted By jnemo I assume (I know the saying) that Ben Bailey is the host. If this is correct, he is great, fast with the come backs and very good driving while reading questions.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<I don't know why but I just can't stand it. I normally love trivia type games. I hate listening to the host speak.>> Interesting. One can never choose where the heart leads us. Or... different strokes for different folks. Or... Okay, he's just not your cup of tea. That's cool. He's mine. There's that whole 6'6" thing. And the rugged looks. But mostly it's the personable/respectful way in which he interacts with whoever gets in the cab. Whether they're black, geek, flamingly gay, older, macho, silly, whatever, he seems comfortable with them and he seems to sincerely wish that they do well on the show. As I stated previously, Ben Bailey is a huge part of the appeal of the show for me. But I can totally appreciate that others might not view him through the same eyes I do.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<I just think the single riders are at such a disadvantage compared to three or even four riders that they should make more money.>> Yeah, isn't that a weird random element of the show?! One contestant vs. four. That is a BIG difference! But I love the variation. Same as with the length of their destination.
Originally Posted By beamerdog I always like the look on the cabbie's face when I hope in the cab with a big black dog. What's Ben's cab number - I'll have to look for it next time I'm in NYC! On what station is this?
Originally Posted By Ursula OOooh, I love this show! We shout out the answers we know and keep track of how much cae we'd get. At the end, I always want to go for the bonus. I have no idea what I would do in real life.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 beamerdog, it's on Discovery. Several times a day, I think. I'll try to catch Ben's cab number. Ursula, I know what you mean. The video question is frequently not too difficult. But if I were sitting there with $800 in hand...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^ often think about that - when I watch on TV I always want them to go so I can hear the final question...but I think in reality,if I got into a Cab to go to some meeting or whatever and I had $700-$800 in hand - I tip my hat,take the cash and go happily off
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 <a href="http://www.americanprofile.com/asset/file/art/18/24018/945p43.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.americanprofile.com...5p43.jpg</a> Beamerdog, it's usually the one in this photo, # 1G12. That's what I kept looking for this past summer. Although, I've seen episodes this year, with a different cab #. If I see it this week, I'll write it down! It's usually on from 6-7pm on Discovery.
Originally Posted By avromark Now the fun thing about this show is there's multiple version. From Israel to Australia to Canada to the American version. I watch both Cdn and American version (only ones I have the feed for). The Canadian version one tends to ask mainly science questions \ geography \political) with no pop knowledge. Also the host is different. While spotting the cash cab is fairly easy in NY (How many minivan or hybrid for that matter cabs are there vs the Crown Vics currently). It's much easier to spot the cash cab in Toronto. (Maybe I should play just for the hey once) Since T dot is a city where cabs are painted by company, the cash cab is VERY easy to spot as it's the ONLY Sienna in it's paint scheme). That said I'm shocked at how many people on the CDN version don't know what it is. I would however like to see Cash Cab USA travel to other cities as well. (for a true more random hey it's the cash cab). That said I understand logistics/registration would make that a never will happen situation). For me this show is nice in that a lot of the people don't study for the quiz. It really is a slice of life hey what does this dudette know? Didn't a mole contestant win a couple thousand in the cash cab?
Originally Posted By avromark Now the fun thing about this show is there's multiple version. From Israel to Australia to Canada to the American version. I watch both Cdn and American version (only ones I have the feed for). The Canadian version one tends to ask mainly science questions \ geography \political) with no pop knowledge. Also the host is different. While spotting the cash cab is fairly easy in NY (How many minivan or hybrid for that matter cabs are there vs the Crown Vics currently). It's much easier to spot the cash cab in Toronto. (Maybe I should play just for the hey once) Since T dot is a city where cabs are painted by company, the cash cab is VERY easy to spot as it's the ONLY Sienna in it's paint scheme). That said I'm shocked at how many people on the CDN version don't know what it is. I would however like to see Cash Cab USA travel to other cities as well. (for a true more random hey it's the cash cab). That said I understand logistics/registration would make that a never will happen situation). For me this show is nice in that a lot of the people don't study for the quiz. It really is a slice of life hey what does this dudette know? Didn't a mole contestant win a couple thousand in the cash cab?
Originally Posted By ToonKirby Some of the contestants are pre-screened, but they don't know they are going on "Cash Cab". For example, Seth Rudetsky (who writes a weekly column for Playbill.com among many other Broadway-related things he does) said that when he was on the show, they pretended he was auditioning to host a game show. After the first interview, they put him the cab to "go talk to the producers", but then of course, he was on the show. Just a little interesting back story ... - kch
Originally Posted By avromark Well I can see that, since I'm guessing a lot of people know what it is now. (Or didn't know at the start). My guess is a lot of "live" segments or reality shows are less spontaneous then they appear.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <While spotting the cash cab is fairly easy in NY (How many minivan or hybrid for that matter cabs are there vs the Crown Vics currently).> More than you might think. I don't take cabs very often, and I've been in minivan cabs several times. They're in the minority, but not a tiny minority.
