Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I thought the same thing, Dabob2, those minivan cabs were all over the place.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Count me in as another fan of the show. I kind of liked the older version of the show. In the first season or so, it featured questions that were all pretty easy. There were occasionally tough ones, but usually not so many that people got kicked out. Every now and then there were really dumb people who would get pretty easy questions wrong, but they were in the minority by far. The longer the ride, the more money they racked up. I guess now it's more based on actual knowledge, but I kind of enjoyed seeing people answer questions that I know the answers to as well. Now that it's harder, it's not quite as fun to watch, because I don't know all the answers. I guess the same could be said about shows like Jeopardy as well, but Jeopardy seems to usually be questions that I knew the answer to at some point, but have since forgotten, or things that you have to think up on the spot. With Cash Cab, these days it really seems to be a matter of luck with the questions you get. There is a very real chance that you will get a question or two that you have absolutely no idea how to even start on. And as for the bonus round at the end, I would totally go for it. Sure, there's the threat of losing all your money, but that's always going to be there. Generally, I've found the video round to have much easier questions than the rest of the show, which is kind of a nice reward for the people who are willing to go for it. And the way I look at it, the worst case scenario is that you just got a free cab ride across town. Not too bad, in my opinion.
Originally Posted By avromark I still can't get over cabs in some US cities with plexiglass dividers it just feels so cop carish. See in the Canadian version look for the only Blue and yellow Sienna minivan (There are other minivan cabs but in colours like Orange and Green) I prefer the pop knowledge of the US version, but I find the Canadian host "friendlier" but that's just my 2 cents worth. That said there's a lot more American episodes. I so want to see the Australian, English version etc.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs For your reading pleasure... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Cab" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Cab</a>
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Cab" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Cab</a>_(US_game_show) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bailey" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bailey</a>
Originally Posted By mele I think the host seems like a nice enough guy and he is really good at driving and talking. I think it's just his voice or something. It just irritates me to listen to. But I'm not a game show kinda girl and I find that, more and more, the sound of tv drives me nuts no matter what it is. I'm pretty sure this is one of the stages of getting older. Maybe losing my hearing as I age will be a *good* thing.
Originally Posted By velo my kids love this show. They really want to take a cab where the roof/ceiling lights up that way, lol!! (Does it really do that, or is it edited in?)
Originally Posted By avromark In an interview Ben Bailey said most people think it's CG, he says it really does it. However I'm not sure if he was kidding or not from the tone of his voice.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I'm sure it's real...after all, hasn't anyone here seen Pimp My Ride?
Originally Posted By avromark I'd be happy if my Tailgate wasn't forever frozen in the "open" and floppy position. I'd love to be able to put my dome lights to "door" instead of off again.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm pretty sure the lights are real. The people's reactions to them going off at the beginning are usually pretty lame, but if you look closely, I would have to say that they're actually there. There are a couple little things that hold the ceiling in place, but other than that, there's really no way to tell a computer where in the ceiling it is, making it pretty tough to get the image to sit correctly in the screen. Also, the lights bounce off the people's heads, an effect that would be very difficult to do with CGI (though not impossible, just expensive). When compared to the costs of most game show sets, buying a minivan, sticking a couple monitors, cameras, and a light up ceiling in it really doesn't seem that expensive. Have you guys ever thought about how much it would cost to build the Jeopardy! set (that gets a copy built each year for college week) or the Wheel of Fortune one (which seems to get built all over the country)? Sure, it's pretty much a set on a stage in front of an audience, but that stuff is surprisingly expensive.
Originally Posted By avromark ^^^ It's the custom stuff that makes it expensive. It's not exactly like buying stock cabinets off the shelf. Or when they had the touch screen letters It was state of the art then. But even at todays prices... That said isn't some of the elements common and it's more of a redress during college week? A headliner isn't too hard to put up. I'm guessing this one is similar in colour but smooth to the original in the Sienna.
