"Show Me the Money" (2006) TV series

Director:

Richard Brian DiPirro

Writers:

Maureen Driscoll (writer)
Gary Lucy (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot Keywords:

Rip Off | Short Lived | Stupidity | Television Flop

Cast

Julianne Hough	...	Million Dollar Dancer (5 episodes, 2006)
Mimi Karsh	...	Million Dollar Dancer (5 episodes, 2006)
Victoria Parsons	...	Million Dollar Dancer (5 episodes, 2006)
Sabrina Song	...	Million Dollar Dancer (5 episodes, 2006)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Endemol Entertainment

Trivia:

This show was originally canceled after only 4 episodes were aired. GameShow Network (GSN) picked up the show in summer of 2007 and had intended on airing all seven episodes that were filmed, but due to extremely low ratings only two shows were broadcast before the show was canceled for the second time.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Show Me the Money" (2008)

Rating for one glance

The comment by "eliz7212-1" hits the proverbial "nail on the head" for this turkey of a program. But it is a hoot to watch William Shatner "cavort" and "dance" (yes, the " " marks on the word dance are necessary for what Bill does). This show would be a great skit on SNL or MAD TV - and it does rate a few stars for one viewing, or so, to see Shatner, who seems to have taken "camp" to new heights - whether in a role or as himself. But the guy is funny.

The girls who are in the cubicle areas with the game data scrolls, will be pretty much out-of-luck when this turkey is canceled - unless there is a revival of the whiskey-a-go-go genre, with a resurrected demand for shapely young women to dance in elevated cages once more.

I watched the first contestant, who was annoying, and literally "dumber than a :post," yet through sheer luck, walked away with a quarter mil or so. The second contestant, somewhat more intelligent, but who'd be lucky to gain $1,000 on Jeopardy!, got zonked by the card which requires answering a special question - which he didn't know, and thereby left with zilch.

This plethora of game shows, which dangle, and sometimes award, large sums to everyday individuals, are admittedly a cheap effort, overall, to attempt to woo viewers. Even if the host is well-compensated, and they give away six figures in an average episode, I suppose that the revenue versus costs can be favorable - since you don't have a sitcom cast where several stars are getting six or seven figures, per episode, with some big residual deals as well.

But I suspect even the better ones will wear thin before long. This one has already pretty much reached this point. I think his offerings, especially with James Spader, and the others on "Boston Legal" should give us a satisfying quantity of Bill Shatner's offerings.

Again, the above rating is simply appropriate to view Bill hoot and prance, perhaps one time; that should be sufficient.