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Post by sushibarset14 on Aug 7, 2020 15:04:40 GMT -5
Since the wheel was redesigned to accommodate social distancing measures, I wonder if this means there will be an entirely new set or if this is just a minor modification to the current set. We’re long overdue for a complete overhaul of the set, as the last time it happened was the neonification in 2003. The only things from 2003 that have remained the same through Season 37 are the Wheel's base and the puzzle board border. Everything else has been upgraded since then. Maybe we’ll get a glimpse of the new set soon. |
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Post by matthewthefragmentationer on Aug 7, 2020 22:04:25 GMT -5
If we don't get any exclusive spoilers, we'll most definitely see it when it first airs.
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 7, 2020 22:08:49 GMT -5
Don't count on it. I bet the staff that actually is there, since it's for essential staff members only, is refraining from making any social media posts about it.
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Post by jjc927 on Aug 8, 2020 15:25:27 GMT -5
I could see Wheel's official social media posting something closer to the season premiere date as a teaser, and I could see some more information coming out about the changes to the set to comply with social distancing. Mike Richards might post something on his social media also.
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Post by poohbear88 on Aug 8, 2020 15:59:34 GMT -5
I could see Wheel's official social media posting something closer to the season premiere date as a teaser, and I could see some more information coming out about the changes to the set to comply with social distancing. Mike Richards might post something on his social media also. I couldn't find it on each social media |
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Post by jjc927 on Aug 8, 2020 22:36:26 GMT -5
I didn't mean there was anything posted now-- I said Wheel might when it gets closer to the season premiere.
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Post by wheelwatcher1998 on Aug 12, 2020 15:33:14 GMT -5
Speaking of the audience, I wonder if they will do what they did for America's got talent and have a virtual audience. They redid the set, the judges take it's now about 24 feet long to comply with social distancing, and there are video walls all around, which most of them have the audience on them. Take a look at these pictures I will post from last night's broadcast. The audience is above the judges on the walls.   |
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 12, 2020 16:08:17 GMT -5
There’s no way they’ll do something that complicated. They’re just going to do waht they’ve been doing and pretend there’s an audience behind the cameras and add sound effects.
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Post by WarioSajak on Aug 12, 2020 21:34:34 GMT -5
They’re just going to do waht they’ve been doing and pretend there’s an audience behind the cameras and add sound effects. And then get blasted for having a studio audience during a pandemic. |
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 13, 2020 9:09:37 GMT -5
Eh... I think most people will know better and assume fake audiences are the standard now, since even major league sporting events are adding fake noise to games.
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Post by Bryce L. on Aug 13, 2020 12:48:58 GMT -5
^ never underestimate viewer stupidity.
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Post by jjc927 on Aug 13, 2020 20:55:40 GMT -5
I think it'll be pretty obvious there are no audience members since apparently not even family members or other guests of the contestants are allowed for now.
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Post by herkguy on Aug 14, 2020 12:59:34 GMT -5
Has anyone swimming in the contestant pool heard anything?
Related question, is there a maximum amount of time from when you got the letter to when they will call you? Can you ever get dropped from the contestant waiting list if you don't appear in enough time?
Thanks...anxiously waiting a call/email!
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Post by bevy on Aug 18, 2020 19:48:17 GMT -5
After my audition in January 2018, my letter said “within 18 months”. For me it was over 8 months, which gave me lots of time to practice like crazy. I saw some people from my audition whose shows aired with 2-3 months, so they must have been called right away. I’m guessing with Covid that they’ll extend the time, as they don’t want people traveling right now.
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Post by nickwheelfan87 on Aug 19, 2020 16:57:10 GMT -5
That would explain why the Wheelmobile is parked right now.
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Post by sushibarset14 on Aug 28, 2020 18:19:51 GMT -5
I know they’re going to modify the wheel itself but what about the bonus wheel and envelopes? I mean, 5 different contestants will be touching it all week.
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Post by wheelfan82 on Aug 28, 2020 18:56:27 GMT -5
I know they’re going to modify the wheel itself but what about the bonus wheel and envelopes? I mean, 5 different contestants will be touching it all week. I’d think that’s easy enough to sanitize between tapings. |
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Post by jakemathis4520 on Aug 28, 2020 20:39:06 GMT -5
^ That shouldnt take long because there are less nails on it than the main game wheel
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Post by tonyscv on Aug 30, 2020 19:05:55 GMT -5
I know they’re going to modify the wheel itself but what about the bonus wheel and envelopes? I mean, 5 different contestants will be touching it all week. The wheel hasn’t been modified, rather the podiums around it have been widened to account for distancing requirements. Think of the gray ledge looking more like a C now, with the bulk of the extra being over near Pat. Pat is now far enough from the wheel he has to take a step or two toward the red player to do his final spins. The most noteworthy change is the contestants hold an apparatus that they slide over the spoke to spin the wheel so they don’t touch the wheel spokes directly. Aside from that, not much in the way of changes. $38k is the new BR minimum. |
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 30, 2020 19:13:02 GMT -5
$38k is the new BR minimum. Oh, Mike...  |
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