"Deal or No Deal" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Bob Levy

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

19 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

26 sums of money, 26 suitcases and one question: Deal or no deal

Plot Keywords:

Chance | Briefcase | Non Fiction

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Oct. 10

9:00 PM

NBC

Cast

Katie Cleary	...	Model (147 episodes, 2005-2008)
Anya Monzikova	...	Briefcase Model #10 / ... (147 episodes, 2005-2008)
Marisa Petroro	...	Herself - #18 (105 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tameka Jacobs	...	Herself / ... (76 episodes, 2005-2007)
Donna Feldman	...	Model (60 episodes, 2006-2007)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials) | 120 min (including commercials) (Some Episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Endemol Entertainment

Trivia:

The least amount won is $1, won on the Sunday, May 6th 2007 episode.

Quotes:

Host: [Repeated lines] Ladies, please.
[The models would march onto the stage.]
Host: [To them.] Hi ladies.
All 26 Models: [In unison] Hi Howie.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "30 Rock: The Head and the Hair (#1.11)" (2007)

Intellectually challenged???

Since when does a show have to be "intellectually Challenging"? Wheel of Fortune has lasted for decades with practically NO intellect required. (Other then knowing the English Language) The reason this "game" is so good is because it IS Brilliantly simple. They could've just called it "Greed" because that's all it's about.. that and knowing how to play the odds. In the tradition of "Let's make a Deal" where contestants keep their prizes or chose between trading for what's behind curtain 1, 2 or 3; there hasn't been a similar game on television since.

You have to Praise "originality" on television these days no matter how simple. Look at how many Networks copy the success of an Original show.. there was American Idol, so other networks tried to bring back Star Search to compete, and then Nashville Star.. both of which never came close. Survivor becomes a hit, so they try Fear Factor, The Cage, and endless others. "Tough Man" makes a mark as a Boxing competition, so they throw out the Contender and another Boxing reality show. Lost becomes a hit, so networks try and compete or Capitalize with Surface, Invasion and Threshold ... Law and Order and CSI are hits, so they make two more Spinoffs of each that saturate the Original.

These days, if a show isn't competing with a similar show it should be PRAISED. Surprisingly enough, "Deal or No Deal" actually has that "addictive" entertaining quality to it. No matter how simple it is. It's only downside in programming is that it's competing for airtime against "American Idol" which has been dominating 3 nights in a row in it's new season... blame those responsible for scheduling.

I can see this show returning many more times. And as for the "Banker", He'll probably be revealed one of these days. Maybe It'll be Regis. Simple it may be, but with all the copy-cat programming, at least it's refreshingly "Different".