[Opinion] some mistakes in the revival UK Millionaire

[rifkialqadri]

in my opinion, I'll give 80/100 rating for this revival. everything is O.K. except the graphics (question and money tree) and the lighting. the studio looks too dark. why don't they keep it like the classic edition?

[dhumphreys17]

Here's my evaluation of the revival. I'm not from the UK, but I have seen episodes 1, 2, and 4 on YouTube.

PROS:

Jeremy Clarkson as host - Jeremy was an acquired taste for me, but especially on this last episode I've really taken a liking to him. His brand of humor almost reminds me of a Snape-like figure, and he's taken to mocking the concept of a commercial break (understandable being as he noted in episode 1 that he'd never had to take one while hosting Top Gear) by saying, for example, that it was time to hear some "messages about yoghurts and holidays" after Lynn got to £1,000; then saying it was time to hear about sofas when Lynn locked in a final answer higher on the money tree.
The set and logo graphics - The creative team really outdid themselves with the set, and the logo graphic for the 20th anniversary is brilliant.
Ask the Host - The "half-lifeline" as Clarkson calls isn't really that useful, but it gives Jeremy ample opportunity for self-deprecation that makes him a more sympathetic character.
Moving safety net - As I've expressed upthread, I think the execution on this is brilliant. Especially tonight, when Lynn was making her decision as to whether to set her safety net at £32,000; it adds to the tension of it all in my opinion.

CONS:

Title sequence and money tree graphics - If the creative team is going to outdo themselves in some aspects of production, it is in their best interest to at least keep the other aspects of production up to par. Unfortunately, the title sequence and money tree graphics both look rushed, and as others have mentioned, Arial as the money tree font seems like someone forgot to install Copperplate.
The question writers - What part of "increasing difficulty" don't the question-setters understand? When the £64,000 question on the Foreign Secretary before Johnson is in the same stack as the £2,000 question on the main ingredient of an Indian dish, one starts to wonder whether someone was confused and thought the UK was adopting the Shuffle version of Millionaire! Even if that were the case, it wouldn't excuse the point - Shuffle sucked anyway!
The pace - This has gotten better in later episodes, but maybe there'd be more opportunities to get past £1,000 if it didn't take so darn long to get there.

Overall, on a 4-point scale I give this revival a 3.3.

[The Captain]

Ok, I saw Episode 4 yesterday, that’s the only one I could find on YouTube. I must say, Clarkson is really good, he brings something more modern and his meta humor feels fresh in this new version. I don’t get why itv only brought it back for 7 episodes if they were going to make a fantastic new set, rules, host etc. The graphics, though, look TERRIBLE as do the fonts. I mean you use the Copperplate font on the prize money graphic but not on the money tree? That’s is just wrong. Where did the glorious Conduit font go? And most importantly why does the correct question graphic flash green so awkwardly and out of sync with the sound cue? The whole questions/answers graphic looks like it was made by a 14-year-old amateur. I really don’t understand that and it stands out a lot amongst the amazing set, musix, host and lighting.

[thepixelpolygon]

Saw the latest episode just now, and there's some really major technical errors with the cues! Q1 lights down after the second safety net, and Q10/15 final answer cue for literally all the questions! Who's controlling the music, and why haven't they been fired yet?