Can ABCs `Millionaire lightning strike twice?
If it wasn’t for the color of Regis Philbin’s shirt, it might seem like 10 years hadn’t flown by. He was back on a colorful Manhattan soundstage, sitting across from nervous contestants hoping to strike it rich, taping a prime-time version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” The game show will air on ABC for 11 nights this month, starting 8 p.m. EDT Sunday and ending two weeks later. Philbin’s shirt was white. The dark shirt with dark tie look, a signature that enabled Philbin to launch a now-defunct clothing line, was left in the closet. Seeing the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire,” where a version of the game show played a central role, left Philbin yearning for another chance to relive the best time of his career. “The most striking thing is how much this means to Regis and therefore how much this means to me,” said Michael Davies, who also returns as executive producer. “I’m extremely fond of Regis and I should have guessed at how much this meant to him.” Nostalgia aside, t
