Weekend Poll: Could Pyramid Work Without Celebrities?
Weekend Poll: Could Pyramid Work Without Celebrities? Saturday January 30, 2010If you’ve been following the comments on some recent posts, we’ve been having an interesting discussion about the format for the possibly-upcoming daytime version of Pyramid. Reader Myke25 is very much in favor of revamping the show without celebrities, allowing more “regular” people like you and me to play, but says that his suggestion is meeting with opposition elsewhere. An interesting response comes from Wayne, who suggests that celebrities are already saturating the media thanks to gossip sites and all the entertainment rags these days. So the allure of seeing them playing a game show isn’t the same now as it once was. What do you think? Are the celebrities actually the main draw for the show? I think they’ve always added something to the game, but the beauty of Pyramid is that it’s a solid format. The stars aren’t a nece