The Floor - General Discussion

[borealis]

Dammit, those weren't pantyhose, they were stockings. It's like calling leg warmers socks.

 

[Nerfect Drifty]

I also liked that they made the last round a best 2 out of 3 affair.  I am disappointed that it was won in two rounds though.  I would have liked to see what the third duel was.  I guess they had some category in reserve that nobody had picked, or maybe the unused one from season 1.

[iMonrey]

Yeah I wanted to know what the tie-breaker category would have been too. I'm also glad the show restrained itself from including Rob Lowe's picture in the "Game Show Hosts" duel. 🤣

[mlp]

I would have been happy with either of the two finalists winning.  I liked both of them.  

It's interesting what people tend to know.  I would have picked Periodic Table much earlier in the game and knew most of them.  I knew none of the Sneakers.  I knew all the Shakespeare quotes and would never have been able to identify National Parks from one picture.  I find putting names to faces in a split second difficult too.  

I love this game and I'm looking forward to season 3.

[Rickster]

While this is an entertaining show to watch, the structure bothers me. It seems the winner gets chosen at random, purely based on the way categories are played. Periodic Table guy had to play twice, if I’m not mistaken. If I’m watching to see someone win $250,000, I want to see some dominance in knowledge, not just a lucky roll of the dice.

[iMonrey]

12 hours ago, Rickster said:

While this is an entertaining show to watch, the structure bothers me. It seems the winner gets chosen at random, purely based on the way categories are played. Periodic Table guy had to play twice, if I’m not mistaken. If I’m watching to see someone win $250,000, I want to see some dominance in knowledge, not just a lucky roll of the dice.

I get what you're saying but no one person has an advantage over anyone else, so even though it doesn't seem quite fair in ways, it actually is. I do think Keelan had an advantage in having a really, really intimidating category nobody wanted to challenge. And yes, some of the categories seem childishly simply compared to some of the others, so there's sort of an imbalance there, but it all evens up at the end.

To sum up: it's unfair. But it's fair. LOL.

[wenhiku]

I was curious what the topic would be if they had had to go three rounds to determine the winner.  Was there a category that did not get played during the game?

[GameJayAnalysis]

7 hours ago, iMonrey said:

I get what you're saying but no one person has an advantage over anyone else, so even though it doesn't seem quite fair in ways, it actually is. I do think Keelan had an advantage in having a really, really intimidating category nobody wanted to challenge. And yes, some of the categories seem childishly simply compared to some of the others, so there's sort of an imbalance there, but it all evens up at the end.

To sum up: it's unfair. But it's fair. LOL.

If the producers pick the category everybody gets, then naturally people who can get the producers to stick them with their category of choice 
I would also like to mention that Keelan could've gotten knocked out if Keelan was chosen by the randomizer at any point during the finale, as he would have to play something other than periodic table(We saw this with Mena in the beginning). The randomizer didn't pick him, and it once again illustrates the issue everyone was saying(if you are the last to get picked, you will win) and now it's just being gamed by winning one duel, waiting for everyone else to go, keeping your OG category, hoping the leader picks off the others, and once again, hoping you didn't get picked by the randomizer. If Keelan gets picked at any point during this finale by the randomizer he almost for sure does not win as he likely sucks at Shakespeare. Catherine(blue jacket) tried to knock Keelan out via "Russian roulette" as she called it, and failed. It's once again about being picked as the last one, but this season it was just about being the last person to have your OG category. 

There is something inherently wrong with the randomizer that needs to be fixed because the two-square thing makes it so easily gameable until the end of the season. It's better to be randomized then to be challenged because you will keep your original category in the process. You are then safe with your original category until someone challenges you(not to mention the edge/corner strategy) if you go back to the floor because your original category scares them off, which in turn would keep you safe until everyone has dueled. But all this power, for one duel(yes you might have bad options for duel choices) seems a bit too OP.

6 hours ago, wenhiku said:

I was curious what the topic would be if they had had to go three rounds to determine the winner.  Was there a category that did not get played during the game?

All categories were played, and we never found out officially, but I think a contestant said that it was going to be international Foods(the unplayed category from season 1).

Edited December 21, 2024 by GameJayAnalysis

[Diana Berry]

On 12/19/2024 at 12:17 PM, iMonrey said:

So it basically did come down to the periodic table in the end (and I actually knew more of them than I thought I would). It really pays to have a tough category nobody wants to challenge, and Keelan just basically stood there all season until the end. 

I was 50/50 on accessories, based on a true story, lab equipment and Shakespeare. I didn't know ANY of the sneakers. Guess I'm not a shoe person. And I recognized almost all the game show hosts, but names are tough. I know them but it's hard to come up with the name quickly. I sucked at CEOs too.

Right out of the gate, Jayna made a huge mistake challenging national parks instead of going back to the floor and defending her own category, because nobody wanted to challenge Shakespeare either. I would have sucked at national parks, I think I guessed maybe 2 of them.

Fun show. Bring on the next season!

Called it periodic dude for the win.  I actually knew a lot of them . Nat parks and sneakers were harder for me.  My hardest category in the finale was Shakespeare. 

I still have no idea what is the best strategy and I’ve watched both seasons.  I was confused on the finale about what they should do.  But yes so much more satisfying than season 1.  Liked the 2-3 but was curious what would be the tiebreaker has anyone spilled? 

Rob said at the end when recruiting for next season that’s it’s the number one game show. 

[Shrek]

On 12/20/2024 at 4:13 PM, GameJayAnalysis said:

There is something inherently wrong with the randomizer that needs to be fixed because the two-square thing makes it so easily gameable until the end of the season. It's better to be randomized then to be challenged because you will keep your original category in the process. You are then safe with your original category until someone challenges you(not to mention the edge/corner strategy) if you go back to the floor because your original category scares them off, which in turn would keep you safe until everyone has dueled. But all this power, for one duel(yes you might have bad options for duel choices) seems a bit too OP.

 

That's the whole point of the randomizer, it's random, and what you do has no bearing in who is chosen by it, the only thing you know is that it picks people who haven't been picked & the only way to have any say is to pick people yourself. The randomizer could pick someone first, last, or anywhere in between.

Now maybe you could make a case for the concept being wrong or bad but if that is how you feel then go watch something else because it's not changing anytime soon. 

 

[illdoc]

Don't forget Season 3 begins right after the Super Bowl (Feb 9 Sunday), regular time slot Feb 12.

[Taeolas]

I'm calling shenanigans on the Accessories category. Angie said Hajib and they didn't give it to her. They usually aren't that picking on pronounciation and it sounded pretty close to me. 

I do wonder what they do if the judges do mess up? Interrupting a challenge midway would be difficult, but something would have to be done. 

 

In any case, I'm glad it was a Best of 3 battle in the end. I suspect there is a 101st category everyone knows about, but it isn't mentioned until its needed. This time it wasn't needed.

 

And that said, as a science nerd, I would've been all over Periodic Table long before the final challenge. I nailed most of them including some she passed on. Most of the rest of the categories I was FUBARed in of course. :)

[borealis]

3 hours ago, Taeolas said:

I'm calling shenanigans on the Accessories category. Angie said Hajib and they didn't give it to her. They usually aren't that picking on pronounciation and it sounded pretty close to me. 

I do wonder what they do if the judges do mess up? Interrupting a challenge midway would be difficult, but something would have to be done.

Also Accessories, they showed a pic of stockings (hosiery), but the contestant said pantyhose and the pic was labeled as pantyhose. I realize that younger generations don't wear either anymore, but they are two different articles of clothing and it was labeled wrong from the get go.

Between this & Led Zep and ELO as spin off bands... (is anyone there over 45 to fact check stuff?? besides Rob, I mean...)

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by borealis

[jabRI]

Agree with a lot of the responses, my feeling is its always a disappointment with the 'winner' of the season being someone we've never seen before.  Maybe if people earned money every time they played, it might be more competitive?  Too many people going back to the floor and waiting it out

 

[iMonrey]

On 12/20/2024 at 11:49 PM, Diana Berry said:

Rob said at the end when recruiting for next season that’s it’s the number one game show. 

Well, it's literally the only game show on network TV right now, so . . .

20 hours ago, Taeolas said:

And that said, as a science nerd, I would've been all over Periodic Table long before the final challenge. I nailed most of them including some she passed on. Most of the rest of the categories I was FUBARed in of course. :)

The thing is, if you're standing next to Periodic Table Guy, you have a chance to study the category, which I would have done. And there are a finite number of symbols on the table. So after some studying I think I could take a stab at it. I guess the same could be said of sneakers, although would be more difficult because you wouldn't know what you are looking for. Anyone can pull up the periodic table.

[SoMuchTV]

23 hours ago, Taeolas said:

And that said, as a science nerd, I would've been all over Periodic Table long before the final challenge. I nailed most of them including some she passed on. Most of the rest of the categories I was FUBARed in of course. :)

 

2 hours ago, iMonrey said:

The thing is, if you're standing next to Periodic Table Guy, you have a chance to study the category, which I would have done. And there are a finite number of symbols on the table. So after some studying I think I could take a stab at it. I guess the same could be said of sneakers, although would be more difficult because you wouldn't know what you are looking for. Anyone can pull up the periodic table.

The other thing is, though, I don't think they know in advance how the clues would be presented.  It could be as straightforward as what they did, or it could be pictures of the elements, or "what element is this number?" or "what element name is missing in this title?" or...

But I agree, the Periodic Table probably is one of the easier (or at least most well delimited) things to study for, even if you don't know exactly how they're going to ask about it.

[Meedis]

7 hours ago, jabRI said:

Agree with a lot of the responses, my feeling is its always a disappointment with the 'winner' of the season being someone we've never seen before.  Maybe if people earned money every time they played, it might be more competitive?  Too many people going back to the floor and waiting it out

 

I like that idea of earning money for each survived round.   Something like $1000 for each winning round, that way some folks would at least get a little something and it may encourage more people to keep going.

[Diana Berry]

9 hours ago, iMonrey said:

Well, it's literally the only game show on network TV right now, so . . .

The thing is, if you're standing next to Periodic Table Guy, you have a chance to study the category, which I would have done. And there are a finite number of symbols on the table. So after some studying I think I could take a stab at it. I guess the same could be said of sneakers, although would be more difficult because you wouldn't know what you are looking for. Anyone can pull up the periodic table.

Agree there is only so many answers for periodic table.  That definitely would have been one to study.

does anyone know when the contestants get their specialty from the producers how long  do they have to study it before the first show ? 

 

 

[KeithJ]

On 12/4/2024 at 11:52 PM, HerkyJerky said:

not that it mattered because she won the duel anyway, but why didn’t they give the woman credit for saying HOWE when they showed a picture of Gordie Howe? Is there more than one Howe in hockey?

And later in the same episode they gave a point to the guy who just said Thicke instead of Robin Thicke.  It should either be full name all the time or just last name.

[Taeolas]

Names can be tricky in general with gameshows. Sometimes they demand full names, and sometimes they are fine with a distinctive name. 

That said, I think most sports fan would recognize "Howe" as "Gordie Howe" and give it... (unless they misheard it has "How?" maybe?) 

 

As for Thicke, for singers, that is probably identifiable enough, but for celebrities you'd probably need to clarify because you could have either Robin or Alan. 

 

Sometimes it just seems like the luck of the judge for if you get the credit or not.