Deal or No Deal Island Discussion: Let's see what's on the Board

[Ilovepie]

On 5/14/2024 at 6:54 PM, Thalia said:

Rob considered yelling out 75 to Jordan and Stephanie after the reset, but he made the mistake of asking a producer if he could do it and was shot down; he wished he hadn't asked and just done it.  

Ha! Of course he thought about it - how very on brand for him! 

I am bummed he was eliminated at the maze, but that was truly a boneheaded move to get penalized. 

The important thing for me is that neither Stephanie or Amy won, and kudos to the show for eliminating the drama and alliances in the last two episodes - last of out maze and lowest case out - Boom! Night Owls shut down! Hoot hoot! Not! Now get off my tv forever.

I think it's interesting that Rob warned Stephanie many episodes earlier to watch out for the quiet ones in the middle and look who won. Personally, I would have at least asked how many cases would need to be opened in the next round. But either way, I knew there was no way someone was leaving with that entire pot. Still, good for her and good luck with her baby!

The star here was Rob though. He is just so great at these shows - even with a huge target he was able to last to the end and I absolutely believe he would have won if he hadn't been penalized. I will definitely watch another season. I hope they get another case gal to play and a different banker. But good luck finding another player like Rob. Maybe they can poach someone from the Traitors pool??? CT??? Shoot, I would love if Alan was the banker - think about the corporate synergy! 😜

[tv echo]

'Deal or No Deal Island' Winner and Finalists Talk Their Favorite Unseen Moments
MIKE BLOOM   MAY 17, 2024
https://parade.com/tv/deal-or-no-deal-island-season-1-winner-jordan-fowler-finalist-amy-mccoy-stephanie-mitchell-interview 

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Amy and Stephanie, we saw you accuse people like Boston Rob and Alyssa of being conniving and deceptive. But we've also seen you both make personal cracks about the opposition as part of the "Night Owls," as well as tell lies to help your game. This has made certain parts of the fandom perceive you as hypocritical. What's your reaction to that?
Stephanie: Well, it's very difficult to lie in that sort of situation. Rob just happens to be an exceptional player and can detect a lie immediately, especially from a novice liar like myself in this competitive reality. Rob figures it out immediately. And so when you get trapped into this lie, you're like, "Okay, so do I save face with my alliance? Or do I say, 'You're right Rob? I'm a deceptive and the biggest manipulator here'?" No, you have to be like, "Absolutely not, wasn't me. You're delusional. You're causing problems." Because what is the alternative? The alternative is we are in a competitive reality space. This is a huge game with millions of dollars on the lie on the line, and lies will be told. And that's just the bottom line. From this season on to the next, you will receive liars in this game, people who must lie to make certain moves or do certain things. That's the name of these sorts of games. So it's unfortunate that people don't realize that and translate it into other areas, where that's just certainly not the case. This is a game and I played incredibly hard. That's not the only way to play. But that is how I chose to play. So it's unfortunate for people who are upset by that.
Amy: It's kind of annoying. Boston Rob has a fan base. He's been doing this for a very long time. I don't think people hated me for necessarily me or my gameplay. I think people hated me because I was going against Rob. So I think a lot of the hate and the backlash I'm getting is because I was against Rob. But being called a bully and a terrible mom, and I'm going to hell, I've heard it all. There's negative and there's positive. I didn't go on this show to be the next Boston Rob. I'm 42 years old. I didn't go on this show to be in America's Next Top Model. I didn't go on the show to be famous. I literally took this opportunity to change my family's lives, Love me or hate me. I don't mean this to sound rude. But like I said, I didn't go on the show to get fans. I'm not trying to be popular and a big media star. And I walked away with $85,000. It's not millions. But where I come from, that's a lot of money. So I'm proud of myself. And I don't hate Boston Rob in real life. I don't hate Aron in real life. We all get along great. We've talked since the show. We're all friends on social media. So a lot of people, I think, need to take a step back and know this was just a game. We all respect each other's game. And, like I said, we'll be friends for life. We all respected and enjoyed playing the game together.

Edited May 18 by tv echo

[seacliffsal]

I think Amy and Stephanie both missed the point of why people may not like them.  It's because they said mean and derogatory comments about other players behind their backs when there was no need to say such things.  Oh, and Stephanie is also presenting herself in a complimentary light as being 'new' to lying.  Maybe, maybe not.  And Amy is deflecting the criticism she has received by not acknowledging the things that she said.  Producers couldn't show such things if they didn't say/do them.

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Deal or No Deal Island's Amy and Stephanie Refute Their Villain Status: "It's a Game"
By Tara Bennett   May 17, 2024
https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/deal-or-no-deal-island-amy-stephanie-refute-villain-status 

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Amy said about the gameplay, "I didn't expect it to get as cutthroat. Why I didn't expect that, I don't know, I'm a reality TV fan, I should have known better! But I didn't expect to be America's bully. I didn't expect people to just ... flat-out hate me as much as they do. But I knew what I signed up for. In my mind, it was just a game. It will always be just a game. Like I said on TV, I don't let my husband or my kids when at home, even if it's family. I'm not going to let a stranger win when there's millions of dollars on the line."
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For Amy, creating the Night Owls alliance was her way of trying to get some control over Mariano's tight alliance. Asked if she thinks it helped or hindered her game, she said it was a positive strategy in the end.

"It is about luck but what it all comes down to is if you beat the Banker or not," Amy said. "Only one person wins this game, so if I had a Night Owl playing [The Banker], if it wasn't me and I couldn't control my own game, if I had another Night Owl playing, I knew they were not gonna take me out."
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"I really didn't like the fact that I had to change my target over to Alyssa. That bothered me," she [Stephanie] said. "But I had no guilt. I didn't want to have to focus on needing to eliminate her. But I had to because she became so vociferously opposed to me. I wasn't even until postproduction where I'm seeing all of these things about threats of violence unto me, stabbing me ... I didn't know that. But what I knew is that she wanted me out of there. So I had to shift to somebody that wasn't even on my radar. I had to shift my target and I really don't like how that had to happen. All the other ways in which it unfolded, I have no qualms about."

Amy agreed and said even trying to shake Jordan off the high wire, to her, was just the game. "I really didn't expect to be the villain," she said of social media reactions. "I've never done reality TV. This is my first show, and possibly my last. I don't know what the future holds. But I knew going into this that I had to put on a game hat. I had to go completely out of character. I had to know that I am fighting for millions of dollars. I've never in my life — not at a job, not in a competition — had the opportunity to win millions of dollars. So I told myself, I'm not gonna go in here and give 50%. I'm not gonna tiptoe around feelings. I'm gonna go in and give 110%. I don't care who likes me. I don't care who doesn't like me. I'm here for my friends and family. And that's what I did." 
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"I feel like we're all incredibly close to this day, particularly the Night Owls," Stephanie said. "With the majority of people who are in our group chats, we talk almost every day. And I adore Kim. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and to have an opportunity to share with the group of individuals that I got to share with is like a blessing that I will take on with me."
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As for Amy, she said: "One thing I didn't do was be backstabby. I did make some pretty bold comments, though. But again, it's a game. It was nothing personal. I just had my game hat on and I played. I wanted to leave this game, whether I was a winner or a loser, knowing I left it all out there. I gave it everything."

Edited May 19 by tv echo

[30 Helens]

It says a lot about my investment in this season that I forgot to watch the finale for about a week after it aired. And that I promptly forgot about it until I saw news of a second season.

Still, a few thoughts:

• The show was built on a framework of predictability. I called Howie=Banker on day one, because of course. No one was looking to surprise us.
• The lack of strategic acumen among the cast was almost staggering, unless it was by design. I think they purposefully cast people who would not pose a challenge to Rob. I don't know that Production cared if he won, but they wanted him there until the end. He was their ratings bread-and-butter.
• The Banker's Game was always the least interesting part of each episode. With no real monetary stakes in each game, it was just a matter of opening cases until the odds were in your favor. I would have rather watched them roll craps.
• Aside from ditching the Banker's Game entirely (which I know is not really an option), something should be done to make us care about the contestants. There weren't even that many, but they were ciphers to me. Show more camp life, show them doing something other that sitting in lounge chairs and hooting at one another. 

I doubt anything will be done to improve the show before next season. They have their predictable formula, and I expect they'll stick to it. What they won't have is me as a viewer, unless they bring in another ringer that I care about seeing.

But right now, the only thing that really intrigues me is the idea of Rob joining The Traitors. Of course he would be chosen as a traitor, and of course he'd have almost no chance of success with the giant target he'd be sporting, but it would still be fun to watch him navigate those very tricky waters. DO IT, ROB.

[AntFTW]

9 minutes ago, 30 Helens said:

But right now, the only thing that really intrigues me is the idea of Rob joining The Traitors. Of course he would be chosen as a traitor, and of course he'd have almost no chance of success with the giant target he'd be sporting, but it would still be fun to watch him navigate those very tricky waters. DO IT, ROB.

YES! I thought about that also! I wonder if he's ever been invited to The Traitors.

[DEL901]

5 hours ago, AntFTW said:

YES! I thought about that also! I wonder if he's ever been invited to The Traitors.

Or House of Villains.   That was a lot of fun.  

[tv echo]

Rob Mariano has indeed joined the cast of Season 3 of The Traitors - video of the announcement was posted today in this thread...

Edited June 5 by tv echo

[seacliffsal]

Another new show for me to watch...

I admit it, I like to watch Rob play as he negotiates the social and strategic gameplay.

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The Summer of Joe Manganiello Is Just Heating Up
Paul Schrodt   Jul 16, 2024 
https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/joe-manganiello 

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... But somehow he’s landed exactly where he was destined to be, as host and an executive producer of Deal or No Deal Island, the rare game show spin-off to become its own phenomenon.

As he talks, Manganiello is days away from flying to a mystery island to shoot season two and plotting devious ways to challenge contestants for a chance to win a few mill—or pocket change. It's anxiety-inducing for them and the makings of the best summer ever for him.
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... And he became an executive producer for the second season of Deal or No Deal Island, which he expects to come out early next year, in line with the first batch of episodes. The position gives him free reign to make contestants’ lives even more hellish by pitching challenge ideas.

“First of all, I want someone to win as much money as humanly possible. Number two, I want chaos. I want to test how bad they want it. I want people to be in uncomfortable situations.” Other twists: “There might be a new banker. We might be on a different banker’s island.” And, with all love to Howie Mandel, this banker might carry even more heat. “I might have put in a call to a friend.” The mind reels at the possibilities—Channing Tatum? Steven Soderbergh? Salma effing Hayek?!

Edited July 17 by tv echo

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Fall TV Calendar: Save the 120+ Season and Series Premiere Dates!
By Matt Webb Mitovich   August 18, 2024 
https://tvline.com/lists/fall-tv-schedule-release-dates-2024-premieres-calendar-printable/ 

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NBC | THE AMERICAS (natural history series), Deal or No Deal Island, DESTINATION X (competition series), THE HUNTING PARTY