It ended up in the first episode that both families gave each other the entire $100K, so everyone was happy. I would assume this is not going to happen every week. And I wouldn't call it a "game show" either.
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > I have yet to figure out how this got labeled a "game show"*, but using > that term is an insult to every actual game show ever produced, and I'm > including "Three's A Crowd" in that group. I admit I'm not as familiar with > the genre, but I would struggle to find a more repugnant program in the > history of the genre. It makes Extreme Makeover Home Edition look like a > beacon of sensitivity. > > * I believe the label is because what the two families do not know is > *each* family has a briefcase with $100k. The decision as to how much is > parceled between the two is revealed at the same time (think "Friend or > Foe"). > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:17 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "The Briefcase" features a desperate family selected to receive $100k in >> a briefcase who are then somehow pitted against another family to determine >> who is worse off. SPLC claims it exploits the poor and draws out the worst >> in people. >> >> Here's one article about it. >> >> http://talkpoverty.org/2015/06/01/the-briefcase-struggling-americans/ >> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
