Did I miss this?

I signed on to CBS.com to see how I did in my Amazing Race fantasy league and was shocked to see a clip from Let's Make a Deal. Yeah, they're bringing it back and I guess it's supposed to be on daytime TV. I assume it'll be on after the Price is Right before the three hours of sleaze followed by two hours of morons. It's hosted by Wayne Brady and looks like there are a few kinks to work out.

For starters, it looks cheap. The first thing I noticed were the folding chairs everyone sat on. Looks like they're all waiting for a middle school play to start or something. Also, only a few seemed to be in a costume of any sort. And no, one of those hats with dreds attached is NOT a costume. I guess the minimal effort from the audience matches the effort from the producers because in the online clips, there's no music and it's noticeable. Not absent in a way that makes you think something's off, but so absent that the first thing you say is "Where'd the music go?"

I always loved the old show. The contestant was in charge of his destiny and could only lose to his own greed. Got $100? Trade it for $200. Trade it for a rug. Trade that for a kitchen set. And trade THAT for an old goat. If someone lost, they had nobody else to blame. To go along with that, there was no limit. All of today's shows have a $1000000 limit (more or less), but virtually nobody wins that. LMAD meant you could win anything. Sometimes you won just wads of cash. Sometimes it was a car. I remember seeing a lady win TWO cars. Were people greedy? Oh yeah, but they only wanted to see just how high they could go.

I also enjoyed the free flow feeling of the show. We know how The Price is Right works. Three rounds, wheel, three rounds, wheel, showcase showdown. Monty grabbed whoever he felt like talking to. And even though it was carefully planned, I'm sure, it always felt like he just threw things at people until they submitted. You never knew how many people he'd talk to and how long it'd go. I always wondered if he'd find one rube and just work him for the whole time, just to do something different.

I think I'll try one or two of these out to see how it is. I'm sure the magic on the original series will never be recaptured, just like the thrill of winning a Plymouth Duster. And there will be a lot of growing pains, but it could be great once they define themselves as a separate show and not a hidden stepchild.