You can just imagine the meetings…

England:
A - Hmm, Millionaire is our most successful gameshow format ever, but it’s getting a bit boring. Maybe we should pull it for a while.
B - Nooooo! That’d mean thinking up a new gameshow, potentially as bad as Shafted or The People Versus!
A - Why don’t we try a different prime time format that’s NOT a game show?
B - What, like reality?
A - NO, something completely different
B - Far too risky. Everyone loves Millionaire.
A - Well… can we tweak it then?
B - Hmm… Format popular worldwide… Still pulling in many viewers… Logical conclusion: Change it!
A - Now you’re talking!
B - Everyone likes Millionaire… What else do people like?
A - We always get big ratings for football
B - We do, don’t we? OK, idea of the century here… Football themed Millionaire!
A - Fan-bloody-tastic. They won’t be able to resist!

USA:
A - Hmm, Millionaire is our most successful gameshow format ever. We’ve had it pulled for a while now, shoved it on daytime, and it’s quite popular. Maybe we should resurrect it.
B - Yeeeah! That’d really be a show of solidarity with our British allies in the War!
A - Right. Let’s get Regis back and do it then.
B - But… won’t it be a bit boring?
A - Yer what?
B - Well…we’ve seen it all before.
A - What should we do then?
B - Americanize it.
A - How? Claim that we’re liberating the contestants…you know the kind of thing…you reach $32000 and we bomb your house! Reach $64000 and we kill your mother! But no worry, the money makes it all better and liberates you!
B - Might have legal problems there. I was thinking along the lines of being BIGGER.
A - Who Wants to be a Fat Millionaire? Prizes paid in Fast Food vouchers?
B - Err…No. How about… Super Millionaire!
A - Now that’s just genius.

Originally posted on The LBSC

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