People Puzzler

Crossword is a pretty solid format for a game show but this one screws it up.

For starters, it's a commercial for vapid celebrity-worshipping People magazine so you know it isn't going to be "Jeopardy!" going in, but where do they get these people as contestants? An endless parade of ditzes who are completely stumped by anything that happened before 2015 or so. (One contestant didn't know Elvis is called "the King." No, really.)

Leah needs to read the clues faster in the timed rounds. And for the love of God, when a contestant in the finals finishes 5 or 6 clues short of winning, please stop saying "You were soooooooo close!" It is like nails on a chalkboard.

Leah takes way to long to read the clues. Also you people never say what does the 2nd place person get? Do the also get a subscription to people magazine.

If i was playing this game I'd tell Leah to read faster.

Ok this is not Jeopardy, but it isn't supposed to be. I find it a fun show and I like Leah. She has a New York humor. I wish she would ease up on the face fillers though and the lips. She can barely talk because of it.

Yes...slow reading host.

But after round 1 player A (0 points) goes first followed by player on the right (B) . But what if player B has 500 points and player C has 200?... Order should change for 2nd round. Player A and B will take up all the long words, leaving C with 4 letter words. Even take into account who went first in round 1 toss up for ties.

And player behind should always go first in the head-to-head round (since player with 0 points goes first in round 2)

I was thrilled when I learned that a game show involving Crosswords was coming to the Game Show Network. I have often thought Crossword puzzles would make a great game show and have imagined a concept of how it would work. I'm hoping that the show continues, with some much needed changes. The way the game is played currently leaves a lot to be desired. I like Leah Remini, although her voice has always really gotten on my nerves. I think she should go back to her day job and stick to acting. She just doesn't have the upbeat attitude or enthusiasm that a show like this needs. She mostly just seems very uncomfortable and she lacks the people skills that one needs to pull off the job of game show host effectively. And for pete's sake, pick up the pace. She reads the clues SOOO painfully slow that the contestants always come SOOO close to winning, but rarely do. I have watched a number of episodes where she was clearly responsible for the contestant's loss due to her pace, not theirs.