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I have a few issues with the NEW season of Catch 21.

1. There is WAY too much purple on the set. 2. The hearts and diamonds on the cards are purple instead of red. 3. During the final portion of the game, the number of power chips the player possesses is not displayed. Also, the numbers and symbols on the cards are too small, making it difficult to see which cards have been dealt.

Finally, Whitney is nice and very pretty, but I miss Mikki Padilla.

I enjoy the show but find it annoying to some degree. Nikki was far better than Whitney because she showed more personality and came across as having much more fun. Whitney is dull and somewhat full of herself in my opinion. If Whitney stays, please stop the very annoying dancing at the beginning. No one cares that Whitney and Alfonso were on a dance show together. It's a game show. Bring back Mikki and in the final round keep the first 21 at 2500 dollars. Finally, at the end of the show, please have Alfonso stop the relentless, repetitive, never ending rambling about "what would have happened "

You might think this is a simple show, since it is a variation on the game Blackjack, but it is more complex than that.

Three contestants face off, trying to get card hands that total as close to 21 as possible, without going over. But first they get a trivia question (multiple choice) to determine who gets control over the next card. Whoever has control can direct that card to his own hand or to a competitor's hand. The strategy is about maximizing your chances while trying to reduce your opponent's. And you can choose to freeze your hand, forcing your opponent(s) to score a better hand, or lose.

When only one contestant is left, he gets to play against the deck, trying to achieve a score of 21 in three separate hands. The top prize is $25,000, which is notable.

The level of the trivia questions is perfect: not too hard or too easy. The strategy in playing the cards is difficult enough that you will see mistakes in almost every episode.

Host Alfonso Ribeira and dealer Mikki Padilla have a positive vibe and vocally root for the contestants, making this a fun show that involves both knowledge and strategic choices.

There's nothing particularly bad about Alfonso, but he really doesn't impress me. His presence is so lacking that he just feels like he's there, but that's all. Nicky is just annoying. No it's, ands, or buts about it. She wasn't needed to make the show work, and she just irritates me. The format of the show is poor as well. It's not interesting. The questions are almost entirely pop culture hoopla and aren't really very interesting. But, by far, the most annoying factor in the show is the contestants. It's quite clear that the behind the scenes staff is telling them to ham it up. Often times, this leads the contestants to either be extremely annoying or extremely hateful and rude. Either way, it isn't likable. I never find myself wanting to root for any of these people. Quite frankly, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if the show is as rigged as others have claimed. It FEELS rigged. There is just this underlying feeling that they stack the deck in favor of the contestants they want to win, while making everything work against the contestants that they want to lose. That may not be the case, but that is the general feeling I get while watching it. Other people may love this show, but I find it detestable.

I do like game shows to a certain extent when it involves trivia. Swearing a bunch in Jeopardy, guessing on Millionaire, but I don't like game shows that involve luck and risk. At that point it isn't about how smart you are anymore, but how much you're willing to gamble.

This show seemed entertaining at first, although after watching did seem pretty slow watching a chick flip cards and figuring out what 17+5 equals... This was a VERY original concept from word associations and hardcore trivia, but the idea dies out after a while.

Now for the reason most of us are here.......... I had just started to watch The Fresh Prince starting from ep 1 tonight, already on ep 8. It's good to see the little dark guy got some screen time in something I've watched after Prince. Funny and somewhat queer, Carlton grew on me. Didn't exactly bring all the humor over from the 90's but gave the show some time to last a week

Love the show and host however Mickey dresses cheaply for daytime she looks like a lady of the evening if you get my meaning. Not appropriate

GSN has provided us with many classic game shows, while occasionally have original game shows of their own. Some succeeded and are fondly remembered while others failed and are short-lived. One of the most remembered GSN originals is Catch 21.

While the gameplay itself is pretty basic and nothing to write home about, it was executed pretty well. The object of the game is to get 21 without going over by answering multiple choice questions and decide on taking the card or passing it to their opponents in order to bust them out and prevent them for winning the round. Whoever wins the game gets a chance to win $25,000!

The host of that show was Alfonso Ribeiro, who most of you know for as Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. IMO, Ribeiro was the perfect host for this show, with great energy and keeping the game moving when necessary.

Co-hosting alongside him is Mikki Padilla, who does genuinely care for the contestants while looking stunning at the same time!

It did get revived in 2019, with Ribeiro returning as host, but with Witney Carson as the new co-host/dealer, but it wasn't the same and it wasn't as good as the original. Regardless of which era you liked the most, Catch 21 was one of the better GSN originals of that era.

I do not understand why they changed the rules of the game. It was successful in the old version. And it was more fun in the old version. The new gal isn't as good, she's too sedate. They don't really make use of the audience like they used to. The host is not as animated as he used to be. He dressed more casually before and I had more fun with a show. I like the old Format of multiple choice, and of giving a chip for each game you won plus 1 for winning the whole thing. I'm writing this because we watch the old version, but we almost never watch the new version. My husband feel the same way about the new show.

First off, I must say that this is a fun game show. Also, I haven't seen every episode. However, I do know the show very well. Every time I've watched it, I've had a lot of fun playing along and watch. This makes me long to be a contestant. The thing I like most about it are guessing the words as letters are gradually given. When it goes off the air, I hope some network brings it back so I can play along and watch again. If that happens, I will be really happy. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in my memory forever. Now, in conclusion, I hope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good.

The new version is unwatchable. Alfonso tries to hard to be someone he is not. It's Just a game show. The dance steps at the open are meaningless and Alfonso has no interest in the contestants. To bad, it was a decent game show at one time.

As a child, this was one of my favorite Game Show Network shows, I watched it with my grandparents all the time and I've always thought it was pretty good and entertaining.

But since there's already consensus on what the show is about, I'll give my review.

While the show's concept is pretty simple and nothing special, I think its execution was pretty good. I though Alfonso was a good host, not too overbearing (though sometimes a tad over the top), I also do like Mikki as the dealer, she shows genuine whenever she deals a card and it doesn't come off forced (like Whitney in the new version). I also do like the set and graphics, while it's pretty simplistic and not very bright, it does the job (the new Catch 21's new set is way too overstimulating with the lights and the new graphics weren't that good).

Also, at the time, this was giving away the highest money out of any GSN show with $25,000 and $50,000 (later beaten by The Chase a few years later), but this was no joke.

Now there are some nitpicks I have, one comment on here claiming that the show is rigged because of the majority of women winning and I'm like, did we watch the same show? The majority of them are eliminated in the first round (no joke). Whether it be because of the contestants or just bad luck, who knows?

Also, some claims that the card are rigged to have whatever contestant they want win, I don't believe that, they may not show us that they shuffle the cards, but they may do it off-screen or whatever. Also, it's all about as the show says "Knowlege and luck of the card", keyword LUCK! Unless I hear otherwise by someone who was there, I stand by that.

Overall, I think this is a really good Game Show Network show and one of their best and it's actually the only GSN show that has aired reruns over 10 years after its original run ended, if that doesn't tell you it had fans and loyal viewers, I don't know what will.

9/10.

Your one questiion about the motto Be Prepared was answered correct by the player. This motto is both the Scouts BSA and the Girl Scouts.of America. I know this is an old episode but you need to get the facts correct for them to answer right. Not sure if this would of helped the person win but he was right first. This show is exciting to watch. You need to lower how many characters you need in a review because it doesn't take that many to say a question was wrong. Like I said this is an exciting show to watch and everyone gets into the show. Please don't take it off the air because I do like to watch it.

Although I'm a woman, I feel this is really disproportionately rigged towards women with "luck". How else do women magically win 95% of the time? This doesn't happen in other shows. Annoying and it's extremely obvious. It seemed to be that way to a large extent with gsn's chain reaction too, although not as much to an extent as this show. Why can't they do a balanced game show like other companies?