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‘Wheel of Fortune’ gets a new look, fans criticize makeover as ‘cheap’

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Mars rover, White just has to run her hand over the screen, and a laser will detect her presence and show the letter, which can be seen in a “Good Morning America” video.The new board is now one giant flat-screen TV with a single monitor that uses laser beams and an LED display, according to BuzzerBlog.BuzzerBlog’s Corey Anotado went on a tour of Sony Pictures Studios where he clocked that the old puzzle board was missing from the set.

He also confirmed that the new board has a “grid of invisible lasers in front of it.”Fans started to notice a difference when Maggie Sajak, Pat Sajak’s daughter who works on the show, posted a video teaser of the show’s upcoming season — with a quick shot of White standing in front of the new board.A post shared by Wheel of Fortune (@wheeloffortune)The reactions to the change were mixed — with some fans thinking it looks tacky and others appreciating the change. “Am I alone in thinking it looks … cheap?

Having a flat screen with no depth and or activity feels odd. It could be just this photo. But it just feels a bit odd and cold,” BuzzerBlog tweeted.“First thought is that they don’t have the font quite right and it looks JUST a little too much like a fan game,” one fan wrote.“Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and Wheel stubbornly refusing to budge when it comes to general look,” a person joked.“It might look better on TV but this looks like a photo op backdrop,” another said.“Saw it in studio and it looks better from a distance and straight on when looking at it on a monitor.

They do some cool stuff with it, but basically using the same graphics as before. So part meh, but also part I appreciate doing something different,” a fan tweeted.Season 40 of “Wheel of Fortune”.

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