Ladies and gentlemen, being in the audience of a live game show isn't all rainbows and fun. You may expect to have the royal treatment as celebrities and people on TV do. However, this is not the case. My mom was emailed a legitimate opportunity to see the game show, Match Game, at ABC Studios in New York City for free. Ensuring that the show, location, and date are real is essential because without verification, one may be in trouble. Naturally, I was excited when I learned about this opportunity and wanted to invite my boyfriend.

My boyfriend and I went to the studio plenty early in order to secure a decent spot in the line in the audience. Well, apparently, ABC's system of consecutively placing people in the audience is based upon priority and standby status. Nothing in writing prior to attending the recording mentioned this approach.

Unfortunately, my boyfriend and I qualified as "standby," which was not indicated on our confirmation.

People who are priority are either individuals who have been turned away from previous tapings even when punctually showing up to the studio, in spite of supposedly being guaranteed a space, or randomly chosen lucky individuals. I was pissed when after waiting in line outside for two hours, my boyfriend and I were told that there was not enough room in this taping of the show.

Why did we stand there for two hours to be told peace out, girl scout?! Couldn't we have been dismissed sooner? This disorganized way of handling matters did not make sense, but the young crew members of ABC were kind, which was helpful. I was also hangry and was planning on eating at 4:30-ish when we were released from the show, and my appetite negatively contributed to my aggravation.

The way Match Game works is that individuals who participate as audience members watch two games, or two episodes, being filmed in a row. Various celebrities appear in each episode, and Alec Baldwin always hosts the show. The fact that I was supposed to see one group of celebrities play and was now unable to do so due to being rejected from being in the audience was annoying.

I could've missed out on seeing a celebrity that I really liked since the celebrities on the show are not revealed in advance. Fortunately, waiting outside in line wasn't too awful in spite of the lengthy duration because the weather was nice even with a few rain drops. Even when being shunned away from my original showtime for Match Game, my boyfriend and I and others were absolutely promised priority seating for the next show, which wasn't for another couple of hours.

In spite of my admission having no price, this incident was still frustrating. My boyfriend and I decided to grab a quick bite to eat before having to wait in line for even more time before the next showing. My hangriness was cured, but my patience was not. My boyfriend and I met many unique and interesting characters in line who we spoke with while waiting.

Finally, our long day of waiting only to be inside the actual studio, which was a freezing 50 degrees in temperature, for 90 minutes arrived. It was a joy to see the behind the scenes aspects of game shows and to witness the "un-pretty" elements of mistakes being made and parts being rerecorded due to errors.

Seeing Nick Swisher from The Yankees and Cheryl Hines from the TV show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, was so worth it! I even got a front row seat. The experience that I had wouldn't be the same if I was let into an earlier shooting. Being in a live studio audience is not glamorous, but it sure is fun!

I recommend all television and movie fans to enjoy doing so at least once in their life! Keep an eye out on your email for opportunities, or contact different networks in hopes of being able to sit in a studio audience, particularly for free. Good luck, and I hope that you have as much fun as I did!