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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: DoorNumberFour on September 11, 2006, 02:08:26 PM
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A while ago, when there was a functional message board devoted to Press Your Luck, a member brought up something that, if it's true, may be interesting.
He said something about a show produced in the 50s called "Stop The Lights" that was very similar to PYL/SC, but used "robbers" instead of whammies or devils.
He also mentioned that a (then-) current professor at Harvard was the director of the show, which never aired because of the big-money quiz show scandals.
When I first read it, I didn't believe it.
But I have no idea.
Can anyone bring any merit to this claim?
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[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'131075\' date=\'Sep 11 2006, 01:08 PM\']
A while ago, when there was a functional message board devoted to Press Your Luck, a member brought up something that, if it's true, may be interesting.
He said something about a show produced in the 50s called "Stop The Lights" that was very similar to PYL/SC, but used "robbers" instead of whammies or devils.
He also mentioned that a (then-) current professor at Harvard was the director of the show, which never aired because of the big-money quiz show scandals.
When I first read it, I didn't believe it.
But I have no idea.
Can anyone bring any merit to this claim?
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It sounds like you've been had by a troll.
-Dan
FLASHGames²
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Heh, I thought I was the only one who remembered that post. I remember reading the same thing, way back in 2001.
I also think it's false. I think if it did exist, more info would've cropped up by now.