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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Craig Karlberg on March 19, 2008, 04:52:35 AM

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: Craig Karlberg on March 19, 2008, 04:52:35 AM

Accordibg to Buzzerblog (http://\"http://www.buzzerb;og.com\"), TV Land has greenlit a pilot for a game show in which teans compete for cash & prizes.  The idea is sinple:  ask up to 20 questions about what exactly is in the box.  The trick is to do so without giving any hints to your opponents.  Whoever guesses correctly wins a cash jackpot & goes on to play for the grand prize.  A simple game of strategy eh?  Sounds like "Inside The Box" from Canada to me.

P.S.:  "What's In The Box?" is just a working title right now.  As always, stay tuned for more info when it becomes available.

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: The Ol' Guy on March 19, 2008, 10:25:29 AM

Hmmm - 20 Questions meets Art Linkletter's old "What's In The House" game. I'll be interested in finding out more. Hope TV Land doesn't make the show self-promotional to save money. "You're correct! The box contains a comb used by Redd Foxx on the set of Sanford and Son!"

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: uncamark on March 19, 2008, 12:44:55 PM

Note:  The link has a semi-colon where the "l" should be.

But considering the source...

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: itiparanoid13 on March 19, 2008, 01:07:14 PM

Semicolon AND a slash!  We hit the jackpot today!

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: WhammyPower on March 19, 2008, 01:09:41 PM

Good lord.... "20 Questions" as a game show.... don't see how that's gonna work.

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: clemon79 on March 19, 2008, 01:13:17 PM

[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'181915\' date=\'Mar 19 2008, 10:09 AM\']
Good lord.... "20 Questions" as a game show.... don't see how that's gonna work.
[/quote]
You're right, the concept is insane. "What's My Line?" and "I've Got A Secret" were complete flops using the 20 Questions meme.

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on March 19, 2008, 01:17:04 PM

Not to mention it lasted 5 years on television under that title.
Source (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_questions\")

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: uncamark on March 19, 2008, 02:09:18 PM

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'181921\' date=\'Mar 19 2008, 12:17 PM\']
Not to mention it lasted 5 years on television under that title.
Source (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_questions\")
[/quote]

But those, of course, had the hook of the game being played by various shades of celebrity.  Would it work with teams of civilians, especially considering the quality of contestant that seems to be taken by most American game shows these days not named "Jeopardy!"?

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: clemon79 on March 19, 2008, 03:15:09 PM

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'181925\' date=\'Mar 19 2008, 11:09 AM\']
But those, of course, had the hook of the game being played by various shades of celebrity.  Would it work with teams of civilians, especially considering the quality of contestant that seems to be taken by most American game shows these days not named "Jeopardy!"?[/quote]
Absolutely a reasonable question. I was merely intending to comment on the blanket "Twenty Questions? As a game show? No wai!" statement.

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: DrBear on March 19, 2008, 06:16:53 PM

Now, if they have Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake asking what's in the box...or do we already know in that case?

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: GS Warehouse on March 19, 2008, 06:23:15 PM

[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'181955\' date=\'Mar 19 2008, 05:16 PM\']Now, if they have Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake asking what's in the box...or do we already know in that case?[/quote]
Is it bigger than a bread box?  Never mind; if it is, I don't want to know what you've been taking.

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: CeleTheRef on March 19, 2008, 10:06:31 PM

20 questions...  I remember such a gameshow in Italy in the 80s, but can't remember if it was the same game.   I do remember it was really named "twenty questions" in English

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: TLEberle on March 19, 2008, 10:58:12 PM

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'181925\' date=\'Mar 19 2008, 11:09 AM\']But those, of course, had the hook of the game being played by various shades of celebrity.  Would it work with teams of civilians, especially considering the quality of contestant that seems to be taken by most American game shows these days not named "Jeopardy!"?[/quote]If you find contestants who would do this:

Contestant: "Is it a pie?"
Host: "No, it's not a pie."
Contestant: "It's a pie! I'm sure of it! You're lying!"

Then yes, you have problems. (And I think I remember some sort of sketch show bit built upon that very premise...) It if was done like Inside the Box, where the other contestants are responsible for providing the yeses and noes, then you might have something. (And I don't think it's all that far fetched, given what we have from the thread.)

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: Offshored2007 on March 20, 2008, 03:16:21 PM

What's next: "WHAT DID I EAT" (by smelling my breath not anything else more sinister)?

TV Land is slowly imploding.

Title: What's In The Box?
Post by: BillCullen1 on March 25, 2008, 01:56:37 PM

[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' post=\'181956\' date=\'Mar 19 2008, 06:23 PM\']
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'181955\' date=\'Mar 19 2008, 05:16 PM\']Now, if they have Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake asking what's in the box...or do we already know in that case?[/quote]
Is it bigger than a bread box?  Never mind; if it is, I don't want to know what you've been taking.
[/quote]

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