It’s that time of year again: advent (next week) which means that regular Fun Quizzy Sort-Of Advent Calendars will be starting up. First the one I’m heavily involved with, Dealvent is back, and you have until Thursday to determine which box you’re collectively playing for. Here is the website. I also highly recommend joining the… Read More: Something to ‘Vent about »
This launched on Max in the US yesterday and it actually looks… quite fun? Kind of a bit like Funhouse but for adults but for a family audience. I don’t know how much staying power it has, how many different games can there be? But it looks like they’ve properly gone for it. If you… Read More: Human vs Hamster »
Likely of interest, David J Bodycombe’s 2003 magnum opus How to Devise a Gameshow is now available on a pay-what-you-like-to-charity basis as an ebook. “Although showing its age in places, it still contains a detailed analysis of game show development that can’t be found anywhere else.”
Oh this is interesting, Deadline are reporting that the third series of The Floor with Rob Lowe will launch directly on FOX after Superbowl LIX on Feb 9th. That’s a huge seal of approval and launchpad for what is probably the world’s most successful new quiz right now, and whose second series is currently airing… Read More: Floored »
A producer writes: “I’m making an investigative documentary about big money game shows and how they are made. I’m looking to get in touch with contestants who took part in Million Pound Drop on Channel 4 (not £100,000 drop) at anytime it was on air, live shows and the later prerecorded ones. At the moment… Read More: Were you on The Million Pound Drop? »
We had a fun e-mail from FOTB Gary Monaghan yesterday (titled BANZ-A.I. if you want to see where this is going) who is trying something out on Youtube (as it’s very hard to get this sort of thing commissioned on linear these days). To answer your future questions: “27”, and “I suspect it might end… Read More: The AI Games »