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Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 4:42 pm
by Philip A
These short-lived game shows, in my opinion, could have had a much longer run had they not been cancelled so soon for various reasons:
Interceptor (1 series)
The Syndicate (1 series)
Hole In The Wall (2 series)
Breakaway (2 series)
The Edge (2 series)
Cleverdicks (1 series)
Ejector Seat (1 series)
The Answer Trap (1 series)
Moneybags (2 series)
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2025 5:26 pm
by Johnny Canuck
I quite liked 1000 Heartbeats, specifically due to its minigames of smartness. I knew it was going to be a goner after at most 2 seasons though
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 9:26 am
by Philip A
Duel from ITV 2008 is another one. High stakes and interesting tactics. Just needed a better host.
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:25 am
by Martin Hurst
Poker Face is the one that immediately springs to mind for me - one of the better ones in that strange "more pointless talking than action" era of gameshows (Golden Balls, Deal or no Deal, etc)
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:55 am
by Philip A
Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:25 am
Poker Face is the one that immediately springs to mind for me - one of the better ones in that strange "more pointless talking than action" era of gameshows (Golden Balls, Deal or no Deal, etc)
Problem with Poker Face is it didn’t matter whether you got the answers right or wrong, so that’s not a winner for me. When the format conbines being right and deploying good tactics, it’s a win win (something shows today lack).
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 12:53 pm
by Martin Hurst
Philip A wrote: ↑Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:55 am
Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:25 am
Poker Face is the one that immediately springs to mind for me - one of the better ones in that strange "more pointless talking than action" era of gameshows (Golden Balls, Deal or no Deal, etc)
Problem with Poker Face is it didn’t matter whether you got the answers right or wrong, so that’s not a winner for me. When the format conbines being right and deploying good tactics, it’s a win win (something shows today lack).
How did it not matter? The more you got right the stronger position you were in.
But you're right, it's certainly no Hole in the Wall.
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 1:13 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Hahaha
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 4:24 pm
by Marc Meakin
Headhunters
The Question Jury
Tenable
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 1:03 pm
by Ian Volante
Turnabout.
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 3:06 pm
by Marc Meakin
The Pyramid Game
Give Us a Clue
Screen Test
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:03 pm
by Philip A
2004 quiz show Beat The Nation, which replaced Fifteen-to-One in the 2:45 pm slot on Channel 4 before Countdown, lasted half a year. Not a bad show admittedly but not a patch on Fifteen-to-One. It was also the last production by Carlton studios in Nottingham until ITV shut it down.
Re: Game shows that ended too soon
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 12:16 pm
by Logan Skelton
Secret Fortune. A cross between WWTBAM? and DoND, and it was executed brilliantly. Shame it ended when the BBC dropped the lottery draws from the telly.