The game shows mania seems to be taking
the country (read television channels) by storm. As a small
service to our customers, indiantelevision.com brings you
a list of sites which will tell you about the popular game
shows around the globe....... Yenjoy!!!
Battle
of the Sexes (Australia)
Adam
and Eve wage the eternal battle between the sexes, Oz style.
Blind
Date (United Kingdom)
How does
a man hook a woman? And likewise. Watch the Brit version
of the American favorite The Dating Game.
Fort
Boyard (France)
Watch these folks get together to crack certain situations.
It is set on an island off the coast of France. Cool game
show!
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of the Century (Australia)
This
eighties show from the US done Ozzie style.
Today's The Day (United Kingdom)
Jiggle
your grey cells as you walk down nostalgic lane in this
quiz using the world s most extensive television library.
University
Challenge (United Kingdom)
Go
bowling in college, the way the Brits do it.
Wheel of
Fortune (Australia)
An
Ozzie version of this big winner keeps your juices going.
Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire (United Kingdom)
The
Pommies are known to have a stiff upper lip seem to let
go of their reservations on this Brit version of the US
quiz cum game show.
Let's Make A Deal
A
site devoted to the game show that was made famous by its
co-creator, producer and host Monty Hall.
The Price Is Right
We
had an Indian version in Tol mol ke bol but there
is enough information here to give you insights about the
show that was its inspiration.
Survivor
at CBS.com
The key
goal is survival in this hardhitting reality game show from
the official CBS site.
Wheel
of Fortune
This
show seems to go on and on, never ending. This site teaches
you how to be a contestant and takes an in-depth behind
the scenes look at America's favorite game show.
Change of Heart
Do
you feel as though you and your spouse are not made for
each other? This show allows troubled couples to go on dates
with other people to decide if they have found their right
match.
I Can't
Believe You Said That
The
key word is family warfare. Two families have a pitched
battle against each other trying to go one up on each other.
From Fox's Family Channel.
Love Connection
Looking
for your soulmate? You'll find her/him in this new version
of the old time favourite.
The Newlywed Game
Couples
have to do oddball things, sometimes even embarassing each
other. But at the end of it all they get to go on a second
honeymoon.
Big
Brother 2000
CBS
and AOL team up to present this site that features LIVE
video from inside the house as well as other video clips
and other great information about the house and it's inhabitants!
Official
Big Brother site at CBS.com
Here
you can find a lot of great BB info including the rules
and the application to participate as a contestant and much
more!
Game Show Network
A network
devoted to all our favorite shows, past and present!
Hollywood Squares
The
official site of the new Hollywood Squares with Whoopi Goldberg
in the center square.
Official Iron Chef Web Site
from FujiTV
A
site created by the producers of the show specifically for
the fans of the show. A "must see" for all fans of the program.
Iron
Chef from FoodTV.Com
Has air
times and dates and a lot of other great information about
the show.
Make Me Laugh
Comedy
Central's entry into the game show ranks, pits leading comic
against contestants in a battle of wills.
Ready...
Set... Cook!
Sissy
Biggers host this Food Network game show. Teams consisting
of famous chefs and regular folks are pitted against each
other to see who can come up with the best meal in the shortest
time.
The
New Match Game
A update
90's version of the 70's winner. How they can do it
without Brett Sommers, Charles Nelson Reilly and Richard
Dawson is beside me, but they are trying.
Whose
Line Is It Anyway?
Not sure
if it is technically a game show...I mean they play for
points, but no one ever seems to win...and if they do what
fabulous prizes do they win?
Jeopardy On-Line
Jeopardy without Alex Trebek is still Jeopardy! See if you
really could make it on the TV version. The multi-player
version is challenging and fun.
'Net
Price Is Right
A net version of my favorite game show. No real prizes are
awarded though!
Win Ben
Stein's Cyber Money
Find out if you've got what it takes...in the privacy of
your own home. Saves you from Ben's scorn, if you don't.
Wheel Of Fortune
On-Line
Play Wheel on Line....It doesn't have Vanna in her swell
fashions, but still worth a try. They just introduced a
multi-player version that's pretty good.
You Don't
Know Jack the Net Show
This hilarious party game will be on the air in 1999. This
net show will whet your appetite for the real thing.
'Net
Family Feud
This game seems to be a lot of fun. However, the game
is played over e-mail, so if you need instant gratification
this game isn't for you. You can take the surveys
though.
Click
A
new offering for teenagers from Merv Griffin Productions.
Aimed at the computer internet generation.
The
Double Dare Deluge
A fan
site based on Nickelodeon's first game show. DD is a perennial
favorite among kids, mostly cause it so messy. Home of Slime!
Figure
It Out
Nick's
90s version of What's My Line, featuring kids and their
unique achievements, talents and stunts. With Summer Sanders
as the host. My husband watches just to look at Summer!
JEP!
The
JEP Squad, and getting dumped on when you ask the wrong
question are cute stunts for the kids, but the topics are
current and the answers are tough! A great show but could
stand to do something about the lame prizes.
Wheel 2000
A
hip host and an animated cyber hostess turning letters lets
you know that this isn't your mother's Wheel.
Where in
Time is Carmen Sandiego?
A
great educational game show for kids produced by WGBH in
Boston. Based on the popular computer game series.
YOU'RE
ON!
In
YOU'RE ON!, kids have to use their persuasive powers to
convince unsuspecting people to do and say hilarious things!
This is all taped by hidden cameras and the members of the
studio audience have to guess if they can do it. The
latest from Nickelodeon.
Inquizition
Finally
a game show that you can play along with from home.
Battle wits with the Quizmaster and the other contestants
as well as fellow call-in players. A Game Show Network
original.
Jeopardy!
All you
ever wanted to know about the brains behind Jeopardy!
Rock &
Roll Jeopardy
Jeff
Probst and Loretta Fox team up to tackle the vaulted Jeopardy
format with Rock & Roll topics and contestants who don't
fit the standard mold.
Win Ben Stein's
Money
So,
if your smart enough, fast enough, and if you've got the
guts, you too can match wits, mano-y-mano, with Ben Stein
and try to win his money.
Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire?
This show, of course, needs no introduction.
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