One example is the classic 1950s TV game show I've Got A Secret, which is currently in the works. And now Tic Tac Dough, a Game Show Enterprises Studios production, is going to premiere on Game Show Network in August. The show updates NBCUniversal’s classic format, and is based on the paper-and-pencil game of tic-tac-toe. Three versions were produced: the initial 1956–59 run on NBC (here an episode for nostalgics), a 1978-86 and the third in 1990 on syndication.
The rules are the ones everyone knows: two contestants answer questions in various categories to put up their respective symbol -X or O- on a giant trivia board. The goal is to complete a line of three X or O markers, avoiding a dragon that can steal their turns. After three rounds, the winning player moves on to face the dragon in the grand prize round, with a $10,000 prize at stake.
‘Vintage formats’ are a trend that contrasts with the more 'modern' and 'disturbing' forms, such as the use of AI, new technologies and new genres. They are simple, reassuring formats that take us back to a 'reassuring' and familiar past. And that is why they will be around for a long time to come...
(For completeness, Game Show Network is going to launch two other games: Beat the Bridge, adapted from the UK format Bridge of Lies from STV Studios, and Flip Side: two teams of players pit against each other to test them on how they think two different groups of people feel about the same issue).
To read the other news about two new adaptations for Netflix and a perfect (maybe?) music format.
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