Format

The 'macro-trend' of reboots, whereby formats from the past are revived to trigger the 'nostalgia effect', is gaining traction once again. The latest example is the Spanish game show La Pirámide, a local version of the US show The $100,000 Pyramid (originally $10,000, then $25,000, and then $50,000), which was distributed by Sony Pictures Television and premiered on CBS in 1973 before moving to ABC the following year. The Spanish version, produced by Globomedia (owned by The Mediapro Studio), will be broadcast daily in the afternoon on La 1, RTVE's main channel, hosted by actress Itziar Miranda.
It’s a word association game which is a little too long and complex to explain here. In short, two teams, each consisting of a celebrity guest and a studio contestant, attempted to guess a series of items relating to different categories within a short time limit based on clues given by their partners. In the main game, the title of each category was cleverly worded to give team members a vague idea of its subject matter (e.g. 'Loosen Up' – things that are stiff; 'Made Public' – things used by the public; 'The Woodsman' – things a carpenter uses).
Technically, it's not a reboot because the game has never been released in Spain before (and therefore cannot trigger any ‘nostalgia effect’). Furthermore, in my humble opinion, it's a good game, but not a great one, and there are much better ones on the market. Taking refuge in the past is not always the best option…