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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Description
Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. He describes their adventures together...
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"For family-focused Charlotte, the chance to compete on her favorite trivia game show is a dream come true--the prize money could ensure the best care for her aging grandmother. But when she arrives on set, who does she see among the other contestants? Eli, her high school first love, at least until their shattering breakup. He has his own reasons for competing, not least of which is the stress of multiple jobs, college courses, and a father who has...
Author
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
TV game shows are an American pastime, broadcast ratings champ, and cultural institution. Lavishly illustrated and filled with entertaining titbits, Game Shows FAQ presents an unprecedented look at how the game show genre has evolved in the past hundred years.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Game and quiz shows first started appearing on radio broadcasts in the 1930s, led by the CBS network's Professor Quiz, hosted by a man who was neither a professor nor even a college graduate, the first of several frauds that seemed to be endemic to the genre. Professor Quiz was followed by other such game shows as Uncle Jim's Question Bee and Ask It Basket, which in turn spawned successful box games for at-home play. The show Truth or Consequences...
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"Olivia Bean knows trivia. She watches Jeopardy! every night and usually beats at least one of the contestants. If she were getter at geography, she would try out for the show's kids' week. Not only could she win bundles of money, she'd get to go to the taping in California, where her dad, who left two years ago and who Olivia misses like crazy, lives with his new family. One day Olivia's friend-turned-nemesis, Tucker, offers to help her builk...
Series
Publisher
THQ
Formats
Description
"Jeopardy! This Is Jeopardy! Join Alex Trebeck And Play As A Contestant On ?America?S Favorite Quiz Show! ? Test Your Trivia Knowledge To Make It To Final Jeopardy And The Coveted Winner?S Circle! Brand New Clues! Use Your Quick Wit To Play 3000 Clues In Jeopardy! , Double Jeopardy And Final Jeopardy The Clue Crewjimmy And Sarah Will Join Kelly To Complete The Jeopardy! Clue Crew And Bring The Clues To Life For The First Time In Game Formatenhanced...
Series
Publisher
Alpha Video Distributors
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"I'VE GOT A SECRET (1966): Celebrity panelists compete to be the first to uncover the secrets of invited guests on America's number one game show, I've Got a Secret. Produced on the heels of the popular show What's My Line, I've Got a Secret proved to be even more successful, running for fourteen years. Television star Garry Moore hosted the show till 1964, when he was replaced by Steve Allen. In this 1966 show, hosted by Allen, the invited guests...
15) Game changers
Publisher
Ammo Content
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
As Jeopardy marks its 50th anniversary, including 30 years with Alex Trebek, take a look at the phenomenon of game shows, the iconic hosts and personalities, the contestants, and the triumphs and controversies that have shaped the evolution of this important part of our culture. See the power and influence of game shows and television personalities we've invited into our living rooms.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2007], ©2007
Description
Brian is a working class student from Essex navigating his first year at Bristol University with a ragtag group of new friends. Brian's life-long dream is to join the team for the British quiz show University Challenge, and pull Alice, the fittest girl on the team.
Pub. Date
2014
Description
The Marx Brothers became entertainment icons through a long and brilliant career on vaudeville and Broadway stages, and they sealed their immortality in a string of celebrated feature films. But the end of their film career was perfectly timed for a collision with the birth of television. The new medium provided Groucho, Chico and Harpo with unprecedented exposure: which meant, of course, an opportunity to bring laughter to millions of people all...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. He describes their adventures together...
Series
Publisher
Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Description
A self-proclaimed genius (Coleman) enters a TV quiz show. When he runs the jackpot up to $40 million, the sponsors panic and bring in Holm, a femme fatale as smart as Coleman, to foil him. Price portrays the wacky sponsor.
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