Forget working for a living. Just devise a brilliant TV game show formula and retire. Certainly worked for the couple who thought up The Weakest Link. They receive a pretty tidy sum every time an episode is broadcast, and it doesn't show signs of ending yet.
The race is always on to find something to match the success of Weakest Link and Millionaire, but if there are no new ideas in the pipeline then fall back on the old ones, like The Price Is Right. I suppose we all have our favourites, past and present. My earliest recollections are Take Your Pick and Double Your Money. Also Criss Cross Quiz based on noughts and crosses. Then Sunday afternoons became the home for shows like The Golden Shot and Bullseye.
And that's why it's hard devising a new show, because so much has already been tried. Every permutation of asking general knowledge questions under pressure, performing an activity ( ah, the legend that is Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game ), games for individuals, for teams, or for families. Speaking of which ...
Q: How many Family Fortunes contestants does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: 5. You say 5. Our survey said, "Ugh Ugh!" No, it's not there, three lives gone and the Diddicoy family have a chance to steal.
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