Across the Board (1959)

Directed by

Hal Tulchin

Genre

game show

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Contestants solve crossword puzzles using picture and phrase clues. The show was a short-lived 1959 game show hosted by Ted Brown.

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What happens

Across the Board is an American crossword puzzle–based game show that aired on ABC for four months in 1959. Contestants solve a crossword whose answers are clued by both a phrase and an image. The show, recorded in New York City, was directed by Hal Tulchin and hosted by Ted Brown. It premiered to negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.