The Pyramid Game (1981)
- Genre
- game show
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 3 seasons, 80 episodes
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- 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.
How it feels
Teams of two players try to guess words and phrases based on clues from their partner. The faster they guess, the more money they can win in a pyramid shaped board.
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What happens
The (£1,000) Pyramid Game is a United Kingdom game show based on the American format of the same name that was originally shown on ITV from 1981 to 1984 then 1989 to 1990 hosted by Steve Jones, then revived by Challenge in 2007 hosted by Donny Osmond (who had also hosted the American version). The show first appeared in 1978 as a segment of Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, then was a segment on The Steve Jones Games Show in 1979, before becoming a series in its own right in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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