Underplayed Gems

Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak (1986)

Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak poster
Genre
game show
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 65 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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

This is a 1980s American game show hosted by British TV personality Bruce Forsyth. Contestants compete in a fast-paced trivia and puzzle format. It was the only American series Forsyth hosted.

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What happens

Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak is an American television game show that aired on ABC from January 6 to April 4, 1986. British television personality Bruce Forsyth hosted the series, the only time he hosted a series outside of his native United Kingdom. Gene Wood and Marc Summers took turns as announcers each week. The show originated as a 1983 pilot called Party Line, hosted by Gene Rayburn. The show was picked up with a few minor changes, mainly Forsyth replacing Rayburn as host and the show title changed. Reg Grundy Productions produced Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak, which was the first daytime series the Grundy company produced for a network other than NBC. It was also only Grundy's fourth series he attempted in America, after Scrabble, Time Machine, and daytime and syndicated editions of Sale of the Century. To that point, the daytime Sale and Scrabble had been hits while Time Machine and the syndicated Sale were relatively short lived. Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak was also the last American production for the Grundy Organisation to premiere until 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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