Star Test (1989)
- Genre
- talk show
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 3 seasons, 44 episodes
- 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
A British talk show where a celebrity sits facing the camera and is interviewed by an unseen voice. The guest picks questions by number from a menu of topics.
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What happens
Star Test is a British TV programme that ran from 4 April 1989 to 17 March 1991 on Channel 4. The show took an interview format, in which the guest "star" was seated facing directly to camera, questioned by an unseen voice (Kara Noble). The topics discussed were chosen from an on-screen menu, after which the interviewee selected questions by number from an unseen list. The show was lampooned in two British comedy sketch shows; French and Saunders and Bo' Selecta!, the latter being some 12 years after Star Test ended. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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