The News Hole (1994)
- 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.
How it feels
A game show host spoofs news quiz programs. Contestants compete in challenges based on real news stories.
satiricalplayfulwittylightheartednostalgicquick-paceddryly humorouscampy
What happens
The News Hole with Harry Shearer is a 1994 game show that aired on Comedy Central from October 26 to November 19, 1994. The show won a CableACE award in December 1995. In the Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, Schwartz, Ryan, and Wostbrock describe the show as a "spoof [of] news-based quiz shows." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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