Underplayed Gems

Spicks and Specks (2014)

Spicks and Specks poster
Genre
panel game, comedy television series
Country
Australia
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A music-themed quiz show where two teams answer questions about songs and trivia. The host and team leaders keep the tone fun and the losers just miss out on bragging rights.

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What happens

Spicks and Specks is an Australian music-themed comedic television quiz show in which host Adam Hills asks two teams of three people each music-themed questions in different games. Team leaders are Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough. Members of each team vary from episode to episode; one per team generally comes from the world of music and the other from comedy. Scores are kept, but the prize for the winners is simply personal satisfaction. Many games are named after, or otherwise reference, well known song titles. The series originally aired on ABC1 at 8:30pm on Wednesday nights, with the show repeated on Thursdays on ABC2 at 8pm. The previous year's season was repeated every Friday at 2:30pm on ABC1. After the show's end in 2011, and an unsuccessful 2014 relaunch featuring new hosts, a 2018 reunion special with the original hosts aired, the success of which ensured several more themed specials, and an eventual revival of the show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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