18-årige Jamal er kun ét spørgsmål fra at vinde den store gevinst i Indiens udgave af 'Hvem vil være millionær?', da han bliver anholdt af politiet. For hvordan kan en forældreløs knægt fra Mumbais værste slumkvarter kende alle de rigtige svar? Snyder han? Underkastet et brutalt forhør fortæller Jamal den utrolige historie om sit liv på gaden og om den pige, han elskede og mistede. Danny Boyle's energibombe af en film modtog hele otte Oscars, bl.a. for bedste film.
I en nær fremtid bliver betjent Ben Richards uskyldigt dømt for mord. Som straf skal han deltage i et tv-show, hvor morderiske psykopater i kostymer jager flygtende fanger rundt i en labyrint. Det hele transmitteret i tv til stor glæde for befolkningen. Deltagerne dør som fluer indtil Ben kommer til og sætter menneskejægerne grundt på plads.
Efter deres odyssé over det amerikanske kontinent gør familien Griswold deres bedste for også at lægge det gamle Europa i ruiner. De lægger ud med at vælte Stonehenge, som fatter Clark kommer til at bakke sin lejebil ind i (rattet sidder jo i den forkerte side!). Resten af ruten går gennem Frankrig, Tyskland og Italien med slåskampe, tyveri og kidnapning til følge.
En genial, men hårdt såret, gameshow-besat ung kvinde, Anne, og hendes fremmedgjorte togvrag af en søster Jenny, skal arbejde sammen for at hjælpe med at dække deres mors spillegæld. Da Annes elskede hund bliver kidnappet, begiver de sig ud på en vild langrendsvandring for at få pengene på den eneste måde, de ved: ved at gøre Anne til en bonafide gameshow-mester.
Da Brodie kasseres af sin kæreste, (Shannen Doherty), søger han tilflugt i indkøbscentret sammen med sin ven T.S., hvis kæreste også har forladt ham. Når de ikke står og hænger eller får noget at spise, beslutter den umotiverede duo at vinde deres kærester tilbage med hjælp fra de ultimative lovovertrædere Jay (Jason Mewes) og Silent Bob (Kevin Smith), hvis evindelige eventyr giver ordet "pestilens" en helt ny betydning.
Overklassefyren Charles Van Doren ved tilsyneladende alt. I Quiz Show efter Quiz Show muler han med imponerende paratviden og den ene nørdede fessertype efter den anden. Van Doren får efterhånden stjernestatus, men så begynder advokaten Dick Goodwin at efterforske sagen. Er der virkelig tale om intelligensens svar på supermand - eller stikker der noget andet under?
Den uduelige dagdrømmer George Newman holder højst på et job i et par dage, før fyresedlen bliver skrevet. Til alt held vinder hans onkel en tv-station (som næsten er gået bankerot) i poker, og George får tjansen som stationens nye "visionære" manager!
Familien Knable er en helt almindelig gennemsnits-tv familie. Det vil sige, at hver person i familien ser cirka 6 timers tv hver dag. Problemet er bare at at hele familiens kvote bliver brugt af far-Roy. Han spenderer stort set hele sit liv foran flimmerskærmen og ingen kan komme i kontakt med ham når fjernsynet er tændt. Lige på nær den underlige mand, der en dag ringer på og tilbyder Roy en gigantisk parabol-antenne med tilgang til 666 nye kanaler - gratis. Roy er ekstatisk, lige indtil den store parabol suger ham og hans kone Helen, ind i Djævlens egen tv station. Roy og Helen skal nu overleve 24 timer med en helvedes barsk program-flade.
Competitors are given elaborate masks to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. In the first round, a pair of competitors sing the same song, while in the second and third rounds they each sing a solo song. After the First Generation, the winner of the Third Round goes on to challenge the Mask King, and is either eliminated or replaces the previous Mask King through live voting. The identities of the singers are not revealed unless they have been eliminated.
America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.
The Chase isn’t just a quiz… it’s a race, where the players must ensure they stay one step ahead of ‘The Chaser’, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning at all costs.
Two teams composed of a known personality and a contestant chosen from the public battle to guess the outcomes of astonishing scientific experiments.
The Super Trio Series is a Hong Kong variety show produced by TVB. The series debuted in 1995, and remained in production for eighteen years due to its popularity. The show was hosted by Eric Tsang and his two assistants - Jerry Lamb and Chin Kar-lok. The show initially ended its run with the airing of the final episode on July 16, 2005. However, on March 9, 2008, the first episode of the show's spin-off series Super Trio Wonder Trip was aired; its main purpose was to introduce a series of new games that are to be imported from various game shows all over the world and would appear in series 8, Super Trio Supreme.
A hilarious game show in which two contestants and a panel of six stars attempt to fill in the "hole" left in a wacky sentence. The contestant who goes to the final game has a chance to walk away with the grand prize if they play in perfect symbiosis with a randomly selected star.
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
I gathered 1,000 people to fight for $5,000,000, the LARGEST cash prize in TV history! We're also giving away a private island, Lamborghinis, and millions more in cash throughout the competition! Go watch to see the greatest show ever made!
Male and female contestants compete for "each other" in romance games. For example guests have to dance in order to impress the person they are after. Contestants are artists, actors, models, comedians, and MCs of the South Korean entertainment industry.
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.
Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?
A fast-paced quiz show in which four contestants who do not know each other join forces in a dramatic and question-filled brain battle against a professional quizzer, known as the “chaser”, who attempts to prevent them from winning a cash prize. The contestants must battle the “chaser” in fast and tense trivia battles to succeed in defeating him together as a group and win the money.
Game show in which every episode two contestants team with celebrities to play various games. A team's correct responses in these games score seconds, extending their contestant's time limit in the final game, known as 'el rosco'.
Human cannonballs! Human pinballs! Crashes, smashes and mud splashes! Twenty-four thrill-seekers will compete in the world's largest extreme obstacle course designed to provide the most spills, face plants and wipeouts ever seen on television.
Host Tom Gleeson sets out to find Australia's hardest quiz champion, pitting four contestants against each other in a battle of attrition.
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility. The concept was created by Dan Carr and John C. Ferraro, who held the original competition at Erie Tech High School in Erie, Pennsylvania. They sold the show to The Samuel Goldwyn Company where the concept was enhanced and became American Gladiators. An effort in 2004 to launch a live American Gladiators show on the Las Vegas Strip became mired in a securities fraud prosecution. However, the television series was restarted in 2008. Episodes from the original series were played on ESPN Classic from 2007 to 2009. Several episodes are available for download on Apple's iTunes Service.
Na Lovu is a Czech game-show, based on the license of the popular global format The Chase. A heart-racing quiz show where four competitors must pit their wits and face off against Lovec (the Chaser), a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them from winning cash prizes.
