Twenty-One (TV Series 1956–1958) ⭐ 6.8 | Game-Show
Two contestants were placed in separate isolation booths. Each player in turn would be given a category and asked how many points, from 1 to 11, they wanted to risk. Points increased with th... Read allTwo contestants were placed in separate isolation booths. Each player in turn would be given a category and asked how many points, from 1 to 11, they wanted to risk. Points increased with the question's difficulty. A correct answer earned the stated number of points, whereas a wr... Read allTwo contestants were placed in separate isolation booths. Each player in turn would be given a category and asked how many points, from 1 to 11, they wanted to risk. Points increased with the question's difficulty. A correct answer earned the stated number of points, whereas a wrong answer would result in the points being deducted from the player's score. The first pl... Read all
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In its heyday, Twenty-One was more than a game show. It was a cultural icon, a symbol of hope and inspiration for the millions who gathered around the TV to watch it. It thrust Professor Charles van Doren into the spotlight as a sort of intellectual Everyman, and he too became an icon of the values and morality of the 1950s.
Which made it all the more heartbreaking when it all came crashing down (as immortalized in Robert Redford's brilliant film 'Quiz Show'). The whole show was proven to be rigged and faked; the contestants frauds, van Doren included; the whole nation ended shocked and ultimately disappointed.
Twenty-One, which exists now mostly as a symbol, marked the demise of the era and the decline of morality.
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