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The Crystal Maze rumoured to be returning...

Talks are in progress! (June 2008)

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GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Hatton Cross posted:
The Cube sounds a nice idea - but it sounds like a bigger budget reworking of '21 Keys' Objective produced for Channel Five.

That was set in a perspex cube, and recorded at Fountain Television.


The show with Richard Keys? I auditioned for that, and in retrospect I'm glad I didn't get it.

The camera crabbed around the perspex box shooting the contestants from the back. All you could see was arses.

Not flattering.

EDIT: It was 19 Keys, not 21 I think.
JO
Jon
I think you mean Richard Bacon, Gavin, rather then the Sky Sports main football anchor and former TVAM presenter.
JJ
Juicy Joe Founding member
623058 posted:
why not just make more CM? nothing else seems to work.

There could give it a upto date twist/


I agree! Why not just make The Crystal Maze? That doesn't sound like an adequate replacement to me and I am sure the vast majority of Crystal Maze fans would want the actual show to return, rather that watching some punter sat in a perspex cube pinning a tail on a donkey.

Very poor sounding comparison if you ask me...come on Channel 4...BRING BACK THE MAZE!
JO
Jon
Juicy Joe posted:
623058 posted:
why not just make more CM? nothing else seems to work.

There could give it a upto date twist/


I agree! Why not just make The Crystal Maze? That doesn't sound like an adequate replacement to me and I am sure the vast majority of Crystal Maze fans would want the actual show to return, rather that watching some punter sat in a perspex cube pinning a tail on a donkey.

Very poor sounding comparison if you ask me...come on Channel 4...BRING BACK THE MAZE!

The reason they wont bring it back is the money it would cost.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
wells posted:
I think you mean Richard Bacon, Gavin, rather then the Sky Sports main football anchor and former TVAM presenter.


Sorry, all this talk of keys confused me.
HC
Hatton Cross
It was 19 Keys (should have checked the UKGameshow page first Embarassed )

I've amended my original post.
PT
Put The Telly On
Brekkie posted:
nok32uk posted:
I reckon a Derren Brown/Objective TV style twist to the show could work but what he'd have in mind (excuse pun) for it, I don't know.

I'm thinking Derren Brown's Crystal Maze, Friday's, 9pm, Channel 4.



Ooh, did you know something we didn't? Wink

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2008/06/objective_plans_crystal_mazestyle_show_for_c4.html


Well stone the crows! Laughing
JJ
Juicy Joe Founding member
wells posted:
Juicy Joe posted:
623058 posted:
why not just make more CM? nothing else seems to work.

There could give it a upto date twist/


I agree! Why not just make The Crystal Maze? That doesn't sound like an adequate replacement to me and I am sure the vast majority of Crystal Maze fans would want the actual show to return, rather that watching some punter sat in a perspex cube pinning a tail on a donkey.

Very poor sounding comparison if you ask me...come on Channel 4...BRING BACK THE MAZE!

The reason they wont bring it back is the money it would cost.


Yes, but it would have cost before back in 1990-1995! So why can't it be paid for now? They could save some money towards it by not making this Cube based show!!! Confused:
CY
cylon6
The Cube sounds like it could work, but I never thought of Justin Lee Collins as a host for this type of show but I've warmed to him now. The first time I saw him he was presenting the follow on Strictly Come Dancing show on BBC3 and I thought he was annoying. However when you get used to his style he's actually rather good.

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