Hollywood's Talking

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Hollywood's Talking
Format Game Show
Created by Jack Barry
Starring Geoff Edwards
Johnny Jacobs (Announcer)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production
Running time 30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run March 26, 1973 – June 22, 1973

"Hollywood's Talking" is a short lived American game show based the 60s quizzer, Everybody's Talking, and produced by Jack Barry. It ran on CBS for three months in 1973, debuting on March 26 (alongside The $10,000 Pyramid and The Young and the Restless) and ending on June 22 to make room for a new version of Match Game.

It was hosted by Geoff Edwards, with Johnny Jacobs announcing. The series was the first national game show hosted by Edwards, who would become notable for his next two hosting jobs, The New Treasure Hunt and Jackpot.

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[edit] Gameplay

In this game, three contestants viewed videos of famous celebrities, all of them talking about different subjects, and the contestants had to buzz-in and identify what subject they were talking about. Correct answers won money for the players according to how long the video was played. The value started at $150, and decreased by $50 for every 1/3 of videotape it took to take a guess. The first player to reach $200 won the game.

[edit] Short subjects

The winning player played a bonus game called "Short Subjects". In this bonus, 15 second videotapes of celebrities were shown one by one. The winning contestant can buzz-in and answer as much as they want on each clip. Each correct answer won the money won in the main game, and solving five subjects won an extra $1000.

The rules varied over the brief life of the program. By the thirteenth and final week, Short Subjects was no longer used. Now there was a Grand Prize consisting of a new Datsun 240Z car and a handful of cash. The Grand Prize was awarded to any contestant who won three consecutive games. No one won the Grand Prize until the final week of the show.

[edit] Theme music

A slightly different arrangement of the theme music for the show was used for a later Barry & Enright game, Hollywood Connection.

[edit] Episode status

Only four episodes of this show - a studio master of the premiere - is currently accounted for. The other three shows that exists are from March 28, April 1, and April 9, 1973. CBS wiped the other 61 shows into thin air.

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