The Crystal Maze

1990

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Released: 15 February 1990 Ended
Producted By: Chatsworth Television
Country: United Kingdom
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Revenue: 0
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The Crystal Maze was a British game show, produced by Chatsworth Television and shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 15 February 1990 and 10 August 1995. The series is set in "The Crystal Maze", which features four different "zones" set in various periods of time and space. A team of six contestants take part in a series of challenges in order to win "time crystals". Each crystal gives the team five seconds of time inside "The Crystal Dome", the centrepiece of the maze where the contestants take part in their final challenge.

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BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
screenman Like most of the other commentators, this was one of my favourite shows. Richard O'Brien of 'Rocky Horror' fame was perfectly suited to the task of guide, counsellor and inquisitor all rolled into one. I can think of no-one who could have done the job half so well at the time. His personality conveyed just the right mix of fun and authority.Nothing lasts for ever. Eventually he was replaced by Mr Tudor-Pole, who possessed all the charisma of a house-brick and seemed to have been chosen for the express purpose of winding it down. Certainly the program was doomed from that moment.Perhaps the simple fun and enjoyment that was a measure of its time just wouldn't work in the cynical third millennium. Better that it died when it did than attempt to live on beyond its age. Still, it's fondly remembered and sadly missed. Top-drawer entertainment with a top-drawer entertainer. Clever, well thought-out, but not overly slick. A very British product.
Izak86 The Crystal Maze was the highlight of Thursday TV viewing in the early 1990's, no game show before or since has managed to capture the brilliance of this show.The Crystal Maze started in February 1990 and ran for six series until August 1995. The aim of the game saw six contestants making their way through four 'time zones': Futuristic, Aztec, Medieval and Industrial (which became Ocean in 1992). Within these zones, the contestants played between three and four themed games to win crystals. Each successful game gave the team one crystal which equalled five-seconds of time in the 'Crystal Dome'.Once contestants had been through all four zones, they went to the Crystal Dome, here contestants had to catch as many gold tokens as possible in the time limit, while they were blown about in the dome. Silver token were also collected but each one of these deducted one gold token from the total.If the contestants collected over 100 gold tokens after silver deductions, they won some activities to do on a day-trip or holiday.The Crystal Maze is a pretty unique game show that is as great to watch today (repeated regularly on Challenge) as it was on its first broadcast on Channel 4.
nova-23 I came across this game show while living in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a show which I have long wished would be shown on Australian television. But alas it never has been.I found that even as a viewer this show challenges your mind in a more 3 dimensional way. Something that most run of the mill game shows lack in their questions.It's a shame that is no longer in production....but there are always hopes of re-runs right?
NB2000 I used to love this show. It was one where you could easily be a contestant if you wanted to be. You didn't have to be really physical or really smart. You had a go and you had the rest of the team there to help you. Some of the contestants were really useless but most were really good. I've been watching Re-runs of the earlier series i.e. the ones with the industrial zone. And they bring back fond memories. Richard O'Brian was better at the presenting as he would help the contestants if they got really stuck and would occasionally play his harmonica or go off and do something else while they played a rather uninteresting game. Definitely my favorite Game show. Bring it back please.

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