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The British are coming! Well, not really. It's our version of the British game show. ABC picked up six episodes of the show in March, and tonight is the US series premiere. Actually, we're kind of the last country in the world to show interest -- Argentina, Italy, Germany, Israel and a billion other places already have their own versions. Why is it in such high demand? Well, the show basically consists of watching people suffer.
Contestants are asked a series of multiple-choice questions for a $50,000 cash prize. If they answer incorrectly, they get ejected from the show in a "spectacular fashion" -- hence the title. This includes being shot out of a cannon, dragged underwater by a one-ton anchor, or pulled off of a dock by a speedboat. Who would sign up for stuff like this? Likely the same people that sign up for things like Fear Factor. Sigh. To each his own.
101 Ways to Leave a Game Show premieres on ABC tonight at 9 PM.
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