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| TALK ABOUT
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Opening logo for Talk About.
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| Airdates:
| September 1989 - March 1990
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| Hosts:
| Wayne Cox
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| Announcers:
| Dean Hill
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| Producers:
| Comedia Productions
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Gameplay
Front Game
One of the teammates talking about a subject
Two teams of two competed. First, the champion team wore headphones while host Wayne gave the opposing team a choice between two subjects. After selecting a subject, each team member has 20 seconds to talk about as much as they could about the subject, hoping to name ten hidden keywords. For every keyword said, one point was added to the category. After both players' turns were over, the opposing team was asked to guess the subject, using the keywords that the opposing team failed to mention. If the subject was guessed, then they were awarded the points. If not, then the champion team won the points. Positions switched with each subject. The first team to reach 15 points won the game and $100 and advanced to the bonus round.
In the event that the speaking team could name all 10 keywords between them, they got 10 points automatically and picked up a $500 bonus.
Bonus Game
The Talk About bonus game
The winning team from the front game was shown two subjects. After selecting a subject, one team member was place in an isolation booth while their teammate has 20 seconds to name as many keywords as possible. If all ten were named, then the team was awarded $2,000. If not, then they were awarded $100 and one second of bonus time for each keyword identified. The player was then offered a choice: either take the money or risk it, hoping that their teammate could name of the keywords not given. If successful, then their money was doubled and a prize was awarded. If not, the money was lost.
Teams that won five games retired and were awarded a jackpot worth about $5,000 in prizes and increased by about $1000 for every time a champion was defeated.
Notes
- Talk About was taped in Vancouver, Canada.
- Although short lived, Talk About released a home game from Pressman.
- A sneak preview episode was aired featuring celebrities Geoff Edwards and Steve Skrovan pitted against Marc Summers and Scott Nemes.
