RIP Charles.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Quiz Show
MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(April 10, 2019 11:05 PM)
Charles VanDoren passed away yesterday.
His story is an interesting one in the 1950s Game Show Scandals.
Love this film.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(April 11, 2019 12:30 AM)
Semple was an angry man. He liked being famous. He knew the truth because he had also been given the answers. He wanted to continue, but the powers that be on that show decided to oust him in favor of Charles Van Dorn. This left Semple very bitter.
If you havn't seen Quiz Show, i think you might like it. Fun fact: Robert Redford directed it.
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— 6 years ago(April 10, 2019 11:58 PM)YES.BECAUSE ALLOWING TV TO TURN INTO SCRIPTED AND ALTERED REALITY HAS DONE US SO WELL SINCE.
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— 6 years ago(April 11, 2019 12:37 AM)YOUR EXAMPLES STRETCHED ALLLLL THE WAYYYYY BACK TO THE 80'S…YOU SERIOUS BRO?
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(April 11, 2019 12:08 AM)
I really liked this movie too. It was done right.
I'm not sure of what you mean when you say,
It's not like anyone was hurt by it.
This was cheating the public because they assumed that what they were watching was real. That is what made it so exciting. It was all a lie.
This was also cheating other possible contestants who may have had a chance at being on the show and winning money.
This hurt the families of all who were involved in this mess.
I'd say that this hurt a great number of people.
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XoX — 6 years ago(April 11, 2019 09:50 AM)
I guess you're right that there were some negatively affected by this. I was making the assumption that everyone involved was in on the rigging. I don't think it was as big a deal as it was made out to be. For the players who thought they might win money but didn't, it's not much different than games at a county fair where the outcome is decided before play begins. We still see dishonest presentation on TV today with "Reality" television, where the viewer is told it represents reality, but none of it is actually real.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(April 11, 2019 10:04 AM)
Well, you have to consider that television was a new medium then . People were still recovering from WW2. They believed that these game shows were legit. That made it exciting to them. When it came out that it was all rigged, it was hard to know who or what to trust.
Watching this movie, I think I felt the most sympathy for the elder Van Dorens. Charles came from a distinguished academic background. To have lied to the world, but especially to his family was such a blow.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(April 11, 2019 12:10 AM)
Ah the 1950s! I was only in my thirties back then and women and non whites didn't have the rights they do today. Good times.
I find that unfunny…..
Do you honestly feel that way?
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(April 11, 2019 12:34 AM)
Ok. I guess that the inmates are restless tonight. They obviously have nothing to do. I had no idea that this would shake them up so much.
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