"Hollywood Squares" (1998) TV series 1998-2004

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Chris Darley

Writers:

Dave Boone (head writer) (2002-2004)
Andrea Hartt (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

14 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

Contestants guess the correctness of celebrities' answers in order to win spaces in a tic-tac-toe game.

Plot Keywords:

Celebrity | Tic Tac Toe | Non Fiction

Awards:

3 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Tom Bergeron	...	Host (789 episodes, 1998-2004)
Shadoe Stevens	...	Announcer / ... (576 episodes, 1998-2003)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Center Square / ... (569 episodes, 1998-2002)
Bruce Vilanch	...	Regular / ... (354 episodes, 1998-2003)

Also Known As:

"H²" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"H2: Hollywood Squares" (USA) (fifth season title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Sony Pictures Television

Trivia:

On 12 December 2002, Peter Marshall, the original "Master of the Hollywood Squares" took over the hosting duties for a day, with regular host Tom Bergeron in the center square, the first time he has hosted Hollywood Squares in over 20 years.

Quotes:

Tom Bergeron: A $50,000 Gulfstream jet is the most expensive thing purchased using what?
Victoria Jackson: Dollars?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Queer Duck: The Movie (2006) (V)

Boring and repetitive

'Hollywood Squares' is another average game show. That's not saying much, considering that the whole genre is one of the worst on TV. The show bears almost no relation to Hollywood or the movie scene, except for the would be stars set up in tic-tac-toe fashion along the wall (come on, who are these people, other than Whoopi Goldberg, who is the show's only bright spot, I've never even heard of most of these people).

The show isn't exciting, the format is just plain terrible, the questions are obscure, and there's no charisma in the host. Stay away, all I can say is that it's better than 'Twenty-One' or 'Greed', but not by much.

2/10