It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 372 & 373 - Whiz Kids/Pointless (2017 GSN pilot)

2023-05-03

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This week on It Was a Thing on TV we hack some computers right before we start Pilot Month 2023. First, in the early 1980s, one of the most popular pieces of electronics was the home computer. (Spoiler: It's still popular to this day!) In the era of the movies Tron and WarGames came the show Whiz Kids, which may have hit a little too close to home for adults. Finally, what we’ve all been waiting for! Pilot Month 2023 starts now! Over the next month or so, we will cover 11 pilots. The first pilot is an American adapta...

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we hack some computers right before we start Pilot Month 2023.

First, in the early 1980s, one of the most popular pieces of electronics was the home computer. (Spoiler: It's still popular to this day!) In the era of the movies Tron and WarGames came the show Whiz Kids, which may have hit a little too close to home for adults.

Finally, what we’ve all been waiting for! Pilot Month 2023 starts now! Over the next month or so, we will cover 11 pilots. The first pilot is an American adaptation of a popular British game show. Alison Sweeney and a judge from 25 Words or Less take their shot at Pointless.

Timestamps

0:39 - Whiz Kids

1:19:26 - Pointless (2017 GSN pilot)

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