Tom said:
What finally killed the show was
that broadcasting more football games in the afternoon
was a much more profitable way for networks to use
the time. For many who saw watched the show, though,
it's very fondly remembered. It is quite unfortunate
that only eight of the TV shows (and about 80 of the
radio shows) are known to exist, and are in either
private collections and university archives; or more
people would be able to get a sense of what the show
meant to it's time.
And I say:
For
those of you who are in New York, the Museum of
Broadcasting and Television has an episode that you can watch
in their viewing room (cost $6). UCLA's film library
also have a few episodes, I don't know how an
individual can get access to see it, but they do have
it.
I have seen the episode in New York, and I will
tell you a few things. One, if you thought your
moderator at Penn Bowl was slow, you would be flummoxed
with the number of tossups this 20 minute game had --
thirteen. Blitzing seemed to be allowed (at least on one
question, anyway). Bonuses could be 20, 30 or 40 points.
And, the captain gets to narrate a short film about
their campus.
--Mike