![]() ![]() Although on screen it looks instantaneous there was also a significant length of time between a contestant entering a puzzle room and actually playing it, sometimes in the region of 15 minutes. (Extracts from the show's blooper reel that have been leaked onto YouTube reveal that, in the privacy of the technical gallery, the show's director did it too.)Īlthough it wasn't very apparent to the viewer most of the show was in fact fixed: for example, it was the production staff, not the Captain, that decided what games to play (Physical, Mental, Skill or Mystery), and was in fact decided well in advance of the show. It also became common for the viewer base to start shouting at the screen at the contestants when they missed the very obvious solutions. Most of the show's appeal came from the wonderfully eccentric Richard O'Brien (of The Rocky Horror Picture Show fame) and the way he would present the show: his manic, restless behaviour his razor-sharp put-downs of (frankly bad) team performances and how he would always play that damn harmonica at the most inappropriate and distracting times. If they got 100 or more after deductions, they would win prizes: usually adventure holidays in B-level British resort towns. ![]() ![]() Silver tokens were also present and these would result in a deduction from a score (which could - and often did - lead to a negative total score). The final part was always the Crystal Dome, where contestants would have a certain amount of time (determined by how many crystals won - 5 seconds per crystal) to collect gold tokens * more like tickets or bills blown about by a big fan. ![]()
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