(I'm presuming if
you're reading this you know what Hollywood
Squares is, but just in case... The Hollywood Squares
game show is basically Tic-Tac-Toe. Contestants pick one of nine
celebrities, each representing a "square" of a tic-tac-toe board, who
is asked a question. The celebrity either answers truthfully or
"bluffs," purposefully telling a lie to throw the contestant off.)
I'm always
surprised when people think the Hollywood Squares celebrities
are smart for being able to answer the questions. People, allow me to
let you in on a little secret: the celebrities are given the answers.
If you'll notice, they look down after being asked a question. Some
are subtle about it, some blatant. They are all reading the answer.
Not only are they
given the answers, they're given humorous lines to respond with.
(Didn't you ever wonder why a game show employed comedy writers?
Bruce Vilanch
wasn't there just to look pretty.) You didn't think the celebs were
that unfunny on their own, did you? No, it takes a whole room full of
people to make Dick Van
Patten that inane.
(Click
here to play Hollywood Squares online -- requires
registration)