Americans Seek Fluffier Bread, Fancier Circuses: The OnlineNewspaper Gazette/ONG/quaap.com

Posted: Mon Jan 14 2002
Americans Seek Fluffier Bread, Fancier Circuses

After the momentous events of the past year, Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to get their fill on today's low-key sensationalism.

"It's a common problem," says Martin Yung, head of Bread and Circus Research at GE's Entertainment Lab, "Just two years ago Who wants to be a Millionaire and Weakest Link were the state of the art in hyped-up quiz show technology, but today's viewers just aren't satisfied with those shows' mediocre high-tension feel."

In response to the nation's free-falling attention span, Fox has released The Chamber, a quiz show in which contestants are placed in a torture chamber and forced to answer trivia questions.

"I'm afraid The Chamber will hold them for only a short time before it loses its edge," concludes Yung.

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