Over half a century ago, Mark Goodson & Bill Todman, with the help of Bob Stewart, conceived of a show that started as
Three of a Kind, which became a Mike Wallace-hosted pilot called
Nothing But the Truth, which then went to a long run through 5 different versions as
To Tell the Truth.
Now, the
L.A. Times is reporting that Fox has ordered a game show using the
TTTT pilot's title,
NBTT, but is, instead, a show based on a format that's been a hit on TV in Colombia, but was originally developed by
Studs creator Howard Schultz. It involves a contestant answering incriminating questions while hooked to a polygraph. If that contestant answers 21 incriminating questions without being caught in a fib by the polygraph, $50,000 is the prize.
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Sounds sickening, wouldn't you think?