The X-Fac....I mean, the Kypton Factor (The Krypton Factor)

Member Name: luke1081

Product:	The Krypton Factor
Date:	06/01/09 (46 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy, intelligent TV

Disadvantages: Dumbed down in the 90s

A much-repeated and well-remembered quiz show which replaced any possible big budget with ingeninuity, intelligence and skill. This was, by no means, Crystal Maze. Oh no, it was far more high brow and intelligent than that, attracting the typical 15-1 crowd, Uni professors and school teachers to become partcipants.

The concept was simple. A string of different games that used your brain, physical ability, mental agility and inelligence. There was no dumbing down here. It was a show enjoyed by 10 year olds and 90 year olds alike, a show that would challenge the viewer as much as the participant.

Everbody rememebers the aeroplane simulation in which contestants would frequently slam an F16 into the side of an aircraft carrier. It was easy TV, fascinating and engaging; and goes to show you don't need a big budget, wacky presenter and jumpy contestants to make a good quiz show.

Gordon Burns is probably best known now as a local news presenter - which is where he is best suited frankly. He never really struck me as the Magnus Magnusson of the quiz show world. However, he let the quiz show run its course without interfering and trying to be the "star" of the show. By the mid-90s, the show had "dumbed down" to such an extent, with even the intelligence round being axed. That was the nail in the coffin for this once-loved show. Sorely missed by many.

Summary: Much missed quiz show