Maybe the show would’ve benefited from being extended to 75 or even 90 minutes however inconvenient that might be.Īyoade tried to make his mark on the show by using some quirky terminology, such as describing the length of games as “mins” instead of minutes, and “ALIS” for an automatic lock-in game. Also, fewer games were played, simply because there are more advert breaks in an hour nowadays. The four time zones were back, with the return of the Industrial zone replacing Ocean, along with Aztec, Medieval, and Futuristic. As the structure of TV had changed rather a lot since the last series, there were several changes to the format, including a remix of the famous theme music.įirstly, a team of five would take part instead of six, and they would all know one another beforehand instead of being put together. He would be best known to viewers for appearing in various comedy shows including Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh, and The IT Crowd, and I remember watching him in all of them. Who could possibly fill the shoes of Richard O’Brien and Ed Tudor-Pole and become the new maze master? Although hopefully they would be given their own shoes…
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However, this was successful enough for there to be a full series announced, the first for 22 years. After this did well, in 2016 it was announced that The Crystal Maze would finally return to the screen, but only as a one-off special for charity. Long after it ended, it was still fondly remembered by many people including myself, it frequently topped greatest TV show lists, and maybe more than any other game show in UK TV history it was the one that viewers hoped would return to the screen one day.Ī few years ago The Crystal Maze Experience opened where people could play games in a replica of the maze. It was widely regarded by viewers as one of the all-time great UK game shows, especially when Richard O’Brien was the host.
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The Crystal Maze originally ran for six series on Channel 4 in the 90s.
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The Crystal Maze (Channel 4, 2016-present)