# Name that Gameshow! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306 "2016-06-02T13:16:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/1 "2016-06-02T13:16:40Z")
I’m trying to remember the name of a trivia/quiz game show from a few years ago. Some details are sketchy as the memory is hazy. [ul] [li]It was within the last 10 years, I believe[/li][li]It was a limited run; there were only 10 episodes or so. There might have been two “seasons”[/li][li]The name of the show was a multi-word phrase[/li][li]Two teams competed against each other[/li][li]The host had a very dry sense of humor[/li][/ul] Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/2 "2016-06-02T13:22:06Z")
Oh, one other thing, it was on during prime time. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/3 "2016-06-02T13:28:50Z")
[Primetime Game Shows](http://gameshows.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Primetime_shows) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/4 "2016-06-02T13:29:11Z")
You Don’t Know Jack? ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/5 "2016-06-02T13:34:02Z")
The Weakest Link? Note that the primetime version had a limited run, but there was a later daytime version with a different host. Also note that there was a British version, too. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/6 "2016-06-02T14:21:50Z")
Apparently I’m NOT the weakest link, as I finally had Google success! > **[The World Series of Pop Culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Series_of_Pop_Culture)** > > The World Series of Pop Culture (also known as 2007 World Series of Pop Culture in season 2) was a VH1 game show tournament program sponsored by Alltel Wireless, based on Entertainment Weekly's Pop Culture Quiz. Sixteen teams, comprising three people each, compete to determine which team, collectively, knows the most about elements of popular culture. One of the teams each season ("Almost Perfect Strangers" in season 1, "Almost Perfect Strangers 2.0" in season 2) was made up of three qualifiers ... Thanks for everyone’s suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/7 "2016-06-02T14:24:51Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > The Weakest Link? > > Note that the primetime version had a limited run, but there was a later daytime version with a different host. Also note that there was a British version, too. I’ve seen several versions of this in different countries. In each one, the host (a woman) is a clone of the others. To say her sense of humor is “dry” is something of an understatement. She could be really cruel to the contestants. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/8 "2016-06-02T23:50:46Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Apparently I’m NOT the weakest link, as I finally had Google success! > > [The World Series of Pop Culture - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Series_of_Pop_Culture) > > Thanks for everyone’s suggestions. This was an awesome show, both in terms of format and the questions they asked. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/9 "2016-06-03T04:36:11Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > The Weakest Link? > > Note that the primetime version had a limited run, but there was a later daytime version with a different host. Also note that there was a British version, too. Actually, since _The Weakest Link_ originated on the BBC, it would be more accurate to say there was an American version, too. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/10 "2016-06-03T19:17:26Z")
My favorite bit from World Series of Pop Culture was when the category was “Those talented Baldwin Brothers” and the host explained the category saying it was a category all about Alec Baldwin. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/11 "2016-06-03T19:24:26Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > This was an awesome show, both in terms of format and the questions they asked. The one thing I didn’t like about it was, it had a strange definition of “pop culture.” For example, the contestants were expected to know the names of the actors (including the ones who played Brandon & Brenda’s parents) on the first season of _Beverly Hills 90210_, but only the characters’ names from the first season of _Lost_. Also, in the second season, the only TV show that started before late 1989 that was even mentioned was _The Brady Bunch_, and the music questions were entirely rock, pop, or rap/hip-hop - except that one tiebreaker asked for the names of Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year winners, which drew gasps from the audience. The questions that aired were also much easier than the ones they had to answer in the qualifying test, although that can be attributed to the “If the questions are too hard for the audience to answer, then nobody is going to watch the show” mentality. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-gameshow/756306/12 "2016-06-03T19:43:43Z")
I really liked the show, I wish they would bring it back.