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The Cube has fast become one of ITV's biggest game shows and the fact that it's been turned into 'celebrity' and 'Olympic' specials only reinforce this. However since Mo Farah defeated the cube in an episode aired this summer (and repeated several times just in case anyone missed it) the show for me has lost it's edge because now we know that the Cube can be beaten what really is the point? It's like Deal or No Deal or Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - once we've seen one person win the jackpot we've seen it. It's not exciting anymore and no amount of 'new games' really replace that buzz.Of course as yet a member of the general public winning the big money but once that happens (and we have the surely inevitable show where host Phillip Schofield has a go) I think the Cube could soon face being boxed up.
Jackson Booth-Millard
I assumed that this was a game-show originally made in America and brought to Britain, but it was an original idea, and from episode one, I was pretty hooked. Hosted by Philip Schofield, this sees a contestant playing seven games in a large Perspex cube to win a large cash prize. This is how it works out: 1 = £1000, 2 = £2000, 3 = £10,000, 4 = £20,000, 5 = £50,000, 6 = £100,000 and 7 = £250,000. The aim of the game is to complete the seemingly easy task inside The Cube to win the cash. The player has nine lives to play with, and after completing the first round they have the chance to Simplify the game, make it a little easier, in whatever way The Cube chooses), and they can also use a Trial Run to see if they are capable of doing the game in general. The show is really quite gripping to see if the contestant can complete the game that looks easy, but actually isn't when they get going. But what is also really cool about the show is impressive camera work and filming techniques used, such as paused spinning and slow-motion. Very good!
