Format

There is a number of Tv games derived from board games: to mention only the Mattel brand, we can remember Guess Who, some formats inspired by Cluedo and others by Taboo (the official one with the same title, plus other “unofficial” ones).
Some of them worked (even though none has ever become a hit), but in other cases the operation is a bit of a stretch. Pictionary - a new game show set to premiere in the U.S. on September 12 on Fox-owned stations in major U.S. markets (produced by Fox First Run along with Bill’s Market and Television Production and hosted by Jerry O’Connell: pic) - seems to belong to the latter category.
The rules are as the board game, in which teams must try to guess a secret word, object or idea based on a teammate’s impromptu sketch. The series will pit two teams of three against each other, with each team to be led by a celebrity captain. Very funny to play, but maybe less effective to watch “passively”.

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