''You May Be Right'' is an Australian television
game show
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, jointly produced by and the
Seven Network
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, and hosted by ''
Dancing with the Stars
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'' judge
Todd McKenney
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As a theatre performer, he has appeared in numerous pr ...
. The show was aired on Sunday nights at 7:30pm and premiered on 13 August 2006. The format pitted two teams of Australian celebrities against each other, testing their knowledge on movies, music and television. Among the games involved are: ''Check It Out'', ''Crate Expectations'', ''Face Race'', ''Looney Tunes'', ''Slay That Song'' and ''What Happened Next''. The show's in-house band was the
Scared Weird Little Guys
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. The original working title for the pilot was ''Famous'', but was later changed to its current title. The show was based on the Swedish concept ''
Doobidoo
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Piotr Gasowski
- and an Australian version that goes by ''You may ...
''.
Criticism
The show was heavily criticised for its obvious similarities to the
ABC's ''
Spicks and Specks'':
On one of the first episodes of ''Spicks and Specks'' taped after ''You May Be Right''s cancellation, host
Adam Hills
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introduced the show by saying "Welcome to Spicks and Specks, the music quiz show that may be right."
Production problems
Seven bosses ordered a major overhaul, including new sets and lighting, after the first show was plagued by embarrassing production problems.
It took over four hours to tape the first one-hour show, due to various technical problems, faulty buzzers, over-running segments, and host Todd McKenney's repeated flubbing of his
teleprompted lines. Ten episodes were originally planned, but after declining ratings the show was cancelled within a month of being on air.
See also
* ''
Big Questions
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''
References
External links
You May Be Right – Yahoo!7 Official SiteOfficial Seven Corporate press releaseProduction company site – dSPBeyond
2000s Australian game shows
Seven Network original programming
2006 Australian television series debuts
2006 Australian television series endings
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