The Chamber

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The Chamber
File:The Chamber logo.png Torture: the Game Show
Genre: Game Show Country: United States Release Date: January 13-January 25, 2002 Network(s): Fox Created by: Don Weiner Starring: Rick Schwartz Seasons: 1 Episodes: 6 (3 unaired)

The Chamber is a short-lived American game show that aired on Fox from January 12 to January 25, 2002.

Premise

The show had contestants answer questions while hooked to a torture chamber. Before entering, the contestant would sign a release form. The goal was to answer as many questions and to last as long in the chamber as long as possible. Each correct answer was worth $1000. The two chambers that were shown on the show were the "Hot Chamber" and the "Cold Chamber". The game would end if two consecutive questions were answered incorrectly or the staff or contestant decide that they can't last in the chamber much longer. If the game ended that way the money would be cut in half.

Why It's Torture

1. The premise alone was stupid and dangerous. Who would ever want to be strapped to a torture chamber?
2. It was a ripoff of ABC's The Chair, which was already a bad show in of itself.
3. Rick Schwartz was a terrible and mean spirited host.
4. The qualifying round wasn't much better, as it was a ripoff of the Seesaw category from Tic Tac Dough.
5. The two chambers shown on the show were the exact same, just in different temperatures.
6. One of the contestants, Scott Brown, managed to survive all seven levels of the Cold Chamber, but was hospitalized for hypothermia. Luckily, he sued the show and won the lawsuit.

Redeeming Qualities

1. As mentioned above, Scott Brown sued the show and got it cancelled after he was hospitalized for hypothermia because of how dangerous the torture chamber was.

Reception

The show was panned by critics, viewers, and contestants alike, and is considered to be one of the worst, if not the worst game show(s) of all time. The series lasted only 6 episodes; three of which never aired.

It currently has an IMDb rating of 4.1/10.

External Links

• Game Show Garbage's review
• The Chamber (2002) at the Internet Movie Database

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