[tellyblues]

Well the a key reason 100% had no gimmicks was because it was an early Channel 5 show, and most shows from that era on that network were all done pretty much on the cheap. 100% of course done so miniscule it probably could have been done in a cupboard somewhere.

Whittle had a larger set, though it was a rehash of an earlier ITV show in new colours...

And now it's back to being an ITV show but with common sense and logic based questions.

The major problem with Jeopardy finding an audience in the UK is the slot it has been commissioned for. That's not solely to do with it being an ITV show which does make it stick out like a sort thumb but it's the seemingly lack of demand for "intelligent" quizzes at that time that also puts it at a disadvantage. Years ago you had Fifteen To One, Catchword, Turnabout, Incognito... now it's shows with a fair share of questions on popular culture so hardly ITV's fault in that regard. Jeopardy also suffers from being an hour long show, similar to Riddiculous (which perhaps also is seen as high-brow) which would be better at half an hour with just riddles, but what ITV wants, ITV gets.

In any case, I think Jeopardy on BBC2 at 30 mins with the same overall energy, devoid of fun, lack of buzzer sounds and the repetitive "what/who is... no I can't accept that as you didn't say..." would flounder fast. Other shows are of the pub quiz variety - if you tried jobsworth juvenile Jeopardy tactics in a pub there'd be no pub left.