{"id":436735,"date":"2022-04-24T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-do-so-many-game-shows-have-blue-backgrounds\/"},"modified":"2022-04-24T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T15:00:18","slug":"why-do-so-many-game-shows-have-blue-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-so-many-game-shows-have-blue-backgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Do So Many Game Shows Have Blue Backgrounds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a301fa98f301\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a301fa98f301\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-so-many-game-shows-have-blue-backgrounds\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Do_So_Many_Game_Shows_Have_Blue_Backgrounds%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Do So Many Game Shows Have Blue Backgrounds?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Do_So_Many_Game_Shows_Have_Blue_Backgrounds%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Do So Many Game Shows Have Blue Backgrounds?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dont-forget-the-lyrics.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div> Fox recently dropped a teaser for <em>Don\u2019t Forget the Lyrics!<\/em>, the third iteration of the same <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> show to hit American television in the last 15 years. And like the first Fox version, the subsequent syndicated version, and <em>so many other game shows<\/em>, this Niecy Nash-fronted edition of <em>Don\u2019t Forget<\/em> has a set illuminated in blue hues.<\/p>\n<p>So, why do game shows stick to the ceruleans, cyans, and cobalts? Perhaps it\u2019s because blue is \u201ccalming and neutral enough to not overpower other imagery\u201d and \u201ccomplementary to human skin tones,\u201d <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscaststudio.com\/2019\/12\/05\/pantone-classic-blue-broadcast-design\/\">NewscastStudio<\/a><\/em> observes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sDhvxSPK5a8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sDhvxSPK5a8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason, game shows have been singing the blues for more than two decades now. \u201cThe color of mental effort is electric blue \u2014 at least if we\u2019re to believe the designers of television quiz shows,\u201d <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/columnists\/thomas-sutcliffe\/planet-quiz-2000-629416.html\">The Independent<\/a><\/em> columnist Thomas Sutcliffe wrote back in 2000. \u201cTurn on <em>Fifteen to One<\/em>, <em>The Weakest Link<\/em>, and <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?<\/em> and you\u2019ll see virtually the same color scheme and lighting setup \u2014 a raking, icy blue light that glares at the contestants and ricochets off the chrome and metal fittings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least these sets have gotten less severe as of late \u2014 Sutcliffe also said game shows at the time had an ambiance that was \u201ctwo parts gulag perimeter fence to one part police interrogation room.\u201d But the blues have remained. See photographic proof with these images from recent game shows.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Don\u2019t Forget the Lyrics!<\/em>, Premieres, Monday, May 23, 8\/7c, Fox<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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