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went beyond merely finding appealing players by actually manipulating them: providing certain contestants with answers in advance, and scripting games and the players' mannerisms in the isolation booth. It was a process the producers duplicated for
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Enright believed they needed to find heroes and villains — contestants the audience would either root for or root against. Though not illegal at the time, Enright and his assistant producer
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as "a dismal failure. It was just plain dull." Contestants repeatedly missed questions and, in
Enright's own words, "It lacked all drama; it lacked all suspense. The next morning the sponsor (
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