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==General== | |||
*Hit reality television series | *Hit reality television series | ||
*Production company [[Fraction Media]] | *Production company [[Fraction Media]] | ||
*In its eighth season (as of 2005) | *In its eighth season (as of 2005) | ||
**No official word on if the show is to be continued into a inth season, but given it's popularity, it seems quite likely. | |||
*Includes scientists, doctors, humanities students and a [[PCAG]] finalist | *Includes scientists, doctors, humanities students and a [[PCAG]] finalist | ||
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==Descriptive== | |||
*The show has continually evolved, from a risky pilot to one of Perplex City's most watched shows. | *The show has continually evolved, from a risky pilot to one of Perplex City's most watched shows. | ||
*Twelve researchers are confined in a lab complex for months to conduct research. | *Twelve researchers are confined in a lab complex for months to conduct research. | ||
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==2004 Season== | |||
===Contestants=== | |||
*[[Evan Boch]] won last year's season, and will be covering the new season for the [[Perplex City Sentinel]] | *[[Evan Boch]] won last year's season, and will be covering the new season for the [[Perplex City Sentinel]] | ||
===2005 Season=== | ===2005 Season=== | ||
*New season will begin June 24 in a special location north of the city | *New season will begin June 24 in a special location north of the city | ||
*Weekly puzzle challenges will play a greater role and will involve more audience participation | *Weekly puzzle challenges will play a greater role and will involve more audience participation | ||
Contestants: | |||
* [[Kevin Alten]], a proteomics graduate student from [[Marmalejo College]] | * [[Kevin Alten]], a proteomics graduate student from [[Marmalejo College]] | ||
* [[Torin Cornforth]], a history undergraduate from [[Perplex City University]] | * [[Torin Cornforth]], a history undergraduate from [[Perplex City University]] | ||
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==References== | |||
*[[Perplex City Sentinel]] | |||
*Perplex City Sentinel | |||
**article, 19-MAY-05 "New '[[The Lab]]' Announced" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/new_the_lab_ann.html link]) | **article, 19-MAY-05 "New '[[The Lab]]' Announced" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/new_the_lab_ann.html link]) | ||
**article, 22-JUN-05 "Names of Six '[[The Lab]]' Contestants Leaked" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/six_contestants.html link]) | **article, 22-JUN-05 "Names of Six '[[The Lab]]' Contestants Leaked" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/six_contestants.html link]) | ||
*[[Puzzle Cards]] | |||
**{{Card|075|Poison Pill}} | |||
**{{Card|148|Serious Scientific Sokoban}} | |||
Revision as of 16:33, 28 July 2006
General
- Hit reality television series
- Production company Fraction Media
- In its eighth season (as of 2005)
- No official word on if the show is to be continued into a inth season, but given it's popularity, it seems quite likely.
- Includes scientists, doctors, humanities students and a PCAG finalist
- Airtime is 7pm Friday evenings.
Descriptive
- The show has continually evolved, from a risky pilot to one of Perplex City's most watched shows.
- Twelve researchers are confined in a lab complex for months to conduct research.
- Producers make contestants compete for equipment, space and a share of the weekly budget
- Under constant threat of weekly eviction if they fail at puzzle challenges
- Performance is judged by guest professors from the University and the Academy.
- The constant pressure to achieve often results in outstanding research and blazing on-screen romances
2004 Season
Contestants
- Evan Boch won last year's season, and will be covering the new season for the Perplex City Sentinel
2005 Season
- New season will begin June 24 in a special location north of the city
- Weekly puzzle challenges will play a greater role and will involve more audience participation
Contestants:
- Kevin Alten, a proteomics graduate student from Marmalejo College
- Torin Cornforth, a history undergraduate from Perplex City University
- Ryman Gardner, senior PCAG player and visiting fellow at the Academy
- Louise Haydock, a neuroscientist from Perplex City University
- Shakti Sekand, epidemiology researcher at Marmalejo College
- Kalli Shepuse, a theoretical physicist at the Rose Institute
