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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ sound of gunfire ] as far back as i can remember, i always wanted to be a gangster. >> "goodfellas" is like, fasten your seatbelts, im going to kick the shit out of you for two and a half hours, and youre going to love it. >> there have been so many gangster movies, so many mob movies. is it really possible that in 1990 martin scorsese will be able to make a gangster movie that has something to say that hasnt already been said a million times? ...

The late 1950s quiz show scandals have much to tell us about truth, trust, and American history in the mid-20th century.

In the news for the week ending August 18, 2023, are a weird geographic failure, a tax quiz, a question of galactic proportions, lemonade, and more.

The series is definitely geared towards the casual fan, but game show nuts won't have too much to complain about.

A new four-part docuseries “The Game Show Show” from ABC News Studios delves into the 80-year history of one of the most beloved and long-lasting TV genres of our time.

This week, we feature an inspiring documentary about a music icon’s redemption and a warm family drama about ...

>> if you were a kid, would you want to be an annoying jewish guy with a sidewall haircut? >> as i kid, i lived through that "quiz show" period. >> ill try for three, three points. >> i wanted john turturro to play herb stempel, a guy that was from a lower-class area, and he rose to fame. and then certain people were beginning to get tired of him because he wasnt that pleasant to look at. but nobody could beat the guy, he was so sharp. thats when they came up with the idea, what if we find someb...

"Night at the Opera," "Schindler's List," "The Prince of Egypt" and Mel Brooks have provided some of the most memorable Jewish scenes in the canon.

>> why was kennedy killed? who benefitted? who has the power to cover it up? >> and what oliver stone is saying, you cant trust anybody. >> back at a time when the nation was captivated by this game show, and it becomes a story about truth and the perversion of truth in the name of entertainment. >> youre young, youre clean-cut, youre from a prominent family -- >> what about herbert stem ple? >> i love him. >> if you were a kid, would you want to be an annoying jewish guy with a sidewall haircut...

>> why was kennedy killed? who benefited? who has the power to cover it up? >> and oliver stone is saying, you cant trust anybody. >> ten, nine, eight, seven -- >> the nation was captivated by this game show, and it becomes the story about the truth and the perversion of truth in the name of entertainment. kids would run to do their homework to be like charles van doren. >> what about herbert -- >> i love him. people dont like him. kids dont look up to him. >> if you were a kid, would you want t...