The big question

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The year is 2011, and as the Most Famous Television Producer in the World is walking down a wintry New York City block, he's accosted by a homeless-looking cripple who, like everyone else, insists he has the formula for the greatest TV show of all time. As it turns out, he does: Contestants will compete for one hundred million dollars. If they win, they're rich. If they lose, they face immediate on-camera execution--Publisher.

subjects: Fiction,  Game shows,  Reality television programs,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, humorous, general,  Television game shows