Crystal Maze – reality blurred

The 1990s cult classic game/reality show, and its 2020 U.S. adaptation, both have with challenges set in four zones.

Team captain Elias Blair tries a challenge in the Aztec Zone of The Crystal Maze while his family members look on and try to help

Nickelodeon’s Crystal Maze is a win for fans of both the UK show and reality TV challenges

The Crystal Maze offers eight simple but challenging and watchable challenges per episode, connected by Adam Conover’s energy and improv.

Adam Conover, the host/maze master of Nickelodeon's The Crystal Maze

The Crystal Maze is coming to the US, with Adam Conover hosting

Watch a preview of Nickelodeon’s US version of The Crystal Maze, which will be hosted by Adam Ruins Everything’s Adam Conover.

The Crystal Maze Richard O'Brien

I just discovered The Crystal Maze. What is this weird magic?

The 1990s game show The Crystal Maze, hosted by an amazing Richard O’Brien, is a must-watch, if only to see how fascinatingly weird it was.

about reality blurred

I’m Andy Dehnart, a writer who obsessively and critically covers reality TV, focusing on how it’s made and what it means.

I created reality blurred 20 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found. Today, I review and recommend reality shows, documentaries, and nonfiction entertainment; analyze news and report from behind the scenes; and interview people who create and star in reality TV shows. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too.

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