One of the most asked questions I get is “What’s going on with the new interactive game show GSN was supposed to be giving information out in early 2008?” While I don’t think it’s going to be like Playmania (so don’t get your hopes up. If it’s what I think it is, be expecting something more studio based and recent), something like this would be cool.

Italy is showing signs of a new interactive quiz show called Gossip Quiz. Imagine 1 VS 100’s Last Man Standing. Now throw in a touch of Playmania and that’s what you’ll get. Viewers call a special number in advance and get set to play. Once the game starts, the host gives questions and gives instructions how to play. If you miss, you’re out of the game. If you’re the final surviving person, you win the money accumulated throughout the show. Pretty cool idea if you ask me.

According to an article from Haaretz, the US has a competiting software system called OpenTV in development. Something like this could make for a very interesting, nice quiz show from GSN. I’m a big fan of interactive games, and that’s something GSN recently got rid of.