TV series
The Name of the Game
1968–1971 · 3 seasons
A glossy, star-powered 90-minute movie each week, with investigative intrigue and polished banter that feels like a luxurious, slightly dated night at the cinema.
- Created by
- Barry Shear, John Llewellyn Moxey
- Genres
- Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
- Starring
- Robert Stack, Gene Barry, Leslie Nielsen
- Overview
- The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense, cynical and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Media, power, corruption, crime
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Barry Shear, John Llewellyn Moxey
- Genres
- Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
- Starring
- Robert Stack, Gene Barry, Leslie Nielsen
