HotSpell
| HotSpell | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Written by | Justine Flynn Steve Rothwell |
| Directed by | Jennifer Cummins |
| Presented by | Michael Tuahine |
| Composer | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jennifer Cummins Justine Flynn |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 24 August[1] – 2 September 2007[1] |
HotSpell is an Australian game show, in which children competed against each other in a Spelling bee competition Hosted by Michael Tuahine, it was broadcast in 2007. Chosen from over 1000 applicants 20 children aged from 9 to 13 competed over a series of ten episodes.[1] It consisted of three rounds, first each contestant is asked to spell four increasingly difficult words, then a timed round trying to spell as many words as possible then finally a round where contestants buzz in for the change to try spell a word.[2]
Debi Enker in the Age wrote "It might be laudable as an exercise in making good spelling seem exciting but as viewing it's fairly d-u-l-l."[3]
References
- ^ a b c Perry, Phillipa (17 August 2007), "Comic kids cast a spell", The West Australian
- ^ Molitorisz, Sacha (20 August 2007), "How do you spell precocious?", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Enker, Debi (24 August 2007), "HotSpell", The Sydney Morning Herald