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...wear an ugly orange and green floppy jester hat. For the final round, the top scorer is placed in the "Cylinder of Shush" (sort of like the "Cone of Silence" on "Get Smart") and competes against the clock, with 45 seconds to answer 10 questions from his/her "Savant Category" (pre-chosen by the player during the audition process). At the end of the week, the player with the highest cumulative score is crowned "Grand Savant" and wins the grand prize...

Author: By Murad S. Hussain, | Title: Who's the Idiot Now? | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...Virgin Spring was the source for his 1972 debut, Last House on the Left) and kept at it until he was mature enough to imitate himself. Scream, which has won some unaccountably indulgent reviews, is like his self-reverential Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994): an idiot-savant movie, knowing but not smart. For viewers who are not scholars of the slasher genre, the latest Craven will seem one more exercise in voyeuristic sadism, an excuse for the torturing of teens in tight sweaters. And that's exactly what this Scream dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A RICH FILM FEAST | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

...winner at the end of each day is pronounced the Savant, with the loser being named the Dunce...

Author: By Jessie M. Amberg, | Title: Hussain Will Appear on MTV | 12/7/1996 | See Source »

...week, the highest scoring competitor is graced with the title Grand Savant, and wins prizes ranging from a television set to surround sound speakers to a trip for two to the Middle East...

Author: By Jessie M. Amberg, | Title: Hussain Will Appear on MTV | 12/7/1996 | See Source »

...49ers], and now we're going back to see if they cleaned up after themselves." Privately, the Cowboys have expressed more concern than confidence in the game-management skills of Switzer. Yet to hear them talk after Sunday's game, Switzer is a sort of laissez-faire savant. "Nobody deserves this more than Barry," said Irvin. "He did a great thing and let his coaches coach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UGLY AMERICA'S TEAM | 1/29/1996 | See Source »

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