Trivial casting

Reality Wanted interviews the casting crew for Million Second Quiz. They say they want smart people. Okay, how smart is smart enough? The interviewer, a guy named Mark Long, apparently falls short of whatever the standard might be as he flunks his trivia audition. Axl Rose, sad to say, was not the original drummer for the Beatles.

The crew will be touring the country looking for contestants who want to be cooped up in a big hourglass for twelve days. Ryan Seacrest will torment the hardy souls with trivia until somebody finally wins some money. There will be a zillion and one social media tie-ins.

The casting folks say there will be no lifelines. Those cooped-up folks will be on their own. What if fights break out, like on Jerry Springer? Ah, don't worry. My guess is that everybody will get too worn down with trivia questions to care enough for a fight. It all starts happening September 9.