The Clever Method Of Control

by Zoe Pollock

"Reality" can be a precarious thing these days, but it doesn't stop us from looking for it on television, even in the darkest of settings. In an appreciated blast from the past, Lapham's Quarterly excerpts a voice in time - Edward Jurist, television writer and producer on various TV quiz shows, including Quiz Kids and $64,000 Challenge, testifying in Washington on rigged games:

Mr. Lishman: Were the contestants given the questions and answers in advance of the program?

Mr...