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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 8, 2023 18:19:31 GMT
Is this the same Survivor format that’s huge in the U.S?  Im not saying it’s not entertaining but it’s I’m a celeb mashed up with Bear Grylls Island. in other words basic AF. |
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Post by marob on Nov 8, 2023 22:23:08 GMT
Keep meaning to give this a go. I know I watched the original series, but don’t remember it at all other than the winner becoming tabloid fodder.
The revived Big Brother is taking up a lot of viewing time at the moment though. Crap, but watchable crap. Wish they’d ditch all the task rubbish and just focus on the people and their interactions as that’s when I find it fascinating. It’s lost something in it’s move to ITV though. It feels blander. And it’s absolutely rammed with product placement. Once this one is done I won’t be bothering with any future series.
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 9, 2023 0:24:13 GMT
Is this the same Survivor format that’s huge in the U.S? Im not saying it’s not entertaining but it’s I’m a celeb mashed up with Bear Grylls Island. in other words basic AF. We are quite enjoying it. I don’t think it will be back again given the reports of mega low ratings. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2023 11:22:04 GMT
Yep the original in early 2000's was/is huge in the US but never took off over here. I've not watched the new BB series as it doesn't seem the same and people in there weren't that interesting.
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Post by n1david on Nov 9, 2023 18:24:01 GMT
Joel Dommett is the wrong choice for this. His "witty" asides and tongue-in-cheek tone aren't quite right for a show that wants to about plotting and scheming. Claudia got the tone right in Traitors where she knew when to be light and when to be serious. When ITV did the original series they got the newsreader Mark Austin to host. Joel is perfect for the absurd Masked Singer but not here. I'm watching it because I started watching it and it keeps popping up on my box but I doubt I'll stick with it.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Nov 9, 2023 20:52:16 GMT
They've massively shot themselves in the foot by having it on weekly.
It should have been nightly like Traitors was.
It's got better as it's gone on, but the early episodes aren't interesting enough and you could easily forget by the following week that it's on.
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Post by Jon on Nov 9, 2023 23:52:13 GMT
They've massively shot themselves in the foot by having it on weekly. It should have been nightly like Traitors was. It's got better as it's gone on, but the early episodes aren't interesting enough and you could easily forget by the following week that it's on. It's not really weekly, it's twice a week. The Traitors was weekly as well but it was 3 episodes over 4 weeks. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Nov 10, 2023 6:32:56 GMT
They've massively shot themselves in the foot by having it on weekly. It should have been nightly like Traitors was. It's got better as it's gone on, but the early episodes aren't interesting enough and you could easily forget by the following week that it's on. It's not really weekly, it's twice a week. The Traitors was weekly as well but it was 3 episodes over 4 weeks. Yes i know, but at the weekend so you still have to basically wait a week. Traitors was more regular and closer together, it felt more intense and almost live so you got into it and it added to its compulsive viewing factor. |
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 10, 2023 10:15:41 GMT
Joel Dommett is the wrong choice for this. His "witty" asides and tongue-in-cheek tone aren't quite right for a show that wants to about plotting and scheming. Claudia got the tone right in Traitors where she knew when to be light and when to be serious. When ITV did the original series they got the newsreader Mark Austin to host. Joel is perfect for the absurd Masked Singer but not here. I'm watching it because I started watching it and it keeps popping up on my box but I doubt I'll stick with it. Disagree. Love him on this. |
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Post by d'James on Nov 10, 2023 13:22:05 GMT
Joel Dommett is the wrong choice for this. His "witty" asides and tongue-in-cheek tone aren't quite right for a show that wants to about plotting and scheming. Claudia got the tone right in Traitors where she knew when to be light and when to be serious. When ITV did the original series they got the newsreader Mark Austin to host. Joel is perfect for the absurd Masked Singer but not here. I'm watching it because I started watching it and it keeps popping up on my box but I doubt I'll stick with it. Disagree. Love him on this. I’ve given up on it because of him. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 10, 2023 13:27:14 GMT
He’s not very good at the bit where he interviews the losing team about who should be eliminated. You want someone whose going to make them feel uncomfortable but Joel is a bit too nice.
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Post by Deal J on Nov 10, 2023 15:30:07 GMT
I'm quite enjoying this show, I like the tactical elements and some of the challenges seem pretty brutal, more entertaining than the tasks in Traitors.
I didn't think Leilani would last 5 minutes, she's hilariously camp - even more so when you find out she's the same Leilani who released some chart-dodging silliness between 1999-2000.
Here she is with her debut Madness Thing which reached #19. It was followed with Do You Want Me? (#40) and Flying Elvis (#73).
I did buy some of her singles, purely for their Almighty remixes of course... does that make it any better? Possibly yes, probably no!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 21, 2023 16:15:59 GMT
That was a very strategic weekend wasn’t it? Lots of double dealing and fake alliances. I felt a bit sorry for Shai before because nobody seemed to like him but true colours were finally shown!
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