Lancashire2020 t1_j5bm89i wrote on January 21, 2023 at 8:42 PM

I got hooked on the version they did here in the UK a few weeks back and then got really excited when I saw there was now a US version, but I really wasn't a fan of the way they translated the concept. It's honestly really bizarre how toned-up and American TV everything is despite the format and location being the same, Alan Cumming is fine (love the outfits) but the contestants were incredibly irritating and made me stop after about twenty-odd minutes.

I was especially not into them bringing in existing reality TV stars (wasn't familiar with any of them so I didn't have the benefit of recognising and liking them going in) and the fact that the tasks are exactly the same was kind of the nail in the coffin for me.

I will say I'm obviously not the target audience as an English person. It very much feels like the intention is for the show to be geared towards the country each version is made for and you're not really supposed to jump between them because you start seeing repeated tasks and whatnot, and the general vibe of the contestants can be jarring if you're not from that country, especially in this case.

It is a great format, though! Watching the UK version was edge-of-the-seat stuff, which was new for me as someone who usually isn't a fan of reality stuff at all, it felt like the best aspects of early big brother combined with Cluedo.

BKAFC t1_j5brg7k wrote on January 21, 2023 at 9:18 PM

I’d definitely recommend the Australian version, no celebs just normal people and some excellent gameplay.

I found it on par with if not better than the UK version (whilst I really liked the UK version, the poor faithful were annoyingly dense!).

Tweegyjambo t1_j5bojn2 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 8:58 PM

Pretty much what my Mrs said about it too. She loved the UK version. (We're Scottish)

Personal_Captain5317 t1_j5wlhn5 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 1:43 AM

Curious as a scot, was Alan’s accent accurate, I thought maybe he turned it up a notch.

Look_Alive t1_j5cgvm0 wrote on January 22, 2023 at 12:12 AM

> (wasn't familiar with any of them so I didn't have the benefit of recognising and liking them going in)

The production company said that they wanted to see if anyone benefited or suffered from the reputation they already had when going into the show. As someone from the UK, that was lost on me, although some things were brought up at roundtables where it was clear certain contestants had done duplicitous things in the past on other shows - it was still enjoyable enough, with a couple of shocks and some tension, but not a patch on the British one.