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.
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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.