Except, I know and remember Howie all too well, and for that reason would much prefer the British hosts (or almost anyone else) to him. I tried one episode of BS and bailed. To be fair, it was not just Mandel; the contestants were also extremely unlikable, which seems to be a common problem for most of the Netflix game/reality shows I have sampled. I got to the last two episodes of “Is it Cake?” And realized I still did not like or care enough about any of the contestants to give a damn about who won (though there probably one or two I disliked enough to have an active rooting interest against - I may go watch the end some time I guess).
On Tue, 17 May 2022 at 12:50 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the issue here is that game shows don't really travel. Well - the > formats do, but they require localisation. > > While "Bullsh!t the Game Show" may be *available* on Netflix in the UK, > whether viewers are actually watching it is another question altogether. > Howie Mandel may be a massively known host in the US, but over here I > suspect a handful of older viewers would remember him from St Elsewhere and > that's about it. Whereas the newly announced "Cheat" has Danny Dyer and > Ellie Taylor as hosts. Dyer has been in one of our big soaps for years (and > presents another gameshow on BBC1 called "The Wall"), while Taylor is a > known comic. This is squarely aimed at a UK audience and I doubt many > viewers in the US will be tuning in. > > I see in the new schedules that NBC has a version of "The Wheel" - and > despite using the same British host, comedian Michael McIntyre, NBC > obviously isn't going to show the BBC episodes. I guess when game shows > need to appeal to local audiences, they're thinking about how > viewers determine which contestant they root for. Is it the one from your > city/town/state/wherever? The one who's brief life-history closest reflects > yours? The one you find most attractive? All of that is easier if the show > is localised. > > As for two game shows with similar-ish premises at the same time? Think > about how many competitive singing shows there are at any point. Often on > the same network. In any case, these shows sound more distinct from each > other than most of CBS's primetime lineup! > > > Adam > > On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 8:09 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Netflix's UK division has announced for 2023 a new game show called >> "Cheat" from Fremantle, where contestants can win big bucks by cheating--if >> the other contestants don't catch them in the act: >> >> >> http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/05/16/danny-dyer-and-ellie-taylor-to-host-new-netflix-quiz-show-cheat-117410/20220516netflix01/ >> >> There's just one little problem--it sure sounds a lot like Netflix's >> current "Bullsh!t the Game Show," which is produced by ITV for Netflix's >> U.S. division at their new Albuquerque facility and is seen in the UK by >> Netflix subscribers. If it is true that all Netflix originals are >> available to all of their subscribers worldwide (witness the fact that >> shows like "Squid Game" and "Lupin" are available to U.S. subscribers and >> popular), WTF would they basically do two versions of the same premise from >> two different suppliers, the only difference being that on one the >> contestants are playing for U.S. currency and on the other they're playing >> for pound sterling? Yeah, "Best Shazam" and the "Name That Tune" reboot >> are essentially the same premise, but they're only being seen on the same >> network in the U.S. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/be945db2-64d6-41bf-9d4a-9d526597ffe7n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/be945db2-64d6-41bf-9d4a-9d526597ffe7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDiichEP-W2bdUY9ySPvEe2TzjUxDiy6_V2-Dys1xn3bQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDiichEP-W2bdUY9ySPvEe2TzjUxDiy6_V2-Dys1xn3bQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJH%2B6Jz7eXkb5dWgRqpO2k%2B9vU8Odc1jZW85Jwe8uGz8w%40mail.gmail.com.
