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becrystalamazed · 15 days ago

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The UK just can't make a gameshow without involving fighting something or killing someone or someone dying or being hunted for sport or imprisoned forever. Recreating The Hunger Games but fake since 28 years before it was published. Ridiculously melodramatic.

#This was prompted by a combination of the latest Channel 4 commissions #the current broadcast roster #and a conversation with a friend about the murder gameshow horror trope and getting to tell them that adventure gameshows started it from p #with The Adventure Game's evaporation and Knightmare's straight death.#gameshows #game shows #uk tv #To clarify I'm very not complaining but at a certain point you've got to acknowledge it's a bit silly.

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