An issue i have already seen which may become stale over time is that the 1st 2 challenges are going to be the same for every episode. The only variation will be in the temple. Different puzzles will be substituted in every episode. Also is the timer set for television time (i.e an allotted time)
Well, that was rather jolly, and better than I expected. The set was as high a standard as you’d hope (a cut above, say, Raven in space) and the tone was really nicely measured throughout – positive, encouraging, optimistic and coherent while still managing to have a few silly jokes. The hosting was spot on; while Aldi C3PO and Lidl R2D2 looked like they had the potential to be annoying, even they worked well in context. The concept of having a single obstacle course, but four obstacles for the three teams to complete, presumably staggered so to avoid having two teams on the same obstacle, was a brave decision in terms of being able to follow the action and the progress of the race but worked well enough in practice. The middle round had the potential to be a bit dull but they dressed it up entertainingly enough to keep it visual and ever-changing. The endgame felt rather Super-Round-y and I quite liked the apparent moral dilemma which seemed to be more of a way to progress a team who were clearly stuck onto the more visual aspects, as being more interesting than seeing a team get stuck and time out early. The music was evocative, though never memorable.
Very glad I watched both episodes; not sure I’ll need to watch more unless it turns out there’s something I haven’t yet seen, but I would be very happy to watch at least some of a second series in the same universe. 7/10 at least and I’m not particularly a fan of the original property.
Thank you for linking to Spanish Knightmare, hosted by Brian Blessed’s gone-to-seed Spanish cousin after three bottles of Rioja. It’s pretty good; it skips between the most interesting rooms, and I greatly like the costumes. Big ol’ credit roll, too – a labour-intensive (or, at least, well-unionised) production.
An issue i have already seen which may become stale over time is that the 1st 2 challenges are going to be the same for every episode. The only variation will be in the temple. Different puzzles will be substituted in every episode. Also is the timer set for television time (i.e an allotted time)
Well, that was rather jolly, and better than I expected. The set was as high a standard as you’d hope (a cut above, say, Raven in space) and the tone was really nicely measured throughout – positive, encouraging, optimistic and coherent while still managing to have a few silly jokes. The hosting was spot on; while Aldi C3PO and Lidl R2D2 looked like they had the potential to be annoying, even they worked well in context. The concept of having a single obstacle course, but four obstacles for the three teams to complete, presumably staggered so to avoid having two teams on the same obstacle, was a brave decision in terms of being able to follow the action and the progress of the race but worked well enough in practice. The middle round had the potential to be a bit dull but they dressed it up entertainingly enough to keep it visual and ever-changing. The endgame felt rather Super-Round-y and I quite liked the apparent moral dilemma which seemed to be more of a way to progress a team who were clearly stuck onto the more visual aspects, as being more interesting than seeing a team get stuck and time out early. The music was evocative, though never memorable.
Very glad I watched both episodes; not sure I’ll need to watch more unless it turns out there’s something I haven’t yet seen, but I would be very happy to watch at least some of a second series in the same universe. 7/10 at least and I’m not particularly a fan of the original property.
Basically agree, a well produced show I’ve no real need to watch again. They could probably turn the music down a bit though.
The multi-approach obstacle course is a Survivor staple, and in fact Raven did something similar in its gritty reboot.
Thank you for linking to Spanish Knightmare, hosted by Brian Blessed’s gone-to-seed Spanish cousin after three bottles of Rioja. It’s pretty good; it skips between the most interesting rooms, and I greatly like the costumes. Big ol’ credit roll, too – a labour-intensive (or, at least, well-unionised) production.