It looks like the geniuses behind The Genius are making a new show called Code.
According to multiple industry insiders on Thursday, the show will air on JTBC and involves celebrities competing with each other to solve quizzes.
This link from Bumdidlyumtious’ Twitter when translated suggests this is may well be a follow up to a semi-regular show that aired last year called Box, which sounds as though it’s a escape-room concept as a long-form reality show (i.e. the set has got a bed in it), if anyone knows where to see a copy do let us know. Bump didn’t sound too enamoured with it. Edit: It’s not escape-room-esque in the slightest.
In other news Sangmin and Dongmin are returning in a show called BangShiPop where they get to produce any sort of show they want. Here is a trailer which features other familiar faces:
Sounds like tvN approached Dave and they ended up with “Lee Sangmin: As Yet Untitled”
These both sound quite interesting, I look forward to seeing if we get translations of either.
For unsubbed EPs of Box, go to Dailymotion and search for JTBC Box.
Ta, will have a look over weekend.
promo for Tanto Vale 🙂
Right Box isn’t Escape Room based at all.
11 people in a room, each has selected a prize for the prize gallery situated at the end of the room.
During each timed period the group have to determine which one of them will leave empty handed. They can use any method they like to determine a loser, there are odd pieces of equipment inside the otherwise sparse studio to help them do this.
If a loser can’t be agreed in the time they will be forced to draw lots, and the loser has to pick someone else to take with them.
It looks like the last three remaining gets to take their prize.
Meanwhile Sangmin and a middle-aged gent act as Big Brother.
Although there appears to be a twist where the losers watch on and vote on proceedings.
Right A-ha, I’ve got the ending wrong.
When you lose, you secretly give your prize (as a box) to someone else, and if *they* get eliminated they pass everything onto someone else and so on.
The final two players are shown the box routes to get to them and they have to work out whose prizes are in their their possession. Whoever has the most right wins.
It’s *something* like that, I think I’ve missed a nuance somewhere. Would be intrigued by a translation.
I’m just taking a quick look into this Box thing. Great they also use Extreme Ways. That should be a thing everywhere around the world!