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Posted by: Mack May 8 2017, 11:59 AM

Which is the worst gameshow concept that you've seen?

For me, it would be:

Shafted: - Hosted by a very unpopular host, Robert Kilroy-Silk, just plain awful.
Don't Scare The Hare- - The lowest point of Sue Perkins career as the hare. Should have been on something like CBBC.
The Bank Job- A rip-off version of Golden Balls at the end, just droned on this did.
101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow

Posted by: J▲hq May 8 2017, 03:04 PM

The Chase.

Posted by: danG May 8 2017, 03:38 PM

there surely can't be anything worse than Don't Scare The Hare, right?

Posted by: Mack Jun 1 2017, 10:49 PM

Naked Jungle with Keith Chegwin getting his tackle out. It really did happen.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/06/05/naked-jungle-keith-chegwin-presenter_n_7517864.html

Posted by: awardinary Jun 1 2017, 10:53 PM

We need more gameshows like Gladiators back in the day. Physical challenges please.

Posted by: Dusty Muffin Jun 1 2017, 11:05 PM

The National Lottery ones were dull to sit through waiting for the draw.

Posted by: DalekTurret32 Jun 2 2017, 01:03 AM

QUOTE(Mack @ May 8 2017, 12:59 PM) *
101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow


LOL, I remember seeing an advert of this with the people in shopping trolleys being pushed into a swimming pool from a great height. Looked insane as heck.

Posted by: T Boy in Weeyals Jun 2 2017, 07:48 AM

I remember Anthea Turner and her sister hosting Your Kids In Charge where children of each family would decide which adults compete in which rounds. The budget was so low that one of the rounds was people sitting on a huge empty stage crouched over a tiny game of Buckaroo.

Posted by: Suedehead2 Jun 2 2017, 05:42 PM

I never saw it but I suspect this was terrible


Posted by: Brett-Butler Jun 2 2017, 06:40 PM

I actually quite liked Shafted, even with Kilroy as the host, with the exception of its endgame, which was the first to use the "Prisoners Dilemna" endgame about 6 years before Goldenballs used it. Goodness, I really dislike the Prisoners Dilemna in gameshows...

The Brian Connolly-fronted Judgement Day was pretty terrible (cancelled after 2 episodes), and Move On Up, which was one of the raft of gameshows that Channel 5 showed in its early years, was fairly incomprehensible, although it did have a very jaunty theme tune, which I've just realised is on YouTube. I haven't heard it for nearly 20 years and it's still stuck in my head -



Greed on Channel 5 was pretty awful as well.

Posted by: Brett-Butler Jun 2 2017, 06:44 PM

Oh, whilst I'm on a roll, "No Win, No Fee", hosted by Paul Ross, was rather dire. The "twist" was that Paul Ross only got paid for hosting the show if no contestants won, but the mechanics of the game were incredibly repetitive and unengaging.

I'm starting to realise just how many gameshows I actually watched as a child. It must be why I grew into the well adjusted, well rounded individual I am today.

Posted by: Suedehead2 Jun 2 2017, 07:18 PM

QUOTE(Brett-Butler @ Jun 2 2017, 07:44 PM) *
Oh, whilst I'm on a roll, "No Win, No Fee", hosted by Paul Ross, was rather dire. The "twist" was that Paul Ross only got paid for hosting the show if no contestants won, but the mechanics of the game were incredibly repetitive and unengaging.

I'm starting to realise just how many gameshows I actually watched as a child. It must be why I grew into the well adjusted, well rounded individual I am today.

Sh, but you will have missed out on The Golden Shot tongue.gif

Posted by: Mack Jun 2 2017, 07:39 PM

24 Hour Quiz with Shaun Williamson was a stinker.

Posted by: jakewild Jun 2 2017, 07:40 PM

the naked keith chegwin 1

Posted by: Martyn Jun 4 2017, 10:14 PM

Celebrity Wrestling or any of the other half arsed Gladiators knock offs produced.

Posted by: Flatcap Jun 12 2017, 12:58 PM

QUOTE(awardinary @ Jun 1 2017, 11:53 PM) *
We need more gameshows like Gladiators back in the day. Physical challenges please.

I have been watching Gladiators on Challenge, think it would have been interesting if they had a female gladiator with the same attitude as Wolf... tongue.gif

Posted by: Mack Jun 12 2017, 10:22 PM

Dick and Dom's remake of Ask The Family.

Posted by: Hide&Seek Jul 1 2017, 12:09 AM

Babushka - just luck instead of skill. That plus Rylan.

Tipping Point - It. Is. So. Slow.

Posted by: Mack Jul 2 2017, 04:22 PM

Chris Tarrant what you were thinking, when presenting this:




Posted by: SeanGrey Jul 2 2017, 04:23 PM

Pointless drama.gif

Posted by: සුනු# Jul 21 2017, 02:26 PM

QUOTE(J▲hq @ May 8 2017, 04:04 PM) *
The Chase.
Noooo
QUOTE(danG @ May 8 2017, 04:38 PM) *
there surely can't be anything worse than Don't Scare The Hare, right?
This laugh.gif
QUOTE(DalekTurret32 @ Jun 2 2017, 02:03 AM) *
LOL, I remember seeing an advert of this with the people in shopping trolleys being pushed into a swimming pool from a great height. Looked insane as heck.
I liked the weird ways they "left" the show. Other than that it wasn't that interesting to keep watching.
QUOTE(SeanGrey @ Jul 2 2017, 05:23 PM) *
Pointless drama.gif
Noooo

Posted by: Liаm Jul 21 2017, 03:15 PM

Omg yes @ Tipping Point, maybe not THE worst but it's the worst currently on. It's so slow and the questions half the tme are like they're on a Cbeebies show, they are SO easy laugh.gif

Posted by: Klaus Jul 21 2017, 03:19 PM

The commentary when they've point a coin in the machine on Tipping Point really cringes me out. The whole premise is ridiculous, I love the 2p machines at arcades but it shouldn't be a TV show!

Posted by: RobBob Jul 21 2017, 04:42 PM

There was a really really terrible one on last year (or maybe the year before) called Frozen Out or something where Uriah Rennie was a referee who just weirdly shouted "IT'S A TWIPLE!" as people pushed some sliders into different sections of ice. Truly shit.

Posted by: Ryan. Jul 21 2017, 05:02 PM

I quite enjoyed it when it was on but even still, Prized Apart was an awful idea for a show - flying people back and forth from Morocco every week?

Posted by: Flatcap Jul 21 2017, 07:08 PM

QUOTE(Liаm @ Jul 21 2017, 04:15 PM) *
Omg yes @ Tipping Point, maybe not THE worst but it's the worst currently on. It's so slow and the questions half the tme are like they're on a Cbeebies show, they are SO easy laugh.gif

The first round ones are easy, the ones in the later rounds not so easy in my opinion.

Posted by: Mack Aug 3 2017, 12:45 PM

I thought it was just me that didn't like Tipping Point it could easily be done in 10 minutes.


Posted by: Parallel Reality Aug 3 2017, 09:21 PM

I didn't enjoy the new Bradley Walsh gameshow that was on this evening. Would rather a new series of Babushka.

Posted by: LadyLea Aug 21 2017, 05:11 PM

Shafted, remember that?. It was a gameshow hosted by Kilroy, shown in mid 2001, 20 episodes got filmed but ITV pulled the plug after 4. On one of the unaired episodes, a lady cried because she missed out on a lot of money, when she elected to share the winnings, while her opponent opted to take it all. In 2014 it was ripped on terribly many times on "Have I Got News For You?", with a clip of Kilroy saying the "Share, or to shaft?" tagline and the associated hand movements, which HIGNFY hugely mentioned.

I was 11 or 12 at the time, but remember it well.

Then i never thought any other show would come along and be worse, until Saturday night when Len Goodman's new show "Partners in Rhyme" came on. From the point of the intro and awful theme song sung by Len, I knew we were in for a car crash.

Ant and Dec did this much better with "Wonky Donkey" on SM:TV Live.

Posted by: LadyLea Aug 21 2017, 05:15 PM

QUOTE(Brett-Butler @ Jun 2 2017, 07:40 PM) *
I actually quite liked Shafted, even with Kilroy as the host, with the exception of its endgame, which was the first to use the "Prisoners Dilemna" endgame about 6 years before Goldenballs used it. Goodness, I really dislike the Prisoners Dilemna in gameshows...

The Brian Connolly-fronted Judgement Day was pretty terrible (cancelled after 2 episodes), and Move On Up, which was one of the raft of gameshows that Channel 5 showed in its early years, was fairly incomprehensible, although it did have a very jaunty theme tune, which I've just realised is on YouTube. I haven't heard it for nearly 20 years and it's still stuck in my head -



Greed on Channel 5 was pretty awful as well.

Remember "Whittle"?, that was basically an Everybody's Equal rip off according to my other half (too young to remember it myself, but an early Channel 5 show). Move on Up he also remembers and some awful karaoke show called "Night Fever". I'm 28 and he's 37 so remembers all this crap laugh.gif

He also told me "Prisoners Dilemna" was first used in "Trust Me" back in 2000. A gameshow hosted by Nasty Nick Bateman. Shown late on Channel 4.

Posted by: Brett-Butler Aug 22 2017, 02:58 PM

QUOTE(LadyLea @ Aug 21 2017, 06:15 PM) *
Remember "Whittle"?, that was basically an Everybody's Equal rip off according to my other half (too young to remember it myself, but an early Channel 5 show). Move on Up he also remembers and some awful karaoke show called "Night Fever". I'm 28 and he's 37 so remembers all this crap laugh.gif


I loved Whittle when I was a kid - I love gameshows that have lots of contestants, and Tim Vine was a great host, and very good at lifting a very low budget gameshow to be much better than it had any right to be. £250/£500 top prize though.

Posted by: troublepink Aug 22 2017, 03:31 PM

Cash trapped. I've been watching it for the last couple of weeks...I usually just leave ITV on in the evenings... and I still haven't got a clue what is going on in that show laugh.gif

Tipping point is alright, but Ben needs to calm down a bit laugh.gif


Posted by: Baytree Aug 22 2017, 05:05 PM

Agree with Cash Trapped. Don't care much for Impossible either.

Posted by: Suedehead2 Aug 22 2017, 05:21 PM

QUOTE(Baytree @ Aug 22 2017, 06:05 PM) *
Agree with Cash Trapped. Don't care much for Impossible either.

Impossible is a good illustration of how the mind works. In the final it is easy for the mind to filter out the additional information that makes the question an impossible one. For example, if the question was "Which American singer was the featured artist with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee on Despacito", it would be very easy not to hear the word "American".

Posted by: burbe Aug 22 2017, 07:45 PM

I quite enjoyed Impossible the couple of times I caught it. One of the better new ones!

Posted by: TheSarge2017 Aug 23 2017, 04:18 PM

Pets Win Prizes with Dale Winton - guilty pleasure, or just plain naff? (hamster races, dog's sense of smell etc)

Posted by: Fogarty Sep 4 2017, 03:09 PM

This ultimate stinker from the 80s:




Posted by: Mack. Feb 3 2018, 12:02 AM

Len's Partners In Rhyme, the pathetic rap at the beginning. How did the BBC commission this on a Saturday night last year?

Posted by: bipolar angel Feb 11 2018, 04:17 PM

QUOTE(Hide&Seek @ Jul 1 2017, 12:09 AM) *
Babushka - just luck instead of skill. That plus Rylan.

Tipping Point - It. Is. So. Slow.



babushka is something I really miss

and I'm not just saying it either. I think it was awesome

I think if I went on their, i'd sure have fun, because it's diffrent everytime

tipping point's okay, I understand what you mean by it being slow, but what you have to understand is that the tocans drop from a machine.. of course it's going to take time

the worst thing I've seen is so bad I don't even remember the name of it
the one with craig charles as narator.. it's Japanese I think.

the current ITV one, "britain's britest family", really annoys me.

it's not so much the idea of the game, it's that each week, you can sit their and know what she's going to ask- not word for word, but you have the idea.. their's gonna be an algebra question, their's going to be some pictures taken in a city, etc. it ruins the fun for me

eliminator

it was like a kids version of the chase, with like this creature representing the chaser

also (and shoot me for saying this, as I love ant and dec)

but I never really got in to red or black. even that vortex game was a bit repetitive after a while

deal or no deal.... load of crap. part of the reason I sat through that is that their was litirally nothing good on the other side.

their was one I watched years ago, simply called " the vault", which while good, had no originality to it what so ever. it was like well, this has been done hundreds of times before, but you know, let's just do it anyway

what were they thinking making "ejecta seat" a quiz?

that's just a general knolledge game with moving seats. it's not really that good

also, I'm going to add "perfection" and " the exit list", though the latter should at least be praised for originality

Posted by: Shia LeMuffQueef Feb 11 2018, 07:03 PM

QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Aug 22 2017, 05:21 PM) *
Impossible is a good illustration of how the mind works. In the final it is easy for the mind to filter out the additional information that makes the question an impossible one. For example, if the question was "Which American singer was the featured artist with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee on Despacito", it would be very easy not to hear the word "American".


That's a really hard question.

Who was it??

All I can think of is the Canadian pop brat!

Posted by: Brett-Butler Feb 11 2018, 07:41 PM

Canada is in America.

Posted by: Shia LeMuffQueef Feb 11 2018, 08:06 PM

As is Puerto Rico

But we use American to define a US citizen...

Posted by: Suedehead2 Feb 11 2018, 09:10 PM

QUOTE(Shia LeMuffQueef @ Feb 11 2018, 07:03 PM) *
That's a really hard question.

Who was it??

All I can think of is the Canadian pop brat!

That's the point. It is an impossible question. If a contestant answered that question with "Justin Bieber" it would be wrong. Of course, in order to make it pedant-proof, they might say "US singer".

Regardless, the point is that a contestant may well filter out the nationality because, in a normal quiz, that would just be extra information. In this quiz, that bit of "extra information" may be a trick.

Posted by: Flatcap Feb 15 2018, 06:34 AM

QUOTE(bipolar angel @ Feb 11 2018, 04:17 PM) *
the worst thing I've seen is so bad I don't even remember the name of it
the one with craig charles as narator.. it's Japanese I think.

Takeshi's Castle.

Posted by: bipolar angel Feb 24 2018, 06:30 PM

swashbuckle (the kids thing on the shipwreck)

I find it amusing that if they lose nothing bad happens to them, which seems a bit unfair.. as if they win the pirates walk the plank

surely if they lose they should be the ones walking the plank?

it seems they just get off scott free

Posted by: Mack. Mar 1 2018, 11:59 PM

QUOTE(bipolar angel @ Feb 24 2018, 07:30 PM) *
swashbuckle (the kids thing on the shipwreck)

I find it amusing that if they lose nothing bad happens to them, which seems a bit unfair.. as if they win the pirates walk the plank

surely if they lose they should be the ones walking the plank?

it seems they just get off scott free

Unlike on Get Your Own Back where if you lost you went in the gunge dunk.

Posted by: ukchartstatsfan Feb 2 2019, 05:29 PM

BUMP

Wedding Day Winners from last year that was terrible not Lorraine Kelly's finest hour.

Posted by: coi Feb 2 2019, 06:06 PM

Just seen Takeshi's Castle was listed in here.
No. I would have said that was one of my favourite game shows ever!
The Chase and Pointless also don't deserve to be in here.

Tipping Point, Babushka and Cash Trapped were good suggestions. Some of the others on here sound dreadful but I, perhaps thankfully, never watched them.

Posted by: lewistgreen Feb 2 2019, 08:38 PM

As much as I loved it, Take On The Twisters that was a brief replacement for The Chase 2013 was awful laugh.gif


Posted by: Mack. Feb 5 2019, 12:25 PM

It's only highlight this, This was their "Fanny Chmelar' moment.

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