To think "The Traitors" is the biggest load of guff on TV?

[MasterBeth]

It's stupid. There's no game at the heart of it. It's like Deal Or No Deal for prime time.

OP is being contrary but she has a point- the game doesn’t make sense - it is loaded in favour of the traitors and I read somewhere that random guee were as likely if not more likely to be correct than the faithfuls. That said the first series of the Australia series was actually quite strategic and in another series someone actually laid a trap for a traitor and caught them out. However- people get banished for being different or too smart and I agree the challenges are dull.

That was funny. His sweet naive delusion that once he suggested doing it other people would jump in too. Bless him.

What type of things do you like for light entertainment?

I'd agree with your list.

I DO like to watch Race Across the World with my 2 young adult children. I like to watch the relationships and the interaction between the pairs ,and how they respond to setbacks etc, or develop as people. I'm fully aware a lot of that is set up eg the jobs on the way.

Its based on peoples thoughts, emotions and decisions. That makes it interesting regardless of the demographic in there.

The lady’s hair unsettles me 🥷

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How does it become strategic? The only strategy is "don't behave like how you think a a traitor might behave which, if you are sensible, if how you would behave anyway."

Well no that's not true because when you're nearing the end the traitors have to (well they don't have to) turn on each other to get all the money for themselves. So doing that in a way that doesn't throw backfire or cast suspicion on themselves is a strategy.

If you've not watched it before I'd go back to series 1. There's less of the histrionics, if I'm remembering correctly!

OK, but that's after 11/12 episodes!

It's all built in the edit.

See, that's why I like it. I admire it for its storytelling.

I like the way the editors/producers/creators can craft a compelling narrative with whatever guff they have been handed.

I am interested in their choices and how they take the audience along for the ride.

I like that I can watch it simultaneously with my uni kids, and we can whatsapp back and forth and say 'omg' and 'what the hell did they do that for' and 'god they're all so stupid' and 'why won't anyone LISTEN to Jaz?'

(If you want to chat shit about it, those are my starters for 10)

Haven’t you asked?

I watched for the first time after all the hype and was underwhelmed!

I like Claudia Winkleman, btw. She's smarter than this guff.

@ForZanyAquaViewer maybe the family are only watching it because the OP is

Sure. But they haven't given very good answers so I thought I'd ask here.

I like that I can watch it simultaneously with my uni kids, and we can whatsapp back and forth and say 'omg' and 'what the hell did they do that for' and 'god they're all so stupid' and 'why won't anyone LISTEN to Jaz?'

@chollysawcutt i agree so much with this! I’m in a couple of different Traitor WhatsApp groups with different friends, and I love love love all the texting and chat about it. And seriously… WHY DID NO ONE LISTEN TO JAZ?!?!

I think it’s great fun. I don’t care who wins or about the tasks, it’s just very entertaining to watch the personalities interact and the groupthink. I LOVE the round table. I used to feel the same way about the Apprentice - zero interest in the tasks, loved the boardroom. It’s fascinating how people present themselves and the manner in which they fight their corner.

I think Traitors is interesting if you find people - and how they function in groups - interesting.

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What would you consider a good answer, though? As you don’t seem very satisfied with the ones you’ve been given here, either.

Do you have shows you enjoy? Do you have ‘good’ reasons for enjoying them? If so, what are they, please?

Just another over hyped nonsensical show.
Cannot tolerate more than 5 mins of nepo winkelman either.

Funny you say that. There Is another thread on here from someone else asking the same question as OP.. 🤔

There are plenty of good answers on this thread. Your answer a few posts above this is good. Chollysawcutt's answer a few posts above that is good.

I can watch other similar "trashy" formatted TV without getting nearly as annoyed. Even something as dumb and manufactured as Four In A Bed has all of the psychology and people-watching and groupthink of The Traitors but is based on something genuine - the pride and snobbery the contestants have about their businesses/homes/tastes rather than the... "nothing" that sits at the heart of The Traitors.

I noticed that too; the other two series there was a greater range of ages, as I recall.

Can’t be that bad if it’s on series 3

To use the TV entertainment equivalent of Godwin's Law - Mrs Brown's Boys.

The game is Werewolf, but quite a hard variant because you have to be alive at the end to win. I think that makes it very hard for the faithful because they can only be selfless team players to an extent, they have to prioritise staying alive.