SilasMarner77 OP t1_ir13qew wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:57 PM

Reply to comment by fulthrottlejazzhands in TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long that by the time of completion it was largely obsolete. Years later it found new purpose as a filming location for game shows. by SilasMarner77

I used to love the Crystal Maze as a kid. Richard O'brien is the only host as far as I'm concerned. I tried watching the Ayoade reboot and while he was a reasonably entertaining host it just wasn't the same. I think perhaps the Internet and the intervening years have reduced my capacity for being entertained by game shows.

ingleacre t1_ir1xg1i wrote on October 4, 2022 at 7:04 PM

The budget on the reboot with Ayoade is clearly very low as well. The games are less imaginative, and the sets feel more claustrophobic. It always feels like watching people play through a series of Crystal Maze-themed escape rooms rather than the actual show.

The_Bravinator t1_ir2ocaj wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:52 PM

>I think perhaps the Internet and the intervening years have reduced my capacity for being entertained by game shows.

This is often the same with reboots in general no matter how good they are. Nothing can replicate the fuzzy glow of childhood memory.

Though give me a Knightmare reboot and I'm absolutely fucking in.