Netflix’s Squid Game reality show won’t murder you. They promise.
On Squid Game: The Challenge, 456 players will compete for $4.56 million, and probably won’t be killed. If you trust the rich corporation that’s putting this together.
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Floor is Lava 2, now with an ejaculating volcano, is more complicated and more fun
Netflix’s ridiculous reality competition series Floor is Lava improves upon the season-one ridiculousness with an improved format and less repetitiveness.
Why Netflix’s Making Fun is so much better than other making shows
On his Netflix reality show Making Fun, Jimmy DiResta tells us he doesn’t like kids, but he and his team make those kids’ wildest dreams come true while producing some charming and entertaining reality TV.
School of Chocolate & Great Chocolate Showdown: two reality competitions, just one sweet idea
Netflix’s School of Chocolate and The CW’s Great Chocolate Showdown (a Canadian show) are both competitions with chocolate at their center, but one is average while the other mostly excels.
Twentysomethings: Austin and Sweet Life: Los Angeles find drama in the real world
Two reality shows following groups of 20-something people—random strangers in Austin, Black friends in Los Angeles—deliver very different kinds of drama.
What happened to Instant Hotel? The Quest? Finding Bigfoot? Marrying Millions? Last Alaskans? Karma? Consumed?
In today’s Ask Andy, several questions about the past and future of various reality shows, including The Quest, The Last Alaskans, Marrying Millions, Instant Hotel, and Karma.
Swap Shop is Netflix’s attempt at Pawn Stars and American Pickers
Netflix has made its own version of American Pickers and Pawn Stars, using a call-in radio show, Swap Shop, as an excuse to watch pairs of pickers look at stuff.