19-05-2023, 07:49 AM
(18-05-2023, 11:44 PM)Critique Wrote: Completely agree that it wasn’t the most exciting of plots and was basically a standard quiz show until the very end, but I found it weirdly quite a satisfying watch based on how well-observed a clone of the quiz format it was.I certainly understand that reaction to it, and I’m glad you enjoyed it! It just didn’t do it for me as an episode of Inside No. 9. It was certainly not a difficult or dull watch, and it was cleverly done.
They nailed every element of a TV quiz show, down to the promo photo they’re using on iPlayer of Lee Mack on the ‘set’ of the show holding branded question cards. The whole thing was done with a knowing wink to the tropes of the genre and I appreciate the effort that must go into pulling something together that seems so authentic - it’s the kind of thing that I imagine people in the industry will enjoy hugely.
I think this is the first episode where neither Pemberton nor Shearsmith have appeared at all?