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Old 01-01-2024, 04:35 PM   #552
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The UK version has started airing and the reviews aren’t great.

https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv...tephen-fry/amp

I love Stephen Fry and he’s great in this but I guess this isn’t what British audiences are looking for.
I'd like to try watching it.

But...its like us Canadians watching Jeopardy when its a largely American-centric show, the clues are largely American based but...we still tend to know a fair bit about our neighbours.

But when a category comes on about...American Presidents, okay, I can get some of them, but I remember one about US Government Organizations like the Parks service and a bunch of obscure ones.

I think that type of thing would be even more difficult in England.

Further, many of the contestants do TONS of research, studying and practice before getting on the show...did they bring that expertise to the British version?

Like I said, I dont know, I havent seen it. But I refuse to believe that Stephen Fry is doing a bad job. That man is a treasure and a goddamned Pro.
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