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The fact that he brought an actual Greens MP for the prize task, and not a cardboard cutout or something like that, is what really makes this version of the show undeniably Kiwi.
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The World Inferno posted:The latest episode of NZ Taskmaster has solidified this as up there with season 7 and 11. The tasks are fantastic, and the cast is solid stuff. There's a task in this one to "Float this brussel sprout down from this balcony" that might be an all time favorite. Greg tends to give more attention to 'problem pupils' and to his good friends. Jeremy Wells seems to be trying to stick closer to the fictional character of taskmaster (an egomaniacal tyrant who forces comedians to do his quirky bidding), and treat everyone with the same amount of mild contempt. Greg would definitely paid more attention to the brilliant madness of David Correos inviting other contestants to pile on.
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sebzilla posted:Does David Mitchell count as an elder statesman of British comedy now? Bloody hell. He's going to be 69 next year.
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Guy is a more of a calculating type of maniac, always very deliberate in his outbursts of lunacy, while David is chaotic in a child-like way. Both are fantastic in their own right.
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I really appreciated the novelty of the sabotaging mechanic in a team task. Probably the best way to balance a 3 v 2 task, although you can't really use it twice.
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David Correos's growing agitation throughout the series was my favourite part, and the final episode had a fantastic pay off to that plotline. Really hope New Zealand has enough comedians and TV personalities for at least a couple more years.
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Hugh Dennis was in Fleabag, which is a huge international hit judging by the internet buzz. Maybe they'll get Phoebe Waller-Bridge someday.
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A fantastic first episode of the series. Everyone has their owm prominent quirks that Greg can latch on to in various ways, and their approach to tasks is equally diverse so far.
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The 'food' tasting task wasn't particularly original, but the cast managed to elevate it to the highlight of the episode for me.
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Too many tasks with complex scoring in this series, I feel. The tasks themselves may be entertaining to watch, but all the talk about different parameters that affect the score puts a bit of a damper on the pace of the show. On the plus side, I really enjoy Victoria's gradual resignation to the nature of the show. I expect her to either completely submit to Greg's authority or start launching into incoherent shouting bouts over scoring very soon.
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Oct 7, 2021 23:59
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Interviews with contestants are back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOkSpwqyVQA
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Oct 9, 2021 16:05
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As someone who also can't ride a bike, I fully empathise with Victoria, but at the same time, like Greg, I hoped for more hopeless floundering. Loved the little special task element in the team task.
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Cake-sitting is back with a vengeance. And so is Alex's Dance theme, which is absolutely brilliant. The ball-passing task was a bit of a let-down. The task itself was phrased awkwardly, both teams had very straightforward approaches to the task, just nothing special, save for Alan's inexplicable exhaustion. The rest was fantastic.
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Another Google ad. I wonder who gets more publicity out of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9uojXIxGOI
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Unkempt posted:If anyone hasn't seen the norwegian 'don't blink' task, it's pretty amazing and it's here: Amazing Finnish gibberish there. Something you won't hear on other Task Masters.
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Unkempt posted:Apart from the Finnish one. I've seen it, and they use intelligible Finnish words, as far as I could tell.
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Sudden Loud Noise posted:It's also probably edited for comedic effect (shock and horror at being lied to) considering the unofficial world record is somewhere around 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. He might have cheated while in the car.
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Pablo Bluth posted:Best prize task in ages... I can't decide if Victoria's prize was supposed to be an honest attempt at a nice gift from a person who is not particularly interested in sports, or a calculated passive-aggressive attack on Alan. It's perfect either way.
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MikeJF posted:I imagine if she was a serious contender he might but she was clearly going for a one because she knows she's lost the show so badly so she might as well have fun at Alan's expense. Pretty sure they prepare all prizes well ahead of time. With how studio segments are filmed, there's barely any time for course correction.
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I feel a bit sorry for Victoria, because she is always very serious when she tries to explain her bizarre choices, and when Greg invariably calls her reasoning rubbish, she seems legitimately crestfallen. Made it so much more satisfying to see her succeed with the latest prize task.
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The combination of simplicity and effectiveness of a giant balloon popping made it my favourite studio task this series.
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See, this is why I'm convinced her Man U season ticket gift to Alan was genuine.
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Yuran M. Bazil posted:its beside the point but surely theres no reason to stay sat down in the studio task after everyone else has sat up? Theres no benefit to cutting it really close if you've already beaten everyone else but in all three rounds the last person did it and Desiree even through away winning the round because of it I'm reasonably sure they couldn't see each other. E: Were they also wearing headphones? I don't think anyone tried to fake pop, which would be a good tactic, if they could hear each other. Paladinus fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Nov 13, 2021 |
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That final task was amazing. Morgana did a very recognisable impression of Victoria with just one bird chirp! A very well earned victory for Morgana, she had a wonderful mix of genuine competitiveness, out of the box thinking, and simply being immensely funny doing anything.itry posted:The ribena task seemed really dumb to me. I was sure anyone could drink something in that way. Apparently not. I'm not a drinker, but I've tried it just now with a glass of cold Ribena, and it's really easy to do if you use your tongue to create a seal between gulps.
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But then again, you call yourself Joyless Jester.
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Escobarbarian posted:Is Taskmaster NZ s1 worth watching even if it isn’t an all-timer like 2? It's rougher around the edges, but still worth a watch.
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Pablo Bluth posted:A Tory might be the thing that puts me off a series of TM. It's political correctness gone mad, they have to invite everyone just to fill some quota.
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When you google Direktor Svemira, you get almost nothing but videos of Lidija Bacic Lille on the show. One of them is called 'Lidija Bacic Lille - LEGS (in Taskmaster) "Direktor Svemira"', and as far as I could tell it's just shots of her at the studio in a short dress. Don't know if you can call it groundbreaking, but from that very brief introduction, it's slightly different, I would say.
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Bertha the Toaster posted:Jesus wept. It just sounded like one of those things you say before your brain kicks into gear and stops you. I don't think Alex has ever been that rude to a contestant which makes me suspect the two are on very good terms or the joke was run by Winkleman in advance.
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Dell_Zincht posted:I don't care how orange she is, everytime I see Claudia Winkleman on TV I fall in love with her that little bit more. I think it's the combination of funny and crazy, along with her self deprecating humour. Taskmaster's format allows relatively boring people to shine when contrasted with bombastic comedians. Even when they try too hard to be funny, it comes off endearing.
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Heavy_D posted:While not essential, it's good fun to have a look at this and a related clip or two, and get the perspective of a Kiwi familiar with the previous work of Leigh Hart. I can see the inspiration behind HowToBasic now.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Who are some of the better Aussie comedians they could get? There are probably enough members of The Chaser for at least two seasons.
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The World Inferno posted:Who is the person next to John Oliver? Not everyone from Cambridge becomes famous.
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Pablo Bluth posted:But they do get a Wikipedia page I stand by my statement.
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A fantastic start to the series, it really makes a difference to have the audience back. E: \/\/\/ Completely forgot that, but great continuity! Paladinus fucked around with this message at 00:44 on Apr 15, 2022 |
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SlothfulCobra posted:Bridget Christie's interview is out. She was the only person I kinda knew going into this season, but she doesn't really seem like she's got the stuff to win. Very unconfident, not great with instructions. Pretty sure it's supposed to be Lee Van Cleef's character from For a Few Dollars More.  It felt like Alex was genuinely annoyed with her inability to follow instructions, and I wonder if it was the last interview they filmed after a long day.
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