Not that I've watched any of them yet, but I think part of the popularity - at least in the UK - is that there's absolutely bugger all on that's intelligent instead of "gritty" and doesn't involve gratuitous sex because it's post watershed.
This is why I've given up my licence. I don't want to be sitting around waiting a year for the next series, while avoiding a boatload of "I'm a talentless nobody, kick me out of this gameshow" or "gritty" shoutiness. If I knew that there was going to be something of this calibre on every week, or preferably two or three somethings, like there used to be, I'd be OK. But I'm pretty sure that a few more shows like this would be appreciated by a lot of people.
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Date: 2010-08-10 05:42 pm (UTC)This is why I've given up my licence. I don't want to be sitting around waiting a year for the next series, while avoiding a boatload of "I'm a talentless nobody, kick me out of this gameshow" or "gritty" shoutiness. If I knew that there was going to be something of this calibre on every week, or preferably two or three somethings, like there used to be, I'd be OK. But I'm pretty sure that a few more shows like this would be appreciated by a lot of people.