i just got through the first few episodes of the second season - no complaints other than the noticeable lack of Sunggyu. His story arc + relationship with Sangmin was just as much fun to watch as the Jinho AHA! moments. Also, Jinho seems way less fun so far. Good games, though!
― HPSCHD, Friday, 23 January 2015 14:53 (nine years ago) link
xp of course, I didn't mean to sound insincere regardless of the dated 90s pic. massive kudos to will m for this
― ogmor, Friday, 23 January 2015 15:31 (nine years ago) link
If you can watch S2E1 and not have Sangmin as your favourite I don't know what's wrong with you tbh.
S2E3 watched last night and, well, bit of a drudge, occasional bits of Junghyun-related awesomeness notwithstanding. If you were missing tactical yutnori, just wait til you get a half-hour game of Hap, Gyul!
― William Bloody Swygart, Friday, 23 January 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
at least you can play along with hap gyul! especially after the first season finale where a pretty good strategy for figuring out when to call gyul is presented
― HPSCHD, Friday, 23 January 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
How high profile are the people on the show in Korea? Are they akin to the dreck that washes ashore on Celebrity Apprentice/Big Brother/etc., or are they more famous and relevant than that?
― polyphonic, Friday, 23 January 2015 17:59 (nine years ago) link
i don't think their goal was to gather as much celebrity as possible but assemble a group of interesting people with a wide array of talents that may make them "good" at the game as the ep 1 intro details
Infinite is a big deal and i think A Pink is too? gura seems to be a pretty big personality
― qualx, Friday, 23 January 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
by wide array of talents i just mean they picked them from different areas -- poker, pool, gaming, but year def emphasis on entertainment
― qualx, Friday, 23 January 2015 18:27 (nine years ago) link
― polyphonic, Friday, January 23, 2015 12:59 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i know at least lim yo hwan in S2 is very famous in korea, he's the most famous starcraft player of all time in a country that watches the game on major network TV. i'm assuming the people they refer to as "broadcasters" are quite well known as well.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 23 January 2015 19:46 (nine years ago) link
Finished Season 1, excellent is all I can say.
A bit apprehensive about S2 though, it has a lot to live up to. I think I'll take a break from it and come back at a later date.
Thanks for sharing this though Will
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Friday, 23 January 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
glad to have someone to watch it with guys :)
― shit's obviously artisanal (Will M.), Saturday, 24 January 2015 02:32 (nine years ago) link
Watched the first ep last night and absolutely loved it, thanks a lot Will. The guy being bought with his own garnet was :-O
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Saturday, 24 January 2015 10:46 (nine years ago) link
knew the winner of S1 and i was still going nuts thru the last ep
hap gyul is pretty similar to a tile game i played once but i can't remember the name
and ofc there was the dixit-like death match game they only did once in S1
quattro was a bit like phase 10
― qualx, Sunday, 25 January 2015 11:19 (nine years ago) link
sangmin's outfits go downhill after episode four or so, sadly
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Sunday, 25 January 2015 11:30 (nine years ago) link
i was hoping it was a passing thing but he's been on this awful blazer, t shirt, slacks combo for two episodes now
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Sunday, 25 January 2015 11:31 (nine years ago) link
Man, I have blasted through these. Just finished Constrained Scamming Horse Race and the use of the Our Tune music when Sunggyu and Sangmin were swapping letters and garnets had me on the floor.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Sunday, 25 January 2015 12:28 (nine years ago) link
S2E6 and S2E7. Wowwwwww.
― William Bloody Swygart, Sunday, 25 January 2015 18:24 (nine years ago) link
::DRUDGE SIRENS::
http://bxrme.tumblr.com/post/98041031323/the-genius-3-subbed
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Monday, 26 January 2015 13:27 (nine years ago) link
bwahaha. still on the first series, here
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Monday, 26 January 2015 13:36 (nine years ago) link
oh man what timing
― HPSCHD, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
i wasn't sure about woof's claim that sangmin was a korean gary barlow but his expressions of victory in (episode) are actually making me think korean andy partridge
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
lol. no. alan partridge.
oh man, the most touching Sunggyu/Sangmin reunion in season 2! looking back on it, the season 1 cast seems/seemed much more friendly with each other/happy to be be in each other's company.
― HPSCHD, Thursday, 29 January 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
season 2 cast is the best cast. the drop off in terms of likability and excitement generated by the cast in season 3 is really disappointing, the games are better, though.
my gf is totally obsessed with this show now, i just rewatched season 2 episode 6 with her and that is seriously one of the best episodes of TV ever, so many laughs, so many totally surprising moments.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 29 January 2015 19:27 (nine years ago) link
Just watched the first ep of season 2, and all I can say is "phew"
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Friday, 30 January 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
so last year there was a korean drama adaptation of 'liar game,' the manga which genius is sort of lifted from, except the unique twist the korean adaptation brings is that the liar game now takes place in the context of a reality tv show ~
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Saturday, 31 January 2015 02:52 (nine years ago) link
Saturday morning has become GENIUS morning for me, but avoiding thread now most are deep in seasons two and three. it's obv great tho.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 31 January 2015 09:13 (nine years ago) link
i applaud your discipline
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Saturday, 31 January 2015 09:14 (nine years ago) link
amongst many other things, it's a great palette cleanser for the weekend.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 31 January 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
palate... :|
― Fizzles, Saturday, 31 January 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
I'm sitll in season 1! on 9 now. since i have to read it, i watch it a lot slower than other tv
― otm rcuise (Will M.), Saturday, 31 January 2015 19:17 (nine years ago) link
Finished ep 3 of season 2 last night. So far a great season.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Saturday, 31 January 2015 19:28 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, after the first ep I had thought the same as Sangmin, that they were a weaker set of contestants. But going into ep 6 I realise that was totally wrong.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Saturday, 31 January 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
Man, S2 Ep 6... The last 20 minutes were incredible.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Sunday, 1 February 2015 12:45 (nine years ago) link
i just rewatched season 2 episode 6 with her and that is seriously one of the best episodes of TV ever
qft
The e6/e7 double is amazing.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Monday, 2 February 2015 10:57 (nine years ago) link
How high profile are the people on the show in Korea? ― polyphonic, Friday, January 23, 2015 9:59 AM (1 week ago)
― polyphonic, Friday, January 23, 2015 9:59 AM (1 week ago)
This S2 guy's had a few youtube views:https://theyaelchronicles.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/gangnam-elevator-awesomeness.jpeg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 2 February 2015 16:10 (nine years ago) link
I'm following Fizzles idea, watching one every weekend. It's torture through the week (already) but gives me something to look forward to.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Monday, 2 February 2015 22:10 (nine years ago) link
want to work a shout of "I'M GETTING GOOSEBUMPS" into more daily situations.
― woof, Monday, 2 February 2015 23:16 (nine years ago) link
“MELTDOWN”
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 00:18 (nine years ago) link
FIGHTING!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 07:45 (nine years ago) link
"(Female contestant) is scary""Yes, she's really scary"
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 09:44 (nine years ago) link
I watched the end of Season 1 last night... tough to watch 2 of my favourite competitors go at it at the end!
― otm rcuise (Will M.), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 17:08 (nine years ago) link
Incredibly, series 2 just keeps getting better.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:17 (nine years ago) link
Finished season 2 recently. fun main matches, great final, but really for the most part it really seems like post e7 the only people left were the winner and a bunch of scrubs, and you could kind of tell who production wanted to win the thing. i mean, no knock on the winner's game, it was excellent! but it is funny, looking at the first episode of season 3, that they're taking explicit measures to make sure no one thinks anything is rigged. regardless, i'll still take season 1, which was uber-competitive/unpredictable all the way to the final, overall.
that episode 6/7 run, though. so compelling!
― HPSCHD, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:20 (nine years ago) link
S3E10 was so fuckin tragic... the culmination of an uncomfortable trend throughout season 3. didn't really expect this show to have me thinkin bout gender issues
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 5 February 2015 05:20 (nine years ago) link
didn't really expect this show to have me thinkin bout gender issues
I'm still in mid of S2 but welcome to Korea!
Gura from S1 has faced infamy for his misogynist views, and there was a pretty shitty S1 exchange between Sangmin & Sunggyu with Eunji about her age (she's over 30 omg!) that made me start rooting against Sunggyu.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 5 February 2015 18:10 (nine years ago) link
I was quite happy that S2 followed the narrative tbh because hyung is my favourite.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Thursday, 5 February 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
Up to e8 in s3 and outside of the Dongmin/Hyunmin strategy I'm still finding it really entertaining. Obviously Dongmin isn't a patch on Sangmin or Jinho but in e7 when he realises he's been shut out completely...
I'm disappointed that two women seem to get so far in the show by giggling and doing whatever they're told tbh after the excellence of Kyungran in s1, although Ahyoung's inability to be subtle (or, it seems, stand on her feet) provides some welcome comic relief plus she provides the Sangmin facial expressions.
The games are a lot better this series though, Mining Game in particular. Twelve Janggi is the best death match of the whole run, for sure.
― the bowels are not what they seem (aldo), Monday, 9 February 2015 09:15 (nine years ago) link
This show really made me want to get into other Korean tv shows. Loved this bit from Running Man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQWmlejLv4
― polyphonic, Monday, 9 February 2015 23:23 (nine years ago) link
I just randomly came upon the Skrillex & The Doors tune and recognised it from the show, had no idea it was a Doors mix
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:30 (nine years ago) link
Finally finished s3 last night, it was a good run. Thank you for posting this. Jinjja!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 19:56 (nine years ago) link