Please watch the Korean game show "Genius" with me

I watched the end of Season 1 last night... tough to watch 2 of my favourite competitors go at it at the end!

Incredibly, series 2 just keeps getting better.

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!

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

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.

I was quite happy that S2 followed the narrative tbh because hyung is my favourite.

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.

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

I just randomly came upon the Skrillex & The Doors tune and recognised it from the show, had no idea it was a Doors mix

Finally finished s3 last night, it was a good run. Thank you for posting this. Jinjja!

there's been a hole in my life since i finished this

is season 2 and 3 on youtube?

only on daily motion afaik, linked in the tumblr posted at the top of the thread

I found them on another site fwiw:

s2 http://kshowonline.com/kshow/2214-%5Bengsub%5D-the-genius-s2-full
s3 http://kshowonline.com/kshow/2478-%5Bengsub%5D-the-genius-s3-ep.1

Running Man is good, at least it was for a few years.. I stopped watching after a while, it's on episode x hundred something now and most people seem to agree it's rarely that great anymore. Of course the games are simpler and sometimes very silly and sometimes mostly ignored in the pursuit of funny moments. Got a pretty big following online of people not usually into the Korean wave thing.

For that kind of improv theater-like game show the team behind RM did another earlier variety show called 'Family Outing' which was even less about games - the regular members + guest(s) took over some old people's countryside home, did farm work, animal care, whatever and mostly just mucked about, made dinner and created magic. Then they did some competitive games but, whatever. Seriously the chemistry was too good. All eps subbed.

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nice

haha those links at the end

I had to sign up to this forum because this is one of the only places online where people are talking about The Genius and how damn amazing it is.

I love everything about it. The format, the contestants, how it promotes intelligence and wits over stupidity and negativity, the editing, and I even like the music, that Moby track is perfect.

It's my aim to try and get this show re-made in the UK. I have contacts in TV but mainly comedy producers, however I'm going to try and see what I can do. I already have a UK cast in mind for the show!

I got a bit discouraged from my "let's make uk genius" rush when I found out that Fremantle are making French and Dutch versions - I thought they might have snagged the rights for here as well ( but I don't know how these things work tbh)

I suspect it will be Fremantle who make it if it does indeed come to the UK.

just don't let any of the contestants know it's based on another show, the joy is watching people discover these insane fucking games

(and believing you're smarter than them)

I'm about to watch the final of S2, well later tonight anyway.

SPOILERS AHEAD!

So I've had mixed feelings about this season, most certainly loving most of the games. But some of the contestants have been frustrating, it's like some of them don't even care or never bothered with a strategy. Sangmin has been great though, motivated enough to find one way or another to win.

The last couple of episodes were better, with the guests. And the death matches for once were awesome.

The whole token of immortality was a bit of a let down wasn't it. Was expecting more twists to it.

Look forward to S3 when it drops

http://bxrme.tumblr.com/post/98041031323/the-genius-3-subbed

SWEET!

This show is so great. I'm avoiding reading this thread until I've finished season 3 (I cover my eyes during flash-forward bits too) but this season might be my favourite so far.

Whoever edits this show deserves major applause. It does a great job of making clear what strategies people are employing and what the pivotal moments were, as well as holding back some big reveals for towards the end.

Best person on the show is obviously the unflappable and inscrutable dealer nuna.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFhAosvUsAAKR_v.jpg

Premiering in June. Fansubs can't come fast enough!

all praise to Bumdidlyumptious

I haven't tried it out yet but some people are excited about this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_Scene_%28South_Korean_TV_series%29

"At the start of the game, the players (both recurring cast members and guests) are introduced to the "Crime Scene", which is a mockup of a murder scene replicated on a stage area, and are tasked with figuring out who the murderer is. Upon discovering the crime scene, the players are given the "case briefing", which includes a summary of events that occurred before the murder and a list of the possible suspects. Immediately afterwards, each player chooses a suspect to roleplay as for the remainder of the game. The players are then given more detailed information about the suspect they are respectively portraying, including the suspect's personality, whereabouts during the crime, relationship to the other suspects, and (in the case of the murderer) evidence that can be used against them. The rest of the investigation is split up into several segments:"

Well, I'm pumped

http://i.imgur.com/9LJrLKV.jpg

Cool, but not sure I need to see Jinho yet again. On the plus side, more Hyunmin. He was my favourite last season.

The gender imbalance is getting worse every season.

Cool, but not sure I need to see Jinho yet again.

gtfo

Only because he and Sangmin have been on so much already. It will definitely be interesting to see a lot of strong and experienced players in the same game.

I'm curious how Dongmin will do. He's obviously very good, but inconsistent - he was lucky as hell to have pulled off that elimination victory.

The gender imbalance is getting worse every season.

Yeah. Unfortunate. I mean, what did Junseok or Kyunghoon do to deserve to be brought back? Yooyoung or Yeonjoo would've fit fine in the cast. Or Ahyoung. Or Yuram. Or even Dahye.

https://www.facebook.com/tvnthegenius/photos_stream

S4 posters. Ep 1 broadcasts on Saturday.

FIGHTING!

Just spotted that the red letters spell FAREWELL

Season 4 premiered tonight... how long does it take to get fansubbed?

https://twitter.com/bumdidlyump/status/615013592488783872

It's up!

Great, chaotic first episode. I loved Jinho's throwing his notebook, "Ah, there are too many weird people in season 4!"

I rip from dailymotion onto mp4 so I can watch it on a bigger screen, it's waiting for me to watch tonight.

The three winners in the 'poster shoot' clip are just adorable.

Just semi-spoiled myself by watching the 'crazy bastard' BTS and man, SANGMIN LOOK TO CAMERA is enough to make me fall head over heels with this show AGAIN.

SPOILERS

Sangmin's attempt to vindicate himself at the end is great. Almost convincing. I guess he was looking ahead to the garnet round and thinking that he needed to put himself ahead.

Jungmoon was impressively cool in getting rid of the convict card. That whole final play is interesting to rewatch.

I guess there was no rule that you can't be holding two cards at once. I think at the end Sangmin has two and Kyunghoon has zero.

why are they all drinking the cocktails from vinyl??

DO NOT WATCH UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THE EP

https://youtu.be/_fndNoX1BcU

Seriously, that look to camera. Just another reason to love the show.

EPISODE 2 SPOILERS

Dongmin is apparently incredible at Tactical Yutnori. He read like every play.

What's the deal with Kyunghoon? Is this his real personality or was he maybe planted there to stir shit up? The whole dog thing was creepy.

This was a shocking elimination. Drawing Yutnori and then having to work against Dongmin? Rather unlucky, I'd think.

Season has been incredible thus far. Everybody is pulling weight - even Lawyer Yoonsun made the most of her limited screentime! It's difficult to see anyone go. Except Kyunghoon. Dude is trying to be Sunggyu but NO ONE CAN BE SUNGGYU BUT SUNGGYU

I get the impression Yoonsun is a bit stifled at the moment by other strong personalities. Normally she would be the centre of an alliance. She did play this match well, at least as well as either of the teams. Both teams were probably larger than made sense.