I am not the world's biggest fan of these type of programmes, I've never watched a single episode of I'm A Celebrity and probably never will, but I have to say I have really enjoyed this one - so far.
The Traitors is another of these "Global Formats" that are a success in the country they are originally made in and then local versions are made in other countries. As with Big Brother this one started out in the Netherlands, an Australian version has already been made and now we have British production company Studio Lambert filming both a UK and US version at a picturesque castle in Scotland.
The format is relatively simple - a sizeable group of contestants are set challenges which if completed successfully add money to the prize pot. But three of the contestants have been selected to be Traitors and each evening select one of the "Faithful" to "murder". Each day all the contestants sit around a round table and discuss who they think is a traitor and then they all get to vote on who to expel from the competition - with the expelled person then revealing whether they are a traitor or a faithful.
Claudia Winkleman is the presenter and she seems to be having a whale of a time in the role with a number of "mic drop" moments already after 3 episodes. The challenges have been fun and a bit different - I particularly enjoyed the bell-ringing one. There have been a number of twists and turns and revelations already and the faithful are not having much luck rooting out the traitors.
The Traitors is a really slick production filmed in a gorgeous location with a really diverse cast of contestants. I really like the music used throughout the episodes - lots of haunting almost choral versions of popular songs ranging from Girls Aloud to Nirvana which adds to the atmosphere. So I for one am glad that I stuck around after the Wales Vs. England game to watch episode 1 and look forward to the next trio of episodes.
The Traitors is another of these "Global Formats" that are a success in the country they are originally made in and then local versions are made in other countries. As with Big Brother this one started out in the Netherlands, an Australian version has already been made and now we have British production company Studio Lambert filming both a UK and US version at a picturesque castle in Scotland.
The format is relatively simple - a sizeable group of contestants are set challenges which if completed successfully add money to the prize pot. But three of the contestants have been selected to be Traitors and each evening select one of the "Faithful" to "murder". Each day all the contestants sit around a round table and discuss who they think is a traitor and then they all get to vote on who to expel from the competition - with the expelled person then revealing whether they are a traitor or a faithful.
Claudia Winkleman is the presenter and she seems to be having a whale of a time in the role with a number of "mic drop" moments already after 3 episodes. The challenges have been fun and a bit different - I particularly enjoyed the bell-ringing one. There have been a number of twists and turns and revelations already and the faithful are not having much luck rooting out the traitors.
The Traitors is a really slick production filmed in a gorgeous location with a really diverse cast of contestants. I really like the music used throughout the episodes - lots of haunting almost choral versions of popular songs ranging from Girls Aloud to Nirvana which adds to the atmosphere. So I for one am glad that I stuck around after the Wales Vs. England game to watch episode 1 and look forward to the next trio of episodes.