Rebecca Barrett - TV Production blog

One of the shows I decided to look into for analysis was ‘Jungle Run’ a CITV show that ran from 1999 to 2006. This show followed three players as they work together to collect silver monkey statues in order to collect the grand prize: the Golden Monkey Statue. I decided to look at this show as I felt it fit the kind of tone and style of the show we were producing ‘Quest’. In Jungle Run, the host, Chris Jarvis , was, at times nice towards the contestants, however, due to his role as the Jungle Guide, he could quite tough and shouty at times. I feel this fits well with the character of Malaghast, our wizard who is our host and guide in this adventure. He is also quite pushy and harsh towards the contestants, a lot more than Chris Jarvis , but this is in tone with the show, much how Chris is with Jungle Run. The show also has the team of three contestants make their way through several puzzles to progress into the final round, where they have a time limit to collect all th

For Sydney’s idea of ‘Cheat Box’ we did our own research into similar shows that could influence ours. For myself, I decided to watch ‘Would I Lie To You?’, this show (aired on BBC One)   shows two teams going against one another as “are telling true stories from their weird and wonderful lives, or spinning a tall tale based on a lie given to them by the production team ” (Fullerton, 2016). The bit about the production team interested me as I always thought the guest made up their own lies, rather than a lie being handed to them. The host, Rob Brydon, is someone who seems to be straight to the point, yet clear and witty, being able to hold the audience. These were the kind of elements we were looking for in a host, someone who could hold the audience while also being engaging and captivating: “ H e’s a light entertainment fixture and cheeriness personified. ” (Preston, 2012) This quote tells us that Rob is the kind of guy for our show as our show is all about being enter