The Generation Game (2018)
- TV comedy
- BBC One
- 2018
- 2 episodes (1 series)
Revival of the classic comedy game show, hosted by Mel & Sue. Also features Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins and Mike Winsor.
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Feelings of loss surrounding Bruce Forsyth are assuaged by this reboot, with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins hosting two episodes reviving the 70s gameshow. Families compete in plate-spinning and teapot-throwing challenges, with Lorraine Kelly, Richard Osman and Martin Kemp acting as celebrity insurance.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 1st April 2018When The Generation Game was a national institution during the 1970s and 80s, Bruce Forsyth and subsequent hosts were joined by a female co-host. Here, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins take charge of the proceedings. Star judges will assess how the teams are getting on during their challenges.
The National (Scotland), 1st April 2018Mel & Sue hit back at 'The Generation Game' detractors
'We are not trying to change it or hurt the brand.'
Daniel Welsh, The Huffington Post, 1st April 2018The Generation Game, BBC1, review
Latest reboot lacked Brucie's genius for the impromptu.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 1st April 2018Generation Game on a Sunday night? That's sacrilege!
In terms of what we should expect from prime time Easter television, this fell well short of the mark. And it focuses the mind on what we should be saying to those responsible for entertainment at the BBC: stop trying to revisit the past. Go away and think up some original ideas.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 1st April 2018Mel and Sue aren't up to the Generation Game
While viewers might watch the new Generation Game out of curiosity, the property itself might actually be beyond a sustained revival.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 30th March 2018Mel & Sue's Generation Game: fun trip down memory lane
It may have had a long road to our screens, but the latest reboot of this classic gameshow has the right mix of nostalgia and silliness to enthuse.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 28th March 2018Generation Game uses canned laughter
The BBC has used canned laughter on the troubled reboot after the new hosts struggled to recapture Bruce Forsyth's beloved banter when he hosted the show in its heyday. A source said: "It was always going to be a challenge for Mel and Sue to have people chuckling the way Bruce did. The BBC has used canned laughter after listening back to the live audience and agreeing it needed a bit of extra buzz."
The Sun, 28th March 2018Jim Davidson slams Mel and Sue on Generation Game
Jim Davidson has hit out at Mel and Sue because he doesn't think they're good enough to host The Generation Game reboot.
Dan Wootton, The Sun, 25th February 2018BBC axing HALF of Mel & Sue's Generation Game reboot
The show was initially meant to have four episodes but two of them have been now been axed at a cost of £400,000.
Paul Revoir, The Sun, 7th February 2018