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New Bond TV Show - 007: Road to a Million

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  • MalloryMallory
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    The structure and edit is based on how all of the teams do I guess. And when half of them dont make it past round 2, it means you have to focus and pad out more the ones who do.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    I will be shocked if:

    1. a season 2 actually happens
    2. it's anything like season 1
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Red_Snow wrote: »
    I don't think it's helped by the fact that Prime Video are notorious for releasing their programs, even their big IP, into the wilderness with hardly any promotion at all.

    I'm not sure the many buses around where I live which have 007 all over the sides of them would agree with that!
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
    edited November 2023 Posts: 6,075
    Little to no promotion on this side of the pond. I am in Canada. There has been nary a poster, billboard or anything mentioning this series.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    I gave the series a go. It's not for me, as much as I enjoy listening to Brian Cox.

    I'm sure there'll be plenty out there who'll enjoy it, though.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    thedove wrote: »
    Little to no promotion on this side of the pond. I am in Canada. There has been nary a poster, billboard or anything mentioning this series.

    I guess it's really a British show rather than a global one, which I was surprised by.
  • CrabKeyCrabKey
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    @CraigMooreOHMSS - I wonder how many days of actual work BC did on this show.
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    thedove wrote: »
    Calvin Dyson reviewed it and stated that if you can make it to episode 3 you would enjoy the remaining ones.

    The choice to have it not be a typically edited reality program makes you wonder what they were thinking. He said, I haven't watched so I am going entirely on his review, that really only 4 of the teams really feature in and even then one team gets most of the focus. That in some of the episodes the editing suddenly thrusts you back to Scotland to see other teams there and that it's quite jarring.

    I wonder why they edited the program that way? I was envisioning a more "Amazing Race" style show with some Bond flourishes.

    It's hard to say having barely seen some of the teams, but having worked in reality tv (thanks to the strikes) generally speaking, if the teams/contestants don't say or do much, there really isn't much footage they can include.

    If you compare the nurses to the brothers or married couple, their approach was very calm and level headed, and they didn't say all that much. The brothers and married couple however were constantly talking through each challenge/question, almost explaining the show as they went along. Now this really is where Brian Cox should have come in and talked through the premise and goal of the show, rather than basically leaving that to the teams. This would have possibly allowed for a bit more even screen time amongst the teams, something I hope is tinkered with next season.

    It is also possible that the teams eliminated early on where hopelessly lost in the Scottish Highlands and barely featuring them was the kinder option. I don't think EON would want to intentionally embarrass or make the teams look bad.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    So I just finished it and enjoyed it. I'll place the rest in spoiler tags from here on.
    So it's definitely true that no one in this show are Bond fans. They have no clue about any of the locations, cars, references etc. And there were plenty. D.R.A.X being the door code for the cable car scene that the brothers compete in straight out of Moonraker. You had all of the car references. The brothers hanging at Goldeneye. Hector Gonzalez, the desert train station from QOS, Crab Key/trespassers will be eaten. The list goes on.

    For those who didn't get through the first episode, you can probably just start at the third and go from there. It's when it really kicks off.
  • MalloryMallory
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    Oh god... Season 2 is coming out 22nd August on Amazon Prime.

    https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/entertainment/007-road-to-a-million-season-2-prime-video


  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,900
    The very last 007 production from Eon!
    Looks like GoldenEye's Contra Dam is featured. I wonder if they bungee jump off it!
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Looks like a different dam, but the challenge might be right.
  • mattjoesmattjoes
    edited July 30 Posts: 7,250
    Not the same dam? Dam.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    I know it is not everyone's cup of tea or vodka martini? But? I will still watch it!
    Lets be honest? We are going to get a lot more spin offs in one form or another?
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited August 12 Posts: 18,900
    Richard Osman, who knows a thing or two about UK quiz shows and said 'the first series seemed to have been untouched by entertainment hands' (i.e. no-one who knows anything about making a reality quiz show seemed to have worked on it), says he's heard the next series is very good. I guess we'll see.

    Should this thread be in the news section? Things are hard to find around here.
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    mtm wrote: »
    Richard Osman, who knows a thing or two about UK quiz shows and said 'the first series seemed to have been untouched by entertainment hands' (i.e. no-one who knows anything about making a reality quiz show seemed to have worked on it), says he's heard the next series is very good. I guess we'll see.

    Should this thread be in the news section? Things are hard to find around here.

    While I enjoyed it, the first series really did feel like we were watching someones draft ideas in real time. Genuinely surprised it was allowed to stream.
  • ZekidkZekidk
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    Bingewatched second season today. Loved it. It's got better pacing than the 1st season. The Day of the Dead sequence in Mexico City was probably my favorite episode.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited August 22 Posts: 13,374
    I watched it today too and apart from a whole host of structural improvements, one of the reasons the pace was much better was because this series was far shorter, only 5 hours as opposed to 6 hours 40. I was definitely left wanting more, a great feeling. The location classified mission and the two episodes in Mexico were terrific. Also surprisingly emotional for a 'reality' show.

    I wonder if Amazon will go again or turn thoughts to other ideas. Either way, not the sign off from EON I would have ever expected.
  • ZekidkZekidk
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    Samuel001 wrote: »
    I wonder if Amazon will go again or turn thoughts to other ideas. Either way, not the sign off from EON I would have ever expected.
    No one has yet to claim the one million, so.... I really hope they will make a third season. Lots of places still to explore.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited August 23 Posts: 18,900
    I’ve only watched the first one, but yeah; it’s much better isn’t it. There’s more of a game show element and more drive to it. Plus what’s not to be enjoyed about watching a game show where the music from Octopussy is playing in the background? :D
    I certainly know which team I’m hoping get eliminated!

    Quite funny they’re all wearing NTTD Seamasters!
    Saw Bruce Fierstein’s name in the credits too.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    I will be shocked if:

    1. a season 2 actually happens
    2. it's anything like season 1

    Curious minds want to know @LucknFate are you partially shocked? hhahaha
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Yes! And it's still not good.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Not read above posts as watching the last episode tonight! But? I have to say the format this time around is much better.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    There's a surprising number of unlikable people in it; shows like Race Around the World and Traitors and things don't really go in for that in the same way. It seems a recurring thing where there's always a slightly pathetic husband who makes his wife step up and do everything for him because he's too scared- there was at least one of those last series too! :D
    And oh man, that Alex guy is something else; his poor husband :D
  • ZekidkZekidk
    edited August 26 Posts: 3,321
    mtm wrote: »
    And oh man, that Alex guy is something else; his poor husband :D
    Almost died laughing when one of the other contestants said "Oh my God, he is a diva" behind his back. Oh yeah, and one of those sisters - the smart one who
    uses her wit to open both doors simultaneously
    - could easily pass as a Bond girl.
  • SeanoSeano Minnesota. No, it's not always cold.
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    I agree that adopting a more traditional competition show format was helpful. While I'm glad they more explicitly tied many pieces back to the films than season 1, it would have been helpful for less Bond-obsessed viewers to call some of these out. Like, for instance, have little pop-ups to say "this location appeared in ..." or explain the significance of some of the passwords.
  • moneyofpropre2moneyofpropre2 France
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    I think it was pretty good.
    Its nice they have changed things. At fear I had some fear at the end of episode 1 with the return of a question challenge and the end before the result (giving a sense of no completion to the episode). But everything went well after.

    I wish there was some extended cut, have longer episode to have a better view of each duo at each obtacle. Sometime it felt rushed (like the dam jump, that you barely able to see).

    Locations and easter eggs were great, challenges too. I liked that this time some "oh its like that film" from candidates weren't all cut in the editing room.

    I like there was interaction between candidates this season, and the cast was nice with irritating people you want to see eliminated but at the same time you don't because there presence are entertaining.

    Unfortunatly there are still bad things. Like some of theses challenges not based on skill but basically "luck" (like the questions/bluffs). The frustrating teasing of a combat ring or a casino table, not for fighting to the last man stand or play the money on card game like blackjack, but to do less interresting question answers or random choose instead!

    Beside I think 1 millions is a too indecent reward for this show (especially when one half of it is behind one of theses "luck" challenge!). 500 000 would be already far enough.

    I would watch a season 3 even if not Bond theme this time I believe. But if Bond theme, I would say the challenges need more "spycraft" aspect, and why not even gadgets. Also define more clearly the rules, and give more space for cleaverness move (for exemple, I don't know why nobody used a stick or flip around the scorpions tank, or try to hitchhike in the mexico street challenge: did some hidden rules prevent it or the candidate didn't think about it? We don't know). One of the best part is the girl who open the two button door alone, wish there was more cleaver solving like it.

    Bryan Coxx and the Moneypenny-like girl are great also.
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