Scare Tactics

People are judging this show too harshly based on their nostalgia for the old show, which I've never seen, but there are definitely some issues.

1. The "Flip" character is a pointless waste of time probably just being used to stretch a small amount of content into a longer episode.

2. The scenes without the actual 'victims' in them are also a pointless waste of time.

Remove those two things, and throw in another scare or two so there's at least 3 scares per episode and it'll be more worth watching.

Although people complained about some of the scares not being scary or believable enough I don't think that really matters, I even think a long setup is good provided its all content of the actual victim being recorded and their reactions. Where it is now there's like 6 minutes total of victim footage in a 30 (24) minute episode which is far too little.

This reboot show is not as good as the original!

As soon as someone gets scared they just end it and say "no no it's okay, you are on scare tactics" back in the day they would keep it going for so much longer and it also had better story lines.

I loved the original show, it's just so nostalgic. I saw every episode and got so excited when I found out about the reboot coming out but it's definitely a let down. I enjoyed the first episode especially the one about the "fine dining experience". They need to make the scares last way longer and maybe definitely come up with some better scary segments.

Wow, this was garbage. The story scripts were beyond bad. They were totally dumb, boring and had no real comprehensive plot. Scare? LOL, a 7 year old could have written and acted out a better scare towards a friend than this poorly scripted and acted waste of my time to watch. Not even close to the older Scare Tactics program. This show will not last 1 season. If you are going to restart a TV series. You should at least put your best episode as the premier. The first skit was so unbelievable, that whomever wrote it should look for another job. The 2nd skit was equally as out of touch with any comprehensive dialogue.

Reboot is a huge disappointment. The pranks are unimaginative and lack buildup. They're abrupt and feel like cheap gags you'd see on a daytime talk show Halloween segment, like Ellen. The original scares stood out for their creativity and gradual escalation, drawing the marks deeper into the scenario until they reached peak terror.

The new setup relies too much on open spaces, leading to predictable outcomes where the targets just scream and run away. In contrast, the original often made marks feel trapped. While they couldn't legally lock doors, the actors' performances and set designs convinced them they were truly stuck. This reboot lacks that edge.

I had such high hopes for this series. It seemed like it had high production value, solid financial backing, and the premise of putting unsuspecting people in situations so bizarre and otherworldly and then capturing their visceral, unfiltered reactions all seemed to point to this turning out to be great content.

It couldn't have turned out worse! As others have mentioned, the show will spend time building out a great concept, the actors play their part well, and the target is perfectly primed for a potentially fantastic reaction; yet JUST as the fun begins, the show's team almost immediately reveal it's all fake without letting the climax of the scene play out. The premature reveals are frustrating and make you scratch your head, because of all the effort that was put into the build up.

I also think most of the outros and transitions prior to or between bits are extraneous and poorly executed. They come off as corny, and not in an endearing or fun way. Also, the show's "AI host" is just distracting and adds nothing in terms of substance. Do yourself a favor and skip this, because if you're like me, you'll find yourself getting increasingly frustrated because this really could have been great if well executed. Watch Prank Encounters on Netflix instead, they achieved what this show did not.

1 star!