Fûun! Takeshi Jô

The games are too difficult for the contestants and become very boring for the viewer. The tempo of the broadcast is too slow. Too many cut scenes. Too much interaction with participants. Candidates who are eliminated are not eliminated at all, but simply participate in every game. The villains are also completely boring. Completely confused and pointless. I mean, the old Takeshi's Castle lived from its fast pace and clear camera work. N of that is here anymore. This show doesn't deserve this name. Clearly they wanted to make big money with no big efforts. Takeshi's castle is dead. We only can feast on the old days.

Hilarious commentary throughout. Love Tom Davis and Romesh Ranagnathan. The games are hard but the commentary and the games itself makes it extremely funny. Great redo of the original series which is classic TV series. They bring back the old characters from the previous series with new twists on the old games. The only disappointment is there isnt more epsiodes for Tim and Romesh to narrate, can not get enough of the duo doing comedy. Would definitely recommend. Even learnt a lot about Japanese celebrities which are not as prominent within the UK. Great watching. Can't wait for another series to come out.

I saw the show yesterday and it is so funny and hilarious the new cast host decorations are great.. I love how they still committed to the original show i can feel the old 80s vibes.

I don't understand why people are upset with the games and think they are difficult (which is really difficult) but the idea of the show is to have fun.. yes i want the players to win sometimes and i love the new addition where they give the losers another chance to compete ..

the show is great and Japanese people are funny with beautiful spirit and vibes.. I watched the show with its original sound and enjoyed it.. please please make more.

I wish there was a way to turn off the English commentators for the Prime version. Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis are about as funny as a root canal and unnecessarily mean about the contestants, who all look really nice and funny. I would have preferred an option for the original Japanese narration either with dubbing or subtitles. And surprise surprise the English script is written by Geoff Norcott, another terminally unfunny 'comedian'.

As for the games themselves, they look a blast and there is some genuine skill involved to win the rounds. Some of them are a little hard but there is enough of a mercy element not to be overly harsh. I'd be giving this 8 if it wasn't for the annoying English guys talking over it. Please consider adding an original audio option for the remaining episodes.

I never thought this show would.be rebooted and the reboot is glorious! It's got the spirit, the energy, and over the top drama I didn't even realize I was missing. This is a bigger budget continuation of the original series, and what is loses in low budget charm it more than makes up for in energy and thoughtful redesign of events and a new award and make up challenge system. Overall it's a welcome development and I hope it gets multiple seasons!

Pros:

• higher budget
• more events
• new format is A+ good
• behind the scenes glimpses are super positive

Cons:

• season is short
• lost that "is this in someone's backyard?" vibe.