007 : En Route pour le million

I was skeptical but made it through the first episode and now onto the second. So far so good. I'm liking it better than the Amazing Race. It's a bit more serious and even dangerous. Brian Cox does an excellent job with his Borne Supremacy persona and lije a Bond villain watches the mystery unfold in a dark room full of monitors. I'll keep watching it the hope that it will get even better. The challenges definitely remind you of what Bond might have to deal with and the music adds to the suspense while the tension of the participants provides a few moments of levity. They must also have sone knowledge of history.

A good reality TV show, but you really need to know your Bond to find the links with the movies. For example, Drax is mentioned in one episode, and the iconic cable cars are shown from Moonraker. Also referenced is Live and Let Die, Octopussy, Dr No, and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

The contestants are interesting and in no way appear shallow or spolit. They're ordinary people trying to make money on a very difficult game show.

Brain Cox does a great job at playing the 'villian,' and he keeps the show going. However, the challenges often appear harsh for some, and a little easier for others.

I enjoyed this show, but you've got to know your Bond. The contestants don't really know there Bond so as viewers you're almost left to infer the links.

What a series! The promise of where it will lead you is extremely far removed from where you actually land. Out of the seemingly limitless number of troglodytes dat are willing to display their absolute complete lack of general knowledge on TV the producers of this series have managed to choose a stellar set of individuals. And just as you think there's no limit to their ignorance and the fear of yet another display of witlessness starts to take over a question pops up that is impossible to answer for all except a handful of people world wide... this, of course, ensures they run out of contestants requiring the introduction of newly inaugurated Mensa candidates to join mid program. Confused yet? They are! This program could have been something else, especially given the filming locations and production value at times, if only it was given as much thought as "who will the next James Bond be".

There is an abundance of tv shows taking uk contestants around the world and/or the world for their chance at winning a cash prize.

This one is different, you can tell it has a big budget and the cinematography is really next level because of this. It's definitely got class.

As you will see by some reviews, people quit after 10 minutes, making their review reflecting nothing but the genre of the show. It's fun, the contestants all brought something different. You really do hope they get past each challenge.

It's really well edited, apart from a 2 second shot from a helicopter, there is no evidence of a film crew being there, you start to feel like you are the third person there.

Of course there is a bit of cheese, any fan of James Bond can look back and see a bit of cheese here and there.

Brian Cox was of course brilliant also.

Yes someone moaned about the bone brothers. They are not asking you to be friend with them, they were a class act. Really authentic characters, and deserved to get as far as they did, if not even further.

I have only watched 2 episodes of this show but I am already thinking this 'could' of been so much better, as have most of the contestants shown at a later stage and how they got there, which obviously meant they had done the challenge and got the question right so absolutely no drama.

There are parts that show the challenges as they happen and this works so much better.

I hope the later shows don't have so many spoilers as it really makes a potentially good show really rubbish.

It really is a lost opportunity that a big budget show like this has no idea on how to do drama and should take some notes from some of the more superior shows such as the traitors etc.