Scare Tactics

This show is terrible. I wanted to give it a chance but it's the worst. Long set ups for boring, not scary, pranks. Even worse, before the person even has a chance to be scared they end the bit and tell them they are on a show. Total fail.

This show is terrible. I wanted to give it a chance but it's the worst. Long set ups for boring, not scary, pranks. Even worse, before the person even has a chance to be scared they end the bit and tell them they are on a show. Total fail

This show is terrible. I wanted to give it a chance but it's the worst. Long set ups for boring, not scary, pranks. Even worse, before the person even has a chance to be scared they end the bit and tell them they are on a show. Total fail.

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.

I've always loved Scare Tactics. Over the years the show has gone through a lot of different hosts, networks, etc. But it has always kept the same premise. A sadistic person puts their unsuspecting friend in a frightening situation with actors and sets/props and production scares the living stuffing out of them.

The newest version (2024) seems to be a complete revival with a big name like Jordan Peele attached to it. I'm unsure how much he's actually involved, my guess is minimal at best. While this current rendition sticks to the formula, there feels like something is lacking.

After watching the first two episodes, I'm not sure this show hits the same as the older ones. The easiest way I can express this is that the actual scary moments happen so suddenly and end so quickly that you are left wondering, is that it? I'm not sure why the scary moments are so abrupt, maybe there's worry about safety or something who knows. But they pretty much get one shock moment and then immediately stop, "you're on Scare Tactics!"

I'll keep watching the show to see if anything changes, but so far all I want to do is go back and rewatch the old ones. Even the Netflix show Prank Encounters was better than this. At least they dragged on the scary moments and got more juice out of each scenario. Unfortunately I don't think this new one will last, because it's just not memorable enough.

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.

Not what you're used to seeing you'd be better off going to YouTube I really wish they would have mirrored the original and made some good quality content however this is pretty horrible and time wasting. I love the original and I like the idea but this appears to be made by a 10-year-old without vision. The original version and Fear Factor and a lot of similar shows turned out well and were properly done sadly this is not the case for this series and I really wanted it to be because there's not a lot of shows like this I'm kind of sad to see Rick Castle's daughter playing a role in it after her Stellar performance in Castle.