The Chase

Pros: The host; The Beast and so on Cons: The "suspense" of whether the contestants got the answers right/wrong is obvious

I'm just curious if anyone else thinks this.

Does anyone else notice that she asks questions much faster to the chaser than the contestants during the final chase.

I love watching the chase and my favouritechaser has to be Mark. On the whole I think it is a great game show. However there is one thing that always bugs me and which I think is really unfair. This is in the final chase. The contestants get 2 minutes to answer questions and so does the chaser. However if the contestants get one wrong, or they pass, Bradley reads out the answer before moving on, thereby cutting into their 2 minutes. This doesn't happen with the Chasers because if they get one wrong the clock is stopped and the contestants get their opportunity to push the chaser back. If they get the question wrong Bradley reads out the answer before the clock is restarted for the chaser. This in my view is unfair and could make the difference between the contestants or the chaser winning. This may seem trivial but it could add up to one or two more questions in the 2 minutes allowed.

This is about as great as a quiz show can get, frankly. It has a fully realized concept of the "David vs Goliath" and plays into it with its set design, sounds, music, etc. Brook Burns is a fantastic host as well, having a ton of personality and great interaction with Mark Labbett, as well as being able to read the questions clearly at a rapid pace for the timed rounds. And of course, The Beast is phenomenal, being legitimately intimidating and providing a great challenge to the team. Of course, the game itself is awesome well, with a fantastic pace, an appropriate cash prize and perfect level of difficulty. Obviously things are harder for the chaser than the team, but it has to be: even as is, only 25% of teams win. All in all, a great gameshow that I think is an underrated classic.

Smart, exciting and unique. Brooke is a great hostess and the Beast is such a character. Each episode is fun