Hunted Australia

Just when you think Australian television has plummeted to the depths of entertainment, along comes hunted. I just feel so staged or scripted it's not funny it's so fake.

The only reason I haven't rated this lower is because the gameplay element of the show is entertaining. But all the "drama" that happens in "Hunter HQ" is among the most cringeworthy television you'll ever see.

The highly staged performances in the HQ "Dave! We've just had a ping!" are so obviously scripted that you expect someone from HQ to look out the window, shaking their fist, and saying "I'll get you next time you meddling kids" (a la Scooby Doo).

It isn't even easy to take the game itself seriously when rule changes are implemented (such as freezing one team's bank accounts) to provide the hunters with an unfair advantage.

The premise for this show is well thought out but unfortunately, the execution is not worth tuning into.

More social programming of things to come, especially in Australia where peoples rights are being stripped away at a record rate. Very fake "reality tv" with probably the same scripted actors you'd see lying in covid body bags having a smoke in between filming.

What is the point of this show seriously?

This is by far the worst reality tv show Channel 10 has ever produced. Pure unadulterated mind numbing drivel. Everything about it was excruciating from the brain dead contestants, to the stupid the pretentious shaky camera work, and the phony hot pursuits, as well as the boofy swinging dicks in suits at HQ standing around, hands on hips trying to look important etc. One for the sewerage treatment plant...

As a cat and mouse show, this is fun to watch however it is largely scripted and framed in a disjointed manner. For those with a general awareness of the methodologies, this show is nitpick worthy.

Overall the show feels like a tourism department took an off the shelf show format to show off Victoria.

With a professional vs professional version and more linear editing, this would be a genuinely fun show.