The Anonymous

This game show has elements of reality play that other social games have, like "Survivor" or "Big Brother". The contestants live in a communal building called the "Square House". They spend much of their living time in the "Round House", a large ring with a central open space, where eliminations occur. And they spend some of their time in underground bunkers called "Hideouts", where they communicate anonymously via text-like messages.

Overseeing the process is a host alleged to be A. I. The competition includes two types of games: some that contribute to the overall prize pot (which is $100,000 maximum) and some that determine who is the "Anonymous". While they are in their hideouts, their identities are unknown; they use screen names. And we all know that people who communicate anonymously online often behave differently than in real life.

The idea is to form bonds, but to strategically use your anonymous communications to confuse the other players. Periodically, they players take a test where they guess the identities that the other screen names belong to. You become the "Anonymous" if your identity is the least identified. And you get to choose which player is eliminated from the game.

This is a game of deception. And it is a mind game. Good players have analytical skills, but also know how to use their gut feelings. Among the contestants in the first season are a board game champion, a professional poker player, a lobbyist, and some with ties to other reality shows.

This game will appeal most to viewers who like reality game shows or games of deception, like "The Mole".

In really like the concept. There are a few likeable cast members. A couple were boring, but for the most part this held my interest and kept me wanting to go into the next episode. Lots of interesting twists. I wish the language was censored. But it wasn't crazy heavy as far as that goes. I wish there was a reunion portion or a little bit of discussion after the finale. I would have definitely liked to see what some of the earlier cast thought of the progression of the game and who won. The house they are in is very cool!! The anonymous rooms were fun and I actually wish that portion lasted longer. The more anonymous interaction the better. Would watch a second season.

I gave this show a shot even though the reviews were not so hot. Tbh I enjoyed it. It's refreshing to see a series that does not rely on nudity and gore or other things. I really did not find anything offensive in this show but felt the place they stayed at was pretty cool and enjoyed the different premise of the show. I would love to get another season. This is a great alternative to people who felt love island was over the top (the later shows went too far). I REALLY wish imdb did not have this character count limit!!! Why ow why lol. Never use to have one? Why now??? Please change so peeps can do short reviews lol.

Yet another entrant to the reality show genre with screeching girls and campy guys displaying their vacuity, emotional instability and general mental illness. I mourn society that there is a market for this sort of thing.

From the title, I hoped it was about "anonymous" the hacker group which WOULD have been interesting.

==== I've said all that should be said and can be said but the required characters are insufficient so still typing. In itself that it takes so few words to sum up this mess and waste of money is a criticism of this show. Why are these things made? Is it the unaliving of IQ and glorification of stupidity? Or voyeurism? It's not clear. It would be interesting to know who watches this.

I really liked the concept of this show, intertwining both interpersonal connections with that of the anonymous interactions that occur through the web/text. It really highlighted the difference of emotions that come out of people based on the platform in which they interact. Reminds me of driving a car, the human is more or less removed and all we see are cars, so it makes it easier to honk like a holes, flip birds, etc... but this isnt something people would do face to face with one another. Just a facet of human psychology that this show exploits quite well. I enjoyed the new age tech that they showed off - I think this show has something to build upon. Hope they make another.