Whodunnit?

Honestly if you watch this show, DO NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY! Because if you do, all you get is mediocrity. Although if you watch it as a comedy, it is one of the funniest shows ever. It has everything, bad acting, a British butler (with a bad British accent) saying bad puns, people act like the "murders" are real. Some of the contestants will even cry about the "murders". This show comedically reaches the same areas as "Birdemic", "The Room", "Troll" 2, "The Happening". I mean when the phone rings and the contact name comes up as "The KIller", how can you not laugh? And the horse episode had so many terrible horse puns it. But I can guarantee you if you watch it as a comedy, you will never stop laughing at how bad this show is. If the show is being watched as a serious reality show about fake murders and trying to solve them, I would give this show 1 out of 10 stars. But if you watch it like you do any of the movies I listed above, then you will love this show. So its rating as a comedy is a 10 out of 10 stars.

The show is certainly not perfect, but as a fan of "Escape the Night," I found this show, which has a very similar set-up (Occasional confessions, a death nearly each episode, mostly improvised, challenges to complete), pretty good. The murders are compelling to watch, especially in the sixth episode. I admire them giving some new people a chance to shine, but I think the show would've had more appeal had they had some star power. I honestly knew who none of these people were. A lot of red herrings, one thing would be presented but that might not have been what actually killed them. The show does have some plotholes, such as during certain killings how the killer could be in two places at once. Lots of morbid puns. Take it for what it's worth. It's not completely bad, but it doesn't achieve even close to perfection. If you're a fan of "Escape the Night," or any show that's similar, this might be good for you to give a view.

I love whodunnits, and I love this show because of that. This show is just chock full of clues, and allows the viewer to play along, trying to figure out exactly what happened. It's not as much of a mind teaser as Agatha Christie, but it's entertaining.

On the other hand, I could do without all the reality show nonsense; the way they make the contestants act as though these are real murders, the reaction shots edited in to create a story other than the one that actually happened.

I wish there were an alternate version of this show, in which it was filmed, not to be typical reality fare, but to show how people really reacted, show them making fun of the cornier bits and talking about the murders in terms of solving a game rather than a real murder, and without people screaming at fake bodies and the like. I would like a show that just trusted that the central mystery was enough.

But to be fair, some people love this nonsensical reality-show style (I assume, considering how much of it there is), and I'm watching it in spite of it, so the producers seem to have come up with a workable formula to get two types of viewers engaged.

Loved it from the get go! What fun to watch a real life 'Clue' unfold in a public venue. I've seen the first two episodes and have to give each a 'two thumbs up with great glee!' It doesn't take itself too seriously, as perhaps some of the 'Guests' do, but then that only adds to the fun. No spoilers here. Great special effects--great foods--great gossip--great mystery. Even the Butler lends tremendous entertainment in his witticisms and understatements. Leaves one only wishing they too could join in to the folly of it all. The scenery and settings are perfect for this--functional, garish as needed and opulent. Please enjoy!

Whodunnit is such fun to watch! It's a Reality Clue-like murder mystery show in which a different "detective/guest" gets "murdered" on every new episode. It's up to the remaining contestants to solve how the "murder" took place. They split up and choose one of three places to help them solve the crime. They choose between "Last known whereabouts", "The scene of the crime", and "The morgue" to gather information and discover clues. Since each contestant can only visit one place, everyone is relying on the others to share information. This is where it gets tricky: you don't want to give away all of the information you have, but you need information from the other contestants. People tend to fudge things a little at this point. After everyone tries to dig information out of each other, they have to individually present their "case" to a camera in a room by themselves. The contestants that do well with solving the crime are presented with a card that says, "Safe". Those that don't do so well are presented with a card that says, "Scared". Those with a "Scared" card are eligible to be eliminated in a (fake) but gruesome way which creates the next crime to be solved. I cannot stress enough that this is a guilty pleasure show, don't take it too seriously, relax and just enjoy it!