Hellevator

My fiancée and I have a great time watching this. Watching the contestants' reactions is very funny and the hosts' wit makes us laugh out loud. Their deadpan delivery may not be for everyone, but it fits right in with our sense of humor. I appreciate that the games are different every episode, which, along with the accompanying stories, make the show a lot less repetitive than others. I admit that I haven't yet seen all of it, but they games I have seen have seemed to be a bit too much on the easy side. It's also very hard to actually lose at the final game, the question usually just being how much money they can collect. But that means I get to root against the participants, which can't be said for most game shows.

Just in time for Halloween comes this new game show from GSN. A team of three contestants confronts its fears and tries to accomplish tasks for money. As they cope with creepy sounds, unexpected scares, darkness and the usual horror tropes, the contestants are taken to different floors of an industrial building where they must--one at a time--complete timed missions for cash rewards.

The challenges are legitimate puzzles and they cleverly relate to the theme of the particular episode. Those who fail are eliminated. The team members who complete their tasks advance to the final round--the Labyrinth--where they can gather more cash.

Watching others negotiate the haunted house-like set does not have the immediacy of walking through a haunted house yourself. And since you have no control over the contestants, the viewer is not as invested as when playing a video game in the horror genre. It is more like watching a horror film.

The two hosts, dubbed the "Twisted Twins", goad the contestants throughout the show, trying to play on their fears. Unfortunately, they sound like Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie, so some viewers will probably find them superfluous or annoying.

Some who enjoy game shows may enjoy "Hellevator" (the money winnings available are significant), but it seems best suited to those who like the horror genre. Personally, I am not a devotee. This show is probably best watched at night in a darkened room.

First, I am an identical twin, these two are fraternal if anything.

So watching 3 episodes is it actors just coming in with fake money incentives with past people being the subplot?

Kind of like the Saw franchise but like another poster put well it is just like another poster put it it is just like filming actors going through a haunted house.

Did it get renewed? Doesn't look like it. I have to fill out the min. For lines but am struggling to do so without spoilers. The black woman and her screaming was overacting to a level I can't deal with. I get the history which is the main part I feel interested in in this series.

Just give it a higher budget and movie like quality and more realism.

A mildly interesting silly actor filled fake Contest show featuring the wonderful Soska Sisters.

At first it seems like a legitimate horror filled contest show. But in reality, it just ends up being actor-and-prop filled nonsense that leave the viewer barely intrigued.

This series could have been genuinely noteworthy had they actually tried and filled it with real contestants. With real challenges, not gimmicky laughable ones.

At points that you think the "contestant" is going to lose, they basically hand a tip aka free pass to the the team. Then remark "Oh man how could you ever win! WE'LL GET IN YOU IN THE LEBRYIFF!"

Except they don't.

All in all. Watch if extremely bored with nothing to do.

This show is a breath of fresh air. Something new and a bit different for a game show. Can only dream that I would get on this show one day. I am not sure why season 2 was so short. I found the format in season 2 to be no where near as entertaining or scary as season 1. Season 2 appeared to easy as it kept repeating so we knew what the end of each show would be like. Season 1 I really loved. I had watched a special on H H Holmes possibly being Jack the Ripper and then they featured that as a theme. I enjoyed the different themes and think they should go further with that. Making it more real would look good to , or make the props look less fake than they do would be a good idea. I ended up finding it on Netflix and Binge watched the whole 2 series over the weekend and I demand more. Bring it fast, furious, more chilling and thrilling. I loved this show. The twins are great I love their sense of morbid humour. I would love them to sabotage the contestants more. Make it less predictable . Also noticed is hard to find male contestants that are not gay or in their teens that will actually show some fear during the show. The reactions from people were so much fun to watch, Maybe need to find a way to actually make people fear for their own safety or life. Let them get bitten by a snake or something like that. Just maybe take the fangs out or something like that, not that they will know but will be great to see them scream. Even bigger guys might scream at something like that. In all , I loved the series and want many more episodes.