The Squid Game Reality Show Is Terrible.

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024

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  • @harryjamesmiller
    @harryjamesmiller  8 місяців тому +52

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    • @linusmeningitis2031
      @linusmeningitis2031 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@WarmPotatowhy are you gonna complain about capitalism while you're on youtube, why are you complaining about capitalism when you buy groceries?

  • @kayleeo7330
    @kayleeo7330 8 місяців тому +3387

    This is like if in 2015 they made a Hunger Games reality show where poor kids compete to get a year of free groceries or something.

    • @heyimneverland8451
      @heyimneverland8451 8 місяців тому +263

      stoppp 😭😭this is horrible but if hunger games came out later this would’ve happened 😭

    • @msjkramey
      @msjkramey 8 місяців тому +55

      I could see that happening lol

    • @lol-lb5pm
      @lol-lb5pm 8 місяців тому +13

      @@msjkrameyespecially with the amusement park

    • @chargestone96
      @chargestone96 8 місяців тому +13

      They did make hunted but that was just hunger games adjacent to cash in on the hype

    • @hayleyhellbound9513
      @hayleyhellbound9513 8 місяців тому +18

      Kid nation with less steps??

  • @notlentils
    @notlentils 8 місяців тому +3218

    "Squid Game isn't just about capitalism; it's about how we're raised from childhood to be so competitive" YES BECAUSE CAPITALISM DEMANDS THAT WE COMPETE TO SURVIVE THAT IS LITERALLY THE POINT OF THE ORIGINAL SHOW

    • @digimonlover1632
      @digimonlover1632 8 місяців тому +18

      Far from the entire point. Pretty reductive actually to solely focus on a specific theme rather than a general one.

    • @patiencekillz
      @patiencekillz 8 місяців тому +163

      @@digimonlover1632lmao did you not watch the video at all

    • @msjkramey
      @msjkramey 8 місяців тому +96

      ​@@digimonlover1632how is focusing on specifics reductive?

    • @horrorterrorharvey
      @horrorterrorharvey 8 місяців тому +119

      ​@@digimonlover1632its also reductive to put your fingers in your ear, go 'lalalala' and act like its not a *major* theme, as if it comprises one b plot in a single episode

    • @tfordham13
      @tfordham13 8 місяців тому +1

      And a dumb point that is wrong

  • @7PMNewz
    @7PMNewz 8 місяців тому +1914

    ‘Squid Game reality show’ as a concept is so morally bankrupt how did NOBODY think “Hey maybe we shouldn’t recreate The Torment Nexus”

    • @ArturGlass.C
      @ArturGlass.C 8 місяців тому +43

      A lot of people did, none of us are execs at Netflix tho.

    • @alexlazzerly3677
      @alexlazzerly3677 8 місяців тому +11

      How is it any different than any other reality show that has a prize at the end?

    • @elfi643
      @elfi643 8 місяців тому +50

      @@alexlazzerly3677most aren’t based on a show about the horrors of capitalism

    • @alexlazzerly3677
      @alexlazzerly3677 8 місяців тому +22

      @@elfi643 Who cares? The original show is the original show. This is just a silly reality competition version of it. The fake outrage over this when no one bats an eye about shows like Survivor or Big Brother is just dumb.

    • @makstracy
      @makstracy 8 місяців тому

      @@alexlazzerly3677surely you can see the difference in the examples you cited and ‘Squid Games the reality show’

  • @toffeeflake
    @toffeeflake 8 місяців тому +841

    literally the biggest thing that bothers me abt mr villian guy is
    bro PRAISES jesus and says SYMPATHY IS A WEAKNESS in the SAME SENTENCE????? WHAT????

    • @Annie-pu9cg
      @Annie-pu9cg 8 місяців тому +174

      Yeah that got me too, that guy really misrepresented the message of Jesus about as bad as Netflix misrepresented the message of Squid Game

    • @gayhomosexuallll
      @gayhomosexuallll 8 місяців тому +168

      and he said Jesus had to compete so so did he. I'm not a Christian so please correct me but...did Jesus ever even "compete" for anything??

    • @beafraid5467
      @beafraid5467 8 місяців тому +7

      ​@@gayhomosexuallllyeah that was so bizarre lmao

    • @sophiahughes5355
      @sophiahughes5355 8 місяців тому +133

      ​@@gayhomosexuallllBro thought the crucifixion was a fitness challenge

    • @-alovelygaycat-
      @-alovelygaycat- 8 місяців тому +54

      @@gayhomosexuallll
      I mean, there’s the whole “40 day fast in the desert” story but that was less a competition and more a survival challenge.

  • @oof5196
    @oof5196 8 місяців тому +1172

    unfortunately have to agree that mr beast did a way better version of the squid games reality show. the inclusion of a host, multiple cash prizes, and overall upbeat demeaner definitely shows it for what it is (a culturally relevant cash grab) wheras the netflix version really just reminds us of the capitalist hellscape we are all forced to live in

    • @peachy_lili
      @peachy_lili 8 місяців тому +24

      the last bit. what else is new with netflix though right T_T

    • @annagreen9688
      @annagreen9688 8 місяців тому +110

      I go to the university in the city mrbeast lives in and he recruits a lot of people for he show from the school so everyone around here knows a bit about what his shoots are like. Don’t super love him as a person but he’s just a dude. Credit to him and his crew where it’s due though, he pays the contestants a day rate for the quarantine period and gives every single person a prize that essentially pays for the performance he gets for his video. These are a lot times broke college kids in the challenge videos, and I know people personally who have won things from the circle video. It was also a wildly uncomfortable experience, trying to get people to quit was apart of the game, but he also gave people incentives when they quit like even a brand new iPhone. He’s not collecting down on their luck folks and dangling a carrot in front of their face for entertainment. Some people were saying things about Netflix’s squid games like they werent paid at all for the shoot, especially if they were eliminated early. That should never be the case even for a reality show, they are performers on your set and should be treated with the respect of that. Their faces represent your product now, ESPECIALLY when you’re hostless. I am not a fan of mrbeast but I am an actor by trade so I have to respect when someone pays their performers well

    • @genericname2747
      @genericname2747 8 місяців тому +63

      Yeah like. Mr Beast decided it'd be fun to play a game with people, like how kids pretend they're in The Hunger Games, or whatever dystopia is popular with the children.
      Netflix decided to make their dystopia real.

    • @-VoDkAsVengeance-
      @-VoDkAsVengeance- 8 місяців тому +6

      ​@@annagreen9688 I get that it's exciting to be physically close to a "celebrity" but when did this comment suddenly focus on whether or not you like Mr Beast?

    • @Douneedalotofhelp
      @Douneedalotofhelp 8 місяців тому

      @@genericname2747well props to Netflix for provin a good point sorry

  • @rain69420
    @rain69420 8 місяців тому +945

    the grey screen that just says "clip" is way funnier than it has any business being

    • @Crisopeia
      @Crisopeia 8 місяців тому +41

      We should make this a staple for video editing

    • @braedynthompson8437
      @braedynthompson8437 8 місяців тому +12

      That was an accident right bahaha

    • @elize2952
      @elize2952 8 місяців тому +9

      @@braedynthompson8437might’ve been to avoid getting a strike or something

  • @mari3nr
    @mari3nr 8 місяців тому +667

    I went to high school with Bryton (432). One time I parked too close to my own friends car and he got out of his car stood on the roof and screamed at me filming the whole exchange to put on our school's snap story. I should've known he was just preparing for his reality tv career!

    • @Pika-Chu64
      @Pika-Chu64 8 місяців тому +27

      Bruh

    • @heyimneverland8451
      @heyimneverland8451 8 місяців тому

      what a loser oh my god 😭

    • @zocalabrese
      @zocalabrese 8 місяців тому +260

      Any man who talks about how “god chose them” is always the worst person you’ll know

    • @sonImbigguyinwoods
      @sonImbigguyinwoods 8 місяців тому +63

      the fact I already commented about him just 12 and half minutes in because of his bullshit spewidge only to scroll down and see this comment further cements my opinion, him being an ass in all senses of the insult, idk how ridiculous of human you gotta be for a comment like this to not be hard to believe....

    • @dazanii
      @dazanii 8 місяців тому

      I can’t stand the man

  • @phantasma3018
    @phantasma3018 8 місяців тому +1280

    i REFUSED to watch the squid game reality show just because of how fucked up i thought it would be. thank you for confirming my beliefs with this video 😭

    • @asiercostas908
      @asiercostas908 8 місяців тому +52

      It’s actually really really good! Don’t believe this guy.

    • @frvrcatss
      @frvrcatss 8 місяців тому +17

      The show is amazing, although there r some parts that made me sad😢, u should deff watch imo

    • @aaron.y2k
      @aaron.y2k 8 місяців тому +7

      @@asiercostas908yeah I loved it

    • @jamsquan9415
      @jamsquan9415 8 місяців тому +27

      i’ve watched a LOT of reality shows. they’re pretty much all fucked up.
      even the most innocuous looking shows like ainori or terrace house are AWFUL with the way they treat contestants.
      the entire concept is fucked. you either shut your brain off to it or if it’s a moral thing for you, you don’t watch any reality tv whatsoever.

    • @phantasma3018
      @phantasma3018 8 місяців тому +15

      @@jamsquan9415 yea, you're not wrong. i tend to avoid reality tv because of the morality part to it. i usually only find them bearable when i watch commentary videos on them like this one.

  • @somanyfruitsmango9021
    @somanyfruitsmango9021 8 місяців тому +211

    Seeing the genuine shame on the old man's face when he thought he had eliminated his friend was such a good moment in a sea of horrible scenes. That man is just too pure for this world.

  • @henri3637
    @henri3637 8 місяців тому +639

    I'm only 4 minutes in but the phrase "call me a twinkie cause im going hostless" has me off my dang rocker with laughter

  • @Theunfathomable0
    @Theunfathomable0 8 місяців тому +445

    I was absolutely gobsmacked when I saw that they made a reality show out of the squid game. It’s truly horrifying that they bastardized the creators concept proving its point for a profit. As the creator I don’t know what I would do but I can only imagine it’s a terrible feeling.

    • @offbranddorito9668
      @offbranddorito9668 8 місяців тому +72

      Imagine being the creators of squid game. It reaches a western audience. That western audience proceeds to 1. Belittle your actors as "up and comers" when they're already well-known, 2. Completely miss the entire point, 3. Sell horrible bootleg products glorifying the participation in squid game, then 4. Literally make it real even though the whole point is ITS ALREADY REAL. PEOPLE ARE ALREADY LIVING LIKE THIS.

    • @JasmineElHanafy
      @JasmineElHanafy 8 місяців тому +4

      Didn’t the created help with the production for the competition

    • @tarotsushima3332
      @tarotsushima3332 8 місяців тому +15

      ​@@offbranddorito9668Oh yeah I forgot about that first thing, jeez. One of the most succinct examples of American exceptionalism bc even for a star studded cast, if they're not Hollywood actors, they may as well not exist.

    • @elijahisaiah8623
      @elijahisaiah8623 8 місяців тому

      If it’s a bastardized of what the CREATOR wanted to make, than why did the original CREATOR visited the set of Squid Game The Challenge, which he seems fine with.

    • @Theunfathomable0
      @Theunfathomable0 8 місяців тому +6

      @@elijahisaiah8623 I can’t see into their mind, I don’t know how they feel. Maybe they love it, maybe they hate it and feel because of contractual obligations they have no choice but to “smile and wave”. Maybe they’re completely neutral. But my personal opinion about the reality show remains unchanged.

  • @Maria_745
    @Maria_745 8 місяців тому +248

    All I can think is that there is no way they paid the contestants enough for this. Love is Blind contestants got $1000/week, I would not be surprised if some of the contestants who got out in the beginning got less than $100 for risking hypothermia

    • @LizzylovesLobo
      @LizzylovesLobo 8 місяців тому +50

      I'm pretty sure they're not getting paid at all which makes things so much worse

    • @yellowishgreendragon.-.
      @yellowishgreendragon.-. 8 місяців тому +17

      They had multiple people who got hypothermia and nerve damage because of that first game.

    • @sophiaballerina
      @sophiaballerina 8 місяців тому +4

      @@LizzylovesLoboyour right they didn’t get paid anything

  • @hairless_wizard
    @hairless_wizard 8 місяців тому +100

    Morality set aside, the sugar wafer game is so fucking stupid to put into the game show. Obviously all of the contestants have seen Squid Game so they know that umbrella is the worst choice, the reason why it’s so tense in the original show is because nobody understood the consequences of their choice until they were handed the tins

    • @harryjamesmiller
      @harryjamesmiller  8 місяців тому +34

      exactly! so much of the show is figuring out what the next game will be, when everyone knows what's coming it's a lot less tense

    • @hayleyhellbound9513
      @hayleyhellbound9513 8 місяців тому +12

      Should’ve been new shapes that were hints at season 2 tbh

    • @soliniv1411
      @soliniv1411 8 місяців тому +17

      At the very least the shape should have been hidden, but noooo they were able to choose the shape they wanted... so stupid

    • @allurajane4979
      @allurajane4979 8 місяців тому +6

      I thought that they were gonna trick ppl into picking a different shape than the one that was at the door but I guess they aren’t that smart

  • @lug358
    @lug358 8 місяців тому +147

    I hate how that guy felt like the main character even being psychotic enough to think that he was somehow 'chosen by god'

  • @slay7510
    @slay7510 8 місяців тому +235

    the entire execution of squid games the challenge just literally brought the whole severely depressing concept of not as fortunate people being put into unsafe, harmful and exploitative situations for money. Genuinely who would think this was a good idea

  • @Beatlelover21
    @Beatlelover21 8 місяців тому +317

    I watched this because I was like “there’s no way this isn’t stupid as hell” and I ended up being entertained by how stupid it was. “Jesus had to compete” killed me. Literally when did Jesus Christ ever COMPETE??? I also watched the show on 2x speed at certain points

    • @user-wr8bs8vx9r
      @user-wr8bs8vx9r 8 місяців тому +15

      To be fair, I'm sure a random carpenter guy telling everyone he is God's son or whatever would make some people doubt... Right? lol. Now that I think of it.

    • @rosxjun
      @rosxjun 8 місяців тому +1

      He wanted to be the best like no one ever was

    • @Chaos_Cattus
      @Chaos_Cattus 7 місяців тому

      ​@@rosxjunand failed spectacularly. Hope his god blesses his next acting jobs because it was not at all invested in this one lmao

  • @Unfortunately_Mickey
    @Unfortunately_Mickey 8 місяців тому +262

    I just wanted the bee guy to be able to get the hell off that set as soon as I saw him he's too precious.

    • @maggiee639
      @maggiee639 8 місяців тому +30

      Oh my god same this man needs to be protected at all costs 😭

    • @Unfortunately_Mickey
      @Unfortunately_Mickey 8 місяців тому +37

      @@maggiee639 they tricked him into crying, there's no karma quick enough

    • @maggiee639
      @maggiee639 8 місяців тому +8

      @@Unfortunately_Mickey I hated that

    • @annjepsen1621
      @annjepsen1621 8 місяців тому

      I want to see pictures of those orchids!!

  • @gayhomosexuallll
    @gayhomosexuallll 8 місяців тому +356

    I wish that people would have boycotted this, considering the horrifying reports that came out the other year. But that's not how viewing works anymore

    • @asiercostas908
      @asiercostas908 8 місяців тому +8

      It is a great TV show!!!

    • @jamsquan9415
      @jamsquan9415 8 місяців тому +5

      boycotting has never worked

    • @user-wr8bs8vx9r
      @user-wr8bs8vx9r 8 місяців тому +2

      what is piracy

    • @alteregobruh
      @alteregobruh 8 місяців тому +36

      @@jamsquan9415But like it has. Like it genuinely has worked. Why lie? Just say it isn’t effective anymore, that’s accurate. People are spineless and too distracted for boycotts nowadays.

    • @hope3290
      @hope3290 8 місяців тому +16

      @@jamsquan9415 You very clearly failed history class...

  • @Broeckchen
    @Broeckchen 8 місяців тому +267

    Finally! We're getting the Torment Nexus from the bestseller "Please don"t create the Torment Nexus"! How exciting!

  • @crumbsintopebbles
    @crumbsintopebbles 8 місяців тому +84

    The whole point of Squid Game is that everyone was poor and desperate, to such an extent they were gonna risk their lives for money.

  • @annagreen9688
    @annagreen9688 8 місяців тому +149

    No one gonna talk about how “life is fair. The same things that happen to you happen to me” is really ablist??? Some people are disabled and some people aren’t… that’s not really fair. But yea you gotta deal with the hand you’re given. It’s okay to express frustration on occasion because it does just suck sometimes. You just can’t let it consume you, which is it’s own challenge. Men like him make me so angry like I can cry through an experience and still make it through. Crying is chemically therapeutic!!!

    • @Shleepidreamz
      @Shleepidreamz 8 місяців тому +2

      Think you're reaching too far into it where he didn't really mean it to those that are disabled. I don't like him too, but I never heard one of the contestants being disabled on this show and if anything that would be horrible considering how the show irl and K-drama wasn't meant for a poor person with disabilities to go through

    • @annagreen9688
      @annagreen9688 8 місяців тому +28

      @@Shleepidreamz as far as I’ve read they didn’t do that extensive of mental health checks for this show, and I’m also talking about emotional disabilities. The wretching and dry heaving? That’s a physical response to emotional stress that was outside of his control, and some people take less stress to get to even that point. What made me mad is him continuously telling people to just stop crying as if it makes them weak. It’s completely belittling natural emotional expression in general, and not everyone was born with the innate ability to really control their emotions. Sometimes, you can only get yourself to physiologically regulate your body to keep pushing in your task and your eyes just keep on streaming tears. Also someone who is on the show to pay off medical debt is someone who has been affected unfairly than someone who has never had an extreme illness or traumatic situation sending them to the hospital and causing them to pay thousands of dollars. I believe the guy who had a panic attack and was considered to have the “most dramatic exit” is a cancer survivor. These kinds of struggles are things that are out of someone’s control and change someone’s life forever. Some people on the show were in tough situations and really wanted the money and they get emotional, it happens all the time in reality game shows. You can see people crying all the time on Survivor and Big Brother and the like, but I’ve never heard someone literally say that life IS fair and that’s why they shouldn’t be expressive of their emotions. All kinds of people are watching this too and that kind of talk is just way too prevalent. It’s a big reason why a lot of people struggling emotionally, especially men, never end up reaching out for help before it’s too late. I know this kind of analysis of the situation is really intense but i mean it’s based off of Squid Game and that’s part of the message of the original show

    • @ogolthorp
      @ogolthorp 8 місяців тому +6

      Yeah I’m literally waiting for a multi organ transplant in my 30s. (I never drank or did drugs) Totally the same thing that happened to this guy.

    • @madcatter5293
      @madcatter5293 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@annagreen9688I literally felt so sorry for him. That episode really pissed me off because his problems clearly went deeper than just "oh I don't want to get eliminated." He was taking it PERSONALLY and I promise you it's still gonna mess him up later. That's why I think it should be legally required for reality shows to have a therapist on set.

    • @kms4829
      @kms4829 8 місяців тому +2

      Agreed

  • @PandaNFriends23
    @PandaNFriends23 8 місяців тому +36

    That villain fool is such a narcissistic idiot. He says everyone goes through the same struggles, as he sits there in a healthy body. All of his limbs are there, he can use all of them. He has use of all of his senses. He's living in a first world country, not in a war zone. He has access to fresh water and food. I just, wow. I forget people that stupid exist sometimes.

    • @stretchmonster
      @stretchmonster 8 місяців тому +4

      Probably comes from a nice, upper-middle class home with all the privileges that affords. It's easy to be an "alpha" when the road to the future is nicely paved and has no tolls.

    • @doveyhandwand
      @doveyhandwand 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@stretchmonsterI would say he's middle class tbh also he is highly narcissistic and might have npd ngl

    • @jeffbob4911
      @jeffbob4911 8 місяців тому

      ​@@stretchmonstermost likely not realisticly as people dont become like that immediatley and living in a bad are definently makes u more abrasive and even aggressive as ur surrounded by people with no one to look like. People are never born the way they are they are made the way they are and whitout guidance we all could have ended up the same

  • @Chromaggia
    @Chromaggia 8 місяців тому +97

    The Squid Game reality show is the living embodiment of that one tweet that goes like
    Author: I have written a cautionary tale called “Don’t Create the Torment Nexus”
    Corporation: By popular demand we give to you the Torment Nexus from the best seller “Don’t Create the Torment Nexus”
    Edit: Apparently this was not an original thought in the slightest. Oops.

  • @cjfer00
    @cjfer00 8 місяців тому +150

    this is how i found out someone from my college quidditch team got to the final three on squid game: the challenge

    • @sameerakhan7455
      @sameerakhan7455 8 місяців тому +1

      Wait what? I'm so glad I stumbled on this comment lmao.
      It's the guy with the long hair isn't it? I watched the show till episode 5 but couldn't handle it anymore (plus it got quite boring anyways). I think it was episode 4 where we really got to see the guy with two girls who seemed to be an unofficial "alliance" where one of the girls had hearing impairment and we had 5 minutes of interview from her and all.
      Also, a QUIDDITCH TEAM??
      It's pretty cool seeing someone actually recognise someone they know irl in a reality show, nevermind it being as popular and himself being in the final three at that

  • @blueberrytrees1067
    @blueberrytrees1067 8 місяців тому +153

    i wish that beekeeper guy could adopt me. he seems like he'd be a lovely grandfather

    • @maggiee639
      @maggiee639 8 місяців тому +13

      Oh my god yes 18 grandchildren god bless him!! He’s adorable honestly.

  • @kittybutton
    @kittybutton 8 місяців тому +61

    I really feel like whether the squid game reality show is good or not is irrelevant, the fact that it exists at all is just gross to me. It’s like that one episode of Black Mirror where the guy has this intense monologue about how bad capitalism is, and immediately sells out and makes the same monologue over and over for money

    • @rushmoom42069
      @rushmoom42069 8 місяців тому +3

      💯💯

    • @aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051
      @aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 8 місяців тому +2

      Sorta like a UA-camr.

    • @JNB0723
      @JNB0723 4 місяці тому +1

      Forty Million Merits, right? It made me so sad, but it was the perfect allegory for capitalism.

  • @RainyDays2790
    @RainyDays2790 8 місяців тому +223

    its a lot more impressive seeing the older people so far along in the game after you hear the contestants were stuck in place for 7 hours. im in my early 30s and even i could do that unless i was standing properly

  • @nbdjz1058
    @nbdjz1058 8 місяців тому +48

    that beekeeper dude is so sweet he almost made me cry😭 i love old people like him he is so loving and wholesome

  • @lilmochalovefox480
    @lilmochalovefox480 8 місяців тому +60

    When contestant 432 did that odd little monologue in that dimly lit room, all I could think about is the fact that I've heard those exact words before. I heard them from a (ridiculously overconfident) SoundCloud rapper, he would come into my work at night to try to hit on me (even after knowing I had a girlfriend) and he'd just drop random "deep" statements on me. Those kinds of people seem to think they are dropping "wisdom" and "facts" no one has heard before.

  • @lilyederer5858
    @lilyederer5858 8 місяців тому +133

    so they just played heads up seven up for the penultimate game? that’s all they had?

    • @harryjamesmiller
      @harryjamesmiller  8 місяців тому +40

      THIS. THIS IS IT.

    • @digimonlover1632
      @digimonlover1632 8 місяців тому +5

      I don’t really see what’s wrong with that. It’s an extra game and a children’s game so…

    • @kaemincha
      @kaemincha 7 місяців тому

      i mean, almost all of the games in the og are just straight up kids games. altho the penultimate game in the show was the glass game, decidely not a real game and was very dramatic so i can see your point. heads up seven up imo is a good game imo to American-ify the game, but maybe not the penultimate episode.

  • @dizzyella8204
    @dizzyella8204 8 місяців тому +71

    I'm sorry there was a MAZE RUNNER reality show???????

  • @rachamanda13
    @rachamanda13 8 місяців тому +97

    wait scentbird? i thought they sent birds

  • @adolin.kholin
    @adolin.kholin 8 місяців тому +123

    Watching you put on your hood, it falling off due to your frustration, you putting it back on, and losing it again was probably a lot more entertaining than this show.

  • @offbranddorito9668
    @offbranddorito9668 8 місяців тому +56

    This is like if they read some Dante and went "man this guy has a great idea" and made his circles of hell a real thing and started throwing poor people in

  • @rabbit.enjoyer
    @rabbit.enjoyer 8 місяців тому +78

    There's an infamous UA-camr popular with drama reaction channels who mentioned how she didn't get the point of the original squid game series and that the only thing entraining was the game parts. And that "everything in-between" didn't make sense to her and was boring. She apparently has found this new series to be very entertaining.
    So i guess this is the kind of audience the show is for.

    • @ranibow_sprimkle_24
      @ranibow_sprimkle_24 8 місяців тому +3

      …iiluminaughtii?

    • @baby.yogurt
      @baby.yogurt 8 місяців тому +3

      that is scary

    • @chup6c6br6
      @chup6c6br6 8 місяців тому +2

      Is it amberlynn reid 😂

    • @rabbit.enjoyer
      @rabbit.enjoyer 8 місяців тому

      @@chup6c6br6 ........yea

    • @kms4829
      @kms4829 8 місяців тому

      Explains most of the other comments lacking a lot of empathy

  • @unnamedguard03
    @unnamedguard03 8 місяців тому +94

    The funny thing is Netflix already had a reality competition show that features compelling contestants and nail-biting games. It's called Devil's Plan. Literally just make more Devil's Plan please.

    • @rainy5517
      @rainy5517 8 місяців тому +4

      Watch that wirh my mother. We were soinvested. One of the best game shows ive seen, aside from the games being too complicated for my brain to comprehend

  • @senh4944
    @senh4944 8 місяців тому +86

    that quote about Squid Game being about "coming together to play fun childhood games", how tone death can one be....

    • @offbranddorito9668
      @offbranddorito9668 8 місяців тому +18

      It was so fun and childlike when they tried to beat each other to death in that dark room without any game even happening. Just because they were told they could.

    • @joshuab3918
      @joshuab3918 8 місяців тому +1

      If they'd taken the "coming together to play games" angle, they could have spun it as a lighthearted recreation of the original, minus any death. Emphasize team vs team games, let relationships form, etc. Treat it like a silver lining or something.

  • @kayleee4065
    @kayleee4065 8 місяців тому +185

    Okay but it makes sense they cheered when they got into the dorms.. the set looks crazy close to the original, I'd be psyched too

    • @maggiee639
      @maggiee639 8 місяців тому +29

      It does look cool and those beds look pretty big/ comfy lol

    • @Briarhoes
      @Briarhoes 8 місяців тому +41

      Also they’ve been standing for like seven hours

    • @justinTime077
      @justinTime077 8 місяців тому

      Yeah well this UA-camr seems like a woke-turd that seems too serious at their whim

  • @patrickhaley1312
    @patrickhaley1312 8 місяців тому +21

    Ah yes. Let's turn the show about the dangers of unfettered capitalism into a REALITY show. That surely won't completely miss the point of the source material at all! People are going to love this.

  • @Karragh
    @Karragh 8 місяців тому +13

    The mister beast video felt harmless to me. Like I get it, misses the point of squid games, but some people came out to have fun and everyone got a little bit of money out of it. The reality show on the other hand is so gross feeling, I couldn't make it through more then one episode.

    • @ellispiper6313
      @ellispiper6313 8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, becasue the reality TV show wasn't some jolly festival where everyone happy. It was harsh, cruel, and showed human nature. Some people simply can't stomach that.

  • @saintriss
    @saintriss 8 місяців тому +32

    The throw up guy was so disgusting why did they have to milk that moment so much

    • @GlipGlig
      @GlipGlig 7 місяців тому

      They milked it because it was interesting, it was tragic to watch someone so passionate about getting money not getting it at all

  • @Justapikachu577
    @Justapikachu577 8 місяців тому +125

    Mr Beast didn't do that "all by himself". He obviously didn't built all those sets by hand, I doubt he even helped. He just payed for it.

    • @mynameisnotdavid6202
      @mynameisnotdavid6202 8 місяців тому +30

      woah really??? you must be really smart!!

    • @stefanfan9782
      @stefanfan9782 8 місяців тому +24

      that's the joke

    • @Justapikachu577
      @Justapikachu577 8 місяців тому +25

      @@stefanfan9782 I did not understand the statement as a joke, it seemed like a comparison between him and Netflix.

    • @Justapikachu577
      @Justapikachu577 8 місяців тому

      @@mynameisnotdavid6202 No need to be mean to me.

    • @mynameisnotdavid6202
      @mynameisnotdavid6202 8 місяців тому

      @@Justapikachu577 it seems like you have a knack for irony

  • @CleaveTheDragon
    @CleaveTheDragon 8 місяців тому +4

    I know the pseudo-intellectual kneejerk response is to point out "participating in squid games is missing the point of squid games cause capitalism = bad" but the majority of people, who are forced to live in capitalism anyway, who watched a show that was funded by Netflix for the purpose of making a show that people would watch to justify their paid subscriptions, really just like the idea of going "hey, I wonder how I would do in these kind of games" and that's where this base interest is coming from. I don't think people are really missing the point so much as partaking in elements of a media they like, and companies attempting to supply that for personal gain. Something that people do all the time with media they like. it's fanfiction roleplaying. These contestants are getting excited about the beds because it reminds them of the show they liked. It's like getting mad at LARPers for wanting to partake in swinging swords and flinging spells, and trying to remind them that due to the lack of medical help back then you'd die from nearly any injury.
    When you remove the "forced to play out of poor desperation" and "if you lose, you fucking die" aspects, it's another fucking game show bro, which we've had for nearly a century. The real issue is that this gameshow sucks due to negligence on the company's part.

  • @JessiQuinn
    @JessiQuinn 8 місяців тому +38

    the bee guy made me tear up for real... the man needs his own show

  • @EmiL_from_NieR
    @EmiL_from_NieR 8 місяців тому +34

    I didn’t watch this because I’m not going to feed into it, but my mom and stepfather kept shouting “F*CK YOU 432!” in the living room while I was like walking to the bathroom or making food and I was confused about what was going on. Now I understand. So weird that you make a show that contradicts a piece of South Korean media THIS hard 😂
    Edit; Can beekeeper man adopt me? I miss my grandparents dude he seems so amazing 😭❤️

  • @TianZhaoHeavenlyFortune
    @TianZhaoHeavenlyFortune 8 місяців тому +7

    “Jesus had to compete”, as a Christian I have no idea what the hell that guy was on when he said that because WTF did Jesus compete in? Nothing I tells ya nothing.

    • @soliniv1411
      @soliniv1411 8 місяців тому

      Jesus had to compete for your love i guess 🤷‍♂️

  • @talistheintrovert
    @talistheintrovert 8 місяців тому +79

    I'm so glad you made a video about this so I didn't have to watch it, because oh my god what a hellscape this show is

    • @asiercostas908
      @asiercostas908 8 місяців тому +3

      I thought it was amazing!!!

    • @dailytrash8540
      @dailytrash8540 8 місяців тому +1

      To be honest the show is still pretty fun, you shouldn’t dislike it because of one persons opinion without giving it a try

    • @boxlions2073
      @boxlions2073 8 місяців тому +1

      You didn’t even watch the show. He’s literally taking the worst parts of the show and placing them on display.

  • @KandiBabyy
    @KandiBabyy 8 місяців тому +23

    I SWEARRRR- I haven’t really seen anybody else. Talk about this, but that cookie episode, and the licking… I literally could not stand it! I had to fast forward it. I swear. It was so absolutely disgusting to me. I almost gagged.

  • @comicsans6487
    @comicsans6487 8 місяців тому +9

    No questions about why they had to stand for 30 minutes at a time without moving in green light and red light and the game lasting 7 hours? that's so stupid who can stand still that long, why is there even motion sensing and adjudicators for that? the game in the original wasn't like that at all. Also they were in freezing cold and they even removed the startch in their shirts for the exploding paint to show clearly giving them more cold.

  • @ZachyH
    @ZachyH 8 місяців тому +18

    It’s funny you mention 432 having a career of reality shows ahead of him because I’m pretty sure he’s already confirmed to be in Perfect Match season 2 on Netflix

  • @BeyondBaito
    @BeyondBaito 8 місяців тому +16

    The fact some of the people on there weren't poor but literally just threw their lives away for this show is on them 100%
    Squid Games targeted people who had nothing and could only either go up or die trying. Not "Yeah I had college and a job but I quit that to be on here, oops I lost time to cry and vomit" like bro that's not someone I feel bad for, that's entirely on them.

    • @allurajane4979
      @allurajane4979 8 місяців тому

      Ppl quit school and jobs for this?

  • @abridgedplane4417
    @abridgedplane4417 8 місяців тому +22

    I just know that when Trey got home LeAnn was pissed that he jumped not once not twice but THREE times lmao

    • @mllnx
      @mllnx 8 місяців тому +12

      that ashley girl pissed me off more than 432 tbh

    • @gennielinara2356
      @gennielinara2356 8 місяців тому +13

      @@mllnxme too. And the episodes after it when people were hating on the older Asian lady because she was the only one that called Ashley out. Wtf was that

    • @mllnx
      @mllnx 8 місяців тому +11

      @@gennielinara2356 yeah she did what i would’ve done! why vote for yourself and risk yourself getting eliminated so close to the end when there’s someone there who doesn’t deserve to win

    • @coalkingryan881
      @coalkingryan881 8 місяців тому +3

      Trey should’ve won

  • @paulw858
    @paulw858 8 місяців тому +16

    From what I understand, they were not instructed to pretend to die. That was just something some people decided to do for fun, and it caught on.
    And as far as that person almost throwing up: they very likely cut out the throwing up. There are some shots you can see of his tin where it is filled with liquid that appears to be bile.

  • @applejuice7108
    @applejuice7108 8 місяців тому +20

    Frankly, I think the show is genius. Instead of a scripted hypotherical to illistrate how fucked up capitalism is; they just literally did it. Now, instead of actors, you get to see real people break down because they actually, desperately, need the money. Yay!

    • @blahblah50014
      @blahblah50014 8 місяців тому +5

      hey buddy,,, the comment above you was being sarcastic...

  • @_.kt23
    @_.kt23 8 місяців тому +5

    this show was actually good…

  • @genericname2747
    @genericname2747 8 місяців тому +14

    Amazing how the company that made Squid Game completely missed the point of the show they made

  • @beanie2571
    @beanie2571 8 місяців тому +28

    *clip*

    • @harryjamesmiller
      @harryjamesmiller  8 місяців тому +19

      OOPS

    • @acoelomate2984
      @acoelomate2984 8 місяців тому +13

      @@harryjamesmillerjust pretend it was on purpose we won’t tell

    • @beanie2571
      @beanie2571 8 місяців тому +6

      @@acoelomate2984 fr it never happened

  • @acoelomate2984
    @acoelomate2984 8 місяців тому +32

    Wake up everyone new HJM video just dropped
    And also glad ur talking about this cause it was one thing when Mr. Beast did it cause that was focused on the process of putting together such a large scale project but the fact that Netflix made it into a game show is so weird to me especially since it’s so Americanized

    • @acoelomate2984
      @acoelomate2984 8 місяців тому +12

      “Jesus had to compete, so I have to compete”
      Huh?!!!! What???

  • @daliam8715
    @daliam8715 8 місяців тому +5

    They weren’t actually told to pretend to die, they just chose to.

  • @thelittlehobbit4698
    @thelittlehobbit4698 8 місяців тому +8

    When I saw that Squid Game would become a reality show I though "There's no way this would end well". Now behold, I must be clarvoyant

  • @Rognik
    @Rognik 8 місяців тому +9

    So I have a few thoughts on the show myself.
    *"Jesus had to compete, so i have to compete." Um, did I miss the Bible tale where Jesus had to compete? He was an unknown for 32 years of his life, and then ruffled too many powerful feathers. Player 432 was delusional.
    *Battleship was definitely run poorly. There are so many ways that could've been done better. I either would have had the whole team lose when all their ships were lost, or at the very least eliminate all the players that were hit, regardless of their boat sinking. Only playing until two ships on one side sank did not feel satisfying at all.
    *I'm kind of ok with them not having a main character. Korean dramas seem to like to introduce a lot of characters, some of whom grow in importance and some who are cannon fodder.
    *Everyone except one person seemed to forget about 243 (or was it 234?) not wanting to jump as they all informally agreed. Then they all agreed to only nominate themselves during the die rolling? Noble, but i found it very boring. Especially dumb when the game designer said, "I'm good at rolling 6's" but still nominated herself.
    *I know it's just a game and not actually to the death, but if you're going to imitate a death game, can you at least try to pretend the stakes are actually that high? All these people talking about what they'll do after they get out, but the Squid Game contestants in the show didn't really have that option. I think it was only 24 people in the show didn't decide to return to the death game? Even the Mr. Beast version gave people the chance to drop out after a bit.

  • @addiemiller8260
    @addiemiller8260 8 місяців тому +37

    i want to know how the original creators feel about it

    • @jeannesery9936
      @jeannesery9936 8 місяців тому +4

      They hate it

    • @kaemincha
      @kaemincha 7 місяців тому +3

      director was optimistic but a little trepidatious about it before it launched, i havent seen any comments made after all of the controversies. seems like the input the creators provided was that if they make the reality show, it should be more light-hearted than the show, as it is for entertainment purposes rather than making the same social commentary of the og. imo thinking something more akin to a korean competition show. i doubt the creator will respond to the backlash, as they likely wouldn't want to damage relations with Netflix (which tbh i can't blame them for as the reality show is getting plenty of heat without comment from the og).

  • @spooderboi7610
    @spooderboi7610 8 місяців тому +19

    oh perfect timing for a video!! my lunch is just finished cooking

  • @debradowner8761
    @debradowner8761 8 місяців тому +6

    I love that it was hostless actually

  • @allensu9363
    @allensu9363 8 місяців тому +8

    Too many of the eliminations were RNG. They really should’ve made more games skill based

  • @ironicappreciation4374
    @ironicappreciation4374 8 місяців тому +12

    The fact that this exists is so. So dystopian

  • @swiftlyaswiftie
    @swiftlyaswiftie 8 місяців тому +9

    I can't wait for Hunger Games: Challenge, the smash hit survivor show

  • @vchapa22
    @vchapa22 8 місяців тому +5

    You know I was wondering why people chose to sit or lie down between rounds in red light green light. Now it makes sense. I wouldn’t wanna stand for 7 hours either

  • @luthientinuviel3883
    @luthientinuviel3883 8 місяців тому +13

    They really did not internalize the message of the og show huh

  • @DeathRex88
    @DeathRex88 8 місяців тому +5

    The hardest part of believing this was rigged is how badly it would of been rigged. Why rig it by getting rid of all the people they bothered to put a spotlight on. It was such a limp noodle of an obstacle course show

  • @steviescribbles
    @steviescribbles 8 місяців тому +15

    Your videos are never long enough! I could easily watch over an hour of you raggin on bad media

  • @user-gp5yz5yz4x
    @user-gp5yz5yz4x 8 місяців тому +15

    I honestly doubt Mr Beast even wrote his own lines

  • @xgrimesreaper
    @xgrimesreaper 8 місяців тому +14

    i wonder if part of the appeal for this is to get people to rewatch the original. cause as amazing as it was, it wasn’t rewatchable to me because it’s fucking depressing as shit lol

    • @thebigjest
      @thebigjest 8 місяців тому +2

      It’s not rewatchable because you know what happens…not knowing is what makes it entertaining

    • @leeshapon
      @leeshapon 8 місяців тому +2

      i think it is, they’re supposed to be releasing the second season of squid game soon so i think this was churned out to promote it

  • @candicraveingcloude2822
    @candicraveingcloude2822 8 місяців тому +7

    Yeah there was competition and a games aspect to it, but it's not just about "compete compete compete for competition's sake" it's about "capatalism requires competition to survive and this leaks into the games of our childhood how has this affected all of us?"

  • @eleanorruth2843
    @eleanorruth2843 8 місяців тому +18

    Is the text at 25:06 that's on screen for like half a frame ("and whoever sells the most famous stars in 1 hour wins") an easter egg or a bit or a glitch? (genuine question love the vid so far!!!)

  • @CagoEman23
    @CagoEman23 7 місяців тому +3

    You didn’t talk about the dumbest part of the whole show. How the girl refused to be a team player on the bridge but everyone acted like she didn’t. Then got mad at the lady who actually cared and called her out for it.

    • @smellycat2116
      @smellycat2116 7 місяців тому +1

      Literally I actually hate that bitch she pissed me the fuck off

  • @rhysandmiles
    @rhysandmiles 8 місяців тому +11

    Not you wearing a calculator watch but also using it in this episode. King behavior.

  • @joecurtin2531
    @joecurtin2531 8 місяців тому +4

    This is meant to a constructive critique but I kind of felt this video had a loooot of nitpicks to pad it out or at least that's how it came across. I think there's a lot to criticize about this show and I was interested to see a comprehensive video looking into all the unethical decisions netflix made but it felt like you kept getting stun locked on weird details that seemed pretty harmless in comparison to it's worse elements. Idk maybe it's cause I just watched the new Hbomerguy video that manages to make 4 hours fly by with how good the pacing was but I found parts of this 40 minute vid to get a little grueling. Maybe I just disagree with some of your critisicms but you taking time to complain about the black squib and how the contestants aplauding when they saw the main sleeping room (they were probably just impressed it was so acurate to the shows room) came across kind of irritating. I hope if you read this you don't take it as hate its just meant to be my honest impression.

  • @debbiestarman4485
    @debbiestarman4485 8 місяців тому +5

    Wow, am I the only one that liked the show? You guys are putting too much into it. It's a game show. Not only a game show but one that gives someone 4.6 million dollars. That's what made it exciting to me.

    • @dannyboy4682
      @dannyboy4682 8 місяців тому

      didnt you listen to the part where medical intervention for collapsed contestants was delayed so shots werent ruined?

  • @alxody_1910
    @alxody_1910 7 місяців тому +3

    Yo this reality was really bingeable, all my family had a great time.

  • @jackkentner158
    @jackkentner158 8 місяців тому +5

    The show rocked. Arguably even better than the scripted version. People need to stop pearl-clutching over adults playing children's games on a game show.

    • @ironman1458
      @ironman1458 8 місяців тому +5

      Fr, especially while they're on youtube and every complaint they have about the show applies to youtube/google. For some reason you don't see them complain about capitalism or exploitation or whatever they are crying about when they are putting money in google's pocket

  • @sooyoungfanclub
    @sooyoungfanclub 8 місяців тому +33

    man im glad i didn’t watch this when it came out n added to the view count. i honestly didn’t feel like the show needed a season 2 because it was pretty conclusive on its own, but i would rather have that than more of this reality tv hellscape

    • @leeshapon
      @leeshapon 8 місяців тому

      pretty sure they made this just to promote season 2 of squid game coming out soon

    • @Shleepidreamz
      @Shleepidreamz 8 місяців тому

      ​​@@leeshaponBut there's a season 2 for this show coming.

    • @sooyoungfanclub
      @sooyoungfanclub 8 місяців тому

      @@leeshapon I thought he said in this video that they’re considering canceling season 2 of the series? I do hope I’m wrong about that, bc that’d be so twisted canceling a tv show about the exact thing they end up doing in their reality show

  • @menthol277
    @menthol277 8 місяців тому +3

    i need a in memoriam section showcasing how many different hair styles you went through this year cause i feel like every video its a new look!

  • @kkat42069
    @kkat42069 8 місяців тому +11

    Clip 1:12

  • @bobalinx8762
    @bobalinx8762 8 місяців тому +5

    Executives were never known for their media literacy…

  • @jinofthethunder
    @jinofthethunder 8 місяців тому +5

    ... it's kind of ironic making a sponsored video, critiquing the tone deafness of a reality game show based on a story about the evils of unrestrained capitalism.

    • @certifiedboghopper9622
      @certifiedboghopper9622 8 місяців тому

      ah yes, because the ethics of a multi-billion dollar company recreating a death tournament and incentivising contestants with a bigass cash prize is the same as accepting money for doing your job

    • @tawofiqnacanabo8465
      @tawofiqnacanabo8465 8 місяців тому

      Very

    • @ironman1458
      @ironman1458 8 місяців тому

      @@certifiedboghopper9622 the mental gymnastics you do. how about the fact you are supporting youtube, who has a monopoly on this type of social media cause they are backed by a multi-billion dollar company? yall are the most whiniest people ive ever seen, and complete hypocrites too. just lol

    • @ironman1458
      @ironman1458 8 місяців тому

      @@certifiedboghopper9622 and who told him to make his job whining on the internet? theres lots of ways to make money that dont involve such moral bankrupcy that you allegedly have such a problem with, yet support it with your time spent on this platform, supporting people who push out rage bait vids just to sell a cringe sponsor. no self awareness whatsoever from the poster of this vid or you drones in the comments

    • @londongirl2768
      @londongirl2768 8 місяців тому

      Those things are not the same at all. Just because you critique capitalism doesn’t mean don’t you have to live in it

  • @ogewuagbese809
    @ogewuagbese809 8 місяців тому +3

    I think people miss the point of the original SG show.
    Its not JUST "Poor people competing for the entertainment of the ultra rich"
    Its also, and may more importantly, "How desperate do you have to be to think my life is already over, Ill take my chances with this life or death game. At least I have a shot."

  • @Letsjustnot9597
    @Letsjustnot9597 8 місяців тому +2

    Personally, it was fun to watch the player play the games, but I hated all the relationships, drama, crying, who’s an ally nonsense, I basically skipped all the scenes where they were in the bunk bed room lmao. I low-key was agreeing with villain guy cuz like why are y’all sobbing, you people are on camera, chill. The orange juice episode is so annoying, that one challenge is only a thing for 20 minutes and then the rest of the 25 min is just talking, so boring -_-. The “get all the woman on” pissed me off, and they made the men go first on the glass floors ofc. I don’t care about nobody’s lore or motives except the finalists, they gonna lose anyway, just play the damn games. (Except the mom and son, justice for them they were my favourite.)

  • @paczillakilla7218
    @paczillakilla7218 8 місяців тому +11

    I thought it was fun and genuinely got interested in it

  • @IonIsFalling7217
    @IonIsFalling7217 8 місяців тому +4

    Having Heads Up Seven Up as the big childhood game eliminator is actually kind of perfect.

  • @dom2666
    @dom2666 8 місяців тому +5

    Thoroughly shocked that they introduced that extremely wholesome old man for him to not be a villain

  • @leeshapon
    @leeshapon 8 місяців тому +5

    25:43 the thing is that they volunteered to open the boxes though, they weren’t forced to

  • @swr.nezumi
    @swr.nezumi 8 місяців тому +8

    i fucking love the part that just said “clip”

  • @Boonslayer
    @Boonslayer 8 місяців тому +2

    I had no idea they were doing this, and I regret ever knowing. Teasing the tug of war only to do battleship instead is pretty cool, but it would be better if they actually edited correctly to maintain the tension. But that doesn't work without the Squid Game branding, and this seems like it would've worked better if they didn't worry so much about channeling Squid Games directly.
    If they actually don't pay people the normal fees for reality TV casting, I gotta say? That's really low. A lot of these shows will say that contestants go home with nothing, but they still get some kind of appearance fee, especially if they make it deeper into the game, so I don't care how big the winner's purse is; if you've got me for a 17-hour day of filming, pay me, even if I have to sign an NDA and tell the media I didn't get anything.

  • @The_Void8
    @The_Void8 8 місяців тому +5

    IRL dystopia that salutes jurassic stage capitalism via fandom and manifest destiny via narcissistic ideation (432). Cause it's all a game and we all compete. What happens when we stop playing and see the satire trough the looking glass?
    The problem with media illiteracy is clear, historically we have more possibilities at literacy. It really proves that we as a hivemind slumber and accept shit. This shouldn't have gotten out from the pitch stage.
    Anyways...the beekeeper's grandkids are a lucky bunch!
    That's a good ideal. ❤

  • @eyalich
    @eyalich 8 місяців тому +10

    finally a perfume ad that embraces my desire to have big Ellie Sattler vibes

  • @fading_cinder7513
    @fading_cinder7513 8 місяців тому +6

    Something something “don’t invent the tournent nexus”

  • @dinnerwithgreedo
    @dinnerwithgreedo 8 місяців тому +3

    I loved it!

  • @greenhouseghostie
    @greenhouseghostie 8 місяців тому +6

    there are few things I've seen in my life quite as tone deaf as a squid game reality show