0 - The Contenders

There were a number of Game shows that I wanted to include in my top 30 which I had second thoughts about or simply could not find a place for them.  I have chose to mention 3 of them here they are:

Ready Steady Cook

This is technically a Game Show although the competitive aspect of the show is somewhat drowned out more so by the fact that it is first and foremost a cookery show.  There are two resident Celebrity chefs who head either team, the green peppers or the red tomatoes, they are then joined by one member of the public each.  The member of the public brings in a bag of food, I believe 5 items of less and the goal is for the player and the chef to create a meal from what they brought in.  As much as I love food I think this one was too overshadowed by the emphasis on food for it to be considered a game show so I left it out.

The Games

As with the previous show this show was also overshadowed by the theme.  The Games was a show that ran on Channel 4 in which a series of contestants lived in a reality show type of environment, where they trained together and then competed in a series of athletic events my favourite of which was actually the high dive.  Despite the entertaining nature of the show I felt it could not really be considered a game show as the theme of sport and the aspect of the reality show were too prevalent.

Big Brother

Although at its core Big Brother was a game show and the housemates were there to compete against each other this show ultimately became a popularity contest on steroids.  The vast proportion of this show was comprised of people essentially sitting in a house interacting, as fascinating as I found the show with my interest in Psychology I felt this nature overpowered the game show aspect so I decided to omit it from the list.  Had I included it then it would have made it into the top 10 for me.  I know this show isn't everyone's cup of tea but then again I know studying Psychology wouldn't be either so I feel as much of a love hate relationship exists for this show it is firmly in my love category.