Thorough review, spot on. I once got into conversation with somebody involved with producing the 1995 Krypton Factor, who was personally unconvinced by the show they were involved in. He told me that the Super Round was plagued with production problems. The structure for the cryptic rings wobbled dramatically as the contestants ran through them, the producers hated how it looked and fought a losing battle to try and make it less apparent on-screen. Also the laser run frequently failed and they would have to halt the recording to fix it. Problem was, it had interrupted a live contest and not only gave some contestants an unfair advantage through having a break, but for complex continuity purposes they didn't actually always start each player exactly where they left off. According to the late Jeremy Beadle, Gordon Burns had been privately downhearted by the changes and had expressed his lack of optimism. He decided to stay with the show out of loyalty, but was convinced that they'd killed it by changing an institution too suddenly and too dramatically. Starting the show with the assault course was a bad idea. In theory, it makes sense to open with the strongest element of the old show. But in practice, you open cold with four strangers competing in a race which you can't tell who's winning. The background music killed the atmosphere and the player profiles broke up the pace of the action. Beyond that, I think all my other thoughts are echoed in this review. Another thing which put a nail in the coffin was the scheduling. It had always been a staple of the winter evenings, yet in 1995 it aired during the summer and it really altered the vibe.
@@SanFran51 Ratings for the series had been dwindling, apparently. It was rested in 1994, the first year in its history not to have a series. From what I was told, they looked upon Gladiators as its main rival and decided to take it in that direction.
I agree fully. I personally felt it didn't need Penny Smith there. Gordon Burns was all the host it ever needed with his silent authority (and I'm sure his cousin will agree) :) Looking back, I thought the powers that be were watching The Crystal Maze and thought they could do their own version.
So essentially what they done is took a lively and fun game show and turned into a dystopian 1984 nightmare with all the excitement of people doing the paperwork.
Wow, 1995 was a bad year for UK game shows in general. Blockbusters, Crystal Maze, Bullseye, and Krypton Factor were all taken off the air that year. At least, Bruce's Price is Right came back and was excellent for six years.
The Super Round would be a great ending... for a different show! Think about The Crystal Maze, in which an exciting main game is capped off by a Crystal Dome, in which the players seemed to be completely out of control, the shoddy camerawork was boring, and the entirety of the action of the Crystal Dome seemed inconsequential compared to the luck of what they posted. The Super Round would have been a great ending to The Crystal Maze - spending time crystals on advantages so the players would have a chance to counteract their shortcomings in a final race for the finish. Of course, you'd have to adapt somewhat - whether to make the main game more competitive, or to make the final game some sort of cooperative challenge - but I think that the Super Round itself deserves to be revamped and revisited.
A Peter Molyneux joke in the intro and an appearance by Kim Justice? You must be a Guru Larry fan! Also good that you pronounced it like Kryptun not Krypt-on the way most Americans do
I'm a big fan of the Krypton Factor, but I didn't enjoy the 1995 series at all, or the revival series in 2009. There's a reason why it ran with the same format for so many years, because it worked & it was exciting. You know the saying, if it ain't broke don't fix it. In my opinion the show didn't need any fixing at all.
Hi Cyndi, Have you seen a contestant on "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?" and "Don't forget the lyrics!" who won some money and at the same time lost on both shows? I'm just asking.
Did...the coders of the Speccy Krypton Factor love Gabba/Hardcore music, because that is some pretty hard bass right there (it should have been done better by not cutting out the music at random, but that I can probably chalk up to tech limitations)
I have only bad memories of this version. Gordon Burns and Penny Smith tried but both came off as bland and stiff. The show did as well even though it had good ideas.
One of the biggest examples of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Why Disqualify someone for a minor error?
Thorough review, spot on. I once got into conversation with somebody involved with producing the 1995 Krypton Factor, who was personally unconvinced by the show they were involved in. He told me that the Super Round was plagued with production problems. The structure for the cryptic rings wobbled dramatically as the contestants ran through them, the producers hated how it looked and fought a losing battle to try and make it less apparent on-screen. Also the laser run frequently failed and they would have to halt the recording to fix it. Problem was, it had interrupted a live contest and not only gave some contestants an unfair advantage through having a break, but for complex continuity purposes they didn't actually always start each player exactly where they left off. According to the late Jeremy Beadle, Gordon Burns had been privately downhearted by the changes and had expressed his lack of optimism. He decided to stay with the show out of loyalty, but was convinced that they'd killed it by changing an institution too suddenly and too dramatically.
Starting the show with the assault course was a bad idea. In theory, it makes sense to open with the strongest element of the old show. But in practice, you open cold with four strangers competing in a race which you can't tell who's winning. The background music killed the atmosphere and the player profiles broke up the pace of the action. Beyond that, I think all my other thoughts are echoed in this review. Another thing which put a nail in the coffin was the scheduling. It had always been a staple of the winter evenings, yet in 1995 it aired during the summer and it really altered the vibe.
Why did it happen?
@@SanFran51 Ratings for the series had been dwindling, apparently. It was rested in 1994, the first year in its history not to have a series. From what I was told, they looked upon Gladiators as its main rival and decided to take it in that direction.
I agree fully. I personally felt it didn't need Penny Smith there. Gordon Burns was all the host it ever needed with his silent authority (and I'm sure his cousin will agree) :) Looking back, I thought the powers that be were watching The Crystal Maze and thought they could do their own version.
7:57 BACK-STREET-BACK ALRIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
Nickelodeon GUTS meets The Weakest Link and foreshadows the future of primetime game shows of the 21st century. Well done ITV
DanZero77 I remember that version.
also they did a new version staring Ben Shepard
Also X-Fire (Crossfire) with the buying items with points previously earned deal...
So essentially what they done is took a lively and fun game show and turned into a dystopian 1984 nightmare with all the excitement of people doing the paperwork.
Wow, 1995 was a bad year for UK game shows in general. Blockbusters, Crystal Maze, Bullseye, and Krypton Factor were all taken off the air that year. At least, Bruce's Price is Right came back and was excellent for six years.
The Super Round would be a great ending... for a different show!
Think about The Crystal Maze, in which an exciting main game is capped off by a Crystal Dome, in which the players seemed to be completely out of control, the shoddy camerawork was boring, and the entirety of the action of the Crystal Dome seemed inconsequential compared to the luck of what they posted. The Super Round would have been a great ending to The Crystal Maze - spending time crystals on advantages so the players would have a chance to counteract their shortcomings in a final race for the finish. Of course, you'd have to adapt somewhat - whether to make the main game more competitive, or to make the final game some sort of cooperative challenge - but I think that the Super Round itself deserves to be revamped and revisited.
And this was how the show ended after 17 good series. The 90 Krypton Factor US was a dog.
A Peter Molyneux joke in the intro and an appearance by Kim Justice? You must be a Guru Larry fan! Also good that you pronounced it like Kryptun not Krypt-on the way most Americans do
Glad you finally acknowledged the 1981 US Krypton Factor this time.
More like The Kryptonite Factor II!
oh jeez i remember this iteration of the show ugh
will we see a GSG on the 2008 revival of American Gladiators?
Pretty sure 08 Gladiators across all continents was garbage...they
'll get to it.
James Klatt the UK 2009 version was crap
I'm a big fan of the Krypton Factor, but I didn't enjoy the 1995 series at all, or the revival series in 2009. There's a reason why it ran with the same format for so many years, because it worked & it was exciting. You know the saying, if it ain't broke don't fix it. In my opinion the show didn't need any fixing at all.
13:29 FUCK WWF!!! THIS IS A HELL IN A CELL...IN A HELL IN A MAZE
Hi Cyndi, Have you seen a contestant on "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?" and "Don't forget the lyrics!" who won some money and at the same time lost on both shows? I'm just asking.
Hopefully he talks about the Ben Shepherd version soon and then american gladiators with hulk BROTHER BROTHER HULKAMANIA JACK DUDE Brother.
Did...the coders of the Speccy Krypton Factor love Gabba/Hardcore music, because that is some pretty hard bass right there (it should have been done better by not cutting out the music at random, but that I can probably chalk up to tech limitations)
Future Games of '90 the US Krypton Factor?
Already did that last week! The video is up on my channel still.
Just saw it, and I want to cave my face in over how atrocious it was
Oh crap. The nerds are fighting again. Better get the hose...
AT LEAST is better than the fighting games
I have only bad memories of this version. Gordon Burns and Penny Smith tried but both came off as bland and stiff. The show did as well even though it had good ideas.
SOMEBODY DIED IN THIS SHIT???
I think this version was done pretty well considering i've never seen the old series, and i can't really compare those two because of that.