Exam Questions
How does the game appeal to young people?
'Get Your Own Back' is a game show targeted to younger children which they find funny and entertaining because it is comedic and the hosts try to make it entertaining to young children so they don't get bored. The game in the show is to get even with someone that has been annoying them, this makes it entertaining to younger people because they are hassled by their parents a lot and they would like to see them get humiliated for it. The Game show uses bright coloured lighting to make the show seem more exciting and so its not dull that the viewers would change the channel. The game show has younger contestants so that the audience, who are also young children will relate to it. The game show is active and the contestants actually do activities and compete against their parents or anyone they wanted to get their own back on. Also young people tend to get bored easily so the game show will appeal to them because on CBBC where it is showing there are no adverts so they will continue watching because it is entertaining and not boring.
What are the Prizes?
What are the Prizes?
The contestants with the highest points get to humiliate and get their own back on the person they chose by dunking them in a tank of gunge. The parents then get asked a series of questions and if they answer a question wrong they get lofted higher making the dunk bigger and worse for them. The losing team also gets a small prize which is a jacket and a trophy. The prize would make the viewers and audience want to watch the show to see who wins because they want to see who gets dunked, this is entertaining because it is funny.
Similarities and Differences between children's and adult game shows
An example of an adult game show would be Total Wipeout which is also an active game show where the contestants do a range of activities and complete courses like Children's game shows (Get Your Own Back) however where most of children game shows are activities adult game shows tend to be a mix of genres because children have less patience to just watch someone answer some questions. Young audiences tend to find active shows more entertaining and fun, however adult game shows also have activities because they have funny activities that are hard to complete. As everyone loves a bit of comedy both children and adult game shows are similar as they both tend to have comedy whether its a quiz game show or a practical one they always have comedy. Comedy in a show makes it more entertaining for any ages although, the jokes would need to be suitable for the age groups because younger people may not understand adult jokes and adult may find children's comedy because it may be immature for them. Adult and Children game shows are similar but for children it is made more simple for the younger children to understand. Adult Game shows may be complex and involve quizzes that younger children will not find entertaining. On the other hand both game shows have colours and bright lighting at some stages because bright lighting just makes it appealing no matter the age.
Similarities and Differences between children's and adult game shows
An example of an adult game show would be Total Wipeout which is also an active game show where the contestants do a range of activities and complete courses like Children's game shows (Get Your Own Back) however where most of children game shows are activities adult game shows tend to be a mix of genres because children have less patience to just watch someone answer some questions. Young audiences tend to find active shows more entertaining and fun, however adult game shows also have activities because they have funny activities that are hard to complete. As everyone loves a bit of comedy both children and adult game shows are similar as they both tend to have comedy whether its a quiz game show or a practical one they always have comedy. Comedy in a show makes it more entertaining for any ages although, the jokes would need to be suitable for the age groups because younger people may not understand adult jokes and adult may find children's comedy because it may be immature for them. Adult and Children game shows are similar but for children it is made more simple for the younger children to understand. Adult Game shows may be complex and involve quizzes that younger children will not find entertaining. On the other hand both game shows have colours and bright lighting at some stages because bright lighting just makes it appealing no matter the age.
WWW: You have fully understood how 'Get your own back' appeals to a younger audience and your comparison to Total wipeout is very detailed.
ReplyDeleteGPA: Look into other children gameshows such as Raven and 50/50. Write what the similarities and differences are here