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The Floor is Lava - Netflix


Netflix has a new challenge show out today based on the game I'm sure we all played as kids where you try and get across a room without touching the floor. And that's about it.


There are ten episodes with the first 5 episodes based in a different "room". Those rooms are repeated in the second 5 episodes but dubbed "Level 2", but it seems they just rearrange them slightly with different contestants rather than it being a second level to the series.


Each episode has three teams of three trying to cross the room, each team playing individually. Fall in the lava and you're out. Team with the most members across wins - and in the event of a tie the fastest team wins.


And that's it. To be honest it's crap - the obstacles aren't that visually impressive and after you've seen the first team cross you feel like you've seen the whole episode and indeed the whole series. At the very least it could do with a end game in each episode between the top two teams, but ultimately it all falls a bit flat.


Frankly it would be much better as a kids show and would probably work quite well if they'd gone down that route (though could still do with an end game). I ended up skipping through the episode after seeing the first team and now watching Ultimate Beastmaster S3 instead.

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On the surface this sounds like something I could enjoy. It sounds like there is at least something different every timez which is something important for these shows.

The format sounds a bit simple and of course it depends just how repetitive the obstacles still manage to be weekly. But the idea sounds good.

I'll watch it soon so I can comment properly!

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My Dad saw this and asked if I'd heard of it, which finally prompted me to test it out emoticon

It's weird - the intro actually got me jumping around with excitement, but the show itself was comparatively so much duller emoticon

The course looks good, but as you said is only one round so things drag on forever. Also, the only logical answer for the speed these people were moving at is that they're instructed to waste time and pad-out the episode. A relatively fit team could solve that in three-or-so minutes.

Nothing in the room looked very difficult, honestly. I was shocked that only one person jumped the 6-foot gap between boxes. It looked closer with the angles too emoticon Just jump and stop your comedy routine! I guess that's why there were only 4-5 wipeouts, including the first person "sacrificing" herself emoticon The fall where he hit his head on the stairs looked painful, but none of the wipeouts particularly enjoyable.

Speaking of which, the commentary on the runs was laughable (not in a positive way). It was just so much stating the obvious and the jokes weren't exactly hard-hitting (or they're so hard-hitting they've gone over my head.. emoticon _). They would not want me on this show because there'd be no talking to myself and narrating every move - the fact that people are doing jokes and stuff on a round that'll likely be based on time bugs me so much emoticon

The winning team felt so undeserving, considering I watched someone sit and talk over a six-foot (DOWNWARD) jump for ten minutes and than saw that same teammate not able to use the stick thing to lower the obelisk. That was painful. It was the kind of team that would get made fun of on Wipeout, yet they won it all here!

The reveal was so anticlimatic. It just quickly cut to the host revealing that they['d won! And it was weird how that was our first time seeing the host too emoticon I'd rather they just show us the exact times WHILE they're running anyway so we have context of what we're watching and where everyone's at. But most shows seem to prefer revealing the times afterward, which is annoying.

That's it. The episode felt so tiny. It's a good course, but it feels like each episode should have two or three courses so it's better-paced. The obstacles are decent, the lava effect is pretty cool, but it's low-octane as... something emoticon

It sucks because the course looked cool in the intro but not after staring at it for an hour. Some courses look more interesting (the spinning chair thing and the mechanical Turntable-like obstacles look the part.. emoticon ), which is just enough to have the second episode on in the background as I type this. We'll see how it goes.

Weird how they just hit us with the producer's death over the credits too, after the first episode. I didn't need to see that! But I looked it up and he died May of last year, which solidified my suspicions that this was probably filmed sometime early last year (because the first team was talking about recently graduating and it obviously isn't in reference to this year!).

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No Time limit equals slow game.

Slow games equal bad Wipeout.

That's why Wipeout the show encourage people to go as fast as they can. They will fall much harder and they are much better for TV.

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Good point! Pacing is an issue for so many reasons!

I've watched up to ep 7 and level 2 is weird.

Episode 6 featured the kitchen from episode 4 again, with the twist being that it's a duel instead of three teams (which is a bit arbitrary emoticon ).

Then the space one from episode 3 came back in the seventh episode, with the red button on the computer being a boobytrap that causes the room to be sprayed with lava.

So it's almost all the same or silly, pointless changes. It's not a horrible show, but too repetitive and very slow-paced.

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Wher is this filmed? Is it a british studio? Oh my gosh that jump to the moon looked impossibe. Well unless you were a acrobat or crap. A white car just passed my house. Oh my husband just said he knocked the beak off of my new relic. It is a beautiful pink bird. Is it a flamingo? I find it lovely. I think he is joking. I find it crappy. Oh she said they need money for college. That was a little funny you know? Oh that is big huh? My husband just said Messups dad would do well in Messup and his silly games. I find that arbitrary you know? Oh he said he has good eye hand coordination. I find it unique. Wait they are using a picture? Wont they fal through it o. Why is she crossing the wall of bugs. Oh my gosh that is disgusting they are real bugs actual. I find it lousy.The mom said what is taking you so long? I find that amusing you know? The mom is a little funny to view. Oh she is going to climb the easter island heads? What? My husband just clapped. Oh he said he was trying to kill a mosquito. I said that sounds lovely. I was being sarcastic o. The mom said can i jump on that. It is slippery? I find that gross yu know? It is unnecessary. Oh my gosh she landed on her chin! I exclaimedi it! My husband said she also landed on something else? What? He then said it is something they are heavily showing. Oh he means boobs maybe. You know my husband is crass huh? Oh she fell in. I find it amusing. It is a little not pc o. I find it crappy. I dont really understand al these obstacles you know? The mom should hurry up so he can make it you know? Oh that was funny they said his shoelace untied. He made it!!! I am happy you know? Oh my gosh they just said pretend the mom is doing pilates. Oh so he can crank it? They are pretending the younger girl is dead right? I find it rude to think. My husband said why is she not burned to death? I find it crappy. It is triplets! They do not look similar o. You know i am inquiring wether Brekkie may be one of the twins. I find it unique and i am a huge Brekkie you know> You know the twin in the middle looks a little older then the other two. I find it unique. A trailer just pulled past my house. Oh they are dress like a flag. That is a little weird huh? He is cute. None of them appear to be in the best shape o. I find it crappy. And why does someone always cross the bug wall? My husband said it saves time. I do not agree you know and my husband is not big on getting places early. I am not the biggest early attendant either o. I find it unique o. Do any of them have wives? They said one was a divorced dad right? He said why did my parents make me so short? I find it silly. They are kind uv sort I think. Why did the mom not push the oblisk huh? Oh and talia was at the right angle to push it to o. I find it notable. That was amusing huh? He said he stopped working out last week. They said why? He said because i was sad. That exchange was a little amusing huh? They are overacting a little maybe. I find it fun to view. That pyramid is just like a dead trap huh? Oh i mean a dead end rather i think. I find it rectifiable. I think it is made out of like thick fibers you now? I think it has a plywood base maybe to. I find it built good. You know if only one person was left they could not be able to cross due to no one being able to crank the net. I find it lousy sounding. Eww you know it actually looks like you could get hurt a little. He hit his head on the stairs . I find it gross. They have no chance of victory because only one player remains. You know they do not look wet in the interview. My husband just said their shirts look damp. I find it doubtful o. They probably had more flag shirts o you know? You know this reminds me of wipeout a lot! No one has done the elephant huh? You know the lava is probbly made with food color and jello. I find it possible. That mummy looks a little like a alien you know? I find it scientific. I would use the boxes you know? Well i would not hardly pass the start platform probably. I would stumble maybe. I find it hilarious. My husband said that the boexs lead to the pyramid. I find it lousy. No there is another box! There is a small box! I told my husband. He said yeah but is there anywhere to go from there? I think there is a big thing o. And if you do not go the pyramid you can not knock the oblis over. Has anyone done that yet? Coming back that way? Oh no one has done that yet carrying the image to the pyramid. You know i would go to the oblis and jump to the steps. My husband is leaving the room. Well it may be a big jump o. I find it crappy? It may be 4 to 5 feet o you know? I find it lousy. Boy he hit his knee right? I find it painful. I think hes going faster then the ady went huh? Well he is better at spinning the wheel o. Who went faster? I can not tell? Oh the family went faster. I find that nicer you know> Well they needed the money for college.
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I watched 2 episodes 2 months ago and the only hilarious wipeout was the one where a contestant made a terrible jump to the finish and classical music was played in time with the elimination emoticon emoticon




























































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Wher is this filmed? Is it a british studio? Oh my gosh that jump to the moon looked impossibe. Well unless you were a acrobat or crap. A white car just passed my house. Oh my husband just said he knocked the beak off of my new relic. It is a beautiful pink bird. Is it a flamingo? I find it lovely. I think he is joking. I find it crappy. Oh she said they need money for college. That was a little funny you know? Oh that is big huh? My husband just said Messups dad would do well in Messup and his silly games. I find that arbitrary you know? Oh he said he has good eye hand coordination. I find it unique. Wait they are using a picture? Wont they fal through it o. Why is she crossing the wall of bugs. Oh my gosh that is disgusting they are real bugs actual. I find it lousy.The mom said what is taking you so long? I find that amusing you know? The mom is a little funny to view. Oh she is going to climb the easter island heads? What? My husband just clapped. Oh he said he was trying to kill a mosquito. I said that sounds lovely. I was being sarcastic o. The mom said can i jump on that. It is slippery? I find that gross yu know? It is unnecessary. Oh my gosh she landed on her chin! I exclaimedi it! My husband said she also landed on something else? What? He then said it is something they are heavily showing. Oh he means boobs maybe. You know my husband is crass huh? Oh she fell in. I find it amusing. It is a little not pc o. I find it crappy. I dont really understand al these obstacles you know? The mom should hurry up so he can make it you know? Oh that was funny they said his shoelace untied. He made it!!! I am happy you know? Oh my gosh they just said pretend the mom is doing pilates. Oh so he can crank it? They are pretending the younger girl is dead right? I find it rude to think. My husband said why is she not burned to death? I find it crappy. It is triplets! They do not look similar o. You know i am inquiring wether Brekkie may be one of the twins. I find it unique and i am a huge Brekkie you know> You know the twin in the middle looks a little older then the other two. I find it unique. A trailer just pulled past my house. Oh they are dress like a flag. That is a little weird huh? He is cute. None of them appear to be in the best shape o. I find it crappy. And why does someone always cross the bug wall? My husband said it saves time. I do not agree you know and my husband is not big on getting places early. I am not the biggest early attendant either o. I find it unique o. Do any of them have wives? They said one was a divorced dad right? He said why did my parents make me so short? I find it silly. They are kind uv sort I think. Why did the mom not push the oblisk huh? Oh and talia was at the right angle to push it to o. I find it notable. That was amusing huh? He said he stopped working out last week. They said why? He said because i was sad. That exchange was a little amusing huh? They are overacting a little maybe. I find it fun to view. That pyramid is just like a dead trap huh? Oh i mean a dead end rather i think. I find it rectifiable. I think it is made out of like thick fibers you now? I think it has a plywood base maybe to. I find it built good. You know if only one person was left they could not be able to cross due to no one being able to crank the net. I find it lousy sounding. Eww you know it actually looks like you could get hurt a little. He hit his head on the stairs . I find it gross. They have no chance of victory because only one player remains. You know they do not look wet in the interview. My husband just said their shirts look damp. I find it doubtful o. They probably had more flag shirts o you know? You know this reminds me of wipeout a lot! No one has done the elephant huh? You know the lava is probbly made with food color and jello. I find it possible. That mummy looks a little like a alien you know? I find it scientific. I would use the boxes you know? Well i would not hardly pass the start platform probably. I would stumble maybe. I find it hilarious. My husband said that the boexs lead to the pyramid. I find it lousy. No there is another box! There is a small box! I told my husband. He said yeah but is there anywhere to go from there? I think there is a big thing o. And if you do not go the pyramid you can not knock the oblis over. Has anyone done that yet? Coming back that way? Oh no one has done that yet carrying the image to the pyramid. You know i would go to the oblis and jump to the steps. My husband is leaving the room. Well it may be a big jump o. I find it crappy? It may be 4 to 5 feet o you know? I find it lousy. Boy he hit his knee right? I find it painful. I think hes going faster then the ady went huh? Well he is better at spinning the wheel o. Who went faster? I can not tell? Oh the family went faster. I find that nicer you know> Well they needed the money for college.


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