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This drama blends the gameplay and brutality of the Korean show Squid Game, the Japanese series Kaiji, and the Spanish movie Platform. While Some Korean dramas have become somewhat predictable, often ending in forced emotional climaxes that evoke tears, I still found this show quite entertaining. It offers numerous lessons, delving into human psychology and nature, as well as philosophical ideas like democracy, communism, socialism, dictatorship, and utilitarianism. The watchers monitoring through CCTV cameras in the drama could represent the elite globalists at the top of the capitalist pyramid, or they could symbolize us. After all, most of us likely enjoyed the show as mere spectators rather than feeling disturbed by it. Still, I always like and want to support this style of drama. That's why I believe it deserves at least an 8 out of 10. This drama had too many of his monologues and it was a bit annoying, so I deducted 1 star.

P. S. While watching Squid Game, I couldn't help but notice the irony that the creators and investors of "The 8 Show," including Netflix, are likely not members of the ordinary working class. Yet, they seem to be fans of George Orwell's Animal Farm. They seem to know us very well, understanding that instead of resisting upon learning the truth, we tend to accept reality and even strive to climb higher within the system's pyramid.

A real Dark Comedy in its true sense! In the first go, looks similar to Squid Game but quite a different Korean series. Story explores the portrayal of Capitalism Vs Humanity. Entire series does have only 8 characters. Definitely does offer lots of intense emotions, thrill, excitement, frustration n keeps you completely hooked up. Though starts on lines of innocence, it ends up getting very violent. If you are only into very sober series, avoid it but if you know what exactly a dark series n like them, then definitely must watch on those terms. A limited series of 8 episodes with an average time of 40 mins each. Available in Hindi too. My ratings 7/10!

I was fine up until characters had to be incredibly stupid, morons just for the plot to go in certain directions. They also don't do certain things, logical decisions, because then it wouldn't be "entertaining".

The premise is not bad, a lot of things could have been done with this ideea, but they had to have some lunatics and idiots to drive the story.

There are to many concepts, to many things stuffed in just to impress, to shock. It tries, for no reason at all, to be artistic, but only manages to be very annoying and a cheap attempt.

The 7th episode is a test, it wants to know how much nonsense you can handle.

This show cannot compare to squid game. The show implied the world were living in. Each character represented a personality. I like the part that the more "sick" the character is , the higher level they live in.

Level 5 looks super kind to others but she have no logical thinking which make thing even worse than being bad.

Level 3&4 is in the middle, these are the majority of the people, ordinary .

Level 7 are super smart, smart enough to work for the "level8" people, even they might be kind, they have to protect themselves before saving others.

Level 2 are those people who have high sense of justice. But they are too dumb to protect themselves. That's why bad thing always happens to good people.

The 3 points I Deducted from the setting of the show. It contains too much violence with I think is a bit overcook. And I thought buying things from the lobby can kill the timer no?

While the design and style of the new Korean Netflix series definitely seems inspired by squid game, the story itself is based on a Webtoon called "Pi Game".

Which was released throughout 2020~2021.

I'd say this is a Great, and even a Better adaptation of the original.

It has lots of Humor, Violence, and a sharp, deep insight in modern social structures...

Though it shares lots of similarities with Squid game, The platform, etc... The 8 show feels different and new. And clever.

While it does have some flaws, If you are a fan of survival game genre, This series is for you.

Enjoy the show.

Let's start strong, if you like dystopian and bleak set up for stories, you could defintely like this series, but there are many unfortunate situations due to poor screenplay that waste all the potential of the premise.

Even if good portions of the setting is stolen from here and there, the overall situation is enough unique and brings to the table many things to keep you interested and intrigued, but for some reason, many of the problems about our society that this series seems to want to emphasize, get actually nowhere, cause the plot gets progressively more unreasonable, episode by episode.

I don't want to spoil anything, but I suggest to come prepared, this series seems way better than it actually is at first glance, but many times you can't really relate with what happens because it's just way to unbelievable.

The premise of the show might give Squid Game like impressions (Koreans playing money game for a big cash prize.) However, the 8 Show is nothing like Squid Game.

Instead, the show is more thought provoking and it is even more precise and harsher criticism on the society we live in, with much more humor than Squid Game. Each episode is filled with very interesting and brilliant ideas. The structure of the show is very thought-out. The acting is amazing. The cinematography and music are also perfect. However, the best part of the show is in the message. Behind its ruthless depiction of the the social structure, the show makes us question about our common misconception of "justice" and "fairness" in a very original way. After all, we are all born into random social classes just like the characters in the 8 show.

"The Platform" and "Squid Game" come together in "The 8 Show".

You might like it because it's good, even though it's not the best.

The story mixes parts of "The Platform" with bits of "Squid Game."

But why isn't it the best? It doesn't bring anything new, especially if you've seen "The Platform."

Most of the show keeps you interested, but there are parts I didn't watch and many things I didn't like ( for instance, the predictability of the girl on the 8th floor, where the nice people are on the lower levels and the mean ones are up high, this part is literally the same as the Platform ).

Both "The Platform" and "Squid Game" were much better, but "The 8 Show" is okay to watch.

Also , there are many parts in the story that they don't make any sense, but it has good tense and mystery vibes.

While it has a similar message to Squid Game regarding systemic poverty and exploitation for entertainment, this series plunges into it much more deeply and explicitly. The violence sometimes devolves briefly into overt gore, though is offset with the dark and slapstick humor which gives this series a life of its own.

The acting and English voices were both very good. Obviously the budget wasn't huge, with nearly all of the season taking place in a single building, and with a cast of 8 characters. But the set and the filming were both excellent, and the script was pretty brilliant, including in briskly moving along the plot.

The plot twists kept coming, and were pretty inventive even when the general progression of events could be guessed at. It made for a compelling binge watch over 2 days.

There may be references of squid game and it doesn't replicate all the part. However this series involves just 8 artists on the whole and not even noticable support artists to name or remember. Similar to the squid game the series wakes up from the initial episode and creates interest to go further. The plot director delivers from several point of views of the cast but strongly wanted to show up the poor ones part. There is a classification of privileged and unprivileged where the privileged labours the others and when revolution happens the the table turns. Since there are no other characters available on the plot, the story and scenes stick on within the same faces and tend to bore in middle.

If you watch the play from the unprivileged side, director wins and if you watch neutral, you are working the master and to share my experience - I went cruel and slightly supported the privileged side...

Another amazing social commentary show from Korea. I binged it all in one day. The premise of the show is incredible. The setting and metaphors, as well as the commentary on how society works, are perfect. The out-of-touch "elite" girl is annoyingly insufferable.

One thing, though, is that I feel like things got a bit too extreme toward the last two episodes. I'm not saying it's impossible for humans to be cruel in the pursuit of money-people have literally killed for money in real life. But for the last two episodes, even though such extreme actions are possible, when it went there so abruptly in the show, it just broke the immersion and suspension of disbelief and make the show felt unsettlingly too weird to watch.

Still, this is a highly recommended show to watch. An important reminder that power corrupts even the most well-intentioned people.

"The 8 Show" on Netflix starts off with great promise but ultimately disappoints. The first episode reels you into the realities of life with a compelling narrative that hooks you instantly. It sets a high bar, making you eager for more. The second episode builds on this by exploring a fantasy of immense wealth, sparking dreams of how such riches could solve one's problems. The third episode introduces the intricacies and wit of the characters, adding depth and complexity that keeps you engaged.

However, by the fourth episode, the show begins to falter. The characters start making irrational decisions that undermine the story's credibility. This shift is jarring, considering the initial promise of a smart, well-crafted narrative. Despite my growing frustration, I gave the fifth episode a chance, hoping it would redeem the show. Unfortunately, it didn't. The plot continued to unravel, and the characters' actions remained inconsistent and poorly justified.

I had high hopes for "The 8 Show" because the beginning hinted at a series with substantial wit and logical sense. The early episodes suggested a thought-provoking storyline with clever characters, but these elements quickly dissolved as the show progressed. The initial intrigue and promise faded, leaving behind a series that struggled to maintain its early momentum and coherence.

Ultimately, I decided it was not worth continuing. The potential for a great show was there, but it was squandered by a lack of consistent character development and logical storytelling. I wish the series had stayed true to the sharp wit and logical foundation it initially presented. While "The 8 Show" starts strong, it unfortunately loses its way, making it a frustrating watch for those looking for a series that maintains its quality throughout.

It's a good idea / concept that starts really strong, but falls flat unless you drink the kool aid.

It attempts to provide some criticism and mockery of social hierarchy, along with some very "squid game" style presentation and theatrics.

But where it falls flat, is in the action of the characters themselves, you really need to have a strong suspension of disbelief to buy in to what the characters do, the way they act and their emotional responses.

All of them behave as cartoon characters, don't follow logic or reason and just do whatever the plot requires of them. The actors don't do a bad job, but are just given horrible dialogues and the script hurts them.

The show started pretty strong, peaked at around 3-4 episode and it was all downhill after that. The characters have made illogical decisions which really makes you cringe and questions the intelligence of viewer. I would have loved if the show went slow and steady no need to create unnecessary drama by making illogical decisions, a bit less drama but with logical sequence would have been much appreciated.

To be honest after episode 7 I was totally fed up and did not watch the last episode. I watched episode 7 just in hope they will make at least some sense but I was wrong, Episode 7 was worse than 6, 6 was worse than 5, 5 was worse than 4.

A condensed version of the world we live in.

I feel almost sad at the evidence of the eerily similar reality of this society.

Almost 70 years have passed since the Cold War between capitalism and communism after World War II, and it clearly shows the reality that capitalism is no longer fair.

However, there were some shortcomings in many areas,

For example, there was no consideration for the disabled, but also promoted too much misogyny, it created too much prejudice and misunderstanding about politicians, and it promoted hatred towards some Korean jobs.

But no work is perfect. Overall, it was a pretty complete and great piece of work.

This promised so much but delivered so little.

It was pretty interesting early on when you weren't sure where it was going. It's a spin on the class divide. Those at the top get richer while those at the bottom do all the work with little reward.

I'm still a sucker for trying these Korean shows. I've seen a couple I've enjoyed so far and a few I didn't like. No different to any other country though.

Watching a dubbed show is hard to tell how well the cast acted. We are listening to the voiceover actor while watching the 'real' actor.

That's enough filler to meet my quota nearly. Not great but not terrible.

The show is based on a webtoon, not squid games.

The story progresses slowly in the first episode but by the end you fall in love with it very easily. The characters are very well written, it gives you that sense of curiosity and constant stalking. Everything that happens in the game plays a lot with social classes and the fact that some people are luckier than others. Some scenes are a bit disturbing but mostly playing with the psychological instability of the characters.

It is totally worth watching it, the story is engaging and it doesn't always focus on the main character. The drama is made by all of the members.

The spitting image of today's society, of course, depicted somewhat exaggerated but that resonates with so many things that we have lived, been a part of, spectated or simply watched in the news.

This is not an easy watch, mind you, you will be filled with feelings of anger, frustration at times but doing a retrospective analysis of each and every episode will make a wiser (and hopefully better) person.

I cannot recommend it enough even if it might hurt the way some uncomfortable truths are presented but what might burt more is the realisation that we are living what is happening in this tv show now, in the real world.

It started not especially exciting but it was really really really good watch. I watched all episodes at once.

None of the main characters is what it seems. Every time I tried to predict what would happen, I was surprised and couldn't stop watching.

I love that in Korean productions. They are so different from Hollywood, which to be fair I'm fed up with. Korean stories are more believable, not always pleasant to watch, there were couple scenes in the show, where I though it was too much, but again couldn't stop watching. It makes them so realistic.

I was expecting something like a Squid Game, I couldn't be more wrong. I won't say more because everyone should watch it without any spoilers. HIGHLY recommended!