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Tasks in De Alleskunner

One last look at @becrystalamazed's Task Taxonomy, with De Alleskunner.

A hundred Dutch people are given silly things to do.

Stack some cans!

Chuck cardboard boxes!

Make lunch!

Peer through a washing line!

Jump on an eggbox!

The tasks were far more balanced: fortune played a much smaller role than on ITV's 99 to Beat, allowing tests of skill and co-ordination and dexterity to come to the fore. There were many more quizzes, too.

However, De Alleskunner didn't really introduce us to the contestants as people. This Dutch version is a process show that's mostly about the tasks; the ITV programme is a people show that's about the people who want to test themselves.

There's plenty of meme potential in this show.

My write-up has a couple of very bad puns and at least one piece of Tumblr lore.

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99 to Beat

Put on a t-shirt. Sit on an exercise ball. Guess the weight of a llama. Pop a Champagne cork as far as you can.

And don't be last to finish!

The idea behind 99 to Beat is incredibly simple, and we're allowed to concentrate on our favourite contestants. Cheer for the one most like us / who we empathise with / who is an all-round lovely person. The format - and in particular the presentation - reminds us of The Hunger Games albeit without such extreme stakes.

There are problems: commentary never rises above the banal. A glut of group eliminations mean that some people leave without ever saying hello, and too many leave without earning their loss. We also have concerns about whether the Gamesmakers have filled their duty of care to contestants.

For me, the show is much more "yes" than "no": I'm shouting at the telly because the format is borked, and we want it to be better. Let the contestants earn their loss, for chuff's sake!

Building on some work by @becrystalamazed, I've taken the Task Taxonomy out of my head and put it on paper. It's a work in progress, subject to revision when I look again in a couple of months.

What characteristics will the winner of 99 to Beat show? Further research is needed!

For now, I'll pay tribute to a show that is emotionally engaging, fun to watch. And it looks brilliant on screen - I've a great picture for every single challenge so far.

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