You Knew It Was Coming...

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Mark Jeffries

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Jun 15, 2022, 2:41:21 PM6/15/22
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Netflix has announced "Squid Game:  The Challenge," with 456 English-speaking contestants from around the world competing for $4.56M US, but with no one getting killed (so they say)--it's from the producers of "Undercover Boss" and SCG's game show "The Hustler" and will shoot later this summer in the UK:


And so, if you live in or plan to visit the UK area and would like to be a contestant on "Squid Game:  The Challenge," go to squidgamecasting.com and please include your phone number.

Kevin M.

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Jun 15, 2022, 2:44:21 PM6/15/22
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So the series which mocks the capitalistic and exploitive nature of civilization is been redone… as a reality series proving the original creator was right? 

This is why Tom Lehrer doesn’t perform anymore. 

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Jun 16, 2022, 1:34:30 PM6/16/22
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I misread that and thought they were playing actual Squid Game with contestants from "MTV's The Challenge".  Hopes dashed.

Bob Jersey

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Oct 23, 2023, 12:21:57 PM10/23/23
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It's done, it's scheduled to drop in a month, and... have a trailer!
or directly: https://youtu.be/O61C8zc8Znk (link)
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Mark Jeffries, in part, June 15th 2022:

Bob Jersey

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Nov 22, 2023, 9:35:43 PM11/22/23
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The THR interview with ...The Challenge's execs addresses things like the freezing conditions, why one game was omitted, and the whole process of boiling down footage of hundreds of contestants into hour-long-or-less episodes...
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Moi, to Mark Jeffries, Oct 23rd:

Bob Jersey

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Nov 23, 2023, 10:50:07 PM11/23/23
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Speaking of said freezing conditions, a UK personal-injury law firm has taken on at least a few contestants who claim they weren't aware of them... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/23/squid-game-the-challenge-contestants-threaten-legal-action-against-netflix-and-producers (link)
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Moi, Nov 22nd:

Kevin M.

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Mar 4, 2024, 11:09:51 PM3/4/24
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I found myself in Hollywood on Saturday for the first time since pre-Covid. I was walking in the rain from the Farmers Market to Canters Deli for lunch, and was inundated outside CBS TV City by people wanting me to participate in “the Trials.” The kicker? They wanted me to pay to play. I told them I’d consider it if they paid me $1,000 upfront. They were puzzled by the very concept. 


Kevin M. (RPCV)


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