Judas Game
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Judas Game |
| Country of production |
 Germany
|
| original language | German |
| year | 2004 |
| Production company |
Endemol |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 in 1 season |
| Broadcasting cycle |
weekly |
| genre | Game show |
| First broadcast | February 5, 2004 on kabel eins |
Judas Game (later renamed J-Game ) was a television show on kabel eins . The show previously ran successfully in the Netherlands and was produced by Endemol .
The game
Six candidates compete against each other with the prospect of winning € 20,000 or € 40,000. On the show, the participants tell each other why they need the money most urgently. Most of the stories are about severe blows of fate. There is always at least one liar (the " Judas ") among the players . The aim is to find out who is telling the truth. In the so-called conspiracy room, two candidates can discuss each other undisturbed by the other. There is the possibility of forming alliances or playing off the participants against each other.
Voting takes place at the end of a round. Each player writes the name of the person they no longer want on the show on a board. The boards are then turned over and whoever receives the most votes must leave.
This goes on until there are only two candidates left. You have to make choices independently. There are two options on their boards to tick:
- Share : If both tick this box, the finalists will each receive € 20,000
- Don't share : If only one person ticks this box, they will receive € 40,000. The other goes completely empty. If you both place your cross here, neither wins.
Criticism and renaming
Charlotte Knobloch from the Central Council of Jews in Germany criticized the program even before it was first broadcast: "The selection of the title (...) for a game show on Kabel 1 television is instinctual and carries the acute danger of verbal arson", anti-Semitic resentment ”.
The Bavarian State Center for New Media then prohibited the broadcaster from broadcasting the program under the original title. Since the episodes had already been shot, the soundtrack had to be manipulated. Whenever the word "Judas" was uttered, it was only heard distorted. The logo was pixelated in the opening credits. The viewers were informed about the ban on the state headquarters via a treadmill at the bottom of the screen.
Kabel eins finally decided to rename the show "J-Game". Due to moderate audience ratings, the show was discontinued after a season.
Trivia
The format was sold as the “Judas Game” in several countries (including Argentina, Israel, Poland and Turkey).
In 2016, the show The Best Show in the World used a similar concept for the game Hart aber Unfair . Here, however, the process of elimination was about who is the least popular (most unsporting, stupid, etc.) participant. Instead of sharing and not sharing , a decision was made between risk and security . Candidate Marvin won a total of € 8,000, while fellow player Julia received nothing.
Web links
- Judas Game at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Christian Richter: The TV cemetery: The show without a name . In: quota meter . February 27, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Kabel 1 had to rename "Judas Show" . In: DER SPIEGEL . February 5, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ↑ marianne wellershoff: Uah Game? Strange name ... . In: DER SPIEGEL . February 6, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ↑ JUDAS GAME - FORMATS . In: EndemolShine International . Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Joko-und-Klaas-Show candidate rips off fellow player - and is the nation's disliked . In: Express . August 28, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2017.