I listened to it anyway because I really liked the story and I drive 30 mins one way to work everyday. Would be better with Saskia Maarleveld as the narrator or anyone else for that matter, CJ Bloom is great too. I do not anticipate lowering my score at all.Is there anything you would change about this book? Might change to a 9 after watching full episodes.

This is a preemptive 8 from me based on clips taking into consideration a) ingenuity of answers/responses from contestants, b) the idea of the show itself (as a gameshow within a gameshow), and c) the pedigree of both creator and guests (college humor, et al). As with most improv, i do believe the contestants get a 'brief' (>30 min) window to prepare or are at least aware of the topics/theme before hand, and that they film segments one at a time (speculation) to give them time to warm up despite appearances, if you come in expecting the 'traditional' gameshow format, Game Changer may be hard to watch.

What's important though are the bits and jokes that get created on the spot, despite seeming so well planned.

In another sense, the set is clearly just a few cardboard/particle board cutouts on a dark soundstage with no audience so it probably costs pennies to make. In that sense, it's a very well produced show. That being said, from the clips i've seen (some funny, some meh, some huh?), i did a little digging: MOST if not ALL the 'contestants' are personalities in the streaming/gaming community (brennan GM's some D+D campaigns and if you look up some of HIS work then you'll start to recognize other players in the show) and it's very clear they have a rapport and know how to play off each other. Nobody's becoming millionaires, nobody is getting voted off islands, nobody wins anything it's a gameshow in a nutshell. The jokes are waaaaay out there, the set design is gamey and campy, there's no real 'goal' to the game other than the viewer's (and participants') entertainment. Its a VERY 'european/british' show, a comparison that should make sense if you've seen 9/10 cats or any other game show hosted by jimmy carr. Alright here's a brand new show (within recent times) that is catching wind on youtube/clip sites i am only vaguely familiar with, PERHAPS, 2 of the guest stars/contestants: the creator (reich from college humor), and brennan, from other board game related things.

So that is enough to push closer to the 9th star. Reich (production team) deserves credit tho for the work they put into the show. Not that there's been a BAD episode so far (season 1), i fully believe that the premise of the show is entertaining enough even if the gags/bits aren't always dingers. VERY hesitant to give 9 stars because it is evident that there are just combinations of guests that DO NOT WORK while certain guests can carry a whole show. Edit: since half stars are not allowed i am officially updating my review to 8.5 after watching the first season.

The game changer j sterling