Are You the One? UK

(Synopsis: That'll teach me to crib from other wikis.)
(Review's based on the Week. In a purely professional capacity, would like to hear views from the target audience of lovelorn twentysomethings.)
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== Host ==
== Host ==
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== Broadcast ==
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Lighthearted Entertainment for MTV, 8 August 2022 to present
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And, most importantly, MTV's super-boffins reckon they know the perfect romantic partner for everyone on the planet. By a fantastic coincidence, many of the perfect pairings were amongst applicants for ''Are You the One?''. What are the chances of that, eh?
And, most importantly, MTV's super-boffins reckon they know the perfect romantic partner for everyone on the planet. By a fantastic coincidence, many of the perfect pairings were amongst applicants for ''Are You the One?''. What are the chances of that, eh?
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So the MTV super-boffins pair the contestants up. But the contestants don't know who their perfect matches are. Surely, if the matches are as perfect as they claim, it would be obvious - but evidently not.
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''Just the snogging, for now.''
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Over the course of the series, the contestants go on dates with partners determined by random chance and/or competitions. One (or more) of the pairs go to a "truth booth", where they're told if they are a correct match. Once a match is found, the couple need not take part in any more matchmaking games.
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So the MTV super-boffins pair the contestants up. But the contestants don't know who their perfect matches are. Surely, if the matches are as perfect as they claim, it would be obvious - but evidently not. The challenge: find your selected "perfect match", and if all ten couples can be found at the same time, everyone wins £10,000 each.
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At the end of each episode, the contestants pair up in a "matching ceremony" and learn how many perfect matches they have, but not which matches are correct. In some overseas versions, the prize gets reduced if the players fail to identify any matches other than those already confirmed in the "truth booth"; it remains to be seen whether or not our version implements this.
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In each episode, two pairs of contestants go on dates with partners determined by random chance (a bit dull) and/or competitions (which are often great fun). One of the pairs is voted to go to a "truth booth", where they're told if they are a correct match. Once a match is found, the couple need not take part in any more matchmaking games.
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By the end of the series, if the players are all properly matched, they split a potential €&nbsp;200.000; if they aren't, the couples leave with nothing but rancour.
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''We're on a date.''
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Basically, it's the peg-game ''Mastermind'' with the added complication that one of the slots is irrationally attracted to the orange peg and won't let it go.
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At the end of each episode, the contestants pair up in a "matchup ceremony". They learn how many perfect matches they have, but not which matches are correct. (Unlike some overseas versions, the prize didn't get reduced if the players fail to identify any matches other than those already confirmed in the "truth booth".)
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The show was filmed in the American style: most of the narration is told through contestant voiceover, sometimes contestants are primed to do things that will help advance the edit, and there's an unnatural amount of whooping and clapping throughout.
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''It's our host, Joelah Noble.''
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Joelah Noble was the nominal host, she came into the villa to run the challenges - decide who's going on a date, who's going to the Truth Booth, and preside over the Matchup Ceremony. She could have done a little more narration.
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''Are You the One?'' concentrated on the relationships, and barely acknowledged the gameplay and combinatorics. It made for a stronger show, though it meant some of the contestants were sidelined throughout the edit - only selected long-running plots received significant airtime.
== Inventor ==
== Inventor ==
Based on ''Are You the One?'' which has been airing on MTV's American channel since 2014.
Based on ''Are You the One?'' which has been airing on MTV's American channel since 2014.
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== See also ==
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[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-16|Weaver's Week review]]
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Revision as of 10:10, 16 October 2022

Contents

Host

Joelah Noble

Broadcast

Lime Pictures in association with Malta Film Commission for MTV, 8 August 2022 to present

Synopsis

MTV's super-boffins reckon they know everything. How to have a hit record, how to make a better bit of butter, how to run a music channel while showing zero music videos.

And, most importantly, MTV's super-boffins reckon they know the perfect romantic partner for everyone on the planet. By a fantastic coincidence, many of the perfect pairings were amongst applicants for Are You the One?. What are the chances of that, eh?

Just the snogging, for now.

So the MTV super-boffins pair the contestants up. But the contestants don't know who their perfect matches are. Surely, if the matches are as perfect as they claim, it would be obvious - but evidently not. The challenge: find your selected "perfect match", and if all ten couples can be found at the same time, everyone wins £10,000 each.

In each episode, two pairs of contestants go on dates with partners determined by random chance (a bit dull) and/or competitions (which are often great fun). One of the pairs is voted to go to a "truth booth", where they're told if they are a correct match. Once a match is found, the couple need not take part in any more matchmaking games.

We're on a date.

At the end of each episode, the contestants pair up in a "matchup ceremony". They learn how many perfect matches they have, but not which matches are correct. (Unlike some overseas versions, the prize didn't get reduced if the players fail to identify any matches other than those already confirmed in the "truth booth".)

The show was filmed in the American style: most of the narration is told through contestant voiceover, sometimes contestants are primed to do things that will help advance the edit, and there's an unnatural amount of whooping and clapping throughout.

It's our host, Joelah Noble.

Joelah Noble was the nominal host, she came into the villa to run the challenges - decide who's going on a date, who's going to the Truth Booth, and preside over the Matchup Ceremony. She could have done a little more narration.

Are You the One? concentrated on the relationships, and barely acknowledged the gameplay and combinatorics. It made for a stronger show, though it meant some of the contestants were sidelined throughout the edit - only selected long-running plots received significant airtime.

Inventor

Based on Are You the One? which has been airing on MTV's American channel since 2014.

See also

Weaver's Week review

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