Safeword
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Revision as of 23:09, 24 July 2015
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Host
Rick Edwards
Co-hosts
Team captains: Katherine Ryan and David Morgan
Broadcast
STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment for ITV2, 23 July 2015 to present
Synopsis
Celebrities have their public profiles scrutinised and their social media accounts hijacked with their teammates poking around their personal and professional lives. The only thing that can help the celebrities stop the embarrassment is by using a "safe word" to make it all stop.
After introducing the panel and celebrity guests, host Rick Edwards establishes a "safe word" - something embarrassing that the celeb can call when they want to bring a round to a close.
The first round, "Hacked", involves specious nonsense being posted to the celeb's social media accounts. For instance, a member of a pop group might post "I'm leaving the band", that kind of fib. The round works on interaction between genuine fans and the duplicitious team who are impersonating their idol.
In subsequent rounds "Burned" and "Slam Down", the panelists mock the opposition celebrity, and the two guests come up with one-line insults. These rounds are contained in the studio, they don't attempt to mislead the wider public.
This classes as a game show because points are awarded, and a winner is declared. The losing celeb disappears into the scenery, and the winner addresses the ITV2 viewers for a moment.
Safeword polarised viewers. Some said, "never laughed so much in my life" and "Safeword had me rolling on the floor". Other comments were "Is it meant to be funny?" and "Rubbish TV show, encouraging verbal abuse". No-one had a tepid opinion.
Web links
The show publicised the hashtag #itv2safeword. Mmm, catchy.
If you've been affected by the issues raised in this programme, there are some bullying helplines.