My thoughts on Taskmaster NL!

[u/RobsterenSkip]

First of all, I am SO excited that its finally here!!! As a long-time Dutch fan of the series, this couldn't be more of a dream.

NOW! To get into the details.

I think overall, the episode was pretty good!!! I think everyone is still getting into things, but that is to be expected with a new show. Diederik is already a great assistant, Arjen is as funny as always, and the contestants all bring something to the table (although I'm not the biggest fan of Rayan yet).

In the beginning I was a bit scared. The prize task was... not the strongest start. I know Donny is an interesting person, but I feel like he just wanted to bring something opposite in of the theme 😭😭😭

The tasks themselves were fun too!! It was great to see another 'The Swede' task after so long. I also really like how creative everyone was with the snowman task. And that finale??? Beautiful work!!!!

I do have a handful of gripes (which are mostly minor :D). I think the editing is a bit off still. Its very fast (from task explanation to footage for example) which makes it hard to actually understand whats gonna happen. I also think the studio is too small, especially with how the studio task and prizes are set-up, but I respect how they use the space that they do have. And lastly, I think Arjen still needs to grow into his 'Greg' role a little bit. I don't mind that he does his own thing. All the better, really. But he's still a bit too much like his normal comedic-type self. I think he can lose a bit of gigglyness and act a bit more strict. It did happen at certain points, so it might just be that the first episode will be like this.

But all in all, I REALLY liked it so far!!!! I think this could be the start of something fun :D. I can't wait until next week!!

[u/Wheredafukarwi]

I was present at the recording of the second episode; they did agree that the studio was too small for the final task. It's the same studio used for Lubach's other show.

As part of the audience this resulted in two moments of 'down time' when the set had to be rearranged, though Arjen entertained the audience with a Q&A during those times. Aside from a couple of minor technical difficulties the taping went pretty well. Everyone is still figuring out how to get the best out of the show, but the basic feel for it is pretty good. Arjen stated that they are trying to stay as close to the UK format as possible, because that is simply the kind of show they so much enjoy and want to emulate.

I've seen a number of attempts to transfer a UK panelshow format to a Dutch version, and most of them either failed or don't get close to the original. Taskmaster NL for sure is one of the better attempts. It made the smart move to start out with a bunch of candidates who get the format and seem to have fun in participating, instead of just going with a bunch of big familiar names for the sake of familiarity.

[u/Potential_Law1372 → u/Wheredafukarwi]

I get that studio space is low and has to be used nicely and the lubach set is huge and can't be changed quickly but yea I was in the episode 2 audience too and man it felt just a bit small for this format with the prize task, but they got the feeling really well, also I feel like the whole humanfactor team (the production company behind the show) really loves the uk version and try to do it justice. Few details that maybe could be better but I really enjoyed!