Chinese Variety Shows - completed/done

completed 2023-07

10/10.  Loved the cast and guests.  Especially Chen Zheyuan + the8 combo!  Super entertaining.

completed 2023-07

completed 2023-07

completed 2023-07

(for some reason ep10 on Youtube does not include final performances but they can be found elsewhere)

done 2023-07; only watched ep1 and ep2 for Qin Xiaoxian (Victor)

completed 2023-08

hosted by Song Yaxuan, specials and unaired scenes from Ace vs Ace s6

completed 2023-08

completed 2023-08

done 2023-09; only watched ep7, 8, and 10 for Song Yaxuan 

completed 2023-10

done 2023-10 - only watched ep1; dropped because wasn't very fun, no subtitles, no top guests

completed 2023-10

completed 2023-10

completed 2023-10

skipping/skimming a lot because this seems like something that's more fun to play than to watch

completed 2023-10

completed 2023-10  - much more enjoyable than s1

completed

completed 2023-11

completed 2023-11

done 2023-12.  Don't like hosts (and also a boring season) so skipping to specific episodes.

Skimmed or watched the following episodes only (for specific people): ep3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12.

completed 2023-12

completed 2023-12

dropped 2023-12.  Watched pilot (ep0) and beginning of ep1.  Not my type of show.  Too much talking and made up scenarios.

completed 2023-12

completed 2024-01

skimmed ep1 and ep2; not really my type of show

saw ep11 with Guan Hong and Riley Wang

completed 2024-01

completed before (unsure of completion date)

watched ep3 for Qin Xiaoxian; skimmed all the others and didn't see Zhai Xiaowen at all

dropped.  Watched to ep3 58min; too much talking and kept putting me to sleep.

completed 2024-01. Qin Xiaoxian and Chang Huasen made such a great duo as commentators!

dropped 2024-01.  Only watched ep1 and ep2.  They go around trying out restaurants and that's it.  Not entertaining, not much going on.

completed 2024-01.  Very fun and enjoyable.  10/10.

completed 2024-02.  Enjoyable show.  Funny trio with Song Yaxuan, Silence, and Zhou Shen.  Also liked a lot of the songs. 10/10.

done 2024-02.  Watched ep6-10 for Lin Yi and Zhang Youhao.

completed 2024-03

completed 2024-03 (they didn't upload episodes at the end so considering it done)

completed 2024-03

completed 2024-03 - very entertaining

playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXUuAd2Od_EoYMKtp1DcdEpKtWo00PRG

completed 2024-03    (subtitles only available on some episodes), drw

completed 2024-03

completed 2024-03, entertaining

done.  only watched ep3,4,9,10 for Qin Xiaoxian.  (May have watched other eps, too; I forget.)

completed 2024-04

completed 2024-04; absolutely fantastic show all around, highly recommend. 10/10

done 2024-04. watched ep on 2021-12-11 with Zhang Youhao in one of the short films. skipped around the rest of the eps.

dropped; watched beginning and skimmed some; did not enjoy, Neo and FL did not get along, etc.

completed 2024-04

done 2024-04; only watched ep1 - not interested, it's basically a documentary of the group's first days since formation

completed 2024-04

done 2024-04; only watched parts of ep9 and ep10 for Zhang Chenxiao

done 2024-05; watched ep1 for WXY, then watched only the beginnings of all other episodes because it's fun to see what games they play to release the hunters at the start

completed 2024-05, great fun, watched on iQiyi including all VIP extra episodes. 10/10

memorable scenes: ep7 break up, 2022-03-11 part 2 (ep9) 13:35 papillon, 2022-03-18 part 2 (ep10) 13:28 love triangle

done 2024-05 (extremely slow and boring, lots of talking)

saw ep0, ep6, ep8 with Zhang Youhao, ep4 with Peng Peng, ep9 with Chen Zheyuan, skimmed/skipped the rest

completed 2024-05, ok, drw (no English subtitles)

completed 2024-05; ok, later episodes were more entertaining and less formulaic than earlier ones

done 2024-05; there are multiple seasons but only did S1 (6eps, no subs); skimmed/skipped through most of it; not very entertaining; drw

completed 2024-05, watched on iQiyi, pretty decent but drw

done 2024-06; watched ep8 and ep9 for Qin Xiaoxian (Victor); all eps skimmed for guests; no subtitles, drw

completed 2024-06; great, highly rewatchable, 10/10

done 2024-06; don't like cast; just skimming each episode to see who guests are

watched ep4, 5, 10 with Jun, and ep7 with Ao Ziyi (drw, show is not good)

completed 2024-06; has good tension and fun moments, especially archery with Chen Zheyuan and Fan Chengcheng

done 2024-06; watched (skimmed mostly) ep1; not really into it, dropped

completed 2024-07, has subtitles

playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXUuAd2Od_H75P-ftbDc8ysyhak6OVCg

completed 2024-07; only found ep1-7 and ep12 available online (dailymotion) but consider this completed; not super enjoyable, basically just daily life on a farm; they do chores, buy/sell food, cook, and eat - that's mostly it

completed 2024-07

completed (forgot date)

completed 2024-07; not very well made, skimmed a ton, not well planned or produced, way too much avoiding rules and in-fighting during games, drw, 6/10

completed 2024-07; ep9 was funny (especially the name tag ripping part, but earlier sections, too); ep12 had great name tag ripping at the end

completed 2024-07; had some great performances, mostly skipped commentaries because it kept following same template and was pointless

done 2024-07; watched eps8-10 (including all extra episodes) for Ding Chengxin; not worth watching, too many people, not a lot of good moments, format lame - had to complete 24 projects in 3 days (tourist destinations + eating), rushed, not fun, seemed like glorified tourism promotional video

completed 2024-07; middle parts of each episode were so slow with tons of talking, cases were super complicated and confusing except for one, only thing that made this bearable was the cast, 6.5/10

completed 2024-07; great watch, has good mix of everything - performances, slice of life, games, etc.; must watch for TNT fans, 10/10

completed 2024-07; skimmed and skipped a lot particularly for songs that I didn't like; ok overall

done 2024-07; watched ep 4-7 for TNT; they had shorts clips at beginning of ep4 and very end of ep4, and only in part 1 of ep7; had some performances but overall they were just spectators and judges, not worth watching imo, and the whole virtual characters bit is weird

done 2024-08; only watched ep9 for Qin Xiaoxian; the show was so boring, not worth

done 2024-08; only watched ep7 for Chen Youwei; activities seem fine but was boring due to mix of cast; also CYW had very little screentime; not worth

completed 2024-08; each episode was way too short

done 2024-08; only watched/skimmed parts of ep7-9 with Ao Ziyi as guest, seems like such a boring and lame show, 3/10

done 2024-08; watched parts of ep7 for Jun; didn't care to watch other episodes, mainly because no English subtitles

done 2024-08; watched parts of ep7 for Ao Ziyi; not interested in other episodes, also no English subtitles

done 2024-08; watched ep7 for Jun; the show was SO BORING... - the cast, the way the show is structured, the things they do, do not recommend

done 2024-08; skimmed through ep1, and time jumped through other episodes, only watching games or interesting bits; for the most part didn't find the show itself all that enjoyable, however, the VIP episodes (listed as The Big Winner Behind the Scenes on MDL) had super fun content at the first half of each episode.

done 2024-08; the first half of each episode had activities and games that were super fun to watch (latter part of each episode had interviews, recaps, etc.); would recommend watching the first half of each of these episodes and skipping the main show itself

done 2024-08; only watched first game of each episode, not very interesting, they just sit and talk while playing 3 rounds of the werewolf each episode; don't recommend unless you're a fan of the werewolf game

done 2024-08; watched early episodes but started skipping around due to no subtitles and also not what I expected; some of Peng Peng's parts were funny though; other than that, didn't get much out of this

done 2024-09; watched latter parts in groupwatch; finale episode was too wordy, long, and overly and unnecessarily dramatic

completed 2024-09; what a fun cast and an enjoyable show, very light and easy to watch, activities were fun and cast was great together, highly recommend, 10/10

Youtube playlist with subs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUM8x224JrX8akqEDz90x8RhaEgbnMjB_

done 2024-09; only watched ep22-24 for Ao Ziyi; basically a show about young men doing manual labor, didn't get much quality screentime due to everyone working most of the time

completed 2024-09; good cast and overall an enjoyable show, 9/10

completed 2024-09; had some great moments; Zhang Jiayuan dead hang especially (in ep1)

completed 2024-09; enjoyable, loved a lot of the performances in ep4 and ep6, 8.5/10

dropped 2024-09 after ep2; such a horribly produced show, so disjointed and unorganized, people keep breaking the rules making the games not fun to watch, it feels like this is the first variety show that the production team has ever worked on; hate it, 2.5/10

completed 2024-09; loved a couple of the people in here, overall enjoyable show

completed 2024-09; such a fun show, with a great cast; so many of my favorites; wishing for season 2; highly recommend!!   (also watched all extra episodes and the live concert)  10/10

done 2024-09; only watched ep6-8, 11 -12 for Guo Junchen (also watched all related extra/special episodes); honestly seems like a good watch if you're interested in the subject matter - show seems well made, 9/10

done 2024-10; not very good, watched intros and skipped straight to the performances, all the in-between talking was boring, not a lot of good songs/performances, do not recommend

completed 2024-10; well made show with some great puzzles and challenges, although it's one of those shows that you need to be in the right mood to watch (not a casual show that you can just pick up and watch whenever) - you really need to pay attention to some of these activities to get what's going on, 9/10

done 2024-10; skimmed ep6 and ep7 for Ao Ziyi but not worth, he was merely a moderator and didn't have much substantial screentime