Legends Of The Hidden Temple Is Coming Back As An Adult Gameshow That Will Be Filmed In A Real Goddamn Jungle
E! - Legends of the Hidden Temple is coming back, but there are more twists in this revival than a temple guard popping out of nowhere. For Quibi, the new Legends of the Hidden Temple is described as a "supersized, reimagined version," but it will have "many of the favorite original elements of the show," including the Temple Run, the Moat Crossing and of course Olmec. And here's the big twists: instead of kids competing, this is a more "grown up" Legends of the Hidden Temple for the millennial audience.
"Bringing back Legends for Quibi is a dream come true," Scott A. Stone, executive producer, said in a statement. "I have been so lucky to be part of this defining millennial show, and now there is a defining millennial platform to go with it. I couldn't be more excited." This time, the entire set is out of a studio and into a jungle with tougher challenges and bigger prizes on the line.
Alright Quibi, I see you! Granted I didn't know who the fuck you were five minutes ago. Nonetheless, shoving some nostalgia down my throat like Angela Abar and bringing back a beloved classic kid's gameshow while also getting rid of those idiot kids is one way to get my generation's attention.
I know that may seem like a cruel thing to say, but I watched too many Purple Parrots and Blue Barracudas completely piss away a once-in-a-lifetime chance at winning the Temple Run because the Shrine of the Silver Monkey broke their shitty kid brains. Adults will at least have a shot to take down Olmec with some real money on the line and filming in a jungle where there is a real sense of danger of someone getting eaten alive by a jungle cat or hippo at any given moment would be incredible. Save all those daredevils jumping over cars with motorcycles or walking on a tightrope thousands of feet above a city with no safety net where nothing good (read: tragic) ever happens. Just give me grown ass men and women playing a kid's game with a ton of money and their lives on the line the way God intended it to be when he created gameshows.
If Quilbi is serious about growing their app or network or whatever it is, they will bring back Double Dare, Guts, and Nick Arcade as high stake adult gameshows where you can become rich or literally lose your life filmed in countries where you can skate around tax laws or it's easy to make a human body disappear. Upgrade the Double Dare slime to something moderately to highly toxic, replace the Agro Crag with literal boulders flying down Mount Everest, and figure out a way to actually put someone in a video game using whatever crazy ass technology 2020 has to offer because Nick Arcade was one of those decent gameshows that never worked but really should have.
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