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shifty_coder Apr 20, 2026 +104

Game Changer + Make Some Noise mashup set 👀

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WannabeWonk Apr 20, 2026 +67

I bet they told the players it was MSN and then revealed a GC twist. That would be good fun.

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Corat_McRed Apr 21, 2026 +14

Another season, another attempt at Sam trying his best for his audition as next Saw mastermind

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planemissediknow Apr 20, 2026 +95

Really looking forward to it being back. I find I get less interested in Make Some Noise as the Season goes on (especially this year when they’ve only had one new contestant all season) but GameChanger I’m always consistently focused in on. Even when there’s a bad episode, the setup generally is interesting enough to keep you engaged.

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Akronite14 Apr 20, 2026 +44

Gamechanger has built in stakes-raising and demands constant creativity in a way the Game samers do not/cannot. It’s fine for a show to be more familiar and get into a comfortable groove, but only one show really feels like appointment viewing.

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Khetoo Apr 22, 2026 +4

Gamechanger is legitimately an all time great, a very tenuous concept which requires constantly that both the people in the game and its producers are on their A-game. Think about it, the fabric of gameshow design has evolved from simple concepts that build more tension in later iterations through gimmicks like Password -> The Chaser or rely on their interminable existence in the zeitgeist like Family Feud/Jeopardy. GC requires interesting gimmicks PER EPISODE + buy-in from the players cause there isn't the tension of *this randos monetary fortune hinges on his esoteric knowledge* so if the game falls flat, it's hard for the contestants to save it. Whereas Make Some Noise is a good ape on Whose Line, but that format is tried and tested. Any college bar has that exact setup for improv night in every town basically.

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hgttg Apr 20, 2026 +23

Make some noise has definitely gotten stale for me. I basically only watch the Brennan Josh Zach dream team episodes now.

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berober04 Apr 20, 2026 +22

This guy needs a motherfucking party

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sadacal Apr 21, 2026 +12

You're really missing out. There have been some bangers in there. Jacob, Kimia, and Jeremy is a great team, so are the musical improv people like Ross and Jess.

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space-beast Apr 21, 2026 -1

Pretty much agreed, but I’ll always tune in for some Ross Bryant as well

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MigratingPidgeon Apr 20, 2026 +22

Make Some Noise got weirdly self referential and increasingly uninterested in keeping with its own (already loose) ruleset. Like the episode with Izzy Roland, Lisa Gilroy and Angela Giarratana was the first time I thought an episode was actually bad, it just turned into noise. And I love these performers in other episodes/shows, though I think Lisa is getting a bit much with her "F*** Sam" routine, but either the prompts/minigames are poorly selected for the group or the group's synergy is off since they're all "Oops all chaos" kind of improv comedians EDIT: Also want to add the "tiktok" editing being a lot more noticeable this season, but that might just be me.

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AgentElman Apr 20, 2026 +1

Interesting take. I find MSN to be consistently funny - the best show they have. GameChanger has very few episodes that are fun in and of themselves. They mostly rely on knowing the cast and just enjoying seeing them.

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ConesofDunshire Apr 21, 2026 +16

Genuinely insane take. Brave of you to post it though. Respect

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Tymareta Apr 21, 2026 +3

While I disagree with you about MSN, to the point I've never seen an episode from start to finish as it's not for me, I do agree with you on GameChanger, especially in recent seasons. It's moved away from "fun and creative idea for an episode" and firmly into "how can this play into person X's specific trait", and has ramped up the parasocial nature of it entirely, the who wants to be a millionaire episode was the most egregious example, it's nice that they helped a friend, but as an outsider it was mind numbingly boring and offered close to nil in terms of entertainment value. Similar with the "social media challenge" episode, and several others, with the only ep that I can genuinely remember enjoying from the latest season being spin the wheel.

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hamlet9000 Apr 21, 2026 +4

Too many of the episodes have stopped being competitive games. "Brennan Lee Mulligan cannot win" was a great episode, but it also pointed the show in the wrong direction. When too many episodes are either rigged, have heavily scripted outcomes, and/or allow the cast to take over and subvert the game, it falls apart.

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Tymareta Apr 21, 2026 +1

Agreed, it was great when it was more akin to "zany" Taskmaster, with the game's existing to facilitate a wide and varied set of reactions. Newer seasons of Game Changer(and honestly most of the recent shows), have felt like they were purposefully designed to try and catch that perfect "youtube/tiktok/instagram" clip. I can understand why they've moved towards it, as it seems to be what a lot of folks want, but it makes for a weirdly disjointed viewing experience.

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Empty_Figure7880 Apr 21, 2026 +2

Game Changer has always been my favourite. My issue with Make Some Noise is that they always try to extend the bit to the point of being not funny. They are given a funny prompt, the comedians have a fun quick witted bit...and then...it just keeps going, running the joke in to the ground until Sam finally stops it. Also it's a bit too self-referential.

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chloe-and-timmy Apr 20, 2026 +37

Seeing this makes me finally want to get this app and engage with this show on a deeper level than YouTube shorts. I might wanna clear up some of the other things I'm watching first but still.

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Drakengard Apr 20, 2026 +39

It's an interesting show to watch from season 1 through to now. It starts very low budget and, with the exception of the Covid remote season, you watch the budget and idea complexity just keep going up.

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Lemesplain Apr 20, 2026 +57

Season 1: we have a lightbulb “lie detector” to try and make the contestants admit some embarrassing truth. Season 7: we stole some of Jacob Wysocki’s blood.

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Woodsie13 Apr 20, 2026 +16

Not to mention their own studio committing literal fraud to help Brennan Lee Mulligan get one over on Sam Reich.

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bowser986 Apr 21, 2026 +3

Also we may have sold Sams house to the Triad

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upclassytyfighta Apr 21, 2026 +2

Anime level's of escalation.

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Empty_Figure7880 Apr 21, 2026 +3

I watched a lot of shorts before getting a Dropout subscription...then was frustrated with how much of each episode I had already seen...there were no surprises left for me. 😅

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chloe-and-timmy Apr 21, 2026 +2

This is certainly my big fear which is why Im trying to stop watching them

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slinkslowdown Apr 21, 2026 +3

Dropout is the only streaming subscription I've ever had, signed up last year and it's been worth every penny.

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ConfidentHope Apr 20, 2026 +4

I subscribed in January and no regrets.

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PMYourTinyTitties Apr 20, 2026 +24

Wow, it looks like there was a tiny budget increase compared to previous seasons lol

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GoldAcanthisitta7777 Apr 20, 2026 +14

they want that emmy

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loon-attack Apr 20, 2026 +7

Very excited for Catherine McCafferty. I asked her at Fringe '24 if we'd be seeing her on Dropout soon and she gave a cagey response like "stay tuned." Took awhile but I'm looking forward to it!

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Tymareta Apr 21, 2026 +1

She has the perfect energy for it, especially after seeing her multiple interviews with Vic/Anna, excited!

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azeemb_a Apr 23, 2026 +2

Sam coproduces the McAffrey show you saw! So its already part of the Dropout metropolitan area, even if it's not in Dropout proper

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MigratingPidgeon Apr 20, 2026 +7

I found Season 7 to be a bit disappointing compared to Season 5-6 so hopefully this is a return to form.

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Qtip533 Apr 21, 2026 +3

I agree. It started out great but the later half of the season was disappointing. I particularly didn’t like the “who wants to be a millionaire” and “shark tank” episodes.

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MigratingPidgeon Apr 21, 2026 +6

Shark Tank was so close to being a good episode but I think only releasing the videos after the episode and learning who actually won a month later kind of made me feel stupid for watching the episode close to when they come out. Also think Sam should've put his foot down at the end when Vic chaos gremlin'ed the 20k budget that none of the sharks could pay and kind of screwed over Trapp who saved his money up. Not even getting into the overly parasocial nature of the episode but that's just the direction Dropout seemingly embraced.

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inbox-disabled Apr 21, 2026 +6

I think the show has transitioned from being usually pretty good to being super hit or miss as they increasingly up the ante each season. They've also become far more reliant on their cast's reputations, which makes for some genuinely bad episodes. Like imagine watching the millionaire episode and having no idea who he is. It's even worse.

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MigratingPidgeon Apr 21, 2026

> Like imagine watching the millionaire episode and having no idea who he is. It's even worse. I just feel a bit weird about giving Jakob 100k Linkedin money to make short films when you have a platform and can just give the guy a show. Guess they want to have no strings to the money but still feels a bit of a waste of an actual episode.

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HypoManicCrimeSpree Apr 20, 2026 +1

One of the funnier shows right now.

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fastal_12147 Apr 20, 2026 +2

I love Game Changer, but can we all acknowledge that Very Important People is the best Dropout show? I'm dying every episode watching that chaos.

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Titan7771 Apr 21, 2026 +9

Mmm, strongly disagree, VIP has some AMAZING moments, but it’s crazy inconsistent.

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apple_kicks Apr 21, 2026 +3

Love VIP i hope they get more non studio actors and comedians in it. But also kinda wish they tried few more subtle costumes

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slinkslowdown Apr 21, 2026 +2

I tried watching VIP about a year ago and couldn't stand it. I had just dropped in on a random episode and was just lost. Tried again from the very start recently and I'm loving it.

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AllChem_NoEcon Apr 21, 2026 +7

I love the idea of someone struggling to follow the plot of VIP.

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slinkslowdown Apr 21, 2026 +3

Well I didn't ~get~ that Vic was playing VIP Vic and not their real self, I didn't grasp that it was like... a meta? thing? as a whole. I did watch every single Last Looks back then, though, purely because I think makeup stuff is cool.

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AllChem_NoEcon Apr 21, 2026 +2

Oh hell yea, the Last Looks are non-negotiable for us.

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slinkslowdown Apr 21, 2026 +1

It's amazing what they're able to do, mad skills across the whole makeup team.

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TomOnReddi Apr 21, 2026 +1

Im actually not as much of a fan of VIP as I was hoping I would be. I think Voc is hilarious and the people that have been dressed up are hilarious, but the only two episodes I enjoyed was Zac as the muscle guy and Jake as the contestant w*****. I cant put my finger on what feels off about the show to me. It could be that the characters feel extremely forced to be funny. Instead of playing the characters naturally, they are forcing crazy after crazy after crazy. Because I really like the idea of the show, so I keep tuning in hoping for it to finally click. Its a really top notch group of people at the end of the day who do amazing in other shows!

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ZlubarsNFL Apr 21, 2026 -10

Vic isn't very funny and the premise is bad

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FARTTORNADO45 Apr 21, 2026 +2

Counter point: Vic IS very funny and the premise is GOOD.

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askchucky Apr 21, 2026 +1

How does one start watching this? I've seen highlights but do can I just start with this season?

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Titan7771 Apr 21, 2026 +4

It’s on the streaming service Dropout. You can definitely start wherever, but I think it’s worth starting from the beginning, it’s pretty damn good from the jump.

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-notapony- Apr 21, 2026 +1

Someone more knowledgeable than me (which is not a high bar), is that Dead Meat’s Zoran Gvojic at 1:39 in the phone booth?

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dr_icicle Apr 21, 2026 +2

Looks similar, but I don't think so. Looks too short/small to be Zoran

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NoTitleChamp Apr 21, 2026 +1

Another dropout thread, another rinse and repeat comments.

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pleasantothemax Apr 21, 2026 +1

I use an app that tells me when I get charged for monthly subs so I can keep track of them. For streaming TV I'm almost always like "why are we paying that" The exception is Dropout TV. When I see that come through, I smile. I do wish they'd start expanding out for new talent. I love everyone but...I think bringing in some fresh faces might help mix things up

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lavaeater Apr 21, 2026

Dropout is so lovely. It is edgy but not mean, quirky, s***, queer, intellectual... watching their shows is a bit like hanging with friends I actually want to hang with. Dropout is like the meme "society if we..." and it is inclusivity, sex-Ed, Trans rights, equality and creativity. The giant sperm on smarty pants is one of the best things ever. I paid for this for a while, I might do again...

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LTSpigot Apr 20, 2026 -62

Holy cringe. Glad they got their copaganda checks tho

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fastal_12147 Apr 20, 2026 +10

They're a bunch of comedians living in LA. You've gotta take every paying gig you can.

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ZlubarsNFL Apr 21, 2026 +1

have you ever watched the rookie

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