With the vigorous development of the variety show market, “Generation N” shows appear frequently, but in order to become an “evergreen tree” on the screen, “Generation N” shows must constantly seek innovation, change, and output creativity. The variety show “Let’s Run” has been loved by audiences since its broadcast in 2014, which also verifies the importance of innovation for program preservation. The tenth season of “Let’s Run” incorporates popular elements into the familiar formula, and makes every effort to seek breakthroughs in theme design, planning ideas, etc., making this variety show interesting and meaningful.
As a variety show, in addition to being interesting, the novelty of the content also determines whether the show can bring freshness to the audience, so as to better attract the audience’s attention. According to the theme of each episode, the tenth season of “Let’s Run” designs content that fits the theme, and collides with a different kind of happy spark. The first episode of the show is themed “The Covenant of Youth”, with carefully arranged props such as gourd doll stickers, a quaint video hall and hairdresser on the street, a slow green leather train and popular melodies deep in memory… The suits and red skirts with the characteristics of the era immediately brought the audience into the Leshan fireworks and the beauty of the world in that era, and laid a good foundation for the next plot setting. Based on the time setting of the 1980s and 1990s, the games designed by the program are also based on that era or related to it, and are brought into the situation in the way of games. For example, in the “Almanac of Youth” quiz challenge game, “Lonely in the Desert”, “The Grass by the Green River”, “Eternal Dragon Slayer” and other songs and film and television dramas of the last century, let the audience follow the program on a memory journey; the billiard hall is the one One of the social places for young people in the era, playing billiards together became a popular social way for young people at that time. The guests played billiards together, which also allowed the audience to perceive the unique social scenery of that era. In addition to testing the cooperation and cooperation of the team, it also allows the audience to recall the neighborly feelings of mutual help in that era.
In addition, the program also nested tasks in the competition – allowing the guests to obtain clues, verification opportunities and clue-related objects in three sets of competitions, and then infer the correct combination of 6 pairs of pen pals. This kind of task setting is somewhat similar to the current popular “script kill” game, which requires the use of reasoning thinking. The form of “task + game” allows the audience to experience the joy of the game and the fun of unlocking tasks at the same time in one program, which also doubles the joy. This happy show has also been praised by many netizens. “Every week you release dopamine, make you laugh happily and forget your troubles. This is the charm of the running family.” At the same time, unlike previous competitive programs that emphasized confrontation, the tenth season of “Let’s Run” emphasizes the spirit of cooperation in the competitive part. In three different sets of game competitions, the show does not require each pair to compete against each other, but instead asks them to work together to complete the task. And this also coincides with the current concept of social cooperation and win-win.
Nowadays, people’s requirements for variety shows are no longer limited to satisfying entertainment needs, but also regard variety shows as an important way to obtain information and nourish the soul. Therefore, in addition to bringing laughter and laughter to the audience, the ultimate goal of variety shows is to seek emotional resonance with the audience. As an outdoor reality show, the tenth season of “Let’s Run” incorporates ideology and topicality on top of the happy tone. By telling the youth stories and happy lives of amateur guests, the small sees the big, and depicts the happiness and beauty of the new era. face of China. In the first episode of the program, 6 pairs of real character prototypes of pen pals and their children were invited to the show, and they reviewed and told about the youth of their parents from the perspective of the children, which brought a different kind of touch to the audience. In the program, retro photos record the youthful appearance of the parents. These old photos amaze the time and warm the years; each love letter and hundreds of phone cards have witnessed the parents’ love story and happy life. However, it was found that the mother had white hair, and the father would still pant when he took the vegetables to the elevator to go home, which made the children feel that their parents were getting older. Therefore, “I hope my parents can grow old slowly, and let me accompany them more.” become the common aspiration of children. Amateur parents and children are most people in reality. The youth and parent-child love they present are real and touching, and the show allows amateur guests to truly participate in the show, making the content more warm and appealing , which can even touch the hearts of the audience, thereby inspiring the audience, especially young audiences, to take the initiative to approach their parents and express their love for them.
In the tenth season, in addition to carefully designing novel and interesting content to bring laughter to the audience, “Let’s Run” also strives to stay close to reality, incorporate socially meaningful themes, and convey a positive spiritual core, so that the show remains joyful and enjoyable. Moving is always there, and continues to light up and warm people’s lives.
(Zhang Wen)
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责编：杨帆 ]