TV Review - The Lost Generation Game

A new series - The Lost Generation Game, with Bruce Forsyth - was launched by the BBC last night. The king of saturday night light-entertainment was at the helm as usual.

Bruce sang the intro:
Knife is the way that we maim and I wanna thrust my blade in you
Life was so terribly tame, but now I'm gonna cut you in two
And I really wanna hurt you

Bruce began the programme with his usual catchphrase - Knife to see you, to see you - Knife!

Bruce introduced the couples. It was (pa)rents and knife-wielding deadbeat offspring - So it was 4 mother and son couples

Various games were played:

Where's my daddy? - They had to write down possible postcodes as to where they could be
How much can you drink? - 2 minutes to drink as much as they could. Bonus points for leery,
snarling, obnoxious behaviour
Keep Off My Turf! - Had to demonstrate how to confront someone from another gang. Bonus points for violence, threatening behaviour and use of knife. 'Good maim, good maim,' said Brucie
Harass and Abuse - Points awarded for soft targets - such as the elderly, the sick, decent hard working people, the general public
It's A Mug's Game - Points awarded for skill in mugging and bonus points for getting phones, money, clothes and bonuses for excessive violence and threats with a knife - 'Didn't his face swell,' chirped Brucie
Wanton vandalism - Points awarded for smashing bus shelters, damaging cars, property - anything that doesn't belong to them

The teens performed well, but the mothers didn't seem to have a clue. They were in the soundbooth with a blindfold on, so they didn't see or hear anything or have any knowledge of what was going on.

Halfway through the show, the police arrived and did a stop and search. They found knives and drugs and left after giving the lads a severe finger-wagging.

The semi-final was the Blame Game:
Each couple had 1 minute to blame everyone else and avoid taking responsibility for their own actions. Both couples scored highly

"What's the scores in the morgues, Miss Ford?"
20-19

On to the conveyor belt. Brucie informed the couple that everything they remembered they could take home tonight.

Brucie then said: "On tonight's conveyor belt, we have a respect, decency, love, cuddly toy, an education, parenting skills, a job, fondue set, a condom, good manners.............

Ok you have 45 seconds to recount your thoughts starting now."

"Are you dissing me, wrinkly? I only think of myself," said the would be fallen soulja.

All in all it was an ambitious and brave experiment by the BBC, but the adults never really connected with the teens. The kids played the game how they wanted and the mothers were oblivious.