Can't stop watching...its really good. Also, is it just me or the Alex/Adam guy looks and sounds like Steve Carrell?!!! Almost like one of his movie characters 😂
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mrazovabarbora14 January 2020
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viggodahlin4 February 2020The Circle is an addictive, fake and entertaining tv series on netflix. This is in my opinion the kind of tv series you would watch if you have nothing else to watch and all of a sudden you love it. I know i do. Some moments in the series it can be a little bit too fake when for example everybody loves Sean for literally no reason. But in the end you want to watch more and it's a great and chill tv show to watch. An 8.3/10 from me.
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davidm-143 January 2020Stumbled across this new reality show (new for the US anyway, and only 4 episodes to start) on netflix. it's an interesting take on reality tv in general, and on people's need to use social media specifically. it's apparently taken from a successful similar show in the UK, where people are placed in apartments within the same building and can only interact via some cleverly set-up "internet" screens (they can only interact with each other). some big personalities immediately stand out.
some of the people are honest about who they are, some are straight-up catfishing the others and others seem to be looking for a relationship. one thing for sure, they're all kind of attentions.
it immediately brought up questions for me. questions like - can they go outside? how long are they kept in these apartments? are they "minded" by production people - who might be setting up storylines? and how the heck do you win this? -
twilso-298689 January 2020It has all the characteristics of being trash but is actually hilarious. Give it a watch, after the first episode you won't be disappointed
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malesh-esm730 May 2021First season was really good natural beautiful people but season 2 is full of drama and real evil people I don't like season 2 it lowered the rate for me.
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cocol215 January 2020Omg! I thought this show would be vapid and lame and annoying etc. BUT the cast of Season One have totally won my heart. This ended up being a sweet, somewhat intelligent and completely hilarious and awesome show. I am NOT in to reality TV whatsoever but this show hooked me. I am curious to see if the tone changes in following seasons but it def came out swinging. Hopefully the recipe isn't dependent on Chris, Joey, Sammie, 'Rebecca', or Shooby to bring the specialness.
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freidap19 January 2020I really enjoyed the premise of the show, and did feel the urge to continue watching. The contestants were well-selected overall, providing a good mix of personalities.
However, some of the segments were unbearably dragged out and the finale was poorly executed. I found that when someone was able to meet another person from the circle face-to-face, the scene was extended for too long. Not sure if this was poor editing or just the lack of rapport between contestants. Either way, it was awkward.
In the finale, a catfish entered the meeting room first to meet the other contestants, and then had to explain themselves every time a new person entered the room. I feel as though they should have entered the catfish last in this scene for the sake of redundancy.
Also, I hope the production team will improve their voice dictation capabilities, or whatever was going on there. It seemed like the contestants had to scream into their TV's to get their words typed, which was kind of distracting.
Next season, I hope the circle will prompt more 1:1 interactions or games between contestants. This will give better content for editing and hopefully reduce the chance of someone not knowing how to rank their fellow contestants, due to lack of interaction, by the end of the season. -
jmwrate15 January 2020I normally tend to not like reality tv shows but when I started watching this show it was unlike anything I had seen before. i fell in love with all the players and loved how the game worked. if there was a possibility I could participate i would. I was always waiting for the next episode to air. overall it's a great show to watch and i would recommend it to everyone even if your not a reality buff. #Sammie&Shooby
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Ferz23056 February 2020I really don't like Reality-TV shows, which surprised me when I couldn't stop watching The Circle! The contestants are likeable and you really begin to root for them.
I'm giving this an 8/10 because the last few episodes get really dull and boring with no real suspense. It also seemed unfair every time a new person was added because they had zero time to connect with people or make an impact.
I'm definitely looking forward to another season, but the aspect of adding new people every other episode is something I'm not a fan of. -
johnnybgoodfellow25 April 2021This is NOT reality TV.
Season one was unique. Season two is also unique, but for different and more terrible reasons.
I've never in my life seen a reality TV show where the producers had their hands so heavily on the scales of the "competition".
Every conflict was created and engineered by them. Every "twist" carefully choreographed to get the result the producers want. The producers even tell the contestants who they should vote for and why in some instances. They also carefully engineer the exits of some players.
Season 2 is the quintessential example of scripted reality TV.
If you enjoyed Season One because you found the show was unique and interesting then Season Two will probably drive you crazy IF you realize how everything is designed and scripted by the shows producers. -
breemartell14 January 2020I just found this on Netflix and didn't realize it was a weekly show. I ended up binging all the episodes they had out and finding myself on the edge of my seat! I am so excited for the next episode! It's like if black mirror made a reality show. I absolutely love it!
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Watched all 4 Seasons now and I keep watching for some reason - it is addictive however each season is basically the same and getting kind of boring now after 4 Seasons. The players are picked to represent a certain kind of character each season the same. Seems we always have the same types playing and catfishing. This Season 4 was so predictable from the beginning who the winner was going to be but for some reason ou still want to see the show anyway. If they have a Season 5 I think they need to switch it up a bit.
UPDATE: Season 5: Well they renewed it for season 5 and it was alot better - all singles this time which made it much much more interesting. Also it seemed to go much quicker and more exciting Alerts went faster to keep it moving. Much much better. My only comment about season 5 is that Chaz got ripped off!! -
US reality tv producers, why on earth you have to ruin everything?! I loved the sincerity of the 1st season, it seemed actual, real: all the convos there, relationships, tears, everything. I'm saying that despite my fave didn't win lol However, the 2nd season, just what the heck!!
"Cringey" for soo many reasons. Unlikeable, over the top characters who can't make a full sentence without literally screaming out of nowhere. Seriously, my ears hurt! On what criteria exactly did you choose these players?? They all seem so phony and ingenuine, as if they are low level actors. Even the ones who claim to have good careers in real life and claimed to be well educated act just so simple-mindedly. Sorry no sorry. Oops, a cherry on top part: did you really have to add to cast that "too hot to handle" show winner?? Jeez.
Only too much drama even at the very first episode of the 2nd season. Can't really watch it, just not fun anymore. Thanks for making it "your own show" with obviously your cherry picked characters I don't know for what kind of audience. -
jcurran-6631915 January 2020So I saw the trailer for this and I thought "look at the garbage Netflix is picking up nowadays, these fools are desperate for content" but for reasons I'll never understand I put it on anyway. I never thought I'd get so invested in a show like this. I'm not too big into reality TV but now I'm texting all my friends like "watch The Circle so I can have someone to talk about this with! Trust me it's amazing!" Don't ask questions, just get past the first 15 minutes (lotta cringe) and bask in the glory of The Circle
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gabbimdavis15 January 2020I fell in love with the too 5. I would honestly rate it higher if it weren't for a major flaw with the show. I wish they introduced all the people all at once or in two waves. I don't think anyone felt a connection to the later contestants including the other contestants so it just seemed like a waste to even bring them in. But man JOEY get it!
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The Circle is an unique and interesting original series from Netflix that gives the Big Brother vibe but instead of it being a game with ordinary people, we are treated with contestants who are or who have an social media following (and yes, I did my research on the contestant Instagram profiles) which I mean, it gives the show a little bit of that unique factor to it that makes it fun and exciting to watch. I do like the idea that the cast itself is diverse and have many different personalities where they can choose who they want to be which makes it so fun and overall, if you want a reality show that is different and a show where the contestants never come face to face with each other, then The Circle is one to watch.
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lineart-129738 September 2021If that's your thing, along with the usual fake personalities, exaggerating, even lying, these egotistical, insecure wannabees do it best. What is the point?
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beckydoor8316 January 2020Episodes 1-9 remain interesting competition, however, the ep 10-12 become so predictable and lack of conflict.
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BrettLee203 January 2020If you love Big Brother or any reality tv show really, you'll love this! It's so much fun to watch. It's Big Brother but the cast is separated, never seeing each other, only texting on a dating style app which is on their tv, is the best way to explain it... you get to see only one photo of them to start... are they who they say they are or are they a catfish? I feel more connected with this cast than any other tv show, some of the catfish will even make you cry bc they don't think they're good enough to be themselves... but they definitely are.
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sochima-3264020 January 2023Good if you just want some low brow entertainment or some background noise while cooking and cleaning. It's irritating that whoever is the most popular influencer during the first few votes typically holds all the power til the end of the season but that's how human interaction typically goes in real life. One or two ppl emerge as the leaders and everyone just follows. The sidekick players and the newer players typically end up in 3rd or 4th place by sucking up to the popular players who typically win. But they're supposed to be competing for money. The show would be more juicy if the contestants were more bold and scheming to eliminate the popular contestants. It's just irritating watching people give the game away to others and get themselves eliminated. Every season is pretty much the same. Season 5 is the most recent and has pretty good drama compared to the previous season.
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orbilu1 January 2022The premise is basically humanized stereotypes battling in a game of phycology and deceit. It's bad, it's disgustingly fake, and it's very entertaining. Recommend to anyone who wants to waste an afternoon.
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katelynburrows5 February 2020Cool concept. The competitors are interesting and funny.
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sjamiehough19 February 2020Cool concept, show isn't that bad but it seems that all they do is stand there and scream. Ugh.
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Healing_Process17 January 2020The show itself is in a way enticing. You always want to see people meet face to face and you want to see who wins the $100,000 . But the ride to get there is a long, cringey, pandering, hyper edited and staged journey.
The show would be far better if they actually added any skeptic people into the show. Everyone was into a hyper positive, pandering, pat on the back Jesus complex. They instead chose people that are people pleasers who grew an emotional attachment to the original cast and decided to eliminate the newer players that entered. Nor did they really show how others pandered to others for popularity. There was little to no interaction footage. Many of the players looked like they sat around on their couch the whole time waiting for an "Alert" to appear.
In Conclusion, the show needs some definite work and they need to not put so many unnatural people on the show. Because none of them are truly relatable unless you're a ditsy social media queen. -
lme30122-279-66506717 January 2020Really binge watching show. I loved joey miranda shubby sammie and chris. Im glad joey won but sad that chris didnt. This show gave me faith there is still good people left in this world