Media library - "Faking Bad" - the new show with Oliver Kalkofe
Answering Unusual Questions with Bizarre Responses - that's what Oliver Kalkofe (58) is up to in his new show "Faking Bad - Better than the Truth". The format will be available in the ARD-Mediathek starting from June 27 and is set to air on TV in July.
The goal of the game is to come up with false answers and lead the other candidates astray with these fakes. In the first episode, Torsten Sträter, Oliver Welke, Laura Karasek, and Michael Kessler will be participating.
The concept of the show, produced in the Burda Studios in Munich, reminds one of the party game "Nobody is perfect", as well as the show "Genial daneben" with Hugo Egon Balder, which has been running on Sat.1 for years.
"Television is a pure chain of theft"
For Kalkofe, this also completes a circle. "I was there during the pilot of 'Genial daneben', which was supposed to go to ZDF. But the comedians weren't trusted to speak freely without books and written gags. There were too many concerns, and the show went to Sat.1, and it turned out: Of course it works, very well even! And now everyone is doing it," Kalkofe told the German Press Agency. "But everyone steals from each other, television is a pure chain of theft, that's just its nature."
A copy of "Faking Bad" it is not, Kalkofe emphasized. He thought about what he found good in all the shows that already exist, what he liked, and what was missing. "Genial daneben" I always found great, but in the end, it was about nothing and often disintegrated in terms of content. Quiz is always interesting, but rarely funny. And generally, I missed the battle idea, the bluffing and competing against each other, like in 'LOL'. From that, I developed a game that I simply wanted to play and watch myself."
A competition-driven format
A change at "Faking Bad" is the competitive character. It's not just about creative answers, but also about exposing false answers and those who came up with them, and filling up one's own points account as much as possible.
"With all new formats, it's incredibly important that you don't immediately smooth out the edges that make it special. But there are concerns at all broadcasters that new ideas might scare off the audience - which is completely wrong, because the new and different is what attracts viewers," Kalkofe told the dpa. "I don't have to appeal to everyone, there's already enough programming for the unpretentious. And I'm not doing that."
- Oliver Kalkofe, the host of "Faking Bad - Better than the Truth", expressed a view that television is a 'chain of theft', with creators borrowing ideas from each other.
- The first episode of "Faking Bad" features the participants Torsten Sträter, Oliver Welke, Laura Karasek, and Michael Kessler.
- The Burda Studios in Munich produced "Faking Bad", and it seems to resemble the party game "Nobody is perfect" and the long-running show "Genial daneben" on Sat.1, which features Hugo Egon Balder.
- Oliver Kalkofe believes that television shows often lack a competitive aspect, which he aims to address in his new show "Faking Bad".
- Kalkofe emphasized that "Faking Bad" is not a copy of any existing show, but a unique mix of elements he found appealing in various formats.
- The goal of the game in "Faking Bad" is not only to come up with creative answers but also to expose false answers and accumulate points by filling one's own points account.
- Kalkofe explained that it's essential not to smooth out the unique elements of new formats, even though some broadcasters have concerns that new ideas might scare off the audience.
- Oliver Kalkofe targets a more discriminating audience with his new show "Faking Bad", stating that there is already enough programming for the unpretentious viewers.
