I'm looking for recommendations for reality competition shows that are based purely (or at least mostly) on skill. I love watching people who are passionate about something complete against each other. But I loathe manufactured drama.

Some of my favorites for context:

Forged in Fire - knifesmiths completing against each other and the clock. Think Chopped for blacksmiths.

Alone - Just people trying to survive on their own in the wilderness. No camera crews, no backstabbing, no tribal councils, no voting, just people versus the elements and their own minds.

The Great British Bake Off - my comfort watch. I love how everyone supports each other.

I also enjoyed A Cut Above and Blown. I tried to watch the Pottery one on HBO, but couldn't get into it.

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[–] hactar42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remember watching the first episode and I got kind of put off by the premise where they had different advantages and disadvantages given. It felt like it took away from the competition and made it more luck based. Maybe I'll give it a couple more episodes. Thanks

[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah there is for sure a strong luck element in it and it's not exactly a fair competition. Also depends on the game mode. I like "hide and seek" best, but then every hider has a different starting point, but it's interesting to see what they do with it.