[Doogle]

I haven't seen Battle Royale, but since it relates to THG I'd like to tell everyone again about how awful I thought Catching Fire was.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Maybe we just prefer the original?

ITS NOT ORIGINAL THOUGH

everybody acting as though thg is basically a cheap copycat when the whole people being forced to kill for the entertainment of others thing was already done long before battle royale came along

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Scott

ITS NOT ORIGINAL THOUGH

everybody acting as though thg is basically a cheap copycat when the whole people being forced to kill for the entertainment of others thing was already done long before battle royale came along

True, the idea dates back to Roman times but apart from the futuristic setting in THG the storylines are way too similar to be a coincidence.