But yeah, I definitely don't think it's a show that could have an enormous amount of staying power.

But then, I wouldn't have thought WILTY would have anywhere near the staying power it's had...and maybe it shouldn't have had.

Still, the problem with Abolish wasn't that it got stale. It hasn't even had the chance to get stale yet. It was the inclusion of some clear attempts at comedy that just fell completely flat, from a couple of the contestants but especially from the panel. The extent to which bad attempts at comedy took away from the show's conceit really ruined it for me. Add in the double-whammy that several contestants I thought were a clear last place ended up winning their episode and it just left a sour taste in my mouth. If that happens once or twice you can put it down to bad luck or mild differences in taste. When it's as frequent as it is, it's just a sign that you and the show's live audience are on such a completely different wavelength that you are clearly not the intended digital audience.