Chef’s Table rediscovers the soul and passion in food TV
A review of Netflix’s Chef’s Table, a must-watch documentary reality series that tells the stories of six chefs and their food.
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Santas in the Barn is the jolliest reality competition since King of the Nerds
December has brought an unexpected gift: truTV’s joyous competition Santas in the Barn. It rekindles the spirit of King of the Nerds, and shares some of the same producers and all of the frivolity and attention to detail.
StartupU is the best of Shark Tank, Real World, and real-life Hogwarts
ABC Family’s new reality series StartupU goes behind the scenes at a boarding school for young entrepreneurs. The result is fascinating reality TV.
Life on the Reef is another wonderfully gripping nature series
Life on the Reef is a three-episode PBS series that explores the Great Barrier Reef with the same kind of care and sensibility the BBC brought to Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
BattleBots smashes its way back to TV and into my heart
ABC’s revival of BattleBots delivered exactly what it should have: lots of fun robot destruction in the arena.
The Last Alaskans is a peaceful, beautiful reality series like no other
Another reality show about Alaska? Not at all. Animal Planet’s The Last Alaskans is not just another carbon
UnREAL is the summer show you should not miss
Lifetime’s UnREAL is a scripted drama set in the world of a reality TV show like The Bachelor, but it’s even more real thanks to the truths it uncovers.