Disney+’s The Quest: so impressive and immersive the real-life players get lost
Disney+’s The Quest season 2 looks amazing, and has rich storytelling and impressive production design. But the contestants’ journey barely gets any attention.
Reality TV show reviews
All reality show and documentary TV reviews on reality blurred by TV critic Andy Dehnart. (Learn more about Andy.)
Why American Song Contest was a wonderful, exuberant flop
Is it you, is it me? Who could it be? If the question was who’s watching American Song Contest, the answer was: not many people. But that’s too bad, because it was a delight from start to finish.
Who Do You Believe? ABC’s true crime show invites you to identify the liar(s)
ABC’s true-crime reality show Who Do You Believe? invites us to figure out who’s telling the truth and who’s lying, and to accuse someone of a crime. Is this a good idea? Actually, maybe!
Holey Moley has TV’s best combo of silliness and sport. Now it also has Muppets.
Holey Moley’s extreme mini golf has never been stronger, in its new and returning holes, but from The Muppets to Stephen Curry, season 4’s bits really need some help.
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls: an empowering and enthusiastic competition
Women of color in larger bodies are not just embraced, they’re celebrated on Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, an Amazon Prime Video show that is energetic and refreshing in many ways.
Kim Myles won Design Star. Now, on High Design, she’s the first in a taboo space—and having fun
An interview with Kim Myles—and review of her new Discovery+ design makeover show, High Design, on which she helps small businesses who’ve never been featured on TV before.
Why Netflix’s Making Fun is so much better than other making shows
On his Netflix reality show Making Fun, Jimmy DiResta tells us he doesn’t like kids, but he and his team make those kids’ wildest dreams come true while producing some charming and entertaining reality TV.