Great Pottery Throw Down – reality blurred

A woman wearing a mustard yellow apron and a red plaid shirt places a pizza-sized piece of clay on a table

Are all Great Pottery Throw Down seasons streaming? Why do TV shows end mid-season?

In this edition of Ask Andy, questions about one of my favorite competition shows of all time, The Great Pottery Throw Down, and about the TV industry’s trend toward shorter seasons.

James and Sandra during episode 3 of The Great Pottery Throw Down.

Great Pottery Throw Down is a perfect show of creativity and craft

All three seasons of The Great Pottery Throw Down are now on HBO Max, and it’s just as charming and wonderful—and perhaps even better than—The Great British Baking Show.

about reality blurred

Welcome! I’m Andy Dehnart, a writer who obsessively and critically covers reality TV, focusing on how it’s made and what it means.

I created reality blurred 22 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found. Today, I review and recommend reality shows, documentaries, and nonfiction entertainment; analyze news and report from behind the scenes; and interview people who create and star in reality TV shows. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too.

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