Pooch Perfect and Haute Dog attempt to make dog grooming into amusing TV. Only one succeeds.
Rebel Wilson hosts ABC’s Pooch Perfect, which also stars Lisa Vanderpump. It follows HBO Max’s Haute Dog, hosted by Matt Rogers, which
The Bridge is a compelling concept that almost sinks under its Big Brother-like twists
The Bridge starts from an incredibly strong foundation: 12 people have 20 days to build a bridge to a tiny island with £100,000. But the producers don’t trust their format enough, and keep interfering.
12 Dates of Christmas’s Corey on being himself, and the Black gay role model he never had
Personal trainer Corey Lay is one of the singles looking for love in HBO Max’s holiday-themed dating show 12 Dates of Christmas. In this edition of The Confessional, he writes about his experience filming the dating reality show, and about trying to become the representation that he didn’t see on TV.
Haute Dog’s Matt Rogers: the joy of a flamboyant queer reality TV host
In this edition of The Confessional, Marshal Knight writes about watching the HBO Max competition series Haute Dog and finding connection with its host, Matt Rogers.
Karma’s great cast deserved a far better game than this weak copy of Endurance
HBO Max’s Karma mimics Big Brother’s game, except without giving its players a chance to save themselves except by random chance. It’s a waste of a beautiful location and a terrific cast, who make the show compelling even when the game design fails them.
The long-awaited Friends reunion? Just an unscripted special
The cast of Friends will reunite, but not for a new episode or follow-up movie. Instead, they’ll just reminisce in an “unscripted special.”
Apprentice’s format is coming back: Bethenny Frankel starring, Mark Burnett producing
Bethenny’s HBO Max show may be called The Big Shot with Bethenny, but it sounds just like a new version of The Apprentice.
