King of the Nerds – Page 2

In promos, TBS’ King of the Nerds looked like the kind of cable series that makes Spike’s Joe Schmo Show possible: more ridiculous than real. So I was surprised to find out that, even though there’s nothing entirely new about this nerd competition series, it works very well. It’s the biggest reality TV surprise of …

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King of the Nerds: great casting, surprisingly great show