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Melissa Leong tastes dishes as fellow The Chef's Line judges Mark Olive and Dan Hong watch

Chef’s Line and Interior Design Masters: reviews of two competitions on Netflix

October 30, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Australia’s cooking competition The Chef’s Line is the best cooking competition on Netflix now, while Interior Design Masters didn’t live up to its potential.

Some of the marks on Prank Encounters, perhaps when they get surprised that they're on such a terrible show.

Netflix’s Prank Encounters is neither scary nor funny, just embarrassing and boring

October 26, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

The Gaten Matarazzo-hosted prank show is scary for all the wrong reasons, and far more tedious than terrifying.

Rhythm + Flow judges Chance the Rapper, Cardi B, and T.I.

Rhythm + Flow, Netflix’s hip-hop competition, which ends today, sure ‘ain’t The Voice’

October 23, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

“This ain’t The Voice, motherfuckers,” Snoop Dogg said on the premiere of Netflix’s Rhythm and Flow, which released its final three episodes today.

A contestant navigates part of Hyperdrive's obstacle course

Review: Hyperdrive sends drivers and their cars on an insane obstacle course

August 22, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Netflix’s new competition series is a thrill to watch, like a reality TV version of Fast & Furious on a stunning obstacle course.

Dr. Lisa Sanders on the Netflix version of her New York Times column, Diagnosis.

Reviews: Netflix’s Diagnosis and TNT’s Chasing the Cure, which crowdsource answers to medical mysteries

August 16, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Neither Diagnosis nor Chasing the Cure are Yahoo Answers: The TV Show, thankfully, but only one is a compelling reality television show.

Leah, a contestant on Netflix's Blown Away

Blown Away brings glass blowing to Netflix without the usual reality TV tropes

July 27, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

The reality TV competition Blown Away lacks what other reality TV competitions have, for better and for worse.

Slow TV on NRK

Hurry up and watch Slow TV before it leaves Netflix

July 24, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

There are 50 hours and 41 minutes of Norwegian slow TV shows on Netflix, including salmon fishing, knitting, and the train ride that kicked off the phenomenon.

Gene and Sharon on Instant Hotel season 2

Why Instant Hotel season 2 was disappointing

July 17, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

The second season didn’t live up to the first, thanks to a number of changes that Instant Hotel made.

Scare Tactics logo

Secrets of Scare Tactics, the horror/prank show that’s now on Netflix, uncensored

June 28, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

The creator of the hidden camera horror/prank reality show discusses whether the show will return, the surprising way Scare Tactics is cast, how a lawsuit affected the production, and much more.

Instant Hotel's Luke Jacobz and Juliet Ashworth, and Stay Here's Genevieve Gorder and Peter Lorimer

Instant Hotel and Stay Here: two addictive but very different reality shows

May 24, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Instant Hotel season 2 is on Netflix starting today. It’s a lot of light but crazy fun drama.

Flinch, Netflix

Flinch, Netflix’s first game show, involves stupidity, not skill

May 3, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

A review of Flinch, a very, very dumb show that’s like a combination of Fear Factor + Saw + Jackass.

Bear Grylls, You vs. Wild, Netflix

Netflix’s next choose-your-own-adventure: Bear Grylls’ pseudo-reality show You vs. Wild

March 18, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

You’ll be able to choose what Bear Grylls does next on Netflix’s interactive, pre-taped show.

Lex Liang, Dating Around, Netflix

How Dating Around was filmed, according to Lex and two producers

March 12, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

Behind the scenes of Dating Around, the Netflix series that follows one person going on five blind dates.

Charles Michel, Rodrigo Pacheco, Final Table, Netflix

How Final Table’s culinary cultural diversity crumbled over time

February 20, 2019 by Aiyanna Maciel Leave a Comment

In this edition of The Confessional, Aiyanna Maciel writes about her appreciation for Netflix’s The Final Table—and her disappointment with its outcome.

Salim, Gurki, Dating Around

Netflix’s Dating Around has romance, clever editing, and more than just straight white guys

February 14, 2019 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment

One person has five first dates on Dating Around, which gives us multiple episodes with queer people of color dating other queer people of color. That shouldn’t be remarkable, but it is.

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