ABC’s Splash concluded last night, and proved itself to be a surprisingly fun show–far better than the shitty one-off knock-off Fox churned out and aired first, and for me, more entertaining than Dancing with the Stars, perhaps because it was new. That’s true despite the fact that it had the most frustrating, stupid judges ever. …
I’ve complained about Splash‘s judging before, and I’m probably the only person who cares, but last night’s judging was so absurd that there is no way it was even close to serious, so the only logical conclusion I can come up with is that the judges and producers are just screwing with us and intentionally …
Last week, I argued that Splash‘s judges are terrible, perhaps the worst ever. This week, the show gave its two judges all the power, depriving the studio audience of ability to score the contestants and affect the results. This seemed like a really transparent way of eliminating Louie Anderson, who was, in fact, eliminated from …
Reality TV show competition judges can be frustrating. Sometimes judges don’t do a good job of identifying their criteria, or explaining what they’re seeing/tasting, or exploring what they value and what they don’t. That’s part of what makes reality competition shows entertaining, agreeing or disagreeing with the judges, whether it’s questioning their taste or bemoaning …
ABC’s Splash had a strong debut last night, and I mean that both creatively and in terms of its ratings. It easily beat Hell’s Kitchen, with almost twice as many viewers, and a 2.6 versus a 2.0 in 18 to 49, and bested Dancing with the Stars‘ results show among younger viewers. The opening sequence …
SyFy has renewed Face Off, which is a pretty strong competition series now airing its third season Tuesday nights; director Bryan Singer will be among those who guest star next season. People keep sending this to me, so here’s an argument in Wired that reality TV makes us smarter because of the way it helps …