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Game Shows
Mar. 7th, 2007 07:11 amI have to admit that I usually love game shows, but not the current crop of them appearing on evening television. When watching shows like "Jeopardy" or "The Price is Right," I'm entertained, partly because I feel like I can compete with the people in the comfort of my living room. It's quick and painless and any drama on the show is transitory.
The evening game shows these days are horrible in my opinion. The current reigning show is "Deal or No Deal" and it turns my stomach. The apparent bastard child of Jerry Springer and "Let's Make a Deal," it has contestants I could absolutely care less about. Watching people act like complete idiots doesn't do much for me. In the daytime shows you might be rooting for some player, but in this show I can't muster the effort. The mix of game show and intentional drama just irks me. I've tried watching it, to give it a fair shake, but when Howie gets the calls from the boss, making a deal, and sending the overweight soccer mom from Alabama into screaming fits and speaking in tongues, I turn the channel.
With the current crop of game shows annoying me, I have started watching the Game Show Network on occasion, catching Brett Somers on "Match Game 76" where answers were fun and lascivious. Sigh... give me the days of "No Whammy! No Whammy!" or "Vinnie the Barber is so bad, he accidentally cut of the customer's (blank)"
The evening game shows these days are horrible in my opinion. The current reigning show is "Deal or No Deal" and it turns my stomach. The apparent bastard child of Jerry Springer and "Let's Make a Deal," it has contestants I could absolutely care less about. Watching people act like complete idiots doesn't do much for me. In the daytime shows you might be rooting for some player, but in this show I can't muster the effort. The mix of game show and intentional drama just irks me. I've tried watching it, to give it a fair shake, but when Howie gets the calls from the boss, making a deal, and sending the overweight soccer mom from Alabama into screaming fits and speaking in tongues, I turn the channel.
With the current crop of game shows annoying me, I have started watching the Game Show Network on occasion, catching Brett Somers on "Match Game 76" where answers were fun and lascivious. Sigh... give me the days of "No Whammy! No Whammy!" or "Vinnie the Barber is so bad, he accidentally cut of the customer's (blank)"
