Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Watch. Play. We All Win.


I'm getting a little sick of the #WhosStillWatching hashtag on Twitter.

For those of you who have been living under a rock (or not watching NBC. There has been a new game show airing Mondays at 8 on NBC. It's called Who's Still Standing and it drops people through trap doors. It stars Ben "Cash Cab" Bailey and more loud and rambunctious trivia-ites than you can shake a stick at. And, oh yeah, I was a contestant. Total Winnings $0.

Let's start here. The show has flaws. There are some questionable editing, writing and casting choices. Let's end there too.

Simply put, this show fills a void. We need more shows that reward people for "doing" something. In a world where we pay Kardashians and Jersey Shore denizens oodles of cash for just being amplified versions of themselves or other stereotypes, we need balance. I need balance.

Game Shows give the "everyman" his/her opportunity at 15 minutes of fame. They are fun, allow people to demonstrate knowledge, skill or "strategery" and provide the most real entertainment on television.

So while I won't ask anyone to stop voicing their opinions on Who's Still Standing or any other show game or otherwise, I will ask that barring a true travesty of a program that we support the game show genre a little more. If we do, maybe a show like WSS will hire me. Because god know if you give me control over trivia and trap doors you will have a winner, ratings and this Broadway meets "Chicago" tune _L_ / T_ _T / _ _ _ Z

1 Responses:

Jason Block said...

Ah.But here's where you are wrong. Look at "Million Dollar Mind Game". A show that was a lot better that the network or timeslot gave it credit for.

THAT is a show we should be screaming for. Not the piece of crap called Who's Still Standing. Because if we keep screaming for a game show...ANY GAME SHOW...you will get crap.

I am going to be picky.

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