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Reviews
Tiny House Nation (2014)
Love the concept
I am an absolute fanatic of what the hosts call "right sized living". This show is wonderful in terms of the creativity and the reveals, the hosts themselves are delightful and really seem to do their best to help people transition, but the clients are by and large idiots. No one checks zoning requirements, no one tries living in a tiny space ahead of time, no one seems to consider how much space vs how much sh ... stuff, they actually have. The last one I watched was a 25 year old princess living in her mommy's house in a, what, 600 sq. *Bedroom* who made Daddy build her a mini house in the backyard. So stupid it made me want to strangle someone. Grow up and move into an apartment, please. Other episode, two adults and, on and off, their dog and 3 adult children sharing a space smaller than their garage. So the kids could be student loan free. Please. Free tuition OR free home, not both. They're not 9. 1000 sq and a small mortgage ... that's their answer.
I hate this because it actually Negates the idea of downsizing as a practical - as well as ethical - choice. Why not pick people who already know how to live in smaller spaces? Why not vet the zoning ahead of time? I also hate time-sensitive "reality" shows where there shouldn't be a ticking clock if you want a good result. So ... ten stars on concept and hosts, one star on promoting the movement.
MasterChef: Small Dessert, Big Problems (2019)
It's Season 10!
If I have to hear that It's Season Ten!!! one more time I'm going to stop watching. So??? Why exactly should home chefs be better now than they were two or six years ago? It's not like it's the same people. And I'm not convinced they're even as good - I see a whole lot more pre-measuring and pre-scripting and I have to wonder if any of the competitors knew 1/10 of the prep necessary before they were taught, five minutes before the cameras rolled. If you want to see impressive food prep and humorous, civil competition with an English accent, check out The Great British Baking Show.
Every year, I like the show's judges even less. Aaron, get a thesaurus. Joe, pay attention. And Gordon? "Oh deah oh deah oh deah". You may think it's less disturbing for us than you screaming obscenities and insults at people who are, for pete's sake, just making food, but it makes you sound like someone's hyper-anxious and slightly senile grandmother. Mrs. Doubtfire does beef wellington. Oh deah.
Ink Master (2012)
So manipulated.
I find the basic concept of competitive tattooing appealing, but this show is so manipulated, both by nonsense editing for max drama and by "judges" who magically wind up with exactly the profiles and artists they want at the finale, making both the interim work and the manufactured Drama we're forced to sit through completely irrelevant. I basically let Hubs put this on and ignore it until I get to see the finished tats, at which point I make up my own mind and then go back to my world, sometimes before they've "decided" on a winner and loser. I'm also tired of judging that seems to consist of Oliver Peck needing everyone to draw three color cartoons with thick black lines. If they want to advance tattoo beyond seventh grade and prison art, then artistry, uniqueness and color subtlety need a place in the mix.