I thought this would be a fun game that makes you think, but it is so juvenile it is unwatchable. I suffered through two entire episodes to give it a chance, but it only got worse as the show went on. As I watched the first few minutes, I thought the questions were on par with something you'd see on buzzfeed that glorifies wise guy insolence, such as a "smartest answers ever" compilation that includes things along the lines of "where was the Declaration of Independence signed? At the bottom!" or the complicated algebra equation saying "find X" and the student draws an arrow to the X and says "here it is!" I didn't know if I should laugh or cry when the "where was the Declaration of Independence signed" question actually came up on this show, and the answer was "at the bottom." Soon after that, they asked "where are the minutes in a meeting kept?" and of course the real answer is "on the notepad," but after the Declaration of Independence question you would think they want another equally idiotic (ironic, huh) but literal answer, such as "in the clock." The guy picked the clock and he got it wrong! The correct answer was the notepad -_-
This game has almost nothing to do with actual knowledge. It's all about being able to pick out very subtle misspellings (i.e. changing customer service to read costumer service), knowing if they want the real answer or the juvenile, playground joke answer, and guessing if they are being literal or not. Most of the time they are being very literal and juvenile, and you could very easily argue that they are asking two different questions.
Despite the badly written questions, it could still be an OK and occasionally enjoyable show if not for the host, Ben Gleib. I know he thinks he's funny, but his "banter" is just rude and immature. Almost every time he spoke, he had another insult which he clearly thought was incredibly witty and clever, but he reminded me of a middle school bully wannabe who thinks he's both tough and hilarious but is actually just annoying. For example, he told one of the contestants he liked his jacket, and the contestant seemed genuinely happy to be complimented, but of course Mr. Gleib followed it up by saying he wanted to switch jackets because he'd always wanted to wear a rug. He poked fun of the contestant's jacket numerous times throughout the show, with each insult/joke sounding more and more forced, even desperate, and not at all humorous.
This show is definitely geared toward a very specific demographic...
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