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Is It Cake? (2022)
Tongue firmly in cheek, the host included
I generally don't like the hosts on American TV shows for the exact same reason people don't like the host on this show, they seem fake and like they try too hard. However, in this case the host is SO over the top that the whole thing feels like a parody, which makes it much more tolerable.
However, did stop watching after a while because I got frustrated with the contestants being allowed to mess with the decoys. I guess I shouldn't take that, or anything else about this show, too seriously, but it really bugged me.
Still, until I got frustrated, I was more entertained than I'd like to admit. Guilty pleasure.
White Wall (2020)
Finally sci-fi based on human beings instead of fast paced special effects
It is so refreshing to see a sci-fi production that is a drama rather than an action flick. Curiously, that seems to be the reason people dislike it. I did not think the pace was slow at all. Maybe if you are used to watching Avengers and the like...
The Good Doctor (2017)
Cheap gimmicks to appeal to emotions
My main problem with these superpolished Hollywood series is that they always use the same bag of tricks. It's like there is a certain rule set on how to appeal to the audience and it's not safe to diverge from that.
'The righteous tirade music' before the pro autism speech. Doctors finishing each others sentences when making a diagnosis. Oh and the unrealistically perfect brother had an accident that inspired him to become a doctor? Who would have seen that coming?
This series is like an AI wrote a script based on every sobby hospital series in the world. Granted, it was kind of fun calling every single turn of events with my friend. That is the only reason I'm not giving it 1 star.