Anyone watching "Child Support"?
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Anyone watching "Child Support"?
Caught the first episode last night - I think as a re-run. Holy cow - easy money.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
Watch it? I live it every day.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
The first episode was OK, but I expect it’ll be more if the same every week (like Deal or No Deal was) so I won’t keep watching.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
I watched about half of tonight's episode. It seemed very staged to me.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
It's almost a direct rip-off of 'Fifth Grader' (even the set, lighting and camera angles are similar), and also swipes a rule or two from 'Millionaire Hot Seat' (the top amount on the money tree is axed each time the contestant misses a question). The only noticable difference is that contestants are forced to redo a level with a new question when wrong instead of automatically advancing a level when saved by the kids. This slows the game down and increases the chances of a contestant leaving empty-handed (after two episodes as of tonight, the record's a barely-passable 2 for 4).
Right now it's coming across as just a cheap 'Fifth Grader' knockoff, with Ricky Gervais taking most of the Jeff Foxworthy role by being around the kids. Of course, they're in another room, leaving Fred Savage to fend for himself if games turn sour. There are times when Fred could use a hostess - preferably Danica McKellar, they've gotten along well together in the past.
ABC's had better game shows in the past. In many cases, however, and not just with their game shows, they simply lack either the patience to let them reach their full potential, the programming strategy to make them work (counterprogramming them against much more popular shows doesn't work), or the ability to not tinker with them and mess them up outright (read: 500 Questions, Richard Mason).
It probably deserves better, but I sense a good old fashioned 'Fifth Grader' 'Flunk Out' for this one.
Right now it's coming across as just a cheap 'Fifth Grader' knockoff, with Ricky Gervais taking most of the Jeff Foxworthy role by being around the kids. Of course, they're in another room, leaving Fred Savage to fend for himself if games turn sour. There are times when Fred could use a hostess - preferably Danica McKellar, they've gotten along well together in the past.
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ABC's had better game shows in the past. In many cases, however, and not just with their game shows, they simply lack either the patience to let them reach their full potential, the programming strategy to make them work (counterprogramming them against much more popular shows doesn't work), or the ability to not tinker with them and mess them up outright (read: 500 Questions, Richard Mason).
It probably deserves better, but I sense a good old fashioned 'Fifth Grader' 'Flunk Out' for this one.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
So they have three teams of kids. What's to keep them from switching to a team that missed the answer after the contestant also missed? I saw the pilot (I'll watch tonight show tomorrow.) and they seem to have done exactly that once. The team of kids who all missed along with the contestant was different from the team they showed for every other question.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
Flunk out? I'd bet most game show producers would KILL for a 385-episode "flunk out" over 6 seasons!Brit Canuck wrote:It probably deserves better, but I sense a good old fashioned 'Fifth Grader' 'Flunk Out' for this one.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
Ricky's the worst part. He seems to veer between drunk and over-it bored.
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Re: Anyone watching "Child Support"?
I'd have to be drunk to sit there with those kids.tlynn78 wrote:Ricky's the worst part. He seems to veer between drunk and over-it bored.
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- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.