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[argrow]

This reminds me of those old Family Channel and Double Dare Family Edition shows. Premieres Feb 18 8/7c on NBC.

[Gunslinger15853]

I saw the commercial for this the other night.

Strike need end NOW.

[foultemptress]

I'd say we've hit bottom, but I'm afraid the networks will only prove me wrong in another month or two.

[The Masses]

I can just see the TV Exec meetings now..."Call up that guy who pitched that retarded game show idea last year, yes, the one we threw out on the curb...tell him we changed our minds..."

I'd rather watch an hour of Hypno-Toad than this waste of prime time.

[MoreRidonkulous]

Strike need end NOW.

Right. So we can roll right over into the upcoming SAG strike in a few months!!!

Face it. We're kinda screwed.

[argrow]

See? I don't see this show is that bad. Maybe because I grew up on those Nickelodeon game shows and this seems like one of those for grown up, from the looks of commercial. Not as childish as those version, but not as bad as Fear Factor. The name is a little off-putting though, but this comes from Mark Burnett, Mr. Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, so I don't think he can come up with a subtle game show name.

Edited by argrow, Feb 4, 2008 @ 9:43 PM.

[reinoe]

Let me just say I don't know anything about this show, but I hate it for the title alone.

[Tinfoil Hat]

Instead of the 'Double Dare-esque' type challenges we've seen in the commercials, I'd prefer battles to the death with one father holding a trident and a net and another father with a shortsword and a buckler.

Then and only then, can one child declare their Dad better than another Dad.

Have Marc Summers give the thumbs up or down to the gladiators...er...I mean Dads.

Edited by Tinfoil Hat, Feb 16, 2008 @ 3:01 AM.

[Xenith]

The show should be called My Kid is More Annoying than Yours... So much SCREECHING and the camera people thought showing the screeching as much as possible was a good idea?

[chelle493]

I kept waiting for the annoying kid (I know, they were all annoying, but I mean the kid who won) to have a heart attack the way he was convulsing.

[superpole2000]

This was bad. Friday Night Lights need not be worried if this is its competition.

[Rickster]

I kept waiting for the annoying kid (I know, they were all annoying, but I mean the kid who won) to have a heart attack the way he was convulsing.

I was praying he would lose just to see if his head would explode.

[Miss Alli]

American Dadiators!

THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT!

Seriously, when we got to the part where the dads were defending their "houses" with a FRYING PAN, it came very close to being awesome in its sheer ridiculousness, but I'm going to stick with the thinking that it didn't quite make it.

[TinselStar]

American Dadiators!

Hee! And it's a much better name than the one being used.

The two girls were tolerable and the longer haired boy passable. The kid that won got on my nerves. This will sound awful, but I wanted to tape his mouth shut and lock him in a closet. His screeching was nerve-wrecking. He was by far the worst of the lot.

I don't think this is a terrible show. It's just horribly misplaced in a primetime slot. It's primarily a kids show and should be on during the late afternoon. If NBC would drop those 19 hours of Today, they could start an after-school programming sequence, similiar to what Fox Kids did in the 1990's with shows like Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Fun House.

I will say this: Dan Cortese still looks pretty good. And he's not nearly as annoying as Mark Wahlberg.


EDIT: italics and quotes are NOT the same thing!

Edited by TinselStar, Feb 19, 2008 @ 11:30 AM.

[RevLovejoy]

I didn't like the reconcilation vibe they threw out after a team was eliminated. It was like..."You came here with little to no respect for your dad - how do you feel now?"

The winning kid was ten kinds of obnoxious, from his phony sportsmanship displays (loved how the Kang girl was all "WTF?" when he tried to hug her) to his mugging during the final round. Ugh.

Gald the strike is over, so stuff like this will get shelved.

Edited by RevLovejoy, Feb 19, 2008 @ 12:01 PM.

[jhlipton]

loved how the Kang girl was all "WTF?" when he tried to hug her

That wasn't "good sportsmanship" (as the host was forced to call it), that was dominance and bullying. Yuck!

[TDoc72]

My 7 year old really liked this show. Although she wants to have 'My mom is better than your mom' so we can compete together.

I too wanted the yellow team kid (Team Fier I think) to lose. He was annoying from minute 1. He was so phony at the end. I really liked Team Kirby (the tall dad & little blond girl). I thought they were adorable & seemed to have a really happy relationship.

For the swinging dart game, I thought it was very scripted for all of the dads to tell them how important it was to do well because they'd be eliminated. Isn't the point to have fun?

[MoreRidonkulous]

Seriously, when we got to the part where the dads were defending their "houses" with a FRYING PAN, it came very close to being awesome in its sheer ridiculousness, but I'm going to stick with the thinking that it didn't quite make it.

I actually kind of liked it, in an over the top way.

I mean its leagues better than "Smarter Than a Fifth Grader", and worlds less squicky than "Moment of Truth".

[tarragon918]

I saw part of this show last night (voluntarily ... I have no excuses!). Do the challenges change from week to week, or are they always the same? The first competition, one of the dads only managed to get 2 balls up the hill and into the hole, then at the end of that round, he sort of collapsed and they ended up having to drop out of the competition. The host of the show did say that he was going to be all right. So they brought in a replacement team. Then the second competition was the swaying the kids at the velcro bullseye, at which they have to fling velcroed darts (or something!)--this "game" made no sense to me because it was way too complicated and just stupid. One of the original teams lost and was out of the competition then. The third competition has the kids buzzing in to questions, which 4 answers are provided for, that the dads must answer. One kid didn't even try to buzz in ever, so their fate was pretty much sealed by the poor kid. The questions were completely stupid, all the dads should have known them, but one of them actually got one wrong! So another team drops from the competition and they were down to two teams, one original and the replacement team.

I must step in here and say that most of the teams were okay, although somewhat annoying, especially the family members shown rooting in the stands (during the dart board thing, it was especially annoying, because you just know that they couldn't do that kid swaying any better than the husband LOL).

Now here's the part where I stopped watching - the 4th competition, which consisted of a good sized aquarium full of water in which there were a -huge- number of snakes (non venomous, presumably!) and twelve (I think) tomatoes. Each dad had to stick his head into the aquarium tank, grab a tomato using -only- his mouth/teeth, and give it to the kid. I just could NOT watch it!! The first dad did end up getting three tomatoes; I'm uncertain as to how exactly he got them, because I closed my eyes!! The second dad actually got up there and said he liked snakes, that he was Filipino and they ate snakes. Okay, that was it. LOL So I don't know which team ended up winning, though suspect it was the Filipino team, which was the replacement team. Do they always do the snakes in the tank thing?! Not that I'm going to ever watch again, though, mind you! This game wasn't too bad, but ... damn, I'd much rather see something (almost anything) else. Especially when it involves touching snakes!!!

[Kamio]

The white (Italian?) team wearing purple won yesterday.
For the final (money) round, they ask the dads 5 questions about their kids. Once you get one wrong, then the game stops. The maximum amount of money to win is $50,000. The team yesterday won $20,000.