TV Show Reviews
"Candy
Crush" review by
Eva Diaz
7/10/17
Airs Sundays 9/8c on CBS
I have never played Candy Crush, but since I love game
shows, I thought I would watch it, just to see how they
would turn the hit game into a game show for television. The
way they do this is: they have giant television walls where
the game is projected, and contestants (in this case former
contestants from "Survivor" and "Big Brother") play the
game. Later on, the teams that are leading, physically
get on the game board screens. The team that makes the most
money wins $100,000. Mario Lopez (known from "Extra") takes
his first turn as game show host and does a great job at it.
The problem is that the game show is missing the
participation element from the audience at home, watching on
TV - that is what makes a hit TV game show. The home
audience has to be able to play along with the contestants
somehow, so that they will also want to root for the
contestants on the television. "Candy Crush," in my opinion,
doesn't have that element. You basically just watch
people play the game, which is boring. The audience in the
studio is also shouting at the contestants about what Candy
matches they should make, and that is distracting to the
contestants, who can't talk to each other because they can't
hear over the loud audience. As a viewer, I also found it
annoying.
I hope that in future shows they use regular people as
contestants rather then reality stars or stars from the CBS
shows. If this show can fix these problems, it may have a
shot at competing against ABC's Sunday Summer Fun and Games
line-up - which is its direct competition, since Candy Crush
is also on Sunday night. Still, CBS gets points for having
an innovative new show, rather than just bringing back an
old show from the past, like ABC has done so many times.
I give this show 3 out of 5 stars.
MORE INFORMATION:
CANDY CRUSH, the new live action game show based on the
globally renowned mobile game franchise premieres Sunday,
July 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The game that has become a
worldwide phenomenon comes to life as teams of two people
use their wits and physical agility to compete on enormous,
interactive game boards featuring next generation technology
to conquer CANDY CRUSH and be crowned the champions.
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