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TV Show Reviews
"The
Gong Show" review by
Eva Diaz
6/23/17
Airs Thursdays 10/9c on ABC
I love game shows, and I used to watch the original "Gong Show" with my family when I was a child.
Therefore, I was interested to see how they would remake the show for 2017. It still has the unusual acts that the panel of judges decide to give points to or gong, depending if one or several of the judges think the act is too bad to judge. The show is no longer family-friendly, though, becuse Mike Meyers hosts it as his persona of British stand-up comedian Tommy Maitland.
The jokes get a little dirty for kids to watch, so I'm glad they chose to air the show at 10 Eastern/ 9 Central.
I enjoy how the acts are still unusual, though, like an opera singer who did an opera-style song about her love for the show's
Executive Producer and sometimes- judge, Will Arnett. The first episode also featured a woman who puts her pet spider in her mouth so the spider can help her play the hormonica; a husband and wife team who throw bananas at each other and catch them in their mouths; among other unusual acts.
I think the remake captures the spirit of the original show, and the set is almost the same, with a few changes.
Although I've never been much of a Mike Meyers fan, I think that the show would benefit from him changing characters every episode, since he has such a wide variety of characters that he can do. I think that his fans would tune in to see which of his characters was on hosting duty, rather than just being limited to
seeing Tommy Maitland. I also really have never considered
"The Gong Show" a game show, to be honest. It's more of a variety show, which you don't see
as much on TV anymore.
The act that gets the most points from the judges does win money, which is good for them because, although their talents are unusual, the people that come on the show
are verry talented. I give this show a 4 out of 5 stars because I really have no idea how a 21st century audience will feel about the show.
They may not watch it because they might not like how quirky it is, or they may love it because they will enjoy laughing at the bad performers and cheering for the good performers. If you want to get a feel for the show, you can probably find clips of the original
"Gong Show" on YouTube.
MORE INFORMATION:
The Gong Show
makes it triumphant return
to television, as the iconic
and irreverent talent show
competition makes its way
into the 21st century with a
bang! Hosted by British
comedic legend Tommy
Maitland, the show is
executive produced by
actor/comedian Will Arnett.
Every episode will celebrate
unusually talented and
unique performers on a
primetime stage. A revolving
panel of judges featuring
Hollywood's hottest stars
praise, critique and gong
contestants in one of TV's
all-time great variety
shows.
Amongst the celebrity
judges confirmed are Will
Arnett, Ken Jeong,
Zach Galifianakis, Alison
Brie, Andy Samberg,
Elizabeth Banks, Joel
McHale, Dana Carvey, Will
Forte, Jack Black and
Anthony Anderson, with much
more to come.
Performers, such as
contortionists, singers,
magicians, dancers,
comedians, painters and
people who work with scary
bugs, are just some of the
dozens and dozens of acts
that are set to impress our
panel of three celebrity
judges. If any of the judges
deem an act to be less than
worthy of a score, they can
pick up a mallet and hit the
giant gong that is hanging
behind them and end the
underwhelming performance.
But if the judges are happy
with the act, they will let
it play out until the end
and present their scores
numerically from 0 through
10. It's not uncommon for
fights to break out amongst
the judges when one of them
wants to gong an act, while
the others want to let them
play on. At the end of each
show, the winning performer
or act with the highest
judges' scores will receive
a fabulous "The Gong Show"
trophy and a check for
$2,000 and 17 cents.
With Tommy as our "cheeky
monkey" master of
ceremonies, he is sure to
keep the fun meter up on
high as he attempts to
unravel any semblance of
sanity on stage, and he may
also lead the audience into
a sing along to the classic
tune "Shaving Cream" at any
given moment. And knowing
Tommy, each show will
include unscheduled
surprises along the way,
just to keep things even
more entertaining – and just
plain weird!Get ready for
the return of television's
most irreverent talent show
competition,
The Gong Show,
executive produced by
actor/comedian Will Arnett.
Every episode will celebrate
unusually talented and
unique performers on a
primetime stage. A revolving
panel of judges featuring
Hollywood's hottest stars
praise, critique and gong
contestants in one of TV's
all-time great variety
shows.
The Gong Show is
produced by Den of Thieves,
Electric Avenue Productions
and Principato Young
Entertainment in association
with Sony Pictures
Television and is taped in
front of a live audience.
The Gong Show is
executive produced by Will
Arnett, Evan Prager, Jesse
Ignjatovic, Conrad Green,
Peter Principato and Marc
Forman. Jared Morell, Jordan
Barrow David Bohnert, Chris
Choun and Dan Norris are
co-executive produce.
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