Hot Ones

I was going to give this a 6 but a few recurring themes troubled me.

Great questions and asked very eloquently shows that serious thought was put into what to ask the guest, but you can't tell me they weren't forewarned. Their answers are consistently just as thought out and answered. Also, no controversial items are brought up, at all which is probably why he has had such a good range of guests. However, that doesn't make for an interesting interview and most are forgotten as soon as the the show is finished. It also reeks of self promotion on behalf of the guest.

The other consistent theme is Sean Evans always copies the guests reaction, whether it's the portion sampled or the reaction to the heat. If the guest is struggling so is he, if they sail through without much of a reaction, so does he. Once even the crew mopped his dry forehead as the guest was sweating bullets. He eats so much of this he has to be comfortable with the heat level by now. This gives it a feeling of being disingenuous. That along with repetitious introductions and ending which could be altered to be more interesting mark this as a 4. Shame really, it could be a 6 with better production values.

The base idea is that they do a celebrity interview while both of them eat increasingly hotter spicy wings. At first this seems like a prank-show* but it leads to enjoyable situations because it is hard to control yourself while your mouth is on fire. Also it maybe makes the interview subjects more honest with their answers and behavior. This probably gives a glimpse into the real personality of these famous people.

Although I definitely recommend this for watching there are some negative things too. Lately they seem to be doing too much promoting and they also invite unlikable celebs with fake attitude. Otherwise it is good.

*Beware of The Bomb!

Ten wings. Ten questions. With every question the wing gets hotter.

Big celebrities opens up ways you never thought 'em would. This show is no main stream red carpet show. Seans guests let their guard down as they dive deeper into the abyss of scoville and share their personal thoughts and feelings you'd never see on regular talk shows.

It should not go unsaid, Sean is very a competent interviewer, who digs up questions beyond expectations. Guests have the tendency to compliment Sean on this many times.

When eating hot food, something wonderful is happening to your body and mind. You loosen up. You bond over hot food. It's beautiful.

Me and my friends eat hot wings while watching this show. Like Whiskey, beers, wine or whatever - there is an endless stream flavors and impressions to sense out in the world of chili.

Hats down for making this show Sean - I would love to eat hot wings with you!

A new and different approach to classic interviews. At first, an idea of eating chicken wings with hot sauce during an interview on Youtube doesn't sound revolutionary, but I think it's truly a innovative way of doing it. Add one of the best interviewers around on stage along with extremely well selected guests every episode, and you get a show that has grown well over it's own limits. I hope they stay on Youtube though, since it feels right for the show.

I think it used to be more honest and fun but now it's just a commercial for whatever they are selling. I stopped watching after Margot. Robbie was interviewed for her movie where she was Harley Quinn. They didn't really seem to care anything about her and just asked her things like, "would your character eat this?" Whereas the men seem to get a better deal and get to talk more and make themselves seem interesting. It's definitely a staged and I hate that you have to say so many words to post a review. Here I go. Let me just say it again. I think it's fake like between two ferns only it's not supposed to be.