Metallkunst: Showdown am Schweißgerät

The show is fun. The art is awesome. The co hosts are great. But the main host knows next to nothing about metal working and could not be more annoying to watch. They really should have gotten a host that has some sort of knowledge or at least interest in metal working.

Oh, when will producers learn. It is not necessary to have an irritating comic as a host. Jo Koy may be a decent standup (I don't know) but if his performance on the show is any indication, I wouldn't be going to a gig. His 'jokes' are forced, annoying, awkward, very unfunny and distracting from what could be an enjoyable show, and it is very obvious he knows as much about metalwork as I do about brain surgery.

Aside from that, the talent of the contestants is amazing. The designs and fabrication are amazing and while I have little understanding of the process, I can still appreciate the skill and the art.

The judges are a bit meh. I would prefer them to input a bit more into the process rather then just critique without context.

Overall, ditch the host. Just use the judges or include a host with a genuine personality and with an understanding of what is going.

I'm only half way through the first episode and had to see if my initial opinion was matching others. Sure enough; Excited for this concept, but the criteria and critiques need serious review before making a second season.

Judges don't seem to respect the competitors or eachother. Their comments are often insulting and petty. These are BOTH amazing artists and fabricators and at one point they express who's an artist and who's a 'real' fabricator.

One of the men had a prefabricated piece at home that showed up on site but wasn't called out for it. I can be petty too... are chains and motors not prefabricated?

Producers see these home videos and can't send out a memo to all the competitors? The forced 'drama' isn't needed, because the working with the metal is interesting enough!

At one time the welding sparks causes comments and seconds later the overview of the shop shows several competitors AND the crews without safety jackets. Seems like they're picking on certain people more than others.

I'm ok with the Host not knowing a lot about what's happening. That allows him to ask questions that viewers want to know too.

Maybe the judging should be blind?

Maybe get different judges?

Maybe technical 'discussion' during the challege isn't done by the judges?

I'll watch a second season if these kinds of edits we're all suggesting can be made.

Some cool builds and good welders. The assignments were interesting and brought out unique design ideas from the welders. Where this show lacked was in the host and judges. The host had no idea about welding, and didn't make good jokes. The judges were stiff and didn't interact well with the contestants or each other.

It is very fun watching the metal artist make stuff in very creative ways.

It sucks to watch the two judges walk around constantly belittling creative people.