Card Sharks

Joel McHale is one of my favorite comedians, but his deadpan snark falls flat in Card Sharks. It almost reminds me of David Letterman hosting The Riddlers for one episode. McHale looks bored and that this whole thing is a waste of time.

I appreciate that the show returns to the original 1978 format, up to the poems to start each episode. Answer numerical survey questions and guess if the answer is higher or lower.

Doing one long row of ten cards vs. best out of three of five cards is an interesting choice. I get it that they want to fit two full games in every episode and not straddle like the original show did, but ten cards is a lot. It slows the game at times to a halt.

The money cards bonus round is back and in a similar format. However, now we have unnecessary "chips" to bet for each turn. Why?

The set is fine. The models do what they should do.

The contestants? More L.A. local actors trying to get "noticed." I miss shows where the contestants seemed like regular people. Why is it not that way anymore?

Overall, the potential is blunted by some questionable choices.

I love this new show and watched it in the 70s as well. It's a game show not rocket science.

I surprised myself by really enjoying this show after catching one episode. It's (mostly) wholesome and the two sidekicks Jerry and Alexis are as charming as the host, Joel. With so many violent and vulgar shows out there - zero interest in faith-based - we appreciate being able to enjoy this reboot (which is better than orig. IMO)

To be honest, I mainly didn't know what the heck Card Sharks even was and frankly, I only watched it for Joel McHale. The show didn't have the same "it-factor" that the original show has and it is slow and missing a whole lot. I will give it praise for the contestants they bring on as they have color and personality. Other than that, Card Sharks can improve greatly and I think that they can do better.

Just like Press your luck and Elen's game of games, this gameshow uses only community theater actors.

Unnatural and cringe-worthy reboot of a mediocre 80s gameshow.

Even Joel Mchale looks depressed as the host so you can expect a wasted hour.

FYI, they have a dude doing the Vanna White card turning, nothing wrong just trying too hard. All very PC and snoozy.