Dance Monsters

The motion capture is visibly janky at many points throughout. The monsters are often weird and not even all that cute? The judges say a lot of odd, cringey things. One time a judge said something that was not funny whatsoever, but the crowd laughed really hard which means they're cutting and moving the audio around deceptively. I'm sure reality/competition shows do this all the time, but they could at least be sneaky about it.

Overall, the show has a nice/cute premise but the follow through is underwhelming. I hope a future iteration of the show, with more articulated facial muscles for the mocap, performs better.

First of all, I wanna start with technology, it is just amazing! Omg, how could it be possible? Future will be so interesting. Kind of Ai technology and just incredible. I love all kind of dance show, I am a huge fan of strictly come dancing or dancing with stars. Of course this is different, they are not famous or not a pro dancer. ( they say so) As an idea, it is nice but at the same time it is so scary, because when you think 'they are not real' it is like hiding behind of a mask.. I don't know that makes me a little nervous. I am sure some people wants to live forever like that. In first episode, dances are so basic. Beti was good... Judges nothing gave me, neither energy nor a feeling. Maybe they are not famous in my country, I don't know. Anyway final words ; technology in this show is superb! ( I still don't understand how they leave the stage :))) behind of the curtains they are walking, right? It must be so difficult.)

Almost stopped watching several times because the judges so clearly have favorites and made bizarre decisions. I give full credit to the dancers for accepting some truly questionable decisions with class and grace. Given the 250k on the line the judges should be making fair decisions.

Not even bothering to watch the final. If there is another season I won't bother watching unless they get some fair judging. And no, I don't know any of the competitors.

By the way- Who is this Lele? At least I have heard of the other judges. Fake window dressing! Really - cried? Bull. And she really is nothing special as a dancer from what I've seen.

It was a very entertaining show, and my 4 year old liked it a lot. My main issue, which has been stated in other reviews, was the judging. Even if you try to base the results on their commentary you will get it wrong. They were just seemingly putting through whoever they thought would attract views. They complain one person didn't do well compared to how they did previously but they kept them and voted off a great dancer anyway. Also, i kind of wish we could see what the audience is seeing. The cgi is clearly added for the show but it takes away from reality. Pretending like these high definition holograms exist ruins it for me.

Dance Monsters is yet another in a long line of reality singing and dancing competitions. Hosted by Ashley Roberts, with Ne-Yo, Lele Pons, and Ashey Banjo as the panel of judges, the show has 15 dancers compete to see who will be the "Ultimate Dance Monster", a title that also nets the winner a whopping $250,000. The reason I use monster is because this show, like every other reality competition, has a twist, as the dancers competing are monsters on stage, be it robots, rock monsters, or animals who look like something out of a cartoon. Immediately, this feels like The Masked Singer, which does a similar thing, however, instead of putting the dancers in furry costumes that would be too hot, this show goes the next level and has them in motion capture suits, with the monsters being CGI, as the contestants have one thing in common: they don't have the confidence to dance on stage as themselves.

To be honest, I think this show is okay. Nothing special since it is another reality dance competition, but it is an okay one in my book. The CGI monsters are amazing, with the likes of Marsha, the marshmallow girl, Beti the yeti, Grummy the mummy, Hammer the hammerhead shark, and my personal favorite, Flame the fiery cat. Whoever did the CGI models needs an award, as they are so realistic.

However, what keeps it from being perfect is the fact that it seems not to change up much (while some rounds change things like having the monsters do duet dances, it does not do anything different). Also, each episode ends by cutting just as the final vote is put in, with the elimination being revealed at the start of the next episode (which while frustrating, thankfully, being on a streaming service makes it a bit more tolerable. Imagine if they did this on Fox and we had to wait until the next week's episode to find out who is losing their monster-sona and going home?) But still, it is a neat dance competition, and I would love to see it continue just to see more of the unique monsters they come up with.