Weakest Link

I loved the Weakest Link back in 2001 and I'm so excited that it's back. They made it even better by adding the great Jane Lynch. Her dry humor and personality are like no other! Thank you NBC for bringing this back and making it even better by adding Jane!

It's a good thing that Jane is doing the show her way and not trying to be a curt Anne (who I also thought was great) from the previous run of Weakest Link. Jane gives a solid delivery with her dry humor. I enjoy the format and lightheartedness of the show. My husband and I love trivia/quiz shows and the randomness of the questions makes it fun to play along while watching. We'll keep watching!

Similarly to Wheel of Fortune, a fan of game shows soon learns what 70% of a show to skip. Bringing the whole WL show down to one player who probably had little right to get all the money takes away all my interest in who votes how. If the players would coordinate at all they would realize that the most money comes from banking more often when the (early) chains' money jumps are unchanging, and delaying banking in later, longer chains with their super payoffs. Until that happens, the host's endless admonitions about how much potential money was lost are repetitive fluff. Other than that, good trivia questions being answered quickly is very entertaining.

Trivia shows are great since you can play along with the contestants. Get your answers right and you et more money!

Except on this show...

I absolutely HATE the fact that the strongest link in each round can be voted off. A person can get EVERY ANSWER RIGHT and still be voted off! The show would be improved 1000% if they made the one rule change of protecting the strongest link in each round. It would still allow someone to slip up and get voted out at any time, but reward those who excel. This should happen.

Jane Lynch is just snarky enough to make it fun without destroying the contestants. There is enough strategy so there is some thinking beyond answering the questions. There is good diversity in the contestants and just enough tough questions to be credible. Other than the fatal flaw discussed above, the show is very accessible.

I am loving this show and already hope it will get renewed for Season 2. It's exciting, fun to watch, and Jane has her funny moments. I haven't watched the original show, but watching this version was definitely enjoyable. I look forward to watching each episode!