Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Folks reviewing here seem to be unaware that the ORIGINAL Whose Line Is It Anyway? was created in Britain in the late 1980s.

Aisha does fine, she's growing into it. Drew Carey wasn't all that great in the first couple of seasons of the US version either - bottom line here is that it's the same folks we loved from the US version playing the same games, and are just as funny as they were back then. Will we get a repeat of Captain Hair, "The Cat", or any of the other classic bits from the Drew Carey hosted show? Probably not .. give them a chance, though, and perhaps they'll create some new memories :)

They also have brought some new talent into the fold, which is nice - I could do without the comedic challenged "guest stars" from the CW shows that they bring in from time to time. And lose the ubiquitous hashtags on the screen constantly!

I never watched the original British verson, but I liked the Drew Carey one, and also the current Aisha Tyler one. Sometimes I wonder if Drew will make a guest appearance in this reboot.

The jokes are somewhat more adult in this version, and I guess that's the way things are in comedy.

I don't want to make a final judgment on the revival yet. Don't get me wrong...I love it so far, but it could do better (if you've ever seen the original series, you'll know what I'm talking about). Here's a short list of what I think they'll need if they want to bring back the magic of the original:

1. Aisha needs to become more comfortable with the cast and tell more jokes. I know she's new so I'll cut her a break for now, but hopefully by the end of this season all the awkwardness will be gone. For me, the biggest things are her jokes. They seem flat and safe and definitely unlike Drew's from the old show (granted, he was pretty awkward in his first season too). Haven't heard a "...and the points don't matter. That's right, they're like (something that doesn't matter)." Her unscripted parts (reactions, mostly) seem to be very tame too...nothing more than playful nudges (we need full-on attacks like Carey gave us in the first series). I am a hugggge Archer fan so I know Aisha is capable of being funny.

2. Change the ending format. I know in the first few seasons (maybe just the first) of the original series they did what this series is doing now...the "winner" reads the credits. This needs to stop and they need to get the "final game with the host" going again. This will make Aisha more comfortable with the cast and give us more jokes. Also, what's up with the no "Irish Drinking Song"s? That, World's Worst and Props are always the best three to finish a show off with.

3. Stop with the lame guests and bring back Proops. Firstly, the guests are awkward and are nothing more than eye candy. OK, the Glee kid was fun, but that was the exception, not the rule. Most of them stand around, confused and shy and it just pains me to watch it. If you bring in a guest, make sure they're down like a clown Charlie Brown. Also, Greg Proops was always the funniest fourth in the original series and it will greatly sadden me if they don't use him at all in this one.

Typically everyone seems to be crazy about either Ryan or Colin but the true star of this show is Wayne Brady with his hilarious songs in every episode. Songs are probably the most difficult part of the improvisation anyways and he does an amazing job.

The only issue I have with this show is that they keep playing the same games with same people episode after episode so it gets a bit too repetitive and predictable at times. They should try a larger variety of games and different things instead of recycling the same games with a slightly different theme in 90% of the episodes.

I'd give Wayne 10/10, Colin and Ryan 9/10 and other guests about 8/10.

After many years of begging and waiting, Whose line is back on the air. Whose line is one of the funniest shows ever made and since the talk of it coming back, people have been going crazy and their expectations of the show have skyrocketed. So lets get down with the review. Most of the cast is back; Colin, Ryan, Wayne, Laura Hall and are fun 4th seater's. The new addition is Aisha who replaced Drew Carey. The transition from Drew to Aisha will be hard for most viewers but in a few episodes she'll grow on you but the thing I don't like is that she doesn't interact with the cast but if she changes that then she could be a great host. The set has changed and resembles the UK whose line a bit which will make old fans feel a bit nostalgic. Fans will be overjoyed to see some of their favorite games return and some new clever games as well. All in all, the show is as funny as ever with the same chemistry between members, great games and some fun guest members and a new host that has a lot of potential. Excited to see how the rest of the season goes.