"Dog Eat Dog" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Bob Levy

Writers:

Stephen Milburn Anderson (writer)
Alex Chauvin (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

17 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show | Reality-TV

Plot:

Six contestants spend a day with each other competing in various physical and mental challenges. During...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Non Fiction

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Brooke Burns

...

Herself - Host (4 episodes, 2002-2003)

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time" (2006)

I hate to be cynical.. But depicts Americans as Idiots

Okay.. I realize that standards are falling, and the nation is becoming dumber and dumber as less and less books are being read, and more shows like this are being thrown on the air. The sad thing, is Americans are buying into it. The game show is based upon six contestants who are playing as a "team", yet constantly bashing each other, and attempting to widdle away at the the team until one person is remained standing. Then once one person is left, they set it up so that the other 5 contestants answer trivia questions at the end to try to take and split the money that the sole contestant has earned. What makes it a poor competitive game show, is that the sole contestant doesn't even get to answer the questions.. He merely gets to pick who gets to answer them... Where is the competition in that? That is hardly my main contention with the program... My biggest problem with the show, is that it makes the whole country look like idiots. If these are the finest that America has to put on a game show, we are in big trouble. I mean, supposedly, 6 average people are put into this "competition", and sadly the product is utter stupidity. Every two seconds they are blindly insulting each other, passing judgements, while the innocent seeming hostess reads off her cue cards, and asks provoking questions. The sad thing is American teens are eating it up. It has everything MTV has prescribed for this generation: A by standards hot host, verbal abuse, and conflict. What is the point? Why don't they just give each contestant their share of the money to run around naked and swear at each other? Now don't get me wrong, I am by no means a conservative thinker... However, It upsets me to see people buy into this crap. Is this what the future of television is going to be like? Is this an indication of what the future of America is going to be like?

So.. If you are 13, and want to see something entertaining to your sex drive and adrenaline, get a dirty magazine.. If you want to watch an hour of trash, watch "Dog eat Dog".