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- ABC
- Aug 8, 2009
- ABC
- Aug 8, 2009
Summary Sony Pictures TV and executive producer Mark Burnett bring another business-themed reality show in which contestants pitch business ideas to major investors, aka "sharks." The show is based on the Japanese reality show "Dragon's Den."
- ABC
- Aug 8, 2009
- ABC
- Aug 8, 2009
Summary Sony Pictures TV and executive producer Mark Burnett bring another business-themed reality show in which contestants pitch business ideas to major investors, aka "sharks." The show is based on the Japanese reality show "Dragon's Den."
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
58
36% Positive
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4 Reviews
45% Mixed
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5 Reviews
18% Negative
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The moneymen ask informed questions and make shrewd decisions, a welcome relief from Donald Trump's capricious calls on Burnett's "Celebrity Apprentice."
It sounds gimmicky and visually tedious, with most of the so-called action taking place in a conference room. It's all those things, but the moments of misery make it memorable.
Mark Burnett's newest plunge into the reality waters--somewhat predictable, with all the requisite reality bells and whistles (lots of dark blue mood lighting, dramatic music, quick-cut editing)--is mildly entertaining in that summer TV kind of way.
The cleverest part of the show is that it makes the judges into contestants; they compete against one another for the right to invest in a business, and they haggle with the entrepreneurs over the terms of their investment.
Business buffs may love it, but Shark Tank lacks the lush visuals of "Survivor" and the star power of Trump. It just doesn't have the same bite.
So is Shark Tank cathartic, or merely depressing? Perhaps appropriately, it's a little of both.
There are so many things I hate about his new show, In the Shark Tank, that I started numbering them just to calm down. Where to start?
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Universal Acclaim
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