Bingo!
I will keep this one relatively short. Television has officially scraped the bottom of the barrel. The brainlords over at ABC have created one last attempt to profit off the recent success of brainless game shows. Their idea: BINGO. Yes, that lame-ass often-used-as-a-fundraiser loved-by-old-people game that takes as much skill as hitting the lottery is coming to your TV set as an hour long program.
Now, I have no idea whatsoever as to how this show will be aired, or what constitutes its planned enterntainment value other than the ability to 'play at home'. Is this really a draw and if so, is it drawing the ideal demographic that a television company and its advertisers are looking for? I am imagining a lot of Viagra/Depends/Ocean Spray ads during this hour of reading numbers.
To be honest, I bet this show does great. It is simple and stupid and interactive enough to captivate the zombies on their couches with their homemade bingo boards and felt pen in hand. I just find it sad that this show is being made. Don't bother going to your neighborhood firehouse for some Bingo action, now you can sit in the privacy of your own muck and 'share' the bingo experience with people nationwide! How exciting!
Something just inherently bothers me about this idea. I keep seeing the image of the TV in the dive bar that shows the latest Keno numbers, and the sad sacks that just sit at the booth and stare at the numbers popping up, hoping that their choices will make them a quick twenty bucks. (BTW, if you didn't know already, Keno has the absolute worst odds of any casino-type gambling game, and by worst I mean you might as well take the money you were gonna play Keno with, throw it in the air, leave your hands up and then walk away with whatever falls back into your hand, it is that bad) The idea of televised bingo just makes me depressed. It seems like there are just so many better things one can do than play bingo (especially on a nationally televised program where you don't even know if the game is legit).
My advice, if you want Bingo action, go support your community. If you want entertaining TV, well, too bad.
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