Generation Gap

I was enjoying the show when they had three families competing against each other. Why did they change the format to only two families? It doesn't work with only two! It's terrible! There needs to be more families! Even four competing would be good, but not just two! I don't like it! And I liked when the mystery guest was on the cell phone, not in person, I thought that was cool. Also, showing just two mom's sitting there on the couch, instead of the whole audience, whose idea was that? They sit there alone smiling? No good! The new format doesn't cut it. Sometimes change is not good! If it doesn't go back to the way it was, I'm not going to watch anymore.

ABC is in a class by themselves when it comes to making terrible game shows. I don't know how it's possible, but they somehow accomplished making a game show more frustrating and less enjoyable to watch than The Celebrity Dating Game (which is saying a lot!).

Let me count the ways in which I detested this mess:

-Filler! Tons of filler! 3 sets of interviews to fill up the 1 hour run time. This definitely should have been 2, 30 minute games broken up into 1 hour. So much filler.

-The "describe the object" round is weird and anti-climatic for a final round.

-Kelly Ripa talks to all the contestants like they are 3 year olds. Painful conversations.

-The absolute worst part, however, was the "bonus round". Let me describe this bizarre scene:

At the very end of the show, the contestants are told their youngest family member gets to "pick" a bonus prize. Either a really cool toy, or a car. First of all it's weird in that someone who didn't play all game gets to be involved in the finale. Also...what if your family has no toddler? Guess you're excluded from ever playing this game.

But, this is a "joke" round, you see it's supposed to be funny if the kid picks the toy, I guess? But it's the first time in game show history that I can remember a bonus round that includes a "screw you over" element. But that's "funny"...right? (Who thought up this?)

"Oh, that family could've gotten a car, but they got a toy car instead. Sooo funny!" Ugh. First and last time I watch this.

Are you guys at ABC kidding me? You took off The Chase and put this trash in it's time slot. You guys better reevaluate your lineup! The chase had me on the edge of my seat every week plus you can learn a little as well as watch an awesome show.

Generation Gap was originally a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, with Cousin Sal playing the moderator. Kimmel is just a producer on this incarnation, and Kelly Ripa is the host. There is something so unlikeable about Ms Ripa and fake.

Cousin Sal made the bit and without him, it sinks.

The contestants were the only good thing about this stinker. It seemed like maybe Steve Harvey got sick so they had to come up with a filler show and only had ten minutes to do so. Appalling bad, uninteresting and a total waste of time. Shame on the producers for putting out such drivel.