Generation Gap

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.

I can't think of one good thing about this show. And the final "bonus round" where a young child chooses the prize is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

Watch literally anything else. Seriously.

I want to start off by saying that I do like the premise of the show, having mutiple generations of people solve diffrent questions from each time period is a decent idea. However, the execution is bad. First off unlike other game shows they seem to want the contestants to get it wrong for the lols. Like there was one girl who seemingly knew the answers and was begging to be called on, yet they choose the older ones two get it wrong. They're also some pretty easy questions, and most of them seem to get it wrong. And when they do win, out of nowhere they have this stupid segment where instead of wining the car they have the youngest daughter choose between the car and a toy car. Which is just so stupid they played the game so they should be the ones who choose. Overall, this game show feels like it was made for the contestants to lose. Stick to some good old Jeopardy.

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.

Saw one team member hit the button first for the steal but did not work and after the other teen answered the question I could see the elderly gentleman looking around and checking his button what's up with that, like I said rigged for who they want to will that night.