Fameless

If Fameless were a scripted sitcom, it wouldn't matter -- it's hilarious. Apparently it's not, it's a hidden camera TV show and I think those who create these pranks have the best job in the universe.

Prior to Fameless I could kill hours watching YouTube prank channels, however, after a while even the best of them become repetitious and the authenticity of whether what you're watching actually being a prank comes into question. Lately, more often than not, they seem rehearsed.

I guess my favorite might be Magic Water, as I've lost count on how many times I watched it. I laugh out loud every time. Fake reality show tryouts, Deputy for a Day, fake reality show participation -- so much better than the real thing. Eventually those pranksters will become so well known the pranks will be harder to pull off -- for now I'll continue to wish there were a limitless supply of episodes :-)

For a comedy show, it has no humour. Each little "sketch" I shall say seems so fake and odd it's not amusing. Reactions are so underwhelming and it feels awkward to watch with others. Seriously, how can I believe this isn't scripted when one of the people discover something very serious in a car boot only for him to sound bored while saying "oh no". After being revealed he's on a prank show he does a little skip with no sense of surprise.... Honestly, I was just quite disappointed. Only once have I ever seen a person react genuinely (or seem to react genuinely). I'd stick to other prank shows and avoid this. Maybe, a person would enjoy this if they like the idea of the situations the people end up in however, in the end, the actual people aren't fun to watch.

I've only seen two episodes, because it hasn't been out long, but it's just not funny. The whole thing seems poorly scripted and I'm pretty sure I saw a large African American woman in the previews (or the beginning of the show) that I've recognized from either YouTube or some other reality TV show from a few years back.

The whole thing is just unbelievable and the scenes seem forced. The kicker is, even if they put good actors on the show, it'd still be crap, IMO (believe it or not, the actors from that Miami repo show were more believable than the characters they threw in this).

After watching what very little this show has to offer, I couldn't even pretend to consider thinking about cracking a single smile. TruTV needs to stop with these butthole shows. This was a terrible idea and I don't see it catching on. Viewers (and David Spade) won't be seeing this train wreck for very long. I'll be genuinely surprised to see this finish out the season, yet alone be signed for a second one. Do better, David, you've got to do better.

I started to watch this show in December 2017, and I actually liked it. I assumed that it would be almost as good as Impractical Jokers. That was until I realized that this show was basically the same thing. Some other shows on TruTv followed the same formula, but for at least a season or two of the show are above average. This show only about an episode or two were above average. This isn't a terrible show, but other shows on TruTv destroy ones like this. I liked David Spade in Tommy Boy, but just because he made the show doesn't mean it's going to be decent. Some parts of the show are actually pretty funny, like the reactions of the victim, I love seeing reactions. That being said, it's still the same repetitive thing. Some may say that this show is fake, I don't necessarily agree with that, but I wouldn't be surprised if that were actually true.

Overall rating: 5/10 (D-)

At the beginning, the show seemed pretty funny. The situations seemed very unlikely to work unless they were scripted. It seemed more like a Saturday Night Live skits show than a prank show. I had a few laughs.

Unfortunately, the writers started re-using ideas pretty quickly. I have seen about 3-4 variations of the magic cream sales show. Even the main actors seem to have trouble laughing and acting like the shock ending is a surprise. The victims are all now recognizing that they are on "Fameless" which seems very unlikely considering that this show is usually on at 3 in the morning, and I am guessing the audience rating is just over zero.

If you can get the first season, I thought it had a few funny moments.