Card Sharks

After CS debuted in the late 70s with Jim Perry and returned in the mid 80s with Bob Eubanks on CBS and Bill Rafferty in syndication, followed by a dastardly short-lived revival in 2001 with Pat Bullard, ABC decided to bring CS back, with a new set, new look, new host and higher money at stake.

The host of this version of CS is Joel McHale, who I'm a fan of after knowing him as Jeff on Community, and he's pretty decent as a host, but although the show itself is not terrible, it is slow at times, and occasionally it felt too slick for a show about cards.

Either way, it's not as bad, but it's not as great either, it's a mixed bag at best.

I surprised myself by really enjoying this show after catching one episode. It's (mostly) wholesome and the two sidekicks Jerry and Alexis are as charming as the host, Joel. With so many violent and vulgar shows out there - zero interest in faith-based - we appreciate being able to enjoy this reboot (which is better than orig. IMO)

I watched the first episode and was so disappointed. Joel McHale was fine. But the male contestant constantly sexually harassed the male model. This is so wrong with man and a woman and should also be wrong man on man.

To be honest, I mainly didn't know what the heck Card Sharks even was and frankly, I only watched it for Joel McHale. The show didn't have the same "it-factor" that the original show has and it is slow and missing a whole lot. I will give it praise for the contestants they bring on as they have color and personality. Other than that, Card Sharks can improve greatly and I think that they can do better.

To make me like this remake more, they need to shuffle each deck before they start. That way it would be more fair, too easy to set the decks the way they want.