Comments on: Nerds Gone Mild

By: nobody important

nobody important — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:30:43 +0000

@ bakakyo, I blame facebook games for the thinning line eg. Angry Birds… along time ago people would have laughed at you for playing such a ridiculous game and now everybody is pop cultured about it…

To the rest I am very disappointed in this show for the instant eliminations starting a show off with 11 people for teams was good, leaving one in fear of leaving, however this show will not last long if everybody is being pecked off, It needs a score, it needs some redemption quality, it needs more edge. I want to see the “hardcore gamer” do something more than teach a self exploited hacker how to fly an object through an obstacle course… the cos play had an obvious winner i would have boo’ed the other team when they first walked out looking like that especially with the “hacker” stealing all the supplies, and not using any of them.. Its not the characters its the game in general, the show is put together very sloppy for what they would call a nerdvana. *imo*

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:41:43 +0000

Well then I am glad to be proven wrong. All I knew about her was what was shown, and nothing jumped out as exceptionally nerdy.

By: bakakyo

bakakyo — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:15:49 +0000

Guys, the cute pink haired has a channel called tradechat and she covers WoW for like more than year. And now that LoL is so popular she’s covering it too. Also, she speaks about other nerdy things sometimes on her channel. For me, it’s kinda harsh to say she’s not a real nerd. My wife too had pink hair for a time, she’s cute and she plays (Skyrim, LoL, Dota 2, PoE) A LOT.
It really bothers me that the nerd guys are so skeptical to cute girls being nerds. THEY EXIST. Of course, they’re a bunch of cute nerdy girls, but they’re real and their number is growing, since the line dividing the “nerd world” and the “non-nerd world” is thining.

By: Buddy Lee

Buddy Lee — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:35:45 +0000

I was thinking the same, the pink haired girl screams more hipster to me than ‘nerd’

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:44:00 +0000

I was expecting it to be horribly exploitative and stupid, and was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t. Not great either, but definitely will be watching a few more episodes.

As per the fake nerd girl issue – I’m a little worried right now that the cute one with pink hair may be revealed to be one. Her credentials are video game blogger, and in the prove why you’re a worthwhile nerd segment, she didn’t seem to offer anything.

By: johnc

johnc — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:58:41 +0000

I don’t often see eye-to-eye with you Mr. Tassi, but when I do, damn do you nail every point that I take issue with when that happens.

Being harmless and inoffensive is one of the worst things a TV (and art in general) can be.
I find more offensive when shows of this caliber decide to be so non-committal about the concept. It reeks of laziness. I was actually bothered by how indecisive the premiere was, so I pretty much just zoned out.

By: Iain

Iain — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:57:36 +0000

I liked it, but in the proverbial ‘so bad it’s good’ sort of way. It’ll be interesting to see where this goes, it could end up awful or it could end up surprisingly good.

By: gafpromise

gafpromise — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:02:33 +0000

I haven’t heard about this one yet. One reality show I did like was Beauty and the Geek. It only lasted a couple of seasons and really went off the rails by the end, but it was one of the kinder gentler reality shows out there. It seemed like people genuinely formed friendships and were able to learn something new about people who are different. Of course it’s all reality TV “magic” but it’s a heck of a lot better than people starting screaming matches and throwing drinks at each other.

By: Paul Tassi

Paul Tassi — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:44:49 +0000

Yeah that chess match was like uhhhh…this is rather arbitrary. I imagine most elimination challenges will be like that.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:26:03 +0000

I liked watching the show, but I had my complaints. Like you mentioned, with all the various arrays of nerd topics and skills I think this show would have been a lot better if they didn’t eliminate contestants each show, but rather just award points. I mean, the guy eliminated in the first episode may have been the best in brightest in physics or comics or games or whatever else, but just because he wasn’t quite as good as the other guy in chess he’s done and gone. I would like to watch a whole season and get to know each person on the show and build a “relationship” with them and root for them until the end. Also, as with most “nerds” I’m sure these people are used to being picked on and bullied which is exactly what will be going on in this show with the contestants trying to get each other eliminated.