In fact, I once faux tweeted about it. The "show" is actually just a bunch of YouTube videos. The second season begins today with the 11th episode. Three experts on various (mostly pop-culture) subjects square off in an absurdly stripped-down quizzer. Today's new episode features experts on Glee, Breaking Bad and Resident Evil.
The money is picayune and the production values are nonexistent. The show makes a big deal of this, as if it's hip to be cheap. Well, maybe it is, I dunno. The host is Michael Shure, who works for Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks. If you don't know who or what I'm talking about, there's a reason. The Young Turks is on the recently bought (by robber barons from Arab oil-land), soon to be renamed, and virtually unwatched Current TV. Which is one of the best places on the planet to hide.
Anyway, The Experts is a sort of okay quizzer, but after a while - like five minutes - I get tired of the pretentious cheapness. All right, there's no money in the game. That's nice. But what if I don't care about Glee, Breaking Bad, or Resident Evil? (By the way, I don't.) Oh well, there are other episodes about other subjects.
Yes, I'm being too snotty. The Experts offers some plain, low-key charm. I'm just a sucker for quizzers, even if the subject-matter doesn't fascinate me.
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