February 19, 2008
My Dad is Better Than Your Dad shouldn't be on prime time network television. If the writers' strike had not occurred, it wouldn't be. I don't say this to be cruel – My Dad is Better Than Your Dad is harmless, earnest, and is something that families with small children can enjoy together (which is a rarity these days). However, My Dad is Better Than Your Dad plays like a poor man's Double Dare. It's a mess, though thankfully it's a slight one. From the very first moment of the very first episode, its innocence doesn't allow for harsh criticisms – My Dad is Better Than Your Dad is what it is (silly, boring, unnecessary) and its presence on network television is more an indictment of NBC's current state than anything else.
February 18, 2008
NBC will be revving up its Monday night lineup as it debuts one of its newest high-energy competition series, My Dad is Better Than Your Dad, tonight at 9pm. Helmed by former MTV Sports host and creator Dan Cortese, who is also credited for the sitcom What I Like About You, My Dad is Better Than Your Dad is a one-hour family-friendly contest that puts dads and their respective son or daughter at the forefront of the action, leading them in series of exciting physical and mental challenges and stunts for the opportunity to win money and additional prizes that will be up for grabs.
In order to find out who's the strongest, fastest and smartest dad, the show has a number of games that will test dad's skills and entertain the viewers as well. These include the Alphabet Soup, which involves a giant soup bowl filled with 1,000 gallons of green goo, Human Dartboard, in which kids are attached to a harness and sent flying across the stage by their dads, Bobbing for Tomatoes, which involves a giant aquarium is filled with snakes, as well as a dozen tomatoes, and some question and answer portions, just to name a few.
February 11, 2008
On Monday, NBC will air the debut episode of yet another reality show, My Dad is Better Than Your Dad. Aiming to settle the age-old schoolyard debate regarding paternal skills and credentials, this new series promises to deliver family-friendly competition all in the name of fun.
Host Dan Cortese and creator Jon Hotchkiss talked with Monsters and Critics about their experiences so far with My Dad is Better Than Your Dad.
January 28, 2008
NBC's My Dad is Better Than Your Dad is a new “family-friendly competition series” that will have - you guessed it – fathers leading their respective sons and daughters through a series of mental and “stunt-driven” challenges in the hopes of winning big money, amazing prices and, of course, bragging rights. Hosting this series is MTV Sports creator and former host Dan Cortese.
The show was created by Jon Hotchkiss is a production of Reveille, Mark Burnett Productions and Hotchkiss Industries. Serving as executive producers are Mark Burnett (Survivor, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?), Roy Bank (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?), Howard Owens (The Biggest Loser) and Hotchkiss (Penn & Teller: Bullshit!).