Why 'Shark Tank' Is the Best Reality TV Show

Now that game shows and reality TV competitions have taken over the airwaves one show is head and shoulders above the rest. Shark Tank is the show for thinking people, and it's serious business.

The premise of the show is for inventors and small business people to present there ideas to five major business players (the "sharks") in hopes of gaining funding. The real drama comes when a good idea is presented to the sharks and they argue amongst themselves as to who will make the best offer or if they will choose to collaborate with each other. The money involved is limited to only the amount the sharks are willing to offer.

No Game Show Tactics

Shark Tank is not a game show. There are no consolation prizes. Either the sharks like your company and make an offer, or they don't. Even if the sharks make an offer the business owner then has to decide if they are willing to accept the terms of the offer. While it sounds like a banking show, there is drama in the way Shark Tank presents the businesses and how greed plays into it.

Amnesia NBC Fridays 8/7c

Dennis Miller is hosting a new game show called Amnesia, Fridays on NBC. I wish I could forget it.

The latest in a string of new NBC game shows (Deal or No Deal, 1 vs. 100, My Dad's Better Than Your Dad) born in the wake of the the writers' strike. I can't tell if Miller is enjoying himself or just laughing all the way to the bank. Miller appears to be trying to keep it clean and upbeat, but every week (this is the 4th) has gotten a little closer to his stand up.

I like Dennis Miller because he is sarcastic and doesn't seem to care for other people's feelings. So it seems a bit forced to watch him have to root for someone to win money, when you just know he wants them to miss the question so he can make fun of them.

I don't think this one will last for NBC or Dennis Miller. I miss him on The Dennis Miller Show on talk radio.

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