Asteri-Atypical
The 2005-2006 season has been an uncommonly good one for FOX overall. Which is a refreshing change after many seasons of canceling wonderful shows (including Firefly, John Doe, Futurama and many others) and abysmal reality shows. For some time it appeared FOX had given up on virtually all quality programming.However this season we had "House". "Bones". "Prison Break". "24". Let's not forget cornerstones like "American Idol". Overall a quality season.And... then came "Unan1mous". Eww. Amidst a lineup of shows, a number of which were real winners, FOX reverts to type for a moment and brings on garbage like this. A banal reality show in keeping with such "gems" as Joe Millionaire and Mr Personality. What can I saw about this show except - STOP MAKING THINGS LIKE THIS! If you ever get a chance to see this, for heaven's sake, DON'T! Oh, well. FOX has redeemed themselves, for the most part, in my eyes. Prison Break, 24 and House are excellent shows. I can forgive them for Unan1mous.I forgive them less for canceling "Arrested Development", one of the best comedies in years, but that is another story... ;)
CelluloidTime
I have given this some thought and I am now prepared to say that, of all the television shows that I have ever watched which successfully completed a full season of programming, "Unan1mous" is the worst I have ever seen. They locked 9 contestants in a basement and then had them do nothing for a period of many days (it may have been 30 days, but I'm not sure of that. Who cares?). Well, actually, they did do something -- intermittently they would vote to determine who won money. It was like the reality show "Big Brother" but with no competitions (and no sunlight). The contestants on "Unan1mous" appeared to be made physically ill from life in the "underground bunker" ("moldy basement" would have been a more apt term to use than "underground bunker"). I watched most of the episodes out of a perverse curiosity -- to see if they could possibly have an entire season of programming in which NOTHING interesting took place. They did it!
moviewizguy
Although I didn't like it for many reasons, I actually like the ending of the show. 9 people are in a room and 1.5 million dollar is in the line and the people have to vote for ONE person for them to win. The votes have to be UNANIMOUS (8/9, 7/8, 6/7, 5/6...etc.). Some of them are greedy but some are not. The people can also leave whenever they want but the money gets cut in half. The concept of the show shows what people are really like in real life. These people can't actually have a Unanimous decision, can't they? But it will end sooner or later. When the show ends, it shows that people are not greedy but generous in a way and made one person life's changed. It gives you a awe feeling, at the end of the season for the people and the winner. This TV show can be harsh in some ways because it really shows that people are greedy, but it's worth the watch.
Rogue-32
This has got to be the worst excuse for a 'reality show' ever put on the air. I watched the first two episodes ONLY because it was on after American Idol, but I will not be watching any further. It's mind-boggling, how stupid it is, really, and completely lame. I think it's rigged, too, from the way the second installment ended (with the guy not voting for Steve, just so they could drag the show on for a few more tedious, worthless episodes). It almost plays like a parody. . .Hey, I got it - - this is the Fox network's April Fools joke! That has to be it! Very clever, guys. You almost had us there. For a couple of weeks, anyway.
