Comments on Fifth Street Journal: Torrent Reviews: The Game and Million Dollar Cash ...

I'm still unimpressed with Million Dollar Cash Gam...

2009-02-21T23:56:00.000-05:00

I'm still unimpressed with Million Dollar Cash Game in season 3. I got through less than an episode before stopping watching it, which makes it among the very worst poker shows on TV to me. My basic problem with it is following the action: neither onscreen graphics nor play-by-play give me enough information to follow what's going on most of the time.

It's interesting to note that the best poker show ...

2008-03-28T14:30:00.000-04:00

It's interesting to note that the best poker show on TV, The Game, has no commentary (from the point of view of someone who doesn't understand Swedish). I wish some poker shows would try that. I want either excellent commentary (pretty rare) or none at all. Going without commentary would have the additional benefit of forcing shows to provide better onscreen graphics, which they should be doing anyway. The Game is better than most at this, one of its strengths: it shows all the hole cards, the action, etc.

My top suggestions for The Game would be:1) Indica...

2008-03-17T14:37:00.000-04:00

My top suggestions for The Game would be:
1) Indicate position better. I can't tell the order of action postflop. If there is any sense to the order in which the hole cards are displayed onscreen, I haven't figured it out.
2) Eliminate the commentators so that I can hear the table talk better.

I've decided to give The Game a 5-star rating. It'...

2008-03-14T16:19:00.000-04:00

I've decided to give The Game a 5-star rating. It's not perfect, but it is outstanding: the best poker show I've seen in quite a while.

I may periodically review foreign poker shows for ...

2008-01-28T00:47:00.000-05:00

I may periodically review foreign poker shows for the benefit of my readers, but I don't plan on doing the kind of detailed reviews I do for US shows, or giving ratings.