Tabletop: Season Three

Tabletop: Season Three, 2014-2015. Minor celebrities (and some not-so-celebrities) play board games.

Created by Wil Wheaton & Felicia Day. Directed by Jennifer Arnold. Starring Wheaton.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: n/a
Music: C
Enjoyment: It's uneven compared with the first two seasons, but a few great episodes (like "Cards Against Humanity" and "Dread") are exceptionally great. They do seem to be playing increasingly more games that don't work well with the show's format. A+

GPA: 2.7/4

Tabletop: Season Two

Tabletop: Season Two, 2013-2014. Minor celebrities (and some not-so-celebrities) play board games.

Created by Wil Wheaton & Felicia Day. Directed by Jennifer Arnold. Starring Wheaton.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: D
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: n/a
Music: C
Enjoyment: More of the same as season one - which is just fine with me. (I'm not sure how a third season will work, though, as they seem to already be running low on great games that work well in this format.) A+

GPA: 2.6/4

Tabletop: Season One

Tabletop: Season One, 2012-2013. Minor celebrities (and some not-so-celebrities) play board games.

Created by Wil Wheaton & Felicia Day. Directed by Jennifer Arnold. Starring Wheaton.

Concept: 4/4 (Great)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent). Every one of these episodes could be at least twice the length.
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: n/a
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 9/10 (One of my favorites, 4/4 5/4). Shoestring budget and slightly grating host be damned, this is the best non-fiction show I've ever seen. It's such a simple and great idea - entertaining people, hanging out and having fun. Also, board games. I love board games. If you don't love board games, then... you probably haven't watched Tabletop. This show can drastically change the way you use your free time and disposable income. There's an entire blog out there dedicated to sharing stories of how people's lives were changed by watching Tabletop.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.6/4 2.7/4 (Good)