The Celebrity Dating Game

Are you kidding me?

First off, let me start with the positive highlights of this first episode.

OK, there you go, now on to my review. Terrible and not entertaining. I've always been a fan of Zoe, but if this is the real Zoe, I've kinda lost respect for Jonathan Scott. How are you dealing with her. I hope everything on this show is scripted and produced because if this is real, it's really bad.

I rated it a 2 because I don't think I've ever made an IMDB rating a 1.....or less? Then I saw the overall score and it is a 1.7.. I've never seen an overall score that low, but I guess there's always a first...and that 1.7 really fits.

Then there's Michael Bolton. His non verbal demeanor is screaming "why am I doing this show?" It's written all over his face.

And lastly, why try to replicate a great iconic and awesome show from the day.

I won't be watching episode #2.

What do you get when you pair an iconic musician with a talented actress/singer, add some nostalgia with a twist? An insufferable waste of time.

"Celeb" Dating Game seems on the surface a fun throwback the likes of which we have come to expect in the era of reboots, but in reality it is even worse than the brain candy that summer tv provides. It's more like brain inedible-object-one-finds-in-between-the-couch-cushions. (Maybe while searching for the remote?) Zooey speaks both overly loud and insincere. Michael looks like he's mourning his career. Every person on stage looks incredibly awkward.

It's not even so-bad-it's-good, it is simply bad.

I like Zooey, I thought she was fantastic in New Girl. That is why I decided to check this out, I hope they're paying her seven figures, because for the life of me I cannot figure out why on earth she would ever choose the show. It's cringe worthy, it's embarrassing, it's awkward, and I realize it's supposed to be all those things to a certain extent. But wow was this awful, and by the way what the hell was Michael Bolton even doing on the show, he basically sits there and does almost nothing. It's one of the strangest episodes of television I've ever watched.

I really wanted to like it, and Zooey Deschanel is a great host, but "Mr. Personality" Michael Bolton does not belong. And the celebs, daters and questions are all lame, and unrealistic. Bring back Alec Baldwin and Match Game! It's a very generous 3/10, because I feel sorry for Zooey stuck in this mess.

Michael Bolton, what were you thinking??? This has to be the worst hour of prime time tv...EVER! That's saying a lot.