August 16th's Weekly TV Thoughts

American Ninja Warrior – I’m glad Joe made it on.  His announcement about his plans to take some time off surprised me, especially based on what he shared on social media.  But I can’t fault him for wanting more time with his family.  And yes, I’m glad Daniel Gill made it through as well.  Knowing the next round is single elimination – those will be interesting to watch.  I don’t like it, but I get it at that point.

The Quiz with Balls – I didn’t know who either of the celebs were, but I still enjoyed it.  The one guy cheated so the ball didn’t push him in, but I get it – it’s his persona.  I had to guess on some of those heart throb questions, too, but I did know the last one.

The Snake – It’s looking like people are seeing through the lies they are being fed.  Of course, there are so many liars that it is hard to keep them all straight.  And it will be interesting to see how the romance plays out.  It never seems like it is a good idea in a show like this.

The Challenge – Always hard to see a competitor go out on an injury.  But I’ve got to say, considering how she attacked her partner for being concerned about her knee makes it kind of ironic.  Not that he was a saint, but still.  Quite the challenge they had to do.  I wonder how they would have decided on the last place team if there hadn’t been the injured team that didn’t compete.

Match Game – The questions are definitely pushing it.  If there’s ever a week without celebrities I know, I’ll take a week off.  Pretty impressed with some of the matches and answers in general this week.

Press Your Luck – Whammie was pretty active at the beginning and end, but he lulled us all into thinking he was done there in the middle.  At least the winner got something from the bonus game.