Well, THAT was a bummer. Last night’s “Face Off,” in which we went from five contestants to four, felt more like a slump to the finish line than a race to the finale. Burnout is to be expected at this stage of the competition, but it’s really starting to affect several of the competitors, and […]
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“Face Off” Season 3: Kids draw the darndest things
Last night I realized that we’re at least 2/3 of the way through this season, and at this point we can make a few judgment calls. Overall I think the challenges this season have been pretty great. We’ve had some good sci-fi staples (zombies, super heroes) and some more creative exercises (the Chinese zodiac, this […]
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“Face Off” Season 3: Here there be dragons
What an unusual and fun challenge! Last night’s episode of “Face Off” was a good example of precisely what I like about this show. It’s creative, it focuses more on the work than interpersonal drama, and the output of the contestants was so wild and imaginative that you will absolutely not see anything else like […]
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“Face Off” Season 3, Episode 2: The pirate life for me
Following the excitement of the season premiere’s team challenge — and I’m referring more to Joe’s five-star nuttery than the “Star Wars” task — last night’s episode gave us a better sense of the S3 competitors’ individual skill levels. Seems to me that, on the whole, we have a bunch of very good technicians, but […]
