Sexy Beasts is one of many dating reality shows to recently come out of Netflix. The premise is a new twist on an old premise--contestants come on the show and are transformed by Hollywood makeup artists into either cartoon characters or animals so that their physical looks are completely obscured. They go on dates to see whether they become attracted to each other without knowing their date's physical appearance, one contestant usually chooses among three candidates who vie for the title "Sexy Beast". Then there is a reveal so that the contestant can see if he/she made a good choice.
Sexy Beasts is definitely trashy entertainment, and I must admit that I tend to watch these shows only for that purpose. In level of quality, it is about equal to other Netflix entries like Love is Blind and Too Hot to Handle, but I want to give a small positive shout-out to this show for one specific reason: Sexy Beasts attempts to satirize this genre a bit, first with the ridiculous costumes and also with an especially snarky and sarcastic narrator who is actually pretty funny. Since there is so much to make fun of in these shows, I heartily approve this effort. Thus, I find this show more entertaining than most in the genre, and if you do not make the mistake of taking the show at all seriously, you might as well. This is a silly show, redeemed by the fact that it is actually a bit funny.
Sexy Beasts is definitely trashy entertainment, and I must admit that I tend to watch these shows only for that purpose. In level of quality, it is about equal to other Netflix entries like Love is Blind and Too Hot to Handle, but I want to give a small positive shout-out to this show for one specific reason: Sexy Beasts attempts to satirize this genre a bit, first with the ridiculous costumes and also with an especially snarky and sarcastic narrator who is actually pretty funny. Since there is so much to make fun of in these shows, I heartily approve this effort. Thus, I find this show more entertaining than most in the genre, and if you do not make the mistake of taking the show at all seriously, you might as well. This is a silly show, redeemed by the fact that it is actually a bit funny.