Only watched one episode so far. I'm taking 2 points off because of Seth Rogen. Apart from that it wasn't a bad start and the competitors seem pretty good. The building they are using is awful, but they have tried to warm it up with some fake beams and reclaimed timber so it looks a little nicer and more like the original programme. But they need to stop showing that close-up of the outside of the building and concentrate more on the much nicer wider shot and water. The judges will hopefully get better as the series progresses and when they haven't got to deal with Rogen taking the limelight and going on about smoking weed. Yes his laugh is terrible and annoying.
I deducted another point as the wrong person went at the end mostly because of Rogen not liking/getting their work, I think the judges would've made a better choice if they were allowed. But maybe there were other reasons to keep the obvious candidate for leaving Ep1 in the competition ?
Edit after Ep2
I'm going to up my score from 4 to 6 after watching Ep2. It was much better and very much helped by a lot less Rogen to put up with. Although I did like the fact in one take Rogen was going to wire his pot off before he had finished it. (The bad editing of the Second challenge demonstration revealed he forgot the notch in the base in one of his attempts)
In reply to another reviewer I'd just like to say yes Executive Producer Seth Rogen may be responsible for bringing pottery throw down to a rusty warehouse in Canada but that doesn't mean he had to be on the programme.
But Seth did say....
"l must be on television at all costs."
So that kind of explains it.
I deducted another point as the wrong person went at the end mostly because of Rogen not liking/getting their work, I think the judges would've made a better choice if they were allowed. But maybe there were other reasons to keep the obvious candidate for leaving Ep1 in the competition ?
Edit after Ep2
I'm going to up my score from 4 to 6 after watching Ep2. It was much better and very much helped by a lot less Rogen to put up with. Although I did like the fact in one take Rogen was going to wire his pot off before he had finished it. (The bad editing of the Second challenge demonstration revealed he forgot the notch in the base in one of his attempts)
In reply to another reviewer I'd just like to say yes Executive Producer Seth Rogen may be responsible for bringing pottery throw down to a rusty warehouse in Canada but that doesn't mean he had to be on the programme.
But Seth did say....
"l must be on television at all costs."
So that kind of explains it.