Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Bardlerx Strictly average movie

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

dubwize This show should be called: 99% of people online have no idea how to check a facebook profile.Reverse image search tools and actually reading linked facebook profiles is about the extent of "Investigative research" that Max and Nev actually are capable of doing. This show proves 2 things, most people have no clue about the power of the internet, both to lure gullible people into fake relationships and it can be used to actually validate if a person is real or not.The one thing great about the show and why it deserves 5 stars is the guys always seek a positive outcome and try to sort it all out to the best of their abilities.The one thing annoying and downright artificial are the Social Justice Warrior T-shirts they wear. In particular is a pink one with the words "feminist." on it. I mean come on.... really? It is interesting on one level of social communication in the digital age and exemplifies how messed up it can get. Conversely it is troubling that the TV show has a social agenda as MTV always has had and is duplicitous in the subtleness in which the show uses their stories as a vehicle to creating 'Societal norms" at a level that would make Edward Bernays proud.Pros: Catfish shows clearly: How oblivious some people can be about their own actions and consequences. How unaware some people are about their "information" whether real or false shown publicly, and how vulnerable it makes them. How easy it is to convince some people of anything. Every Song used in the show titles the song name and song title. If anything this show provides a great case why Facebook should be banned as being destructive to people, community and society.Cons: Max finally learns how to use the focus on his personal camera after 6 years making the series. Nev and Max show even they are gullible enough to be catfished themselves. Sometimes their T-shirts on the show oozes a stench of Social Justice Warrior, overly Pc Correct subtexts. The frequent use of MTV music to transition storyline through the filler footage and montages is used too much in some episodes. The entire idea of Catfish is one that is based on a foundational premise of people lying cheating and deceiving other people, by revealing how easy it is could give others ideas and make Catfish episodes an endless Tv show.Goofy over-acted repetitious format overall yet stylized well, some episodes are worth a look, even though I suspect it's all scripted.

piercejeans Rarely does a new television show come along that pulls you through its episodes like a Michael Crichton thriller. Real life is certainly better than fiction in many cases. I never cease to be fully amazed at the twists of what and who is at the other end of a computer screen. Online people of any gender, race, creed, location and circumstance posing as anyone to an unsuspecting innocent seeking friendship or love and marriage. Nev and Max, the hosts, pick apart stories and hunt for the truth like Columbo searching for the murderer. Seldom does any reality show on TV cause me belly laughs... or heart wrenching emotion... like Catfish... simply to cheer when the happy endings finally come for real, or catfish do or say things that absolutely come at you out of nowhere. SPOILER: Favorite Catfish moment ever... after years of pursuing a man in the south who was a veteran, a slinky blonde finally meets him and spends time dating him during the filming. Everything is a Hollywood ending till the very end of the show... when they post that "What's her name moved south the next week to live with what's his name." Pause a couple seconds... new line... "After two days, she decided to move out and that they were not right for each other. They have decided not to stay in touch." I burst out laughing and laughed till I cried. Unbelievable. You just can't write this stuff.Better than most sitcoms and crime drama shows on the networks.

atlasmb I see reviews on this site where posters say the show is "fake" without providing any proof. I see reviews where posters say you must be stupid if you are the victim of one of these scams.The fact remains that people do sometimes invest their emotions in exclusively online relationships.Online technology is so new and it brings new dimensions in relating to others. One of the most important aspects of online communication is the factor of anonymity. We have all seen the trolls that visit this site and others. We have witnessed the anti-social behavior of some gamers who use their anonymity to escape responsibility for their actions. It should be no surprise that bad behavior can manifest whenever anonymity is part of the formula. "Catfish" has shown--unsurprisingly--that the victims are usually people who are emotionally needy, sometimes desperate. The world (real and virtual) is full of people who have trouble fitting in, who are dealing with emotional issues, who have a personal history that makes them vulnerable. They reach out. And sometimes they find an unscrupulous person."Catfish" has also shown that the perpetrators are also damaged people. The first episode of the second season was a prime example. The catfish was someone who had been bullied. She was striking out as a way to make herself feel better.The human psychology is interesting. These cases serve as warnings for those who might become victims. And the show reminds us that behind all of those anonymous names and avatars exist real people. Every one of them has his own problems. Nev and Max, who are the on-camera hosts, do their best to inject humanity into the proceedings. Their objective is not to ridicule or belittle, unlike some other shows. They attempt to connect with and understand every victim and every catfish. Surprisingly, the cases they get involved with are very diverse. The catfish might be a lonely person or a scammer. It might be an older lady or a person of an unexpected gender. I don't know how long they can mine this phenomenon, but so far it is entertaining and useful.

Sun_Lips It's no secret that MTV churns out reality television minus a good portion of the reality. Catfish: The TV Show is no exception. The show is pretty formulaic, especially as you get deeper into the second season. Nev & Max "check their email" to find a candidate (or victim) for the episode. They meet with the victim, who proclaims deep emotional feelings for their online significant other, but various red flags are present - They've never met in person, never video chatted, etc. Nev & Max do a dramatic "investigation" where they use basic Google searches to confirm suspicions and raise questions about the potential "catfish." They then call the potential catfish, initiate a meeting, and take the victim to meet their online love. The results vary; sometimes the online lover is a true "catfish" and turns out to be older, less attractive, or even the opposite gender of their assumed identity. Other times, the story is less complex and involves minor lies. The endings range from disastrous to fairy-tale. This scene-by- scene formula is present in every MTV reality show, particularly those that feature a different person each episode (16 & Pregnant comes to mind, along with older ones like Pimp My Ride.)Clearly, the show is not engineered exactly as it is presented, and there is plenty of speculation as to how genuine the narrative is. However, like the documentary, it manages to be very interesting. Despite the complete lack of intuition on the part of many victims, some of the people who appear on the show are relatable and enjoyable to watch. Nev Schulman is not the world's greatest host. Scenes exist that seem eerily robotic/scripted. The "investigation" portion of the show often borderlines on being a complete joke. But it's still thought- provoking and fun to watch.There are plenty of issues to raise your eyebrows at, and the repetitiveness from episode to episode can be tiresome. But all in all, it makes for a delightful guilty pleasure.