Youtube tv reviews5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() The Big Door Prize peoples this thought experiment with the standard sitcom smattering of ordinary – and yet remarkably witty – townsfolk. Every setback is thus just an opportunity, and all is well. It is, in many ways, the embodiment of the X-Factor sell – once you know what “your dream” is, you merely have to pursue it. Unsurprisingly the Morpho machine is an instant smash hit with the locals, who all suddenly find that their humdrum lives now have a purpose – storekeepers strike up new careers as magicians grumbling palookas recast themselves as heroes. For a couple of bucks, the Morpho machine will scan your hands, ask you a few questions and then print out a little blue card that tells you your “life potential”. Based on a novel by MO Walsh, set in smalltown America, it begins with the mysterious arrival of an arcade machine at the local store. The Big Door Prize, a new thought-provoking comedy from Apple TV+, comes at the same time as a new series of Ted Lasso and just after the “what-if-psychoanalysis-is-just-about-being-honest, hmm?” comedy Shrinking, so the world’s largest tech company plainly think there’s something in provoking thoughts as much as giggles. But none of them leave viewers on the fence – it’s love or loathe, binge or barf, this touchy-feely stuff. The Good Place, After Life or Ted Lasso are either masterpieces of popular philosophy seasoned with edgy jokes, or self-help with swearing. ![]() The efficacy of the “Thought-Provoking Comedy” depends very much on what mood it finds you in. ![]()
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