The Big Door Prize

This show is actually amazing (especially season 2) but to fully appreciate it you need to understand it's not about the Morpho, the cards, the mystery - it's really just about the people. These flawed, quirky, hopeful characters and their relationships to one another.

If you come in expecting a sci-fi mystery, you might find yourself a bit disappointed. It's really more of a quirky small-town character study, and on that front, it does a terrific job.

I wrote about this show for the Ignyte-winning, Hugo-winning blog Nerds of a Feather:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2023/05/the-big-door-prize-will-make-you.html

This show has a lot of wasted potential…

6/10 FAIR
3 episodes in and I’m enjoying it so far, a great idea and being played out very well.
For some people it might seem slow and on the subtle side, but I like this, as long as it pays of in the long run.
Not ever show has to be full of bangs and wallops, followed by loads of stunts.
For some the machine is a blessing and gives them the push to become what they should have been, for others the machine brings disappointment and heartache……

Georgio is hilarious. It has a good premise and thought provoking results coming from the machines results. However it slowly turns into an example of how to have a bad marriage and be poor parents, and sbowcases a lot of weak and unlikeable people. Second season really amps this up too

A decent dramedy with decent acting but I understand the low ratings. I stuck with it waiting for the big reveal at the end I was disappointed.

Interesting show that kept you waiting and hoping for something MORE...and it never did deliver anything beyond the first 3 or 4 episodes. Watched all episodes, but won't be back for a season 2.

6.5/10

[tv+] There is an interesting approach to what we are and what we aspire to, lost dreams and lives stuck in a job that doesn't define us. And how the revelation of a supposed real vocation made by the Morpho card ends up transforming the way people look at themselves and at others. But it is infected with the weaknesses of a good part of the Apple comedies, a kind of positivist tone but with a script that gets entangled in the stories of each character without finding its objective. The series would need a Morpho card to know what it really wants to be.