‘The Floor’ Fans Blast Show Over Choice of Contestants in Season 3
The Floor is supposed to be a game show with 100 everyday people competing in their expert categories in order to win $250,000. However, fans have noticed lately that reality TV stars, actors, and other minor celebrities are subtly popping up in the new season.
On Season 1, actor Dyllan Christopher, who starred in Unaccompanied Minors, Murphy Brown, and Armageddon appeared on the show. However, if you aren’t a fan of those movies and shows, you probably didn’t recognize him.
Then on Season 2, Eric Lloyd, who played Charlie Calvin in The Santa Clause movies ironically played under the category “Christmas Movies.” And before he played the category, he revealed who he was, making his fellow contestants gasp.
However, Season 3 is STACKED with some familiar faces…and many viewers aren’t happy about it. The first contestant that fans noticed is a former Jeopardy! player. David Madden competed in the 2006 Tournament of Champions. Host Rob Lowe pointed him out along with a few other famous faces including Kent Ferguson, a springboard diver from the 1992 Olympics, Jahmani Swanson, a professional athlete, actor Brian O’Halloran from Clerks, Kenny and Mari, a married couple from Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, and a few influencers.
After episode 2, O’Halloran had nine squares and is still in the game. Swanson already had his duel and is no longer on the show. Kenny and Mari and Ferguson have not gone yet, and Madden is still in the game.
Reddit users would love to have Season 1 back, where there was only one minor actor that flew under the radar. They want every day, non-famous people competing for the money.
“Frustrated at the amount of ‘actors’ on the floor now. It was a great show, now it’s full of people looking for their 15 minutes of game,” the original poster said.
“I’m not a huge fan of celebrities and stars from reality shows being on gameshows like The Floor. I always felt like game shows in general are meant to be played by regular people. It’s a trend on reality tv shows like Deal or No Deal Island to bring in reality stars from similar shows, which I suppose makes sense. but doing so on gameshows like The Floor is a trend I don’t like,” another user said.
“Thought the same thing, having bachelors, an actor, Olympian. Give us just basic 9-5ers come on. Plus the mom daughter stuff, who cares,” wrote a third.
“It’s the absolute dumbest thing,” said another.
“After they announced there was a couple from the Bachelor I audibly groaned. That killed it for me. Combined with how many contestants clearly are not ‘experts’ in their given category & are just not bright period, it’s become nearly unwatchable,” a Reddit user wrote.
However, some fans could see the other side of it, with them saying that celebrities have always been on game shows.
“It’s less than 10 people out of 100? It’s honestly not a big deal. Especially since all those folks aren’t gonna last one duel. Maybe Brian,” a defender said.
“Actors in LA have always been on game shows, always,” said another.
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The outrage is warranted. I expect that reality tv shows be loaded with actors seeking attention but this new trend of b and c list celebs on game shows is just a sad state of what Hollywood has become. I don’t care to see celebrity jeopardy, wheel of fortune or family feud. It should be left for the common viewer and their chance to compete. If you want to have average joes vs celebs then just call it that.
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I think the program stinks no matter who is on it. All those comments from the floor when the contestants are getting ready to duel, they’re just stupid. I tuned them out weeks ago, and I won’t be back
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I can't stand hearing what the players have to say right before a duel, it's annoying. I don't care what they have to say. However, I dealt with it but as soon as all the celebrities popped up on this season I was out. They need to have regular 9-5ers on there. I'm not trying to watch another show full of celebrities. It completely ruined it for me.
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This is the world we live in. People paid to make television are gonna do what sells, not what everyday people want. Otherwise there'd be shows about kindness, togetherness and preparing for eternal life. There would not be sex, drugs, violence and LGTBQ themed programming.
Don't watch and it'll go away, but TV will keep grinding out more.
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Figures someone would give a thumbs down to my post. That tells me all I need to know about the world, and this show's main viewership. Thank you for living up to that perception.
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Totally agree, too many B list celebrities.
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I agree that the Jeopardy champion dude has an unfair advantage over the everyday person. Seems like an unlevel playing field.
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Some Jeopardy champs have didactic memories some are that well read that no category will stop them. Madden will win it. He was even smart enought to hide in plain sight and wait till there's only a few challenges left. Grossly unfair.
Stop the madness.
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Love the show so much still so I'm good.
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I don't like season 3 at all. Mother and daughter duo, mother is silly as heck yelling ("that's my daughter"), as if they didn't know that already and daughter was dumb as a box of rocks. Most likely mom will be as dumb. It will be interesting to see what happens with the married couple. No one seems to know squat about the categories in which they are supposed to be "experts". It was nice to see the conceited, full of herself Madaline just destroyed on the subject in which she claimed to be such an expert. She was so unlikable it almost felt like she was a "plant" to make people root against her. Then you have the Olympian stumped by the can opener🙄 and the guy taken down by a banana pepper.
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There's too many unknown people ready, willing and able to be contestants on game shows. No one cares about Jeopardy winners or reality TV folk. We just want every day people on these shows. Very disappointed 😞
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I don’t care one way or the other. Just because they’ve been on tv before doesn’t mean they have an edge on that show. Your category will change more than once if you’re successful.
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If you watch game shows from the '70s and compare them to the current game shows with 'real'people, today's 'normal' guy contestants act more entitled than any of the so-called d-list celebrities that join them on shows like 'The Floor'. They are louder, cruder and more obnoxious than yesteryear's 'real people' contestants who were actually funnier because they didn't have an "Im on TV look at me I'm gonna be famous' outrageousness that today's real people contestants exude. They just wanted to play a game, have fun and win a little money. Today's Youtube culture has ballooned regular folks into fighting for air time for their faux fame aspirations. They don't have to have talent. They just need to get attention. Even the 'Price Is Right's current contestants are louder, looser and wildly more spastic than their predecessors of the Bob Barker era. I, for one, like the mix of normal guys and 'reality' show people or minor name actors. (And, really, before they became demi-famous, weren't these people ordinary folk from the beginning. No one is born a star, unless you were born of a superstar celebrity.)
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The mix is fine .. I’d prefer an interesting celebrity if they are good at the game than someone uncomfortable on camera. If they start adding in a bunch of reality stars who pander for camera time, that’s a different story.
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I believe the concept of the show is stupid anyhow. If the celebs want in, have a contest of the celebs vs the average Joes. But, to make this show better, you need to duel to earn the right to move on. Do it like a field of 64 and have everyone duel versus some one else to move on. That way, it you win the 250,000.00, you have earned it by winning just as many games as the rest to attain the prize. No more of a few contestants sitting in the shadows till late in the game and then win one or two duels to tin the grand prize. When one player wins 6-10 duels and then drops out due to being brain dead from too much stress and the player who wins the game barely gets out of the blocks but reaps the reward from not getting picked is not entertaining.
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In all honesty I don’t see a big deal, yes I do understand it has always been an average Joe Schmoe in the past, but it’s time for a change. Plus there’s a lot of shows that have celebrities in them. Example celebrity Jeopardy! Suck it up people!!!!!!
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