LUGASHI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK

Shark Tank is the new show on abc where entrepreneurs come in front of 5 rich business men/women and ask them to invest money in their product/company/idea. the show is a remake of the british show Dragons Den - which i think was a japanese show first (there is also a canadian version which is the one i am familiar with - although i have never watched it - and actually a couple of the "sharks" are "dragons" on the cbc version).

this is a a really good show. these investors are investing (or not investing) their own money. this isn't some reality competition game - this is "reality" (as much as anything on tv can be of course).

the show doesn't have a lot of needless extras like a host or gimmicks. the entrepreneurs come in, they make their pitch, they answer questions from the sharks and they listen to offers (or not, depending on the idea - the guy who wanted to surgically implant blue tooth receivers into people's ears didn't get any offers).

also, while there are some ideas (like the blue tooth guy) that are a little "out there" this isn't like American Idol or American Inventor where you get good and then a nice amount of "bad" for us to laugh at.

it is such a simple premise. there are no rounds or tickets to hollywood or audience voting - just people with ideas/companies/products and sharks with money to invest. the show moves at a good pace, yet there is enough time spent with each entrepreneur as well.

the stakes are high and real and i was completely engaged.

GRADE: B+