The Joe Schmo Show (2025)

Matt Roush says...

“I suck at puzzles,” says Ben, the dupe at the center of this comedic fake reality show, where everyone but him is an actor and all the games and outcomes are rigged. Or so the producers think. Ben’s ineptitude at puzzle-solving upends this week’s script when he botches a ridiculous challenge he was supposed to win (inside something called Bathsheba’s Box) so badly that there’s no way he could be considered the champ. “The believability of his experience is the most critical thing here,” a producer notes as they pivot to create a new ending for the episode, with the result being a more suspenseful and entertaining hour than anyone expected.

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