Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Fantastic!

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

The show is fun to watch thus why I'm giving it a 9 out of 10. That said almost all catfishing can be avoided by simply demanding the other person video chat and make them do it in the light with nothing covering their face or neck. If they refuse to do so then chances are they're a catfish. I'd give the show a 10 of 10 if they start reminding people to demand you video chat with the other person to make sure you know who you're talking to on the other end.

Although 'Catfish' was novel and fresh when it first hit the MTV airwaves, it is now old and tired and needs to be put on a shelf somewhere.Why am I saying those harsh words? 'Catfish' has nothing new to offer. It's the same archaic formula used by the show's two 'trackers', Nev and Max, every single time ~ i.e., someone thinks their Internet love who looks like a) a supermodel or b) a male hunk, might be fake, as they haven't met after just chatting for over eight years (you think)? Enter the guys from 'Catfish' who do a reverse google search on the photos, and run the phone number to see if it's legit. Do you mean to tell me these potentially duped individuals couldn't come up with that on their own by now, after seeing 'Catfish' for FIVE years???Having milked this 'Catfish' for all that's its worth, its time for it to go the way of another MTV show, 'Jersey Shore' ~ also kept WAY beyond its time! Must be something in the water at this network!

I had heard of catfishing and what it meant but never really knew the story of how it all began.This was a show I stumbled upon just flicking channels and decided to watch. After watching about three episodes on TV, I decided to watch the movie and then after watching the movie of Nev's story, I marathoned all three seasons.Wow.I'm just blown away by some of these stories. I've never been catfished and I can't understand why anyone waste all this time and energy into being this different person?So after Catfish: The Movie explored Nev's story, he joins his brothers buddy Max, who was not in the film, to travel across America to help people in the same predicament as he was.Nev and Max make a good team; they would have to with all the together time these two would have filming this and Nev seems to be the hopeless romantic of the pair while Max is the realist.One thing that kind of annoyed me, they're always try to find some deeper meaning to the catfish. After dealing with the person who emailed them, they head off to talk to the catfisher and get their side. Most times there is a story but sometimes they try to dig to get one when sometimes, people are just assholes!As the show started airing and word starting getting around, I started to wonder about the truthfulness of the stories in the later season; how much of it was really people in need or people just looking for their 15 minutes of fame.I don't think you can have a 'relationship' with someone without having seen them, let alone one episode where a couple were 'engaged' without even meeting each other.And that takes me to my next point: Webcam not working? Bullshit! Most modern computers with webcams, most modern phones come with cameras and even if they don't, webcams are dirt cheap to buy.On the rare occasion, some of these people even brought gifts or sent money to the catfish! They were the moment where I just wanted to reach into the screen and shake these people.I did like how, even being a MTV show, they still accepted gay and lesbian catfishes.The soundtrack is pretty cool too with a mix of pop and alternative music, with the artist and track listed, in case you want to buy it.It is a good show, eye opening, but good. Not something I would watch again though but I will watch more if and when it airs.

I feel compelled to write a review about this television show as my work colleague had become engrossed. She then proceeded to burn the whole first series and insist I watch them. Eight hours or so of my life that I will never get back. In retaliation to the punishment, I had to endure, I have written my first review ( to stick it to my colleague ) lol. The premise of the show is good however that's where it stops. We are force-fed these ridiculous episodes featuring people ranging from surreal, desperate to pathetic and without shame. We are supposed to believe that these individuals lack any real foresight or acumen and they come across as rabbits caught in the headlights. The two hosts have a pseudo- homo erotic bromance going on which is further annoying. Speaking of the hosts, each episode they seemed to find it effortless to sort out the fact from fiction with regards to the online persona's and it smacks the question, why did the original people in the relationships not contemplate completing their own investigations? I believe that the whole show is scripted and may go as far saying that the "pawns" are on the payroll, a la Jerry Springer show. The hosts had an opportunity to actually oust these fake profile makers and try change the publics perceptions and attitudes towards online safety. We have advertisements over here claiming that in America, 1 in 3 marriages are from relationships started online, so it is big business. My question is surely the individuals involved must realise quite quickly or at least have a notion that something is amiss ( perhaps this is my Scottish cynicism ). What I do see from this show, and this is only my opinion, is that the hosts are obviously planting the online offenders and/or fabrication and sensationalising the events. When it is all revealed toward the end, the hosts are stand offish and not ruthless in their convictions when faced with things that are blatantly blatantly wrong. Must be making money though. Anyway rantover.com