A good show?: Shark Tank

It is pretty rare that i find a show that is not comedy-based that I actually want to watch. But this show has something that keeps me DVR-ing it.

For those that haven't seen the show it consists of "self made" millionaires and billionaires that sit on a panel and (sometimes) make offers to seemingly random entrepreneurs that enter through a lush looking hallway from an elevator from Lord-knows where. The millionaires are the "sharks" and they tend to be a little brutal but are generally pretty likable characters (at least while on the show).

A caveat: To me, if I never had to deal with money and could live modestly for the rest of my life doing what I love, I would be eternally happy. I WANTED TO HATE THIS SHOW! The "Sharks" claim to make decisions based on one thing: profit. In fact, when it is perceived that a shark has made a decision out of emotion, they are criticized by the other sharks. They are arrogant and extremely confident and blunt - and people can learn from this. But it seems like the show is edited and produced in a way that doesn't really leave you thinking: "money is all that matters and I want to be like these rich people".

In fact, the people that make the show are the guests who visit the 'shark tank'. The people that really stick out are the people that stand up for themselves and reject the shark offers out of principal or because they think the sharks are wrong. This is the heart of what makes this show good. This occasional twist is what keeps me coming back.

And that's why they called it "Shark Tank". The sharks don't have the same moral code that average humans do (perhaps the average viewer anyway). The need for profit and financial growth has turned them into something else. So this is what makes this interesting.

One final thing that makes this a "good" show. Since these sharks are so incredibly blunt, we can trust them. If someone has a great idea, the sharks will tell them. If someone wants to surgically embed a bluetooth device into someone's head, they tell them it's a no-go. It gives people a general idea of how business works and keeps it on a level where we can all understand it. This show could be incredibly complicated, but it is actually really simple and is worth watching when you have a chance.