Dirty Jobs was a good show, but Somebody's Gotta Do It feels like the show Mike Rowe always wanted to create, but wasn't allowed to do. The two are similar, but Somebody's Gotta Do It is better in a lot of ways.
There are really no reality shows left. Most shows that call themselves reality shows, have entire writers teams, that sit down and create a story which is then "enacted" by the shows stars. Directors and producers seem to be obsessed with control; they always want to steer shows in a particular direction. Not so for Somebody's Gotta Do It.
The show is even more raw, and less scripted than Dirty Jobs was. It really does show things behind the scenes, and does a fantastic job showing the passionate characters that Rowe interviews. What they all have in common is a great enthusiasm for their jobs, and that is extremely infatuating to see. Rowe is as sarcastic and humorous as always, and is even more frank and direct with the audience than he was in the previous installation.
Somebody's Gotta Do It is perhaps the only reality/documentary show left that truly feels organic, which is highly respectable in 2014. It's honest, likable, funny, interesting, enlightening, and sometimes it's damn smart.
10/10.
There are really no reality shows left. Most shows that call themselves reality shows, have entire writers teams, that sit down and create a story which is then "enacted" by the shows stars. Directors and producers seem to be obsessed with control; they always want to steer shows in a particular direction. Not so for Somebody's Gotta Do It.
The show is even more raw, and less scripted than Dirty Jobs was. It really does show things behind the scenes, and does a fantastic job showing the passionate characters that Rowe interviews. What they all have in common is a great enthusiasm for their jobs, and that is extremely infatuating to see. Rowe is as sarcastic and humorous as always, and is even more frank and direct with the audience than he was in the previous installation.
Somebody's Gotta Do It is perhaps the only reality/documentary show left that truly feels organic, which is highly respectable in 2014. It's honest, likable, funny, interesting, enlightening, and sometimes it's damn smart.
10/10.