10 Most Insane Things Happening In Movies & TV Right Now (Jan 11th)

6. There's A New Talent Show... And It's Mental

Many years ago, it seemed like "reality TV" shows had peaked when the Bachelor literally profited from gamifying romantic relationships. There was outrage. Which is absolutely nothing compared to the outrage we should have all shown in the years since when reality TV and talent shows became many-limbed monstrous beast it is now where it's not at all outrageous for a woman famous for an extramarital affair with a footballer masturbated a pig before the watershed. Literally happened.

Anyway, you'd think with all of that in the tank, it would be hard to find anything that would really stick out as weird anymore, but Fox have managed it with their latest talent show, The Masked Singer.

The premise is a little like The Voice, in that it depends on anonymity to a certain extent, but it also includes elements of Through The Keyhole and Luchador wrestling (at least in the way masks arte used). So that's normal. Based on a Korean show concept, it has contestants - all celebrities - compete by performing in disguise while a panel of judges speculates on who they are and then votes on the least talented one who is ceremonially unmasked and kicked off the show.

And it's not just masks - the disguises are so elaborate and silly they make Ru Paul's Frag Race look like Downton Abbey.