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Language can be rough, but we don’t hear s- or f-words. Granted, the content stays well within the bounds of the show’s TV-14 rating.

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But it seems almost certain that The Big Leap wants to take its characters through some telegenic journey of redemption-where people learn something about themselves, fall in love and even get the second chance that the reality show promised.īut while that’s nice and all, and while the show is pretty clever in spots, inspirational TV doesn’t mean clean or problem-free TV. Sure, it’s early as we write this review. So it’s with no little irony that it turns the spotlight on the industry itself, to expose the foundation on which many reality shows are built.īut while the fictional reality show may be more rotten than it pretends, the real scripted show aims higher. Fox has been a hearty purveyor of salacious reality TV for decades. The Big Leap-Fox’s real scripted dramedy, not its fake reality show-is a study in meta programming. This show sure might change its contestants’ lives-but probably for the worse. And Gabby Lewis, a plus-sized single mom, is just looking for that elusive second chance to find the life she feels she was meant to live.īut while the show has an inspirational premise, producer Nick Blackburn knows that reality shows need more than that. Middle-aged influencer Julia Jenkins-saddled with a porn-addicted husband-is seeking greater fulfillment outside house and hearth.

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Professional football star Reggie Sadler wants to turn the tide of bad publicity that’s swept away most of his career. Laid-off auto worker Mike Devries hopes to use the competition to woo his wife back. And loads of the contestants leap at that chance (so to speak) with all their feet. The show’s marketed as inspirational catnip-a “second chance” for the contestants. (That premise makes The Big Leap a little like Netflix’s really great Voices of Fire.) Instead of a Darwinian contest where just one dancer is left standing at the end of the season, 20 will be left to, at season’s end, craft a performance of Swan’s Lake. That fake reality show is a dance competition, but it positions itself as a kinder, gentler sort of competition.

Tripping the Heights Lambasticįox’s The Big Leap is, in fact, a scripted show, which chronicles the lives and loves of contestants for a Fox reality show called … well, The Big Leap. Even reality competition shows are heavily edited to create narratives and pull heartstrings.īut with The Big Leap, Fox has created, literally, the most unreal reality show of them all. Back in the day, Duck Dynasty could feel more scripted than some sitcoms. The number of ghosts in Ghost Hunters seems questionable. Stream The Big Leap on Hulu.They’re called “reality shows.” But the level of actual reality in them can be akin to the amount of real fruit in Fruit Loops.

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You can officially meet The Big Leap cast when this new Fox series premieres on Monday, September 20 at 9 pm EST. As of September 14, the first two episodes of The Big Leap are available to watch on-demand or on Hulu. The Big Leap is one of the new shows on the 2021 fall TV schedule that we can’t wait to watch. He has also appeared in episodes of The Mentalist, Mom, The Orville, and New Amsterdam.

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He has also had recurring roles on Modern Family, Trial and Error, Why Women Kill, and Atypical.ĭaniels had a main role in Council of Dads and Sirens. Daniels has appeared in such films as Kate & Leopold, Ladder 49, The Island, And Then Came Love, and The Watcher. He played Magic Johnson in the Broadway production of Magic/Bird. Kevin Daniels has both a stage and screen background.

He, along with Nick and Monica, are in charge of keeping The Big Leap going and making sure the show grabs its audiences’ attention. Wayne is one of the producers, judges, and mentors.

Kevin Daniels plays Wayne on The Big Leap.

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