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It takes a little while forDating Aroundto hook you.
He goes on a date with five attractive women.
There are no dramatic elimination ceremonies.
There are no talking-head interviews where the cast dishes about their feelings as prompted by unseen producers.
There is no host.
There are no voice-overs.
By episode three, I had decided it was deceptively appealing.
By episode four, I realized Id forgotten to pick up my child from school.
Sure,Dating Aroundis still limited in scope in its own way.
But it takes advantage of the gaps other dating shows leave unconsidered.
Many of the singles featured are people of color; two of the episodes are about queer people.
who insists on telling the same very bad joke about a frog on several of his dates.
The breadth is good because it makes the show better.
The tensions and intimacies are different.
Dating Aroundalso manages to escape one of the biggest pitfalls of its glossy, highly-produced look.
That influence is palpable inDating Around, but its mostly limited to the opening and closing sequences.
Given the state ofhigh-concept, high-risk romance shows, that may be enough to pass for nice.
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