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"Con" (2005)
22 out of 29 people found the following comment useful :-
Dull and childish, 6 abril 2005
Author: ivko de USA
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I thought this show would be about cons, and in a way it was. I was conned out of about 20 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. The "cons" in the pilot episode range from the moronic, where Skyler shows us how to save fast food cups to get free soda (wow!) to the downright offensive, where he prepares to fake being homeless by visiting actual homeless in LA and asking them if his clothes look crappy enough for him to pass as one of them. He then unveils his cover story; you know, the reason why he went crazy and now lives on the street. This leads to an unexpectedly funny moment when a homeless man, clearly baffled at this elaborate and stupid story, points out that all the reason you need to be homeless is to be hooked on crack. The remainder of the cons in the show revolve around Skyler convincing businesses to donate their services for free in exchange for being mentioned on a fictional TV show. The irony, of course, is that this really is on TV so the businesses haven't really been conned at all. All in all, I would guess that legal constraints prevent Skyler and company from showing actual cons, so the show will always be sophomoric pranks instead. Bottom line, skip 'Con' and rent 'The Sting'.
17 out of 22 people found the following comment useful :-
If you like this show, I hate you., 15 marzo 2006
Author: Glorback de Canada
Anyone who seriously believes this crap is real is just plain stupid. Even if it was, it would still suck. It's a bunch of sleazy trash, plain and simple.
Skyler Stone isn't a genuine con man. He's just a smug moron who somehow managed to get his own show. Gah...I can't stand seeing that stupid smirk on his face. The only people he's fooling are the 60 IQ audience.
Unfortunately we may see a small wave of idiot kids who try to imitate this garbage and think they're uber slick con men.
It's unbelievable how much crap gets on the comedy network nowadays. I thought they reached their lowest point with You Bet your ass". How wrong I was. Hell, I'd almost rather watch Girls Will be Girls...
Oh wait...no I wouldn't. But seriously, don't bother with this pathetic excuse for a show.
21 out of 31 people found the following comment useful :-
Kind of stupid, 21 abril 2005
Author: Humanoid Typhoon
The show is supposed to be about cons, but if you know anything about legitimate conmen, you know Skyler Stone ain't even close to being one. Instead of conning people for big payoffs, he develops these absurdly intricate plans to get such "great" stuff as his apartment cleaned and a free meal. With the time and effort he puts into these things he could just as easily (or more easily for that matter)do them the normal way.
It's also worth noting that the disclaimers before and after the show sort of take away from any sense of realism that would be present. They flash them so quick you barely get a chance to read, but it does mention that some scenes are staged and that some parties have been compensated for their appearances.
Some "Con man" Stone is. Don't waste your time and hopefully it'll be cancelled.
12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :-
A very moronic show, 19 marzo 2006
Author: Mariah Smith (pikachu_kiss@hotmail.com) de United States
I think that if you like this show,then you must have an IQ of 1 or lower!Skyler Stone...SUCKS!He is NOT and he will NEVER be a con man.
I am glad they don't show this piece of crap show anymore...the better shows are drawn Together, and Distraction and The Mind of Mencia.
I saw one or two episodes of Con and in the middle,i switched channels because it sucked so bad!he is just a moron who thinks he is a con man...but he is not!Skyler just got lucky with all that crap that he was doing!I recommend that you never watch this show if it ever comes on again.
I may have repeated most of the other things...heh
13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
I am not impressed, 17 mayo 2005
Author: noonblueapples de United States
On top of the fact that Skylar is a complete douche bag and his cons are unimaginative, his schemes require way to much preparation to make any of his scams worth while. Without giving away any spoilers (as if it matters with this piece of crap) his cons are such a sham because it takes the effort of days and days of planning, and the use of multiple accomplices and an entire camera crew etc. just to scam someone into a service that would cost less than a hundred bucks.....in addition if you read in the credits they re-stage some of the phone calls etc. because they don't pan out...The whole concept of this show is bunk because all of his cons have the cost in both the crew and the effort of ten times the actual cost of the service he is trying to get for free...what is the con?
17 out of 25 people found the following comment useful :-
Tiring..., 18 abril 2005
Author: triphammer de United States
You know, I love the prospect of conning honest, hard-working people out of their services just as much as the next guy, but Con is just boring. It seems like Skyler Stone always has to work up a ridiculously circuitous plan to achieve the simplest of ends.
The circuitous planning wouldn't be bad if it were applied to grand schemes, but more often than not the cons on Con are so small in scope that I just can't bring myself to give a damn.
In one episode Skyler created a convoluted plan to get models to believe he's a photographer and clean his living room... oh, burn! And all it took was 3 days of rigorous planning and preparation! Con would be great if the cast would just pull a great con, but as it is it's just boring.
10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
If you're looking for a smart and thought provoking show in Con, then that's your mistake., 15 marzo 2006
Author: johnyjoe de Canada
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Con is about a loser who screws people over by making up these big complex plans just so he doesn't have to do these things the regular way (or in some cases, just to be a total jerk). I guess the commercials are a tad misleading, as he is no conman, nor is he very... bright. All in all, this show is pure entertainment, although a tad corny at times. A lot of it is fake (as written at the end of the show) because they couldn't have filmed the real thing. But it's not like they didn't actually pull these stupid tasks off. Some episodes show ridiculously pointless cons (like the dry-humping porno one), and some are actually real good (like the free vacation one), but every episode I have found myself laughing at the stupidity. So overall this is a really good show. It may not be classy or professional, but it's funny, and that's all that matters.
9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
waking up to my cats butt hole in my face is more entertaining., 25 julio 2006
Author: michaelbhamm de United States
I never thought watching TV would make me want to end my own life. But this show has made me want to do exactly that. The skyler stone guy isn't funny, he's obnoxious and a tool, I would rather watch mind of mencia then this show. The show is obviously staged as well. Comedy central must have ran out of mad TV reruns so they needed to fill the space with some new crap. They did a pretty good job; they found the worst crap thats available. For some reason they thought this show is more funny then Stella. Stella was the best show ever along with strangers with candy and kids in the hall. They take those shoes off and put this show on. Con is a wonderful example of the dumbing down of America.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Yawn, boring and stupid., 17 febrero 2007
Author: juliagates2002 de Canada
I couldn't stand this show. so glad it got canceled quick.
I can't believe the Comedy Network (Canada) re-aired the episodes of it they must be so desperate for any programs at all. I'm sure they just got it cheap.
The guy on this show is so annoying and untalented and not funny at all.
He is just so unlikeable, I hated him and even though every scheme was obviously scripted and fake (not to mention stupid) he was such a jerk for pretending to do such stupid stuff and thinking he was cool.
He's not cool he sucks.
My grade, One out of ten.
2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
Uninteresting, unintelligent and pointless., 12 abril 2007
Author: maz underscore de Australia
What exactly is the point of pretending to "con" people out of things like ski passes and pizza? I fail to see a point. I'd not clever or original and it strikes me as being extremely pointless.
Skyler Stone doesn't seem to be a very down-to-earth or even a nice guy. He has very little charisma and just about anyone could do what he does in this show.
The worse thing about this piece of crap, is the fact that a lot of the phone calls are reenacted, so not only are they apparently conning the poor people on the other end of the phone, but they are also conning the audience who don't have enough time to read the "disclaimed" that flickers across the screen for about half a second at the beginning at the end of the show!
Not only that but he also claims this is how he lives his whole life. What an lie. No one could live their lives like this and the fact he says this is not only yet another con to get his show watched, but it's also one of the most fabricated, blatant pieces of bull$hit I've ever heard. This guy is an @$$!
What makes them think that going to all the trouble of, for example, write and record a song, get someone to pain a HUGE picture of you and two mates, get dance lessons and actually travel to a ski resort is actually worth only getting free ski passes and some food for free? What is the point of that? It's an awful lot of trouble to go to just for a few ski passes and a bit of snow.
As far as "comedy" goes, this is bottom of the barrel stuff.
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