Common Sense Media Review
By Marty Brown
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Reality show about online gamers has profanity, sex talk.
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Why Age 15+?
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Happily Ever Avatar
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's the Story?
HAPPILY EVER AVATAR is a 12-episode reality show that features three couples who each met playing video games. Amadeus and Karoline are beginning a long-distance relationship; Nick and Tony are working through jealousy issues; and Jake and Chelsea are moving across the country together while considering marriage. Some of the couples have never met in person, but are still in committed relationships with one another. The cast members' friends and family members weigh in about their digital dating lives as the relationships evolve from meeting as gaming avatars to taking it to the next level.
Is It Any Good?
It may have seemed novel 20 years ago, but couples meeting and relating through video games is relatively mundane in today's digital age. It shouldn't be much of a surprise then that Happily Ever Avatar's subjects are average couples coping with run-of-the-mill relationship problems that usually feel slightly buffed by the showrunners. Gamers may get a kick out of the series -- especially gamers well-acclimated with the individual game titles that sparked each couple's respective relationship -- as may fans of dating reality shows, but otherwise there's nothing too notable about the storylines despite what comes off as a wholly original premise.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the featured couples in Happily Ever Avatar. How did each couple meet? What drew them to one another? What do the couples have in common? How are they different?
What place do video games have in each couple's everyday life? How do video games influence how the couples relate to one another?
What are some of the positive and negative aspects of each relationship? Would you consider any of these relationships to be healthy? Why or why not?
TV Details
- Premiere date : May 28, 2020
- Network : Max
- Genre : Reality TV
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 30, 2020
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