Ink Master

The shows concept was to focus on finding a ink master that was all rounded and not just good in one specific type of tattooing. They would put them under stressful events to see if they can handle the stress. Now for the most they all excelled in one aspect of tattooing and failed in many others. The Judges I felt dropped the ball as in some eliminations they kept people who were consistently failing and dropping people who maybe screwed up once or twice. Now the only aspect of the show people do not seem to understand this was over 14 years ago so the standards of Spike Tv and cable are different from today. So the Motcho idiots and the way women were being portrayed can be views as negative. Keep in mind this show was meant to stress and push them to their breaking point to get the best of the best or was intended to be this way myself I think it was just for ratings. So overall if you need to pass the time the show is ok ish but it will have voguer parts and show women in a sexy manor. So I would say in todays standards it should be rated for 18+.

If you are a woman or have a daughter, do not watch it. It does not show girls and women that they can do anything men can do. There were two woman on at the beginning of the show and they were both kicked off. They were both pretty decent tattoo artists. There was a category when the contestants had to draw and then tattoo a pin up doll on a client. Lea, the last female contestant on the show, had a pretty decent and basic pin up doll tattoo. Josh, a male contestant on the show who doesn't shade well or anything, had a tattoo that did not even resemble what a pin up doll looks like. He got to move on to the next round and Lea did not. This show is not fair to its female contestants. Do not recommend.