Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticFox’s newest unscripted series, “Cherries Wild,” is, among other things, a very easy trivia show, an opportunity to watch the dial of a giant slot machine turn, and a thirty-minute-long advertorial sponsored by Pepsi.
It’s also something that no one would mistake, at the present moment, for a show appearing anywhere else. While the show may not work, that’s likely good news for Fox.Of late, Fox has had a brand identity of almost-startling consistency.
Its scripted offerings include a robust suite of animated comedies and, on the drama side, “9-1-1” and its Texas-set spinoff, both of which generate chatter the further they distance themselves from realism or even sense.
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