King of the Nerds

I *love* this show!

The cast of contestants are perfect and the challenges are fun. I'm watching the third episode at the moment, and have to admit I may have a rather big crushie crush on Brandon Moore.

Brandon Moore is cute and funny and I sincerely want to know him. He hasn't irritated me once.

When I first met the cast I was drawn to Alana Smith-Brown because she reminded me a lot of myself. She's sort of an outcast in a house full of outcasts and has a tendency to freak the flip out when things don't go as she thinks they should. While I don't think her chances of winning the competition are high, I'd be delighted to make her acquaintance.

Genevieve Pearson and Celeste Anderson both come off as kindhearted sweethearts that can probably out-think anyone in the house and have excellent chances of winning this thing. Also, I want to be friends with them. Of course, if Genevieve ever woke me up in the morning singing about birds and flowers, I might have terminate the friendship.

Hendrik was a delight and intimidatingly smart. I was incredibly sad when he went home.

Ivan Van Norman is smart, creative, cute, and crafty. I wouldn't be surprised if he won the whole thing. He also has this alphatude that comes off as capable and comforting while not being irritating and jerkish. (Though I have no doubt he's got the snarky, jerkish, I'm smarter than you thing in his back pocket.)

Jon Paprocki was a super fun dude who I enjoyed watching and would also love to be friends with.

Joshua Ovenshire is the most attractive guy on the show, just saying.

Moogega Cooper is the most intimidating person on the show for me. She's genius, gorgeous, and genial. Therefore she's dangerous. I have high hopes for Moogega.

Virgil Griffith is a brilliant hacker who comes off a bit lazy and sometimes arrogant. Those last two may help him go far in the competition. I wanted to love Virgil because I already knew of him from his master hacker skills and because he was born in my hometown and then raised not far from here. He also attended the University of Alabama. Good luck, Virgil. And Roll Tide Roll.

Danielle Mackey is really pretty. And she has pink hair. But, she's not very nice... and I don't enjoy people who aren't nice.

I hope this show gets many seasons to come with equally awesome cast members.