The Grio

‘Pop the Balloon’ fans say Netflix ruined the show with gentrification— can they still fix it?

“Pop The Balloon LIVE!” is having its own balloon burst after the first episode of the series didn’t get off to a great start. Fans of the original show, which appeared on YouTube, were already ...
Rolling Stone

‘Pop the Balloon’ Already Brought Out the Worst in People. Then It Got a TV Deal

One of the internet’s favorite — and most controversial — shows is getting a squeaky new primetime spin. YouTube show Pop The Balloon will become a live dating show on Netflix, with the streamer ...
The Indianapolis Star

'Pop the Balloon' comes to Netflix. What to know about the show based on the viral dating game

The viral online Pop the Balloon dating game is hitting Netflix with a live weekly show. “Pop the Balloon LIVE” debuts Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern. The reality show is a takeoff of the speed-dating ...
UrbanGeekz on MSN

Pop the balloon creators launch dating app inspired by viral show

Popular YouTube speed-dating show Pop the Balloon or Find Love, launched by a husband-and-wife duo, is scaling up with the debut of Luv or Pop, a […] ...
The Grio

‘Pop The Balloon’ is the internet phenomenon that reminds me how much I don’t miss being single

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’d seen segments of “Pop The Balloon or Find Love,” the popular ...