TKO (Kevin Hart + American Gladiators + Wipeout)

[Prepuce of Doom 21,073]

Pretty cheap, predictable, stupid, yet entertaining. 

They show way too many of the good "balls to the face" clips in the intro, but the premiere did a fairly good job at making me like and dislike a few of the contestants.  I'm pretty lukewarm on Kevin Hart (a little goes a very long way for me) but thought he was a good host. I may tire of him quickly, however. 

The cop was every bit as inept as one might have feared, and the producers took advantage of every "down shirt" camera angle of the Texans cheerleader. 

Not must see TV, but amusing enough for what it is. 

[JimmyHoffa 1,188]

On the DVR. Good mindless fun the kids will also enjoy. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8,924]

10 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

 

The cop was every bit as inept as one might have feared, and the producers took advantage of every "down shirt" camera angle of the Texans cheerleader. 

 

Yep, that cameraman was doing God's work there.

[JimmyHoffa 1,188]

Am I crazy or would you have a better shot at getting a good time by just falling off twice in each section and taking the time penalty? 

[tbone_ 14,123]

Wipeout was fantastic tv.

[Prepuce of Doom 21,073]

On 7/13/2018 at 9:40 AM, JimmyHoffa said:

Am I crazy or would you have a better shot at getting a good time by just falling off twice in each section and taking the time penalty? 

That was my though as well. Spending 90 seconds per obstacle and then falling (and then repeating the process) takes about three minutes longer than just taking a dive twice per obstacle. 

That only makes perfect sense if you have no faith that you will be able to complete the obstacle, and if you're confident that none of your competitors might complete any obstacles. 

If you are the first person to go, then you almost have to legitimately try on everything, but whoever goes last is at a tremendous advantage in that they know exactly how all the other competitors finished, and what is necessary to win. 

I have to assume that there's a discretionary rule in place that requires a good faith effort otherwise your time is disallowed. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,499]

Show is boring and stupid. 

[TyphoonSe7en 75]

I watched it and was fairly bored. The course seemed way too hard for the majority of the contestants and all Kevin Hart did was laugh. Oh well, I wasn't expecting much.

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[Prepuce of Doom 21,073]

The novelty and entertainment value of this show wore off even more quickly than I had expected it would. 

But apparently there's a 5 minute penalty if they suspect you of cheating by taking a dive. 

Edited July 20, 2018 by Prepuce of Doom

[TyphoonSe7en 75]

I saw some of the first episode flipping channels.  So, is there just one course?  Just a bunch of people literally doing the same thing over and over again?  American Gladiators would have multiple events at least.

American Gladiators was way better than this show.

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