AMC's Game of Arms

[Snake Plissken]

Did anyone give it a watch? I was going to pass on it, but I decided to watch it on Demand. It's not that bad, although I was expecting to see an arm break most of the time. I saw the first two episodes, and it seems like there is a few times that the referees aren't consistent with each other in their rulings when someone slips their grip and the other guy is supposed to get a point. I'll probably continue to watch it.

 

[krec9]

Yea i’m tired of seeing previews for it like they try to shove down your throat.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Yeah I got sick of it too, but I decided to try it. Like with all reality shows, you suspect it's all fake.

 

[yruh8n]

A quick explanation of the "rules" (if there are any?) would help. I always thought that your elbow had to stay on the table in a central position. Some of these guys look like they are playing tug a war instead of arm wrestling. If you are using all your weight to pull someone's arm down you aren't really "arm" wrestling anymore. The most enjoyment I get out of shows like this and the Ultimate Fighter are seeing trash talkers get handed thier @$$e$.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Yeah in the second episode where it was Cobra vs. Chop, the Cobra guy was going under the ****ing table

The rules are very flimsy, and not consistent.

 

[yruh8n]

Wasn't Chop the fat redneck? For the most part Cobra looked like what I have always understood arm wrestling to be. In the last match it looked like Chop just sat down. That isn't arm wrestling. Then he acted like a stud when it was his fat @$$ and not his arm strength that won the match. I agree that the referees seem very inconsistent. It's like they pull a random person out of the crowd and put the black and white stripped shirt on them. The week before the guy who was losing let go and the ref called him on it. After the loser got in his grill the ref changed his mind. I guess it makes for interesting tv?

 

[Snake Plissken]

I think they shouldn't be able to use their bodies to pull either. Elbows on the ****ing table and that's it. It should be all arm strength, and not using the weight of their gunts and bologna teetz.

 

[Rambler]

So its like "Over the Top," The Television Show?

 

[Snake Plissken]

Yeah basically. Destroying the muscles in their arms for a chance at $1,000.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I just caught the latest episode. That Travis is such a over the top cocky *** hole I can't believe they built an entire episode to him going against Tom, and Travis basically was toying with him by the end.

 

[Rambler]

Yeah basically. Destroying the muscles in their arms for a chance at $1,000.

 

[yruh8n]

This show is like really bad professional wrestling. Guys literally hanging off the end of the table to win, and then beating thier chest like thay actually did something. I'm an out of shape old man and I would have no problem calling any of those guys pu$$ie$ to thier faces. I could win a national championship by those rules and I have arthritis in my hands and elbows and a bad back.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Yeah and the staged fights they have are ridiculous

I just don't know why "reality" TV can't actually be reality. I don't know why they feel the need to fluff this **** up.

 

[Scareb]

I was playing diablo and had AMC on in the background which is why I caught one of the episodes. This show is beyond stupid and that Cobra guy seems like a serial killer rapist.

I'm gonna pitch a reality show to AMC about shovelling snow in Canada. I'm gonna be ****ing rich.

 

[Fritz]

I was playing diablo and had AMC on in the background which is why I caught one of the episodes. This show is beyond stupid and that Cobra guy seems like a serial killer rapist.

I'm gonna pitch a reality show to AMC about shovelling snow in Canada. I'm gonna be ****ing rich.

Shovel vs Snow Blower! I'll use the Snow Blower.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I wonder if it will even get picked up for a second season

Some reviews I've read on IMDB are pretty funny.

 

[Scareb]

I wonder if it will even get picked up for a second season

Some reviews I've read on IMDB are pretty funny.

It probably will. $5 says every gym rat muscle head tunes into the show and goes "yeah bro, I could kick his *** at this. I'm benchin so much now bro. Naw bro, no legs" and that's half their viewers right there.

 

[Snake Plissken]

It probably will. $5 says every gym rat muscle head tunes into the show and goes "yeah bro, I could kick his *** at this. I'm benchin so much now bro. Naw bro, no legs" and that's half their viewers right there.

You're probably right. I'm a bodybuilder so it's up my alley kinda. I tried to give the show the benefit of the doubt, but it's just scripted nonsense like everything else. I still haven't watched last week's episode, I just can't bring myself to sacrifice time for it

 

[Rambler]

I watched 2 episodes of this last week and wow. Your descriptions were right. Show is pretty ridiculous.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I caught the past week's last night. I don't know why I even bother with it anymore, I guess it's like watching a car pile up