11/9/07
The Last One Laughing
So recently while flicking through the channels of what my grandmother calls the idiot box I stopped on one of my favorite channels, The Discovery Channel. In the past few years Discovery has just gotten more and more amazing by introducing shows that are no longer narrated by a 90 year-old but shows that are wild, entertaining and funny. Shows like Mike Rowe's Dirty Jobs, Myth Busters and Bear Grills' Man Vs. Wild not only teach us something but they have a personality that is irreplaceable by previous shows of Bees building their hives.
To get back to the point, when I stopped on Discovery I was instantly greeted by imagery of 5 half naked white guys getting wrestling with some local African villagers. It turns out this show is called The Last One Standing and it takes 5 different types of fitness experts or athletes around the world to remote villages to compete in tribal games, challenges and ceremonies. The men live, train and are taught by the locals in various rituals from wrestling to stick fighting to cricket.
I'm hooked now with my personal favorite being the drop kick fighting episode. For so reason there is nothing better than seeing a westerner getting his ass kicked (literally) by some local tribesman who's never seen a weight room in his life.
Check it at discovery.com
Labels: ass kicking, TV