Deadliest Warriors TV Series

Feuer Frei! · 04-21-10, 01:49 AM

Anyone watching/seen this?
Is it worth a look? Or is it just a unrealistic, ineffective show?
There are some mouthwatering matchups, for instance the SS against the Viet Cong. Yakuza vs Mafia, Viking vs Samurai.
Although the matchup between a Ninja and a Spartan makes me think this might be just a tad "unbelievable", ie. crap.
Is it presented in the style of Mythbusters?

http://www.spike.com/show/31082/

04-21-10, 02:17 AM

I've seen it, it seems a bit meh though, they apparently give numbers to various weapons and stuff then run it through a simulator which compares these numbers and assigns a probability of each side winning then they "Flip the coin" 1000 times then use CGI to simulate a battle.

Its okay I guess but I wouldn't put much stock in it.

I mean Megas Alexandros vs Atilla the Hun? Are they doing a 1v1 fight because that's utterly stupid.

Jimbuna · 04-21-10, 04:33 AM

It's been aired in the UK before....take it all with a pinch of salt....mostly hypothetical.

Dowly · 04-21-10, 05:36 AM

Sounds to me like the show "Prehistoric fight club" they aired here year or so ago. What a BS show, putting different dinosaurs against each other.

Umm.. hello, how do you know how a dinosaur would act in that situation?

Oberon · 04-21-10, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Sounds to me like the show "Prehistoric fight club" they aired here year or so ago. What a BS show, putting different dinosaurs against each other.

Umm.. hello, how do you know how a dinosaur would act in that situation?

Dowly · 04-21-10, 07:26 AM

ETR3(SS) · 04-21-10, 07:44 AM

I've watched a few episodes now. Basically they take two warriors that would have never met on the battlefield, evaluate their weapons and then pit them against each other 1 vs 1 or 5 vs 5 in a computer simulation. I'd say at least watch a couple for yourself and then decide if you like it or not, if for no other reason than to look at all the pretty weapons.

Torvald Von Mansee · 04-21-10, 08:22 AM

Well, it could be an amusing diversion. It doesn't have to be realistic to be entertaining. Like sinking the Yamato, Musashi, and Akagi all at once and getting away.

Weiss Pinguin · 04-21-10, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Sounds to me like the show "Prehistoric fight club" they aired here year or so ago. What a BS show, putting different dinosaurs against each other.

Umm.. hello, how do you know how a dinosaur would act in that situation?

Oh god, my favorite part of that show was how much the various experts they had would get into it. And how they'd always refer to stuff in the present tense, like they were commentating on a race or something.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-21-10, 09:24 AM

It's worth a look

Even if to see the various combat methods\weapons.

Dowly · 04-21-10, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

Oh god, my favorite part of that show was how much the various experts they had would get into it. And how they'd always refer to stuff in the present tense, like they were commentating on a race or something.

Haha!

frau kaleun · 04-21-10, 12:07 PM

Actually most of the eps listed by the OP were from last season's airing. They're currently being rerun (at least here) as, IIRC, a "promo" to the second season's worth of new episodes.

I watched the first season until it started to turn into stuff with cannons and machine guns every week. The demonstrations of all the personal weaponry and fighting styles was interesting, but I found the constant "bragging rights" angle pretty eyeroll-worthy.

Overall I'd rank it somewhere between History Channel's "Warriors" series (

) and "Battles B.C" (somebody watched "300" one too many times).

Feuer Frei! · 04-21-10, 04:47 PM

So who won with the SS and the Viet Cong matchup?
Just curious.

04-21-10, 01:49 AM	#1
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Deadliest Warriors TV Series Anyone watching/seen this? Is it worth a look? Or is it just a unrealistic, ineffective show? There are some mouthwatering matchups, for instance the SS against the Viet Cong. Yakuza vs Mafia, Viking vs Samurai. Although the matchup between a Ninja and a Spartan makes me think this might be just a tad "unbelievable", ie. crap. Is it presented in the style of Mythbusters? http://www.spike.com/show/31082/ __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS Last edited by Feuer Frei!; 04-21-10 at 02:03 AM.

04-21-10, 04:33 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It's been aired in the UK before....take it all with a pinch of salt....mostly hypothetical. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	I've watched a few episodes now. Basically they take two warriors that would have never met on the battlefield, evaluate their weapons and then pit them against each other 1 vs 1 or 5 vs 5 in a computer simulation. I'd say at least watch a couple for yourself and then decide if you like it or not, if for no other reason than to look at all the pretty weapons. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

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Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Well, it could be an amusing diversion. It doesn't have to be realistic to be entertaining. Like sinking the Yamato, Musashi, and Akagi all at once and getting away. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

04-21-10, 09:24 AM	#10
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	It's worth a look Even if to see the various combat methods\weapons. __________________ Back in the Day

04-21-10, 02:17 AM	#2
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I've seen it, it seems a bit meh though, they apparently give numbers to various weapons and stuff then run it through a simulator which compares these numbers and assigns a probability of each side winning then they "Flip the coin" 1000 times then use CGI to simulate a battle. Its okay I guess but I wouldn't put much stock in it. I mean Megas Alexandros vs Atilla the Hun? Are they doing a 1v1 fight because that's utterly stupid.

04-21-10, 05:36 AM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Sounds to me like the show "Prehistoric fight club" they aired here year or so ago. What a BS show, putting different dinosaurs against each other. Umm.. hello, how do you know how a dinosaur would act in that situation?

04-21-10, 07:26 AM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0

04-21-10, 12:07 PM	#12
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Actually most of the eps listed by the OP were from last season's airing. They're currently being rerun (at least here) as, IIRC, a "promo" to the second season's worth of new episodes. I watched the first season until it started to turn into stuff with cannons and machine guns every week. The demonstrations of all the personal weaponry and fighting styles was interesting, but I found the constant "bragging rights" angle pretty eyeroll-worthy. Overall I'd rank it somewhere between History Channel's "Warriors" series () and "Battles B.C" (somebody watched "300" one too many times).

04-21-10, 04:47 PM	#13
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	So who won with the SS and the Viet Cong matchup? Just curious. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS