Le défi des titans

Way too much talk and backstory, not enough action. The hosts are simply terrible.

Granted the obstacles are unique but they are so contrived that in no way to do they accurately showcase how athletic these people are. Winning is just as much or more about luck as you couldn't possibly train or practice to become good at these.

This is an hour long show with 8 minutes of action. The sets are outrageous, the challenges underwhelming, there are 4+ announcers for no apparent reason. The focus is on the characters and their personal lives rather than the competition and at the end of the day I just don't understand what they are going for. Is this a human interest reality show, or is this a Gladiators clone?

The reality is that it is neither and it is so overproduced that it is almost unwatchable. The contests are poorly conceived so that the outcome is clear within seconds which renders the competition boring, and it is difficult to get invested in characters when they are dispensed with in one or two competitions which last less than 2 minutes each.

This needs a lot of work and should have a much lower budget.

Please do yourself a favour and IGNORE all the low/negative comments about this show. I watched the first episode of this NBC show and found myself hooked and followed the entire season.

The show is beautifully designed, decent commentators, difficult and unique obstacles and not to mention the added bonus of The Rock (DJ). The backstory of each character is brilliant for an emotional hook and it shows clearly what is the driving passion behind each of the competitors.

You do not have to be an athletic person to enjoy this but it certainly helps to motivate you and uplift your energy.

Thank you DJ for a great show and really hope we can look forward to a second season (and many more to come).

Ps spelling is from New Zealand in case you notice the extra letters :)

The show 90's kids needed. It's a little bit of Global Guts, a little bit of American Gladiators, a little bit of Legends Of The Hidden Temple, and a lot of fun.

I was unable to get totally engrossed in the show because there is just too much production going on.

The competitions are head-to-head but there are more camera shots focused on the audience or isolated on a single competitor than there are of both competitors simultaneously. In some of the events the competitors are less then 10 feet apart and they still show isolated camera shots. It make the viewing experience very choppy and un-enjoyable. They should look at the production of the head-to-head ANW competition and follow suit.

I also think they would be better off doing less background stories on the contestants and having more competitors and competitions in each episode - again see ANW.