We Are the Champions

A refreshing, uplifting show that has come out just as we are all getting fed up with bad news in 2020. I like the way it celebrates all these quirky people and doesn't make fun of them. This show is sincere but still tongue-in-cheek and very entertaining to watch. It's not really about competitions, it's about passionate, interesting people. Really good viewing and just what we need right now.

I wasn't expecting much from this Netflix documentary series about obscure competitive events but that first episode about the cheese rolling got me hooked. It's a curious rural pass time well-known to people nationally (and locally to me) and seeing it with an expensive slo-mo filter and big fancy cameras gave it a sort of wild and hilarious grandeur that I found really charming. It doesn't necessarily reach those giddy heights (not aiming for wordplay there) again but the formula is an engaging one. Wittily edited with a sort of rousingly droll narration by Rainn Wilson and with a lush documentarian-style focus - as an anthology format it was excellent. The virus world might have put a damper on these sort of niche crowd events to prevent us getting another series but I'd certainly watch more, there are no end to these manner of strange competitive events the world over and if a producer is listening LOOK UP SOMERSET CARNIVAL CLUBS.

Great antidote to the lockdown blues, pacey, fun and lighthearted. Don't take any notice of reviews from those who take their 'communities' too seriously! Watch it for what it is and smile 😊

Cheese ball : Wacky sport in England, ending was thrilling. Best line was Men are three times stupider then women.

Chili eating : Ed you're evil and Dustin is inhuman.

Fantasy Hairstylist: really a fantasy indeed, there is something about it the black community

Yo-yo: Kieran, evan and Betty story was inspiring

Don dancing : Fun and cute

Frog jumping : Can't make sense, how can this even possible.

This show is a bit of an undiscovered beauty I feel. If you know who the narrator Rainn Wilson is then that should tell you a little of what to expect.

The shots are stunning but it's got a cheeky, self-deprecating tone that makes it a great light-hearted watch.

There's some really sweet moments with AMAZING characters.

The Hairstyling episode had some lines I'll never forget!

A Netflix win.