If you've found yourself looking for new mediums of entertainment since the heartbreaking season finale of The Bachelor, a new program on SciFi Channel might tickle your reality programming fancy. WCG Ultimate Gamer, the first episode of which airs Tuesday, March 10, will follow 12 gaming enthusiasts as they "embark on an intense and emotional journey" for a prize of $100,000, some Samsung products and the right to represent the titular World Cyber Games league at gaming events across the globe. We anticipate they'll learn a bit about themselves along the way. That's the best prize of all, really.
Contestants will compete in popular video games (Rock Band 2 is the focus for episode one) and -- wait for it -- "real-life challenges inspired by best-selling game titles." As much as we wish they'd leave that particular enterprise in more capable hands, we'll probably check it out. We could ostensibly watch reruns of Rock of Love: Charm School to satisfy our debilitating reality TV addiction, but, well, we already know how that one ends.
Reader Comments (22)
Posted: Mar 5th 2009 9:32PM PoisonedAl said
$100,000? Is that all? You can win £250,000 on Deal or No Deal, and all you have to be able to do is count to 20 and guess!
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Posted: Mar 5th 2009 10:23PM PoisonedAl said
Actually, Deal or No Deal is a cheap show in comparison, according the Screen Wipe Guide to TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXOPIbb8ZjA
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXOPIbb8ZjA
Posted: Mar 5th 2009 9:46PM (Unverified) said
"gaming enthusiasts as they "embark on an intense and emotional journey"
I predict dramatic music and not showing more than 10 minutes of footage of the games.
Then again you can find out who is the absolute Peggle champion or how people play Halo 3 without lag switches! (I don't expect TF2 but hey lots of Halo and Guitar Hero,With any luck hopefully Skate 2)
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I predict dramatic music and not showing more than 10 minutes of footage of the games.
Then again you can find out who is the absolute Peggle champion or how people play Halo 3 without lag switches! (I don't expect TF2 but hey lots of Halo and Guitar Hero,With any luck hopefully Skate 2)
Posted: Mar 5th 2009 10:00PM (Unverified) said
For my professional halo fix I'd much rather watch Major League Gaming's television show, or even just the video on demand matches. They ultimately give away a lot more money as well. Sure the narration is horrible and the effects are cheesy, but I don't expect anything different from this WCG show. WCG has had a pretty shitty track record when it comes to paying their participants, too.
Also, I can watch MLG online. Something tells me that this show isn't going to be aired live or for free.
Yes, all of this is just my guess at how this show will turn out. No, I have nothing but my experiences to support my guesses. I'd love to be wrong and for WCG to become more than a joke to anyone that doesn't play starcraft (Last I checked their only decent money game).
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Also, I can watch MLG online. Something tells me that this show isn't going to be aired live or for free.
Yes, all of this is just my guess at how this show will turn out. No, I have nothing but my experiences to support my guesses. I'd love to be wrong and for WCG to become more than a joke to anyone that doesn't play starcraft (Last I checked their only decent money game).
Posted: Mar 5th 2009 10:30PM BananaBoat said
When are the casting calls for this type of crap? I'd be on some stupid gaming reality show if they were willing to pay me.
Anyone up for pitching a "Survivor: Joystiq editors and commentors" edition to the networks? I have a feeling we could make some serious money with that.
At the very least, we could use my novelty fruit boat to paddle to the safety....
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Anyone up for pitching a "Survivor: Joystiq editors and commentors" edition to the networks? I have a feeling we could make some serious money with that.
At the very least, we could use my novelty fruit boat to paddle to the safety....
Posted: Mar 6th 2009 1:03AM BananaBoat said
That sounds horrib....wait...did you say fruit loops?
I'm in
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I'm in
Posted: Mar 6th 2009 1:53AM MarkezJM said
Dude, I said 'generic' fruit loops: http://www.all-nature.net/images/foods/Cereals/Cereals/FRUIT_RINGS%209%20oz%20Favelli%20c%20zorro.jpg
Hope that's OK and everything now that you've committed.
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Hope that's OK and everything now that you've committed.
Posted: Mar 6th 2009 3:39AM BananaBoat said
I've always been under the impression that "generic" items were just the regular products, except in a different box.
I've never bought generic, so I can't say for sure one way or another.
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I've never bought generic, so I can't say for sure one way or another.
Posted: Mar 5th 2009 10:43PM (Unverified) said
yo dawg i herd u liek entertainment so we put entert-- etc etc etc
My roommate watches Stargate all the time so I get to sit through the commercial for this all the time. I cringe EVERYTIME I see that crying chick saying, "This is really hard".
Makes me want to punch babies and punt puppies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYfsLSvY4CU#t=2m37s
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My roommate watches Stargate all the time so I get to sit through the commercial for this all the time. I cringe EVERYTIME I see that crying chick saying, "This is really hard".
Makes me want to punch babies and punt puppies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYfsLSvY4CU#t=2m37s
Posted: Mar 6th 2009 11:21AM Duke said
Yeah, the commercials make me cringe too. The sad truth is that I don't want to see or hear from anyone they are going to have acting like fools on this show. Lets be realistic - too many gamers are too egotistical when gaming and adding cameras to the mix will just make it impossible to handle.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 12:11AM Discotheque said
Mansquito and BSG strongly disagree with your statement.
Ok, maybe not Mansquito.
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Ok, maybe not Mansquito.
Posted: Mar 6th 2009 10:05AM (Unverified) said
So, uhhh... do we even know what games they're playing other than Rock Band? Do the contestants know beforehand?
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 2:22PM 343 Guilty Fart said
God I love Charm School. I don't care if they're skanky bitches, some of them look schweet in those school girl outfits. Plus some of them have the biggest jugs I've ever seen.
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