So, Shaquille O'Neal's new tv show premiered tonight on ABC. "Shaq's Big Challenge" chronicles a 6 month journey where Shaq and a team of doctors, trainers, and nutrionists try to get 6 dangerously overweight kids back in shape. Also, Shaq will practically be trying to cure childhood obesity by himself on a governmental level.
The main reason I watched (and will continue to watch) is for Shaq. If you are a fan of his "Shaq-isms" then this show will not disappoint. He had 3-4 lines during episode 1 that had me doubled over e.g. Calling out black people on only knowing the melody, not the words to "white songs", the example he was using the "Cheers" tv theme song.
After watching one episode though, the kids definitely have very unique personalities and will probably make this show all the more enjoyable to watch. And so far at least, they haven't resorted to too many artificial tear jerk moments or fabricated pseudo-reality tv situations. They seem to be documenting how difficult this thing is going to be. And yes, they are working with the parents as well to fix these kids habits at home.
I really hope others will watch this show because it is actually pretty entertaining and ultimately is for a good cause.
"Shaq's Big Challenge" is on ABC at 9pm on Tuesday nights.
2 comments:
i can't believe i missed this
I thought this show was alright but that bald guy who spied on the kids and then went back to Shaq and ranted and raved about how the kids were lying to him really pissed me off.
Sure, I don't even know how it is physically possible to walk on a treadmill at a rate of half a mile an hour (and I'm not quite sure why that's even an option on the treadmill)but at least the kid was doing something. All of those kids may have been dicking around in the gym but at least they were in the gym and at least they were MOVING, which is more than they were doing before. And OF COURSE they're just dicking around in there! They're kids for christ's sake! They need supervision and guidance. At least they showed up. You can't treat a kid like an adult and then get disappointed when they don't do exactly as instructed when they're unsupervised.
Ever seen the show 'Work Out'? They had a special program for some of their heavier clients (all adults) who were supposed to work out several times a week in addition to working on their eating and the majority of them never even bothered showing up to the gym even though they committed to the program.
Being disappointed in a bunch of kids kind of half-assing their exercise while no one is watching is not something that should piss someone off as much as that guy acted like he was.
All of those kids will see improvements in their health just by moving more, cutting out all the soft drinks and fast foods. I would also like to see them work with the parents more because the parents are the ones bringing the junk food in the house and preparing the majority of their meals.
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