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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:42 |
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 Last night I finally got completely caught up with the current season of The Biggest Loser. I'll admit this time it snuck up on me and caught me completely off guard. To be completely honest, it lost out to Better Off Ted which up until this week was on at the same time. Not to mention my wife and daughter are American Idol fans so while they watched that live I recorded comedy and had to catch The Biggest Loser one week late on their website.
It's no surprise that the producers were able to find contestants even heavier than season 8's, the largest being a 30 year old deejay weighing over 520 pounds at the season's premiere. Myself , my wife, daughter and youngest son together weigh just one pound more than him! Can you imagine that, one man weighing as much as a family of four! I guess by next season they'll have a contestant that weighs as much as all five of us.
Well not only did the contestants get larger but the stunts have gotten more extreme. The opening challenge of riding 26.2 miles(shared between both teammates) didn't kill any of the contestants so I hate to think of what will be in store for season 10's contestants. There's a saying that goes "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I think the show's producers have adopted the motto "What doesn't kill them makes us try harder to see how close we can get."
Some things don't change, too much puking during the first workout(that's a great way to motivate people to want to exercise!) Jillian cursing and screaming, and Bob continually reminding the contestant's that it's the "last chance workout." Like maybe they forgot and thought they were what, at a picnic? Of course there are plenty of ads placed throughout the show, wouldn't want anyone to make the mistake of getting Zacky Farms turkey or Trident gum now would we. And let's not forget the drama about the dreaded Week 2. One new thing though- plenty of blood courtesy of Maria.
I happened to notice on NBC's site there was a comment regarding the show humiliating people into losing weight. After seeing the season premier I can understand why they made that comment. For those who don't watch or missed the first episode, the contestants had to weigh-in live in front of their communities(friends, family, co-workers, total strangers) shirts off, just like they do at the ranch. Would you be willing to do that? What's your opinion? Do you think the show humiliates the contestants, or obese people in general?
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