Viking
 

No I'm no talking about you Vandalsquirrel.

I'm talkin about the ESPN 2 show. Does anyone watch it?

It reminds me of American Gladiators (which they should bring back) without the gladiators.

Thank God I'm not the only one who saw Viking and was totally hooked on it.

I couldn't stop laughing at the big muscular guy who fell off the tilting thing at the begining.

I honestly thought no one would be able to negotiate that course...although that big captain's wheel looks like fun...hell, the whole course does.

The slams they take when they mess up look SO painful....but that's padding for you.

yeah man. this show is awesome. its like other show on SPIKE except not as extreme.

Fuji's "Viking" to Debut on America's ESPN 2

Japan's top-rated TV network FUJI TELEVISION joins forces with ESPN, the world's premiere sports channel, to bring "VIKING: THE ULTIMATE OBSTACLE COURSE CHALLENGE" to US viewers.

Produced by Japan's top sports-variety producer Ushio Higuchi, "VIKING" features a series of grueling obstacle courses designed to test the outer limits of human strength, speed, agility, and endurance.

Built around a maritime theme, the VIKING course resembles a giant pirate warship, full of ropes, wooden masts, and gigantic cannonballs. On the forbidding 1st Marine Stage (larger than a football field), 100 contestants navigate perilous obstacles such as the "Swing Mast," "Loading Dock," and "Captain's Cabin." Contestants who fail to overcome an obstacle plunge headlong into pools of water waiting below. Those few intrepid fighters who successfully complete the 1st Marine Stage proceed on to stages with gradually increasing levels of difficulty, culminating in the "Final Viking"
— the ultimate test of mind, body, and spirit.

Following in the footsteps of its incredibly successful "Iron Chef" franchise (aired in the US on The Food Network), Fuji Television continues its impressive track record of importing spectacular television entertainment from Japan to the United States.

6 x 30-min episodes of "VIKING: THE ULTIMATE OBSTACLE COURSE CHALLENGE" will premiere on ESPN2 beginning February 18, 2006.

VIKING is produced by Monster 9, in association with Fuji Television. The English-dubbed version is produced by Fujisankei Communications International.


Link to Article

http://www.fujitv.co.jp/en/photo/ne_ropemaze.jpg

This rope maze is a biatch! All but 2 were eliminated because of it. I wonder when they will air "Final Viking"? My boyfriend and I are hooked on this show. I do have to admit that MXE Challenge is a lot funnier because they dub in the voices in English.

Hell yes.

Is this suppose to be like MXC? I know when we watch that the hubby and I cannot stop laughing especially with the names and things they say for the people lol.