The Titan Games

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 3, 2019
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6

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  1. pahammer
    Jan 11, 2019
    5
    It's overproduced like WWE and like the WWE, it needs an infectious personality, like the Rock, to make it watchable. The competitors are incredible athletes, but there's not enough action in 60 minutes to make it interesting. The big finale of Mount Olympus is a straight up head to head race between two competitors... And so far, there has been almost no race because one competitors wasIt's overproduced like WWE and like the WWE, it needs an infectious personality, like the Rock, to make it watchable. The competitors are incredible athletes, but there's not enough action in 60 minutes to make it interesting. The big finale of Mount Olympus is a straight up head to head race between two competitors... And so far, there has been almost no race because one competitors was out of the running by halfway. I'll probably only watch it if there's nothing else compelling on...… Expand
  2. kboxr
    Jan 5, 2019
    4
    What do the rock, arnold, wwe, and the original American gladiators have in common? STEROIDS!!! The elefante in the room! I was looking forward to TG, the hype was well done. I was wondering if I would see some top CF names, Hunter McIntyre, etc. No, this is for "everyday people". CF is the name that will not be spoken! I assume any high profile athletes are excluded which makes itWhat do the rock, arnold, wwe, and the original American gladiators have in common? STEROIDS!!! The elefante in the room! I was looking forward to TG, the hype was well done. I was wondering if I would see some top CF names, Hunter McIntyre, etc. No, this is for "everyday people". CF is the name that will not be spoken! I assume any high profile athletes are excluded which makes it differ from it's cousin ninja warrior. The criteria for choosing the athletes is vague and mysterious, no mention of drug testing, and it appears people on steroids are ok, they have a big advantage in the first rounds, then get weeded out later when cardio comes into play, but is that really fair? The show lacks much of what makes NW so good= 1) open to all comers, 2) the suspense of falling, 3) much more graceful display of human ability at the extreme, 4) the use of technique and skill, 5) steroids don't really help you 6) community and camaraderie. I would have to say TG has already been done better, ironically, by the rock's arch enemy, Stoney Austin's Broken Skull Challenge. The Rock's charisma probably won't be enough to cover for the flaws of the show, time will tell.… Expand

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  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 4, 2019
    80
    What you might want to watch, though, is the tune-in for The Titan Games, not only as a gauge of the gladiator format appeal but as an indicator of Johnson’s magnetism. ... Titan show what can happen when a person is willing to strain, strive and put in the work. Maybe it won’t pound its way to ratings dominance, but that probably doesn’t matter. The message is in the focus on regular people climbing manufactured mountains, side players in a tale of a celebrated hero who has already won, and may have his sights set on obstacle course with higher stakes.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Megan Garber
    Jan 4, 2019
    80
    The show’s infusive reliance on Johnson, a polymathic performer whose legendary charisma seems always to be in beast mode, makes The Titan Games compelling almost in spite of itself. ... The athletic competition, with all its pomp and camp and spectacle, does the thing so many other entertainments will not, or cannot, do: It offers viewers an escape into certainty.
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