{"id":566966,"date":"2010-05-17T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T18:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/?p=158519"},"modified":"2010-05-17T14:30:06","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T18:30:06","slug":"disembodied-voice-asks-who-will-be-the-ultimate-gamer-on-season-2-of-%e2%80%98wcg-ultimate-gamer%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/566966","title":{"rendered":"Disembodied voice asks: Who will be the ultimate gamer (on season 2 of \u2018WCG Ultimate Gamer\u2019)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"630\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/damBf5I0D90&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xd0d0d0&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/damBf5I0D90&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xd0d0d0&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" width=\"630\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object> <\/p>\n<p>The most shocking thing about the news that <A HREF=\"http:\/\/us.wcg.com\/wcgultimategamer\">there will be a second season of &#8220;WCG Ultimate Gamer&#8221; on SyFy<\/A> is that <i>there was ever a first season<\/i>. Could have fooled me. But alas, it has been picked up for another year. This calls for a celebration of some sort. Wee!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2010\/04\/14\/wwe-smackdown-moves-to-syfy-remember-when-they-used-to-have-science-fiction\/\">the network now best known for carrying WWE SmackDown<\/A> (well, starting this fall) will air eight episodes of &#8220;WCG Ultimate Gamer&#8221; beginning this August. It sounds like the typical reality show: there&#8217;s a house, there&#8217;s people in the house who may or may not get on with each other, and they solve their differences by [filling in the blank]. The blank being filled in here is that they&#8217;re all gamers. Presumably they&#8217;ll solve conflicts by playing best of 10 in <i>Super Street Fighter IV<\/i>. I mean, that&#8217;s how I&#8217;d run the show; I don&#8217;t know if that&#8217;s actually what happens.<\/p>\n<p>Says the fancy press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The challenges in &#8220;WCG Ultimate Gamer&#8221; include dramatic video game battles using Samsung\u2019s leading edge technology and real-life scenarios inspired by best-selling games. Over eight weeks, the next Ultimate Gamer will need to demonstrate top-notch skills while excelling under the pressure of head-to-head elimination rounds and successfully navigating the drama and twists of this unique reality TV show.<\/p>\n<p>During the first season, contestants faced large-scale real-life challenges that took them beyond the game. For example, in the episode featuring the game <i>Rock Band<\/i>, the gamers had to form a band, create a look, learn to play a song by The Donnas, and then perform it using real instruments in front of a live audience as the band judged their performance.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We all know that the best reality show in history was &#8220;<A HREF=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bug_Juice\">Bug Juice<\/A>&#8221; on the Disney Channel. Every other show feels so empty compared to the <i>drama<\/i> of the one team against the other team. (I actually did like that show, so if that came off negatively, well, it wasn&#8217;t supposed to.)<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the show gets $100,000. That&#8217;s probably pre-tax, though, so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and starting today you can visit the show&#8217;s Web site and vote for who you want to be the twelfth contestant. They have 11 set in stone, and it&#8217;s your job to pick number 12. That&#8217;s the young lady up there who&#8217;s in the lead as of 1:30pm ET. <\/p>\n<p>Is there an age limit to this show? I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m as good at <i>Rock Band<\/i> as those whiz kids, but Man Alive would I be annoying. I&#8217;m cackling at the idea as I type these words. MWAHHHHAAHHH~!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/7XwwDMTD_bWsOfaZmag8lpblx1s\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/7XwwDMTD_bWsOfaZmag8lpblx1s\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/7XwwDMTD_bWsOfaZmag8lpblx1s\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/7XwwDMTD_bWsOfaZmag8lpblx1s\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=qBuVSEqqSBI:X_bhGfnyzIo:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=qBuVSEqqSBI:X_bhGfnyzIo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=qBuVSEqqSBI:X_bhGfnyzIo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=qBuVSEqqSBI:X_bhGfnyzIo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=qBuVSEqqSBI:X_bhGfnyzIo:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most shocking thing about the news that there will be a second season of &#8220;WCG Ultimate Gamer&#8221; on SyFy is that there was ever a first season. Could have fooled me. But alas, it has been picked up for another year. This calls for a celebration of some sort. Wee! 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