![]() (Apart from the British army, who exactly would they be beaten by?!) “The IRA’s never been beaten by anybody, and they never will be”. it’s literally impossible, or it would have been done already”. “…repressed like the irish people have been for hundreds of years…” “ fought the british military for over 30 years and were successful.” Whereas re-enactment groups (for example) tend to have a healthy respect for and knowledge of the history and even politics of the period they ape, these people come out with lines like If, like me, you’ve ever wondered where the line should be drawn with the popular interpretation of bloody conflict, a new benchmark has been set. The episode that really takes the cake is ‘IRA vs Taliban’. In other words, it’s ‘professional’ wrestling in a lab coat. It’s not even internally consistent, and appears to resort to outright fakery on a fairly regular basis. Besides, a quick google demonstrates not only that there are a lot of credulous goons actually buying the ‘scientific’ and ‘historical’ content of the show, but that the makers and promoters of the series are selling and defending it as popular science and history – not as pop-culture-based fun and frolics. I would counter that it’s the show itself that’s taking itself too seriously for sheer entertainment, and not nearly seriously enough as an educational effort. I know what you’re thinking – I’ve seen it said online already – “you’re taking it too seriously”. Then there’s the total lack of objective criteria for establishing a victor. The very premise of pitting two warriors who never met and could never have met is of course completely meaningless. What they’ve done is take a pub argument and make a ‘documentary’ series about it. In fact, it’s so ridiculous, it’s almost beyond criticism. ![]() I’ll make no bones about it – Spike TV’s ‘ Deadliest Warrior‘ is absolute arse gravy. ![]() Idea for the xmas special – Zombie vs Shark!
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