Superstars on ABC

I want this to be a Wipeout-like guilty pleasure.

It's not working so far.

ABC Television: doing its part to get people to spend summer nights out on the town.

 

I don't mind it when Stu Scott is playing the "hype-man" for a made-for-TV event, I enjoy John Anderson on Wipeout, but this is beneath John Saunders. I wonder how long it is going to take for Jeff Kent to start trashing his teammate. And really, they should have started with a swimming relay.

 

I gave it about 10 seconds, until I saw Dan Cortese.

 

The original Superstars worked because it came out in the mid-1970s, when the term hadn't been out that long and had meaning. Now it's just silly, as someone who cuts a hole in the ceiling and has a cat peer out of it can have more of a following than most athletes or actors.

 

Even in a stupid show like this it's all about T.O. and the drama. He actually Lebron'ed after losing a kayak race.

The high point so far was seeing model Joanne Krupa trashing T.O. to his face "you call yourself an athlete?" and seeing the Role Model get tangled in the cargo net like TO did.

 

I haven't watched the episode but a friend of mine is on it. I hate to name drop, but it's amusing she's doing it.

 

whoever that girl with TO was...wooh, let's just say she's not nice.

 

An interesting group of athletes, you've got/had a head case with TO, a locker room cancer in Jeff Kent, a prima donna in Lisa Leslie, a flake in Bode Miller, a former pothead in Jennifer Capriati, and then Robert Horry, Brandi Chastain and Kristi Leskinen.

 

I watched bits and pieces as I was a huge Superstars fan from back in the day. I can't say I was really engaged but I did enjoy watching them incorporate Atlantis which is a tremendous resort if you like water slide typ activities. The ride they did the kayak on is tons of fun on an inner-tube.

 

If Joe Frazier isn't swimming, I ain't watching.

 

I know I am dating myself but I once covered a Superstars event in Key Biscayne. I remember getting snubbed my Renaldo Neihmiah.

 

Can't wait to see Jeff Kent participate in the truck wash.