A brave poster on the GSN Classics board dared to suggest a return of Extreme Dodgeball. This was the network's memorable sports experiment from the 2004-05 seasons. Hard to imagine something that would upset the Classics board's ancient-is-better posters more. But I chipped in a mostly favorable response...Other poster: A lot of people here will tell you that [Extreme Dodgeball] is not a game show & don't want to see it on GSN again but I did like it when it aired...
I really liked Extreme Dodgeball's low-key and entertaining first season. The show was a surprise hit for GSN, especially with the 18-34 demo where the network usually gets negative ratings (slight exaggeration).
GSN started to run the show into the ground in the second season. There were more rounds and just too much of a good thing. The show really got unbearable in the third season. Rip Torn showed up as a phony commissioner amidst other overdone gimmicks.
No, it wasn't a game show. But at least it was a competition show, unlike a certain endlessly promoted improv comedy project on GSN next month.
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