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'Ultimate Beastmaster' is like sports, just less complex & more entertaining

Watch abnormally fit humans do astounding things with their bodies while tackling an insane obstacle course on Netflix's new competition reality show

23 September 2018 - 00:00 By yolisa mkele

AT A GLANCE:
WHAT: Ultimate Beastmaster, an American competition reality show nottoo disimilar to the old MTN Gladiators series.
WHO: A variety of abnormally fit human beings, who compete on insane obstacle courses, and commentators from nine countries.
WHY WATCH: If you have kids and need something to bond over that isn't animated and hasn't been produced by Disney and Boon, this is it. There is also the fact that it will motivate you to chance those summer body goals or at least pretend to think about them. It's also just plain fun.
WHERE TO FIND IT: Netflix
FULL REVIEW:
The late 1990s and early 2000s made for a magical epoch. FUBU was the height of fashion, Nelly was making it hot in "herre" and MTN Gladiators was must-watch TV.
For those old enough to have forgotten, Gladiators was a reality-TV series in which a bunch of proto-crossfitters in spandex would use foam clubs to assault average Joes as they tried to navigate an obstacle course. For those too young to have lived through those moments, say hello to Ultimate Beastmaster.
The premise is pretty straightforward. In each episode nine contestants, who presumably spend all their free time scoffing at carbs and pretending to be Spider-Man, make their way across obstacle courses that make getting into heaven look easy.
They're joined by a pair of commentators from each of the countries competing; their job is to be as tomfoolish as possible while narrating the contestants' progress.
WATCH | The trailer for Ultimate Beastmaster..

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