David-dubrava Game of Arms is a unique reality show chalk full of colorful characters. The passion of these men for their sport is tremendous and inspiring! It's amazing to see a school teacher, a farmer, a mason or a chef glamorized for competing in a sport they love. The close knit ties between arm wrestlers reminds me of the same community feel I witnessed in the Pumping Iron documentary filmed in the 70's. like the sport of bodybuilding, the sport of arm wrestling has flown below the radar. I thank AMC and the producers of the show for showing the world what the sport of competitive arm wrestling is all about. The characters on Game of Arms are tremendous for a reality show. My favorite is the school teacher Mike from queens. He trains hard and seems focused on his goals. I love the fact that he works with kids and try's to instill a positive winning attitude with his team. It seems like Mike is willing to take on all competition regardless of size. He is a cross between rocky, vin diesel and mr. Cotter. Cobra is also great! His hand motion actually resembles a cobra when he arm wrestles. All in all, I have to give this show a 10 out of 10. Amc did it again! I hope to see the boys from Game of Arms form a dream team and take on the world!

gumpy-3 The thing that immediately strikes you is just how slick this show is. I had zero expectations going in, thinking this would just be your average reality show like Pawn Stars or whatever, but this is clearly on another level. From the camera work to the sound to the editing, you can obviously tell that they took their time to get this right. This show is so polished, it's downright meticulous. Game of Arms manages to hit notes that are normally reserved for HBO Sports documentaries.Of course, it's not all about the great production design, there's also the "pullers" themselves. Thankfully, they happen to be a more diverse and interesting group of people than one would probably guess. They come from all walks of life and are really quite likable. It's easy to root for any of them. If they were all just a bunch of one-dimensional Jersey Shore rejects then trust me, I wouldn't even bother writing this. No, these are regular guys who just happen to share the same incredibly intense hobby - or "lifestyle" as one puts it. Their life stories are compelling and they seem fun to be around in general. That's more than I can say for most people on television.The matches themselves are riveting. Sure, the refs could be better and the prize amounts are too small, but whatever. The way the show leads up to the matches, and the way the matches themselves are presented more than makes up for those minor, easily addressable concerns. Instead of the predictable, clinical environment of a UFC cage or a boxing ring, they stage these fights within intimate, real world locations with fellow teammates and family members within arm's reach. Everything's shot on hand-held from within the crowd, including a slew of remarkably well-framed slow motion footage. As a result, the fight scenes are as good as they can possibly be - I really mean that. If Over the Top was the Rocky IV of arm wrestling, then Game of Arms is its Raging Bull.This show is surprisingly good.

newbury-812-760173 Loved the show and hope to see many more episodes!!! Looking forward to Travis Bageant and Andrew Rhodes. Solaris was a trip to watch - what a freak!!! Great for TV. Loved the speed on Kenny - big boy can move.Alan Fisher - time to hang it up buddy - I don't think you have 25 WAF titles so perhaps a little exaggerating on the world titles? Not sure why the $1k is tied into the storyline - I think we should just all be honest and state at this point in the sport it's for bragging rights, and not much more!And for anyone who doesn't think Solaris's training is "reality" - dream on. That's the old school training for arm wrestlers - and it couldn't get any more accurate than that!!! Thanks AMC!!!

coljam21 I didn't think AMC would put out such a horrible show. The previews looked promising. A bunch of muscle laden men talking about pride and taking home the money cause they have mouths to feed. One competitor mentioned he has 5 children. OK so I'm thinking there's some serious prize money involved. Nope, only $250 per match and $1000 prize money which is split 5 ways among the team mates. Bwhaha. What a joke. Absolultely comical. So unless his kids only eat Ramen noodles I don't know how he will be able to feed all 5 of them with such meager winnings.The show featured the NYC team training in the basement of a member's home at 5:50 in the morning. His wife was upstairs getting the kids ready. She complained about the early hour and the team's extreme training all while sporting 2lbs of makeup and a fake tan. I guess she just woke up at 4:30 in the morning with all that war paint on.The team in California was portrayed in an equally sad light. The star of the team had a drinking problem and did nothing to try to curb it. I guess he didn't really care if his bad habits affected his team. Then there was the preacher who talked the most smack then got his ass handed to him in 3 seconds, because just like in the movies the smack talker always goes down first. When it came to the last competitors and they conveniently were at 2 wins for each team, I switched the channel. At that point I realized that this reality show like all the others is scripted. What a mess. What a big scripted mess. I expected more from AMC.