Battle Camp

I love competitive shows like The Amazing Race. The first one I've ever watched was actually Fear Factor so when I heard about this show I decided to watch it. I thought it would be similar. It was not. Couldn't even finish the first episode because the people are so shallow and stupid. They all think they are the best ones yet all they do is scream. It's all so fake. If the participants aren't interesting then the show is never going to be good. Also, why are they showing us their snot and spit? It's disgusting!!!! This was just awful! Do yourself a favor and avoid it at all cost! Another failed Netflix attempt.

Love competition shows but the spinning of the wheel took most of the competition aspect away as it all came down to luck for each episode and even the final. The challenges were uncreative - for example critter food challenge, fire challenge, walk the plank and even a spelling bee which made me sad for our youth that they even had to think about those easy words let alone miss some if them. One shining light of the show was Trey who made the show fun, always smiling, upbeat, talented, and positive despite how badly others treated him. Even though he strategized, which is necessary to win, he still always had a smile. Some of the others had bitter looks on their faces and schemed negatively. One male contestant even left the show like a child when he wasn't winning. The most fun contestants left before the final so it could have been better. Even after all that would like to see another season to see how the show might develop.

Battle Camp is a fun show! As far as competition shows go, it has it all... drama, alliances, action, and a new element... luck! The wheel determines who stays or goes so while game play and strategy are important, anyone can go when the wheel is spun. This makes for some really dramatic moments. The cast is fun and likeable (except when they're not!) and the element of teams really makes you root for the people you like most. There doesn't seem to be contrived conflict and you can tell that genuine friendships develop between cast members. This show is worth a watch and I can't wait for Season 2!

Not enough development and far too much terrible music. Like ear bleeding bad music. I don't want to put in the effort in typing 500 more characters because this show isn't worth it. The show was already enough effort to watch because it was so boring. Every time something interesting started to happen, the show cut to two minutes of nauseating alt-rock-pop noise and panned around to scenery or "hot" body shots of the competitors. These shots of shrubs accompanied by "edgy" tween bops of the early 2010s encompassed about half the shows screen time. I can enjoy mind-numbing, petty "reality" TV, but this was just not good.

I love these kind of shows. However, is it really necessary to show close-ups of bodily fluids exiting the orifices of the human body. It's disgusting. We don't need to see that kind of thing.

Another thing that annoys me about these shows is that they selecting participants from previous shows who have already had their chance at fame and fortune. Is the USA so lacking in basic talent? Most of these contestants are only slightly interesting, at best. Time to give other people a chance. I'm sick of seeing the same boring faces on every reality show that I watch.

The show itself is a good program, for those of us who love reality game shows. But the contestants need to be new, not sad people with zero talent looking to be famous.