One of my favorite shows resides on Spike.  Deadliest Warrior, obviously an attempt to appeal to fans that would appreciate our histories capabilities to be violent and brutal.  In my humble oppinion their attempts succeeded by a mile!  I could relate the premise of their episodes as that of a compelling history teacher as their students would be completely captivated by the premise of strength and an action hero's and yet having the unexpected benifit of relaying some pearl of wisdom involving a quick schalastic point that you'd inevitably pull away with and sound moderately educated once the subject could be broached over a distantly future dinner with people you aspire to impress.

     I did have a few small points that objectivity and simple inteligence drive me to make.  I saw all the episodes as they aired and just for giggles ran through the first season once again online.  This is a comment I hope is noticed especially by the special guests they invite to represent the chosen warrior nation in any particular show.  First, let's all remember what kind of people and cultures were investigating.  D.W. doesn't, or at least hasn't pitted computer programmers against car salesmen.  It should be noted how determined each culture is, but to say that my warrior doesn't give up, defeat is not an option is folly.  Given the warriors represented I don't think, aside from maybe the pirate, that we have people walking into battle with the possibility of losing weighing against their chosen actions to face their enemies with.  Second, although speed and stealth should be a factor, it can not be perceived as a continual and matching defense against devastation.  Even Mohamed Ali, as fast as he was, was hit once in a while.  The question has to be asked then that when that blow lands, how much damage does it inflict.  Strength can be considered fair opposition to evasiveness.  I don't remember which battle, but a big guy faced that little ninja.  The Ninja had a chain weapon that had the benifit of keeping his enemies at bay and also could potentially deliver damaging attacks.  Despite this, the big man was caught by the business end of the Ninja's chain weapon, took hold of it and foreseeably could have dragged that little man in to his own doom.  All in all, I would request that each opponent respect his adversary for his abilities, strength, stealth and potential in creating their own bloody portrait.  I've never seen a warrior, at the end of the show, drop all his defenses and every weapon but one due to an overwhelming confidence in winning the day.  If the warriors programmed by computers are intelligent enough to utilize all their advantages, those humans who specialize in those capabilities should be equally considering the complications offered by the other side.