Why are we here?

I have no earthly idea why you're here. But I'm here for two simple reasons:

Reason 1: I'm a male in my late 20's who LOVES the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Kind of weird I know. I am no longer part of MTV's "target audience" and I don't watch any other MTV shows. Not The Hills, not G's to Gents, not even Real World or Road Rules (is that show even still on?).

But whenever a new season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge comes on, I'm instantly hooked. Every year, I tell myself that it's the last time I'm watching the show. But just like this year, when I come across an episode, I am automatically committed for the rest of the season.

I'm now fairly certain that I will watch the show until the day I die or until it is taken off the air. So I'm starting this blog to share my love (not in a creepy way) with the rest of the world.

Reason 2: I take solace in the fact that I'm not alone in my somewhat strange love affair with The Challenge (side bar: I'm not going to try to refer to the show by whatever name they decide to call it this season. It's the same damn show year after year, yet the keep changing the name on us. "The Duel" is no different then "The Gauntlet." Give it up MTV. Just call it The Challenge and add Roman numerals to each new season. It will be just like the Super Bowl.)

Back on point -- I'm certain that there are countless other people out there who are just a bit too old for this kind of show, but who can't get enough of it anyway.

This belief was further vindicated by the fact that ESPN's own Bill Simmons (who is even older than I am) dedicated a whole 45 minute podcast to the first episode of the show and has declared that it should be the "4th sport."

I fully agree -- no one really likes hockey that much anyway. (Maybe Canadians, but who cares about them).

So to make it a reality, I'm doing my little part by creating a blog that will analyze the show, the cast and the contest in unnecessarily great detail. I'll (try to) analyze shows as if I'm breaking down a heavy fight fight, explore the mental state of the contestant and going into way to much detail about how the various competitions played out.

Most of all, I will try to entertain myself and the 3 or 4 people that may read this blog.

Why the name?

In the very first episode of The Duel II -- possibly one of the greatest episodes in the history of reality television -- CT proudly declares in the midst of the fight, "I will smash his head and eat it!"

Simply put, no single line has ever better encompassed the batshit insanity of the people involved in the show and its both highly comical yet mildly disturbing entertainment value. Therefore, that's our title. Plus, I just wanted something catchy.