The Contender

i didn't really "watch" it, since i long ago gave up watching sports on TV, beginning with boxing. however, i couldn't help looking at portions of it, when i happened to be in a room where the TV was tuned to the program. it seemed to me far better than most "reality" shows, although i'm no expert in that area, since the only one i've watched is the Apprentice. what i liked is that the task the boxers had to accomplish, mainly win bouts, was a real task, not something made-up to provide entertainment value for a tv audience. a few nights back i saw bits of a program called the Scholar, where supposedly top students compete for college scholarships, and the tasks they were given struck me as trivial.