Review | The Biggest Loser
AIR DATE: TUESDAY 9/15
Run, fat cells, run! The weight-loss challenge is back and more urgent than ever. In fact, the elimination show’s eighth season hits the ground running a bit too furiously. In the two-hour premiere, host Alison Sweeney orders the 16 just-introduced contestants — including season-seven also-ran Daniel, a housewife who lost her family to a car accident and the heaviest contender yet (476-pound Shay) — to race a mile down a beach. Result? Two contestants end up in the hospital, which seems excessive for this normally health-cautious show. Meanwhile, trainer Jillian Michaels overdoes her tough-love shtick, screaming to one dangerously obese participant, "When I see you lying down, I see a dead father!" These moments of drama will fuel the next day's watercooler chat, but in private, viewers will find something more pure: motivation. Anyone who has been unsuccessful at taking off weight can relate to these ultimately inspiring players. (NBC, 8 P.M.)
-- JOHN GRIFFITHS
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7Um, after the "dead father" comment, the guy walked over and kissed Jillian, or didn't you watch the show? It may sound harsh to you, but she's only speaking the truth and the contestants fought to get that kind of tough love from her.
Anonymous 1:16 - It is obvious that you don't watch the show if you think Jillian needs to work on her body. I'm a female and I think she has got one of the best bodies. She is very toned and not to muscular. There is absolutely nothing wrong with her body. JEALOUS! You better fix your TV.
Are you KIDDING that Jill's abs need work?! GOOD GRIEF MAN WAKE UP! If you think she needs work, YOU are the reason someone just 10 lbs overweight feels like crap! Because people like you settle for nothing less than perfection...but you might want to check those glasses, because Jill's body is about as close to perfection as you will find! Check her facebook!
1:16 - You don't thing Jillian has a great body?? Her abs need work?? Is it time for you to get new glasses? I think your vision needs some work! Jillian has a rockin, kick a$$ body... six pack abs. I am a personal trainer and let me tell you... she has no problem areas (from a fitness stand point...
Sorry, I have to agree. She looks great! Interesting that they are bringing Daniel back from last season. I was sad that he didn't make it last season.
Oh please - she looks great.
Seriously, for a trainer, Jillian Michaels needs a trainer of her own. I don't watch the show on a regular basis so I was surprised to here her announced in the following commercial as the trainer for that show. She is in some Nordic Trac commercial and her body from the waist down looks bad for a trainer. Her abs need some more work as well. I am sure to those beaten down contestants, she looks great but in the gym she'd just look like someone that needs to target those problem areas of her own.