“Fear Factor,” the NBC reality competition that launched in 2001 as the network’s answer to “Survivor,” struck me as one of the first stages of our impending Idiocracy apocalypse, which has since been joined by two other horsemen of the apocalypse, the “Jersey Shore” cast and Olivia Munn. After several successful seasons, “Fear Factor,” however, began to lose its luster and eventually NBC put a cancellation bullet in useless douchebag Joe Rogan. He’s like the Keanu Reeves of Guy Fieris.
But, it’s NBC. Six years after the cancellation of “Fear Factor,” it’s now airing shows like “Chuck,” which is even lower rated than “Community” if you can believe it, despite all the GIFable Yvonne Strahovski moments in that show. So, of course, NBC decides to bring back “Fear Factor” — starting Monday — and judging from the promos I’ve seen so far, this new “Fear Factor” will be even more extreme and extremely repugnant than the previous iteration. It’s like televised Saw. There’s a challenge, pictured above, in which it appears that contestants have to swim around in a pool of blood to locate a cow heart. The season will also include explosions, human cannonballing, and even a challenge where women in bikinis will be submerged into leech-infested water. And, of course, there will be more vomit than the average episode of Tosh 2.0.
Check out the teaser spot after the jump. If the previous incarnation of the show is any indication, it’s almost certainly not as enticing as the promos make it look.
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NBC needs to die. Just move the Thursday shows to FX or TNT and just kill it off.
Joe Rogan is a good MMA announcer. But I feel like Fear Factor should air on Saturday afternoons when it’s not football season.
Ten points for the Munn slam!
This looks…………AWESOME!!!
Can’t fucking wait!
Bitches be hysterical tho. Less screaming, more tits.
I used to hate Joe Rogan but I don’t anymore, and you’re not helping.
Hey at least I can jerk off to Olivia Munn.
JoRo is a great MMA announcer, and a pretty funny comedian too. He doesn’t even really like Fear Factor that much, if you listen to him. It’s really just a payday for him.
Rogen is only acceptable when he’s starting shit with Mencia, and even then, it’s more of a lesser evils thing.
I too used to hate on JoRo. But yes, I like him as a UFC commentator sometimes, and he was pretty good on NewsRadio. Then, one of my friends turned me onto his podcast…Best Podcast on iTunes. It’s not just a remake of a stupid radio show on the computer. It is real, unedited and explores a wide range of interesting topics. Now I have a new found respect for Joe.
The last time someone said something negative on an UPROXX blog about Joe Rogan, we were flooded with a bunch of meatheads whose best retorts for why Rogan was above criticism were “cuz ur gay brah”. I fear we are tempting fate again.
Who’s Joe RogEn?
Seriously, Dustin? WarmingGlow is still pretty much my favorite website, but WTF? You can’t even count to ten. Joe Rogan rocks. He is a great comedian, and his podcast is awesome. He just hosts that stupid show Fear Factor because it probably pays well and is fun. Compare The Joe Rogan Experience podcast to say, FilmDrunk’s Frotcast. Holy shit, the Frotcast is just pure unbearable shit. Watch Joe Rogan’s ‘Talking Monkey’s in Space’
@iampk: I agree completely. I hate FF, but love Joe&Co. His podcast is my new favorite thing. I heard that Marc Maron’s WTF is the other best podcast.
@WWKD: Also, check out his podcast if you haven’t already.
It’s pretty clear that most people’s only knowledge of Joe Rogan is Fear Factor. His comedy and podcast are him being himself, and he is brilliant.
Say what you will about Joe, but he is the only one with the balls to call out Hugh Hefner as a decrepit, creepy pornographer surrounded by functioning retarded blondes.
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When I clicked over from Google Reader, I was greeted with an extremely large “Fear Factor” pop-up ad. Shit-talking the sponsers, I like it.
Joe Rogen is the man. His podcast is awesome. I don’t get the hate from Dustin…..did he get rejected from Fear Factor years ago?
Joe Rogan’s podcast is awesome to stoners who find his musings deep and thoughtful. When he isn’t talking MMA, preferably with Michael Schiavello, I find him to be less than entertaining.
Meh, I got no problems with Rogan. I especially love a good “Joe-gasm” when someone gets dropped in a UFC fight.
“Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!”
Normally I agree with you… but your way off base with this one. Clearly you’ve never listened to his podcast. The Joe Rogan Experience is legitimate. So is the IceHouse Chronicles. He is bringing previously unknown comedians to the masses. Namely Joey Diaz and Bert Kreischer. Don’t argue with me until you listen to either one of them. And if you are going to listen to any, listen to Kreischer’s first podcast about his trip to Russia. It is the greatest story I’ve ever heard in my life
well, dustin my friend. the people have spoken and it appears you are totally off and misinformed. well, maybe not. maybe you are just a dumb, uneducated, cunty writer behind a screen which IS entitled to his opinion. Pointing out the host of the show as a useless douchebag just shows your poor judgement. It appears this article was supposed to be directed towards the show and yet you turned it in to a Joe Rogan rant. In other words you and your editor made a bad call on this and for that I believe you are the actual douchebag.
To put Joe Rogan and Olivia Munn in the same category as the cast of Jersey Shore is fucking stupid, or a poor attempt at humor. Let’s go with both.
GRRRRRRRRRR OPINIONS!!!
Holy shit, the Frotcast is just pure unbearable shit.
Joke’s on you. Vince takes that as a compliment.
Dor sho gha! The Mighty Feklahr had to employ the universal translator to understand this garbled mess of a comment, look!:
DROWLESBLOWS
well, I have no IRL friends. the five people in my Joe Rogaine Fan Club Facebook group have spoken and it appears you are totally off and misinformed. well, maybe not, I am terrible at facts. maybe I am just a dumb, uneducated, cunty commenter behind a screen which FEELS entitled to his opinion. Satiring the host of the show as a useless douchebag just shows your poor judgement, according to me. It appears this article was supposed to be directed towards Joe Rogaine and yet you turned it in to a Fear Factor rant. In other words I don’t know what the fuck I am talking about and I believe I am the actual douchebag.
Guy’cha!
Rogan is probably the best color commentator in all of sports.
At what point do I get to take umbrage with the Keanu Reeves comment? Is it after all the Joe Rogan trollage or do I just jump in now?
HE STANDS UP FOR LADIES ON THE SUBWAY YOU KNOW.
I came here to defend Rogan and the only other guy who agrees with me hates me. ;-(
I know he has a sort of grating voice, but other than that I don’t really get the hate for him. I don’t know how you blame him for Fear Factor. If you’re a random comedian and NBC wants to throw a bunch of money at you to stand around making jokes around while people eat cow fetuses, you’re probably going to do it. And I love him as a commentator.
Hahaha, that one guy thinks we have “editors.” What means this?
If you’re a random comedian and NBC wants to throw a bunch of money at you to stand around making jokes around while people eat cow fetuses, you’re probably going to do it.
He was a guest on Marc Maron’s podcast earlier this year and that about sums it up. He also freely admits that he used to be a douchebag, until he found pot.
feklhr – cunt #2. My point is the show would exist no matter the host. had they come to you or dustin with $500k an episode to host you would have taken it too. or would you accept cum shots on the face for payment? I adore no man, woman, or god. people are filthy animals and you are just a part of the pack bitch.
Rogan is great on ufc broadcasts, especially when pointing out that his doofus partner is being a doofus.
I miss Matt.
I’ve never been a huge fan of Rogan’s, although I don’t dislike him as much as Dustin. I always found him a little grating and “goon”-y for my tastes, and I don’t particularly care for UFC so I don’t have the experience of hearing him do the broadcasts. But here is what I will do, to be fair: I’ll check out his podcast to see if it’s more up my alley. I’ll give it an honest shot.
That said, if you want to convince people that a guy you like ISN’T a douchebag goon, calling people the c-word all willy-nilly like a 13-year-old who just learned what it means ain’t helping your case. Some Rogan fans might want to consider that before they drop into comments sections with all the subtlety of a stick of dynamite.
Dustin, you ignorant slut.
Danger G, I can assure I’ve known the meaning of the o’so taboo “c word” for a long time. Words are just words that’s it. Weak human beings and false religions have given certain words that taboo status. The word “apple” could have been deemed a bad word a long time ago, but it wasn’t. I could substitue the “c word” with any other word such as: dumbass, numb nuts, idiot, jackass and so on. You get the point it’s just a word, if it offends you I suggest stepping out in to the real world without blinders and turn that fleshy skin in to a little leather. Toughen’ up. I’m not defending anyone, I’m arguing there is plenty of other sickening programs on tv. Watch Fox news and you’ll throw up faster than a chick chocking on a deer penis.
As much as I want to avoid getting into a longform back and forth about semantics with someone whose username amounts to “[Guy I disagree with] blows,” allow me to make this point:
I’m not offended by your use of “cunt.” I don’t particularly give a shit what word you use. But the whole “It’s just a word, I could have used any word” argument is total bullshit, at least here. It’s like stealing a bunch of money and trying to defend yourself by arguing “Yeah, but like, money is just little pieces of green paper if you think about it.” You know very well that word has sharper edges than words like “jackass” or “idiot,” and that’s why you used it. Which is fine. Again, I don’t care. My point is that calling everyone you disagree with a word that is commonly accepted as more profane and crass than others dilutes your argument and makes you look like a meathead.
And, to be honest, I agree with your (and Vince’s) point that almost anyone would take the money to host the show. Hell, I would. I would puke all over myself when I watched people do the disgusting food challenges, but I would be puking all the way to the bank. I’m okay with that. So I don’t disagree entirely with your argument, I just think you’re kind of being a shithead about it. That’s all.
actually cunt is used here in the uk, like dude is in the us. im glad you agree with me on the money topic because i know anyone with half a brain would do the job. by the way “shithead”, well thats the sweetest thing anyone has called me all day. g’night and farewell cunts of this website. sorry, dont mean to offend anyone its just a word.
oh by the way i know im doing all this just to be cunty. im not afraid to admit it, im just an asshole not a meathead.
Stealing this from elsewhere, but still appropriate: Joe Rogan is what stupid people think smart people sound like.
Bah, Rogan is awesome dude. Like everyone else said, check out his podcast. No reason to hate the dude at all.
“useless douchebag Joe Rogan. He’s like the Keanu Reeves of Guy Fieris.” Is my new favorite phrase ever.
You sound ridiculous in this post. You don’t even give any reasons why you don’t like him, aside from the fact that he’s on a show you don’t like. He’s not really a fan of the show, even though he’s on it.
Joe is a smart, articulate and knowledgeable human being. He tells it like it is and has a lot of really intelligent things to say. He is the best commentator the UFC has by far, and his comedy is pretty funny too. He’s really a great all around guy.
And in reply to Miguel above: You should listen to him, he’s smart as hell. He has great life philosophies that you and everyone else on the planet should hear out.