Kimbo Slice jumps the shark with prime-time network mauling of James Thompson.
In case you missed it, Kimbo Slice made his major-network debut on Saturday night. Yep. The folks over at the Tiffany Network, CBS, put him on all prime-time like. It goes without saying that the squeamish should avoid the play button on the above video, as the third-round footage contained therein includes the rather startling (but fairly predictable) destruction of James Thompson’s left ear. Personally, I’m not sure why Kimbo mauling people is cool for network TV, while Janet Jackson’s boobleage was worthy of an FCC fine and the associated hyperventilation, but whatevs. That’s all secondary today.
Why? Because! Dude! Kimbo totally just jumped the shark! YouTube street-fighting phenom my ass. He went from Internet fighting guy on Friday to frickin’ mainstream on Monday. Kimbo you done did it. Awesome beardosity too.
I’ll leave it to the mixed martial arts enthusiasts among us to weigh in on what this all means and whether or not the performance was even sufficient for the occasion. At least one commentator with prominent placement said “meh.” But seriously, CBS hasn’t shown any manner of live combat in, like, 25 years. I have to tip my cap to anyone who can go from fighting random dudes in the parking lot to headlining a prime-time network TV event in only a handful of YouTube moments. Somewhere, The Fonz must be proud.
More shark jumping as the week goes on,
Turman
Word. Hats of the the mega-buff bearded street brawler. But, yo’, Thompson’s ear situation is not right. Fo’ real. That sh*t looks nasty.
Comment by Gd. | 06.2.2008 | 10:11 am
Thank you for bringing Janet Jackson’s boob into the conversations. As secondary as it is, as a parent, we gotta think about what is more harmful.
Comment by karimscar | 06.3.2008 | 9:48 am