Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hurl!


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The result was keep. ✗ plicit  03:29, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Hurl!

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Non-notable show. "tom crehan" "hurl" turned up literally no results on GNews, GBooks, or newspapers.com. Prod declined Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article notes: "“Hurl!,” an extreme eating contest on the cable channel G4, has a certain elegance, an economy of action and intent that is too often lacking in contemporary ballet or fine dining. Contestants, almost all male, eat as much as they can in one sitting, then exert themselves in a strenuous physical activity. He who eats the most and vomits the least wins $1,000."  The article notes: "It's 'Hurl!,' a new TV game show that oozes under the lowest bar ever set by reality television. It also emerges as the inglorious new standard-setter in the how-low-can-they-go derby. Oh, yes, this is award-worthy retch-edness. 'Hurl!,' which debuted last night on the G4 cable channel, is the first half-hour series that combines physical rigor with eating disorders and gastric distress. Contestants consume massive quantities of sure-to-bloat foods -- chicken pot pie, franks 'n' beans, New England clam chowder -- then engage in such activities as riding an amusement park Tilt-A-Whirl. The 'winner' is the contestant who doesn't lose his lunch. Or to be technical about it, who holds out the longest before he releases the hounds. Call it a pas de spew. 'Hurl!,' in other words, is for people who found 'Fear Factor' much too nuanced and intellectually complex."  The article notes: "If they made a movie in 1988 that was a satire on life in 2008, they would have television shows that would've looked outrageous by their standards. They might even have a game show, in which the object was to be the last to vomit. Well, I have seen the future and it is Hurl!  G4, a cable channel devoted mostly to video game news, has come up with this bizarre concoction. In Hurl!, contestants are involved in eating contests (hot dogs, fish sticks, etc.) with those who can keep the most down continuing on to the next level. In this part, they are subjected to different activities (belly flops, mechanical bulls) designed to shake things up. ...  Congratulations, G4, you've come up with the most disgusting show of the year. I hope."  The article notes: "Though it has been on national cable TV since mid-July, ratings have not been spectacular for the G4 channel's show, "Hurl!" leaving many Americans unaware of precisely how far standards of taste have fallen. "Hurl!" contestants are forced to gorge themselves, then are purposely, rapidly, twirted and shaken on carnival-type rides, with the last player to retain his stomach contents declared the winner. Wrote a Washington Post reviewer, it's "for people who found 'Fear Factor' much too nuanced.""  The article notes: "This show certainly taps into the extreme spirit of Japanese TV. Because the only thing harder than taking part in this eating contest is watching it. Not only do competitors have to choke down mountains of mac 'n' cheese and pumpkin pie in record time, they are forced to compete in some belly-churning physical activity until one or more of them, you know, hurls. The last one standing, however woozily, who hasn't given up his lunch gets $1,000 and the Iron Stomach Award. "Hurl!" is helped by its cheeky sense of humor: ..."  The article notes: ""Hurl!" doesn't take itself the least bit seriously and doesn't suggest that anyone ought to watch unless absolutely willing. It's less hazardous than "Jackass" and not much more disgusting than "Fear Factor," and if it finds a doofus audience, so be it."</li> <li> The article notes: "Just when I think modern day culture has finally bottomed out and can sink no further, along comes the likes of Neal Tiles who digs a hole so the bar can be lowered even more. It makes me want to hurl."</li><li> The article notes: "Jackass + Competitive Eating - Bam Margera + G4's beautiful vision of a vomit spirograph = g4's Hurl!"</li><li> The article notes: "As dumb as Wipeout is, it’s genius compared to Hurl! (G4, Sundays, 7 p.m.), a crude, low-budget game show that forces participants to gorge themselves on some sort of rich food and then engage in some potentially vomit-inducing activity, like being rolled around in a giant metal ball."</li></ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Hurl! to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 11:36, 1 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul> Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   09:21, 8 May 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:50, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
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 * Keep: Per the many sources listed above. Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 03:48, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - I am impressed with the sources found and consider them to constitute significant coverage, and so the article ought not be deleted. Such-change47 (talk) 04:26, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep based on sources listed above, at the very least it passes WP:GNG. Donald D23   talk to me  14:37, 21 May 2022 (UTC)


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