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@@hujan1744 1 thing that bugged me the whole episode was in the beginning when he was questioning why Forged in Fire was on the History Channel. Like maybe because they're forging historical and iconic weapons? That's just my guess though.
My boyfriend if obsessed with this show and he gets so hyped and it actually inspired him to start foraging he's made little cool sword letter openers I told him he needs to sell them cuz how cool and cute they are.
And the host (now former host) has some real integrity. I watched an interview in why he left the show and turns out he'd always made sure it was purely about skill and ability, but the History Channel started interfering, telling him to let people who had been disqualified for whatever reason to be allowed to continue because they wanted certain people to win, so he left rather than do that.
I find it hilarious how when the 4 contestants introduce themselves it becomes obvious immediately "Yeah no. This was already decided in the back. Ryu is winning this."
The whiplash of a man going from hammering steel in a warehouse to resting on a Chinese restaurants bench was the most unintentionally hilarious scene I've seen in a while.
@@buckybarnes2453 three of my close friends decided to take up backyard blacksmithing when FIF was at the height of its popularity lol. I've seen it firsthand.
I just looked up how much a forging class would cost 2 weeks ago and apparently theirs a forged in fire contestant that does classes 30 mins away from me
Bro ryu unironically made great things that work and are by definition what they are supposed to be, and he made it in his garden with a goddamn hairdryer after having the fire brigade show up. he even slept in the first challenged and still managed in 1 hour to make a good useful blade. somebody needs to invest 100k in this man. i am sure his passion and know-how will bring him far. If he can do this with a hair dryer imagine what he would be able to do with a full fledged factory.
EXACTLY. just wait for him to learn that shit and he would easily surpass all of them imo. as an artist who also prefers simple tools, especially for growing up without a lot of help getting supplies, I feel for him.
@@konstantinrhokamov2767its the same kind of deal with musicians.usually the ones without all that fancy production shit end up making more memorable songs in the long run,because even after they do have access to high end production stuff later , they still have that knowledge of problem solving things they couldn't just easily buy out earlier.
@@Tannerj50 Correct. Basically every aspect of life derives quality from an understanding of the fundamentals. Patience is in dire straights and so many want to skip building a solid foundation from which to erect a lasting form.
As a fan of the show, I immediately thought "Well this should be a good video, but we might be missing the wacky reality show characters Chris likes to cover." Then I realized we're watching Ryu Lim's episode, and that worry went straight out the window.
"No unnecessary drama" Ryu rage quitting because he was getting to hot in a forge... Or him knowing nothing about modern tools. This show is no different than any other competition show.
@BlueOvals24 ok, but that's on him. It's not like the producers, as far as we know, created that artificially. Drama usually means there's conflict between two people, and this was just something going on with himself
Funnily enough, there was an episode where a smith didn't finish as he had to go to the hospital due to illness, and every other contestant didn't even meet parameters the requested. It is widely considered to be the worst episode of the entire series. Minus the lost episode
Yeah I remember watching that lost episode too back when I was nine. I barely remember any of it, except that it was very low quality and had a lot of static. When they tested the weapons, the used real living people, and the contestants surrendered their lives instead of their weapons.
I love this show a lot. Some of the bladesmiths are really artistic. Some are nuts. A former co-worker got into knife making because of the show. He told me the first day I met him that he was a "forger." I said "you know that creating forgeries is illegal right?"
I feel kinda bad for ryu because he clearly has more raw emotional connection and possibly talent to blades than the rest of them, but possibly coming from a poorer country didn't necessarily have the experience with tools everyone else did to make things faster... but imagine getting a custom blade from that guy?? it'd be fucking sick. the energy imbued alone seems awesome. you can't replicate that with machines imo. anyways I also feel bad he passed out because it might be a medical condition and that's not fair.
yeahhh I might have commented this before I knew lol. but they clowned him pretty hard and so did chris. I don't think it's fair to call him out for passing out especially. ;w; but you're right lol and I'm really glad. @@jamesflames6987
Your last sentence hurts my brain. The dude you "feel bad" for got dehydrated because they're in a forge where it's as hot as hell and oh yeah, he's doing everything the hard way because he doesn't know how to use the tools. THAT GUY WON. You should probably feel bad for the people who lost. They lost to a guy who didn't know how to use proper tools to cut time down and got to take a fucking nap and still won. What has this world come to when we feel bad for people succeeding? We should all be a little more like Ryu. Passionate, the will to succeed and the ability to take naps mid fucking competition and WIN haha. Thanks for making my knight.
I went through a period where I binge watched this show and there is a LOT of cringe, mostly from the hosts, but I did enjoy watching them craft the historical weapons. Plus, it all looks insanely hard and I can give credit where it is due.
I've done a little forging, and I can confirm it is VERY difficult, especially with a setup like ryu's lol. But he had the luxury of having a real anvil, idk if that would've made a difference as opposed to a piece of framing I beam, but who knows, I gave up like a decade ago hahahaha
I specifically remember Ryu saying "I hate power tools" then the next scene being him spraying powdered resin everywhere saying "the judges don't know, but I'm hot shit with an angle grinder"
@@himwhoisnottobenamed5427if I had as much money as him, I’d just demo run every hobby that even remotely interests me hahahah I’d be the most below average gunsmith/helicopter pilot/shark fisherman/stock car racer of all time 🤣
The most current episodes of Forged in Fire is like the most normal show on TV. No real added drama other than the contestants trying to finish the challenges within the time limit, and if their blades will break during testing. Hell the contestants literally seem to like each other and respect one another.
I absolutely love this show!!! My favorite reality shows are the onese where people with really cool craft hobbies are showing their work, and the competition is surprising wholesome. Like Face Off with the SFX makeup artists
My wife and I really enjoy this show. It's cheesy, wholesome, and slips in little history details that are easy to miss if you don't pay attention. Generally the contestants are encouraging towards one another, and don't go on ego trips.
I binged this show on TH-cam for at least 2 years straight, amazing show. “It will keel” started off as my favorite part. But eventually my favorite part was how good at crafting a blade everyone was. Amazing show
It’s a very fun show to watch because of how over the top they made the show. But what kept me was watching the skills these guys have have, and then when Ben came on the show and made a gorgeous claymore.
To be fair, if i told someone to go home and that they couldn't win the competition, i wouldn't want them walking anywhere with a weapon. Home or otherwise.
The winners of the show also have their blades placed on the wall in the show. The only exception of this rule is Ryu's. The runner ups axe is on the wall....the alleged reason for it is that Ryu's wasn't pretty enough
Watching Forged in Fire got me and the boys through 2020, so I’m stoked to see it on your channel! Looking forward to your take on Wil Willis’ ever-changing hair if you revisit it in the future
I just got taco bell, got home thinking "I feel like watching some chris james is perfect for my meal", and opened youtube to see this at the top of my recommended ❤
"I feel like consuming some cheap garbage that has somehow been rearranged into something that's actually enjoyable. The food should be pretty good too."
We had someone from my tiny hometown, and who I went to school with, go on this show and actually win! It was a big deal. Everyone had big watch parties the night it aired and they still talk about it today. It was pretty cool to see.
I'd like you to take a look into an old show I loved when I was little called The Chamber. Each contestant had to answer questions while subjected to fire, ice, water, winds, ext. while strapped into a chamber. They had a device on them that alerted the people on the show if the contestants needed to stop.
I watched a ton of this show when my son was born and we had a lot of late sleepless nights. Let me tell you when you're crazy sleep deprived "eet will keel" is iconic
Hey, one of the judges, David Baker, the guy with the cool moustache, was also on Deadliest Warrior! I was watching the Hannibal vs Genghis Kahn episode and David Baker made some of the weapons that they tested
“If I can make a blade that’s better than the others I’ll have a better chance” I love the amount of pure nothing statements like this I heard throughout
I am an unashamed fan of this show. It is my dad and I's favorite show. It is honestly so wholesome and I genuinely learnt a lot from it. Like it pushed me to take a forging class and make my own knife!
Just to let anyone know if they were curious the Bladesmiths who lost get to keep their made weapons, the Forged In Fire winner gets their weapon displayed on the wall.
I worked for my local paper, and last year, I covered a knife show at the neighboring town. One of the vendors had a sword that was featured on this show, and when they pretentiously asked if I had seen it, they got flustered when I said no. That's small-town "fame" for ya.
So, a couple of things as someone who unironically loves this show lol The Runner-Up DOES get his weapon back, it's mailed to them after the show, so they get to keep their work. And regarding the contestants able to hear the judges, the forge is extremely loud between the forges and the hammering and power tools going off, most of them actually wear some form of ear protection
This show actually got me into blacksmithing, I made my first canister Damascus billet today. Which took me like 7 hours to but the can together, heat it up set the wealds and grind the can off. How they can do all of that stuff in 5 hours is beyond me lol. I do love the over the top host that was Wil and the crazy tests.
Ryu is the type of dude you need around you that can make something out of nothing when you need it. Him making that axe with that forge is nothing short of awesome.
I actually used to watch this show when it first came out. The show was initially just like you showed, with skilled blademakers (10+ years experience) competing in a forge, etc. The later seasons get a little looser. They start getting really inexperienced smiths and add all kinds of twists, like forcing them to work outside with a coal forge when most of them have only worked with gas, or making them search through a pile of scrap metal to forge their blades. The quality quickly slid.
you should check out top shot, also from the history channel. it’s similar in that it’s overly dramatic and weird for the history channel. it’s a shooting competition show and i was OBSESSED with it and it just got more unhinged as it went on. like i remember one episode where they shot cannons and the host was like “if you’re really a top shot you can shoot any weapon even a cannon”
A while ago i couldnt figure out what to watch on netflix so i tried the 'random' button and it gave me this show. I love this show, it's insanely good. I passed by it in my 'suggestions' so many times because i thought it was going to be stupid af. Glad netflix decided to be like "LOOK AT THIS SHOW YOU NIMROD!!!" Side note: It's actually KEAL (Keep everyone alive), if anyone is wondering why they are allowed to say 'kill'
Forged in Fire is a pretty great show. Something i've noticed, there's never been like... Disrespect on this show. Y'know how someone will typically talk a lot of shit or like sabotage their competitors in some way or another? None of that bullshit here. In fact, i've seen multiple times they've actively helped one another during the competition. Edit: you adding all the disrespect they aren't saying is hilarious, keep doing these
One of our Locals who passed recently was on that show. He was 2nd place but couldn't quite get a katana right. His sword sat in his hunting n knife shop till he passed.
Watched this a lot with my parents, we love it! Smithing is such a cool (sadly dying) profession and while I could never do it it‘s cool to watch, the wholesomenss and good vibes between the contestants is great too :) watching the blade testing is just satisfying, you‘re just watching cool knives cut through things (or occasionally fail). „this blade will kiiiilll“ is also a running gag between me and my parents now I feel like I should mention there‘s a very similar show called „the butcher“ that‘s literally about people cutting up meat into nice expensive parts but in the same competition format, also pretty cool
I'm surprised you didn't address the stock guitar riffs during the coconut cutting segment. The smash cut to the fire truck got a harder than normal chuckle out of me. Another great video.
I love Forged in fire. I thought it was pretty lame at first but I got sucked into the trap of it will keel. Not all are great but it makes me want to forge a knife but sadly I don't have the room or the fire insurance to try.
Love having notifications on. Thanks for another banger Chris. You should make a video rewatching some movies you thought were scary as a kid and see if they hold up.
The one judge who says "it will kill" is hilarious to watch. When the blades don't work, he gets this look and tone about him that makes me fear for the lives of drifters near his house.
My dad absolutely loooves this show as someone who restores old axes and knives, literally one of his guilty pleasures lol he really enjoys telling me all the mistakes that the constants make and how he’d do something differently from them. I loved this video and hope you watch more episodes!
I absolutely love this show. Hell, inspired me to start forging Also, in regards to the weapons... Only the winner doesn't get the weapon back. The other finalist gets theirs back after the show runs
This show constantly reminds me that just because people seem to be doing better than you doesn't mean they are. Watching this episode I swore Ryu was gonna lose the forst round while the others seemed confident and he ended up eith one of the better products.
My favorite episode was one one of the blacksmiths finished like an hour ahead of time; turned his blade in, requested a coffee (which he got) and a newspaper just for his blade to snap in half during the first swing of testing. 😂
Love this show. Awesome that you're covering it and I'd love to see more. You gotta review a show called 'Solitary' one day. That show was NUTS. Like the fact that several seasons exist - let alone a single episode - is just ridiculous.
I went through a phase where I was addicted to this show, I only wanted the wholesome old men to win but they never did because the show is definitely based off favoritism
And you be right one of former hosts went on interview to say what you mentioned and he tried to be authentic to the craft but history being like every other reality show is like na na we want exaggerated bullshit and people who lost should be allowed to continue.
In 2019 I worked in Oslo, Norway for a year. My tv only had one English speaking channel and this show was on 90% of the time. 5 years later and I still watch this show on the regular
Watched an interview w the host of the show and he said they apparently fired him because show execs asked/told him to announce one person as the winner of the episode even though he and the other judges clearly knew the other guy forged the better weapon. He refused to do it and said ever since then the show producers had a target on his back
You asked the question: what if none of them met the criteria of the first round? This has happened. I don't remember very well but I believe that they just eliminated the worst blade and moved onto the next round anyways.
Please, please, lease look up Ryu and where he is now. I just read the Brute de Forge article on him that was written last year (suggest everyone to read it). The guy was homeless, living in the woods, and "borrowed" his friend's back yard for his forge because they couldn't film in the forest. That's why the fire dept was called: the neighbors weren't used to some guy making swords in their community and got scared. And he didn't even use the winnings on himself! He went back to the Philippines and went to villages that still relied on blades for work, and taught them how to work the metal properly, and got them equipment they needed. This guy is a saint and I respect the hell out of him. He's doing very well for himself and has learned a lot since he was on the show. He never had a proper teacher, he's completely self taught and worked with what he had available to him. That's why he didn't use a lot of the power tools: He just didn't know how to utilize them properly and didn't want to waste his 3 hours trying to learn, so he used what he had a basic grasp on and ignored the rest. I'm pretty sure him using the hammer machine was him testing how it worked, and when it messed up the blade he was "alright, I tried it and it didn't go well. Back to basics". If I ever get a decent cash flow in my life, I want to get one of his blades. It'll be a wait though because he's apparently got a years backlog of orders! Happy for him.
Due to filming location, they can’t take the blades home. Love your channel. This is one of my favorite shows, I’ve made a couple blades myself. If you can find an opportunity to do so, I highly suggest it
I love this show so much. My grandpa and uncles were always doing this type of stuff in the garage. Now that they're not around its like a hit of nostalgia every episode! Like watching grandpa out there.
Honestly thank you for the mental image of; The three contestants, standing far off to the side while the guy cuts up the bags of sand Only to pan back over to the contestants, and Ryu is just fully submerged in sand, while the other two are squeaky clean
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I just want to take a moment to thank Chris for thanking Factor for sponsoring today's video. I can not say enough about how good Factor is. I'm a user of Factor and I love Chris's video's. Long live Chris!
I'm gonna take this time to tell Chris that, he's making fun of the show because he can't forge metal.
Sorry it has been bugging me the whole video but what is with your audio this video? outside of the sponsor it sounded kinda odd?
Please do history channels butcher and moonshine shows as well 😂
@@hujan1744 1 thing that bugged me the whole episode was in the beginning when he was questioning why Forged in Fire was on the History Channel. Like maybe because they're forging historical and iconic weapons? That's just my guess though.
I watched an entire 12 hour marathon of this show while sitting in a rehab center, I gotta say it did more for me than the rehab center itself
Keep it up man you're worth it. I know it can be hard with whatever you're trying to get clean from.
I got my 6 months on the 10th! Going to rehab was the best thing that could've happened for me! Stay safe and keep up the good work! 🎉❤
Good luck on the rest of your recovery. You’re braver than I am lol
Yes, but will it keeeeell.
@@isruliusbuddy is fighting greater demons... it will keeeilll
my dad is obsessed with this show and i have seen enough of it to know it's shockingly wholesome and respectful
Your comment makes me feel old as I used to watch this with my friends after work on Thursday evening back in 2009-2010 when I was 22.
My boyfriend if obsessed with this show and he gets so hyped and it actually inspired him to start foraging he's made little cool sword letter openers I told him he needs to sell them cuz how cool and cute they are.
@@miketsintziras503 I think your dates are a little off because that would be very impressive since the show didn’t premiere until 2015
@@miketsintziras503are you thinking of deadliest warrior?
And the host (now former host) has some real integrity. I watched an interview in why he left the show and turns out he'd always made sure it was purely about skill and ability, but the History Channel started interfering, telling him to let people who had been disqualified for whatever reason to be allowed to continue because they wanted certain people to win, so he left rather than do that.
Ryu talking about forging his first blade like he's about to send me on a long quest to reclaim his father's first sword.
I find it hilarious how when the 4 contestants introduce themselves it becomes obvious immediately "Yeah no. This was already decided in the back. Ryu is winning this."
The whiplash of a man going from hammering steel in a warehouse to resting on a Chinese restaurants bench was the most unintentionally hilarious scene I've seen in a while.
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It's pretty weird
Forged in Fire: the show responsible for making every dad in their 30s & 40s think they can become a blacksmith
I feel soo attacked. Yet it's so spot on because I felt this way so many times after watching this LMFAO
@@buckybarnes2453 three of my close friends decided to take up backyard blacksmithing when FIF was at the height of its popularity lol. I've seen it firsthand.
I just looked up how much a forging class would cost 2 weeks ago and apparently theirs a forged in fire contestant that does classes 30 mins away from me
@@buckybarnes2453 Do it! I would love to do that haha
They could be blacksmiths... they just won't because they're too busy watching History Channel
Bro ryu unironically made great things that work and are by definition what they are supposed to be, and he made it in his garden with a goddamn hairdryer after having the fire brigade show up. he even slept in the first challenged and still managed in 1 hour to make a good useful blade. somebody needs to invest 100k in this man. i am sure his passion and know-how will bring him far. If he can do this with a hair dryer imagine what he would be able to do with a full fledged factory.
EXACTLY. just wait for him to learn that shit and he would easily surpass all of them imo. as an artist who also prefers simple tools, especially for growing up without a lot of help getting supplies, I feel for him.
Ryu is my kind of guy, nitty gritty. Plus those “safety precautions” were straight out of an 80’s Arnie movie.
@@konstantinrhokamov2767its the same kind of deal with musicians.usually the ones without all that fancy production shit end up making more memorable songs in the long run,because even after they do have access to high end production stuff later , they still have that knowledge of problem solving things they couldn't just easily buy out earlier.
@@Tannerj50 Correct. Basically every aspect of life derives quality from an understanding of the fundamentals. Patience is in dire straights and so many want to skip building a solid foundation from which to erect a lasting form.
@@konstantinrhokamov2767 glad you agree my friend! Also your way with words is impeccable. I am quite envious of said talent.
As a fan of the show, I immediately thought "Well this should be a good video, but we might be missing the wacky reality show characters Chris likes to cover."
Then I realized we're watching Ryu Lim's episode, and that worry went straight out the window.
I love this show. Way less toxic than a lot of the other competition shows
True. From what I have watched, the bladesmiths cheer each other on and have really good sportsmanship.
@@apleb7605 yes! That’s my favorite part of the show. I love how supportive the bladesmiths are to each other 🥰
I like the show a lot, it doesnt try to create any unecessary drama and respects the craft very well
"No unnecessary drama" Ryu rage quitting because he was getting to hot in a forge... Or him knowing nothing about modern tools. This show is no different than any other competition show.
@BlueOvals24 ok, but that's on him. It's not like the producers, as far as we know, created that artificially. Drama usually means there's conflict between two people, and this was just something going on with himself
@@BlueOvals24 lol you named one guy over nine seasons
The hosts get very over dramatic.
@blacksunapocalypse he's the host, is he not supposed to add some level tension because its.... you...know...a COMPETITION !
Funnily enough, there was an episode where a smith didn't finish as he had to go to the hospital due to illness, and every other contestant didn't even meet parameters the requested. It is widely considered to be the worst episode of the entire series. Minus the lost episode
Wait please tell me about the lost episode where did it go how did it get lost
What episode I need to watch that
@@purelysmetalnightcoreit wandered into the woods and never came back. We think Sasquatch abducted it
Yeah I remember watching that lost episode too back when I was nine. I barely remember any of it, except that it was very low quality and had a lot of static. When they tested the weapons, the used real living people, and the contestants surrendered their lives instead of their weapons.
@@purelysmetalnightcorea contestant had a nazi tattoo
I love this show a lot. Some of the bladesmiths are really artistic. Some are nuts. A former co-worker got into knife making because of the show. He told me the first day I met him that he was a "forger." I said "you know that creating forgeries is illegal right?"
Is that true that it's illegal?
A forgery is something that is fake like some people try to make fake money. @@wastedtalent666
@@wastedtalent666forgery as in create fake legal documents is illegal
I feel kinda bad for ryu because he clearly has more raw emotional connection and possibly talent to blades than the rest of them, but possibly coming from a poorer country didn't necessarily have the experience with tools everyone else did to make things faster... but imagine getting a custom blade from that guy?? it'd be fucking sick. the energy imbued alone seems awesome. you can't replicate that with machines imo.
anyways I also feel bad he passed out because it might be a medical condition and that's not fair.
He won, bro.
yeahhh I might have commented this before I knew lol. but they clowned him pretty hard and so did chris. I don't think it's fair to call him out for passing out especially. ;w; but you're right lol and I'm really glad. @@jamesflames6987
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Your last sentence hurts my brain. The dude you "feel bad" for got dehydrated because they're in a forge where it's as hot as hell and oh yeah, he's doing everything the hard way because he doesn't know how to use the tools. THAT GUY WON. You should probably feel bad for the people who lost. They lost to a guy who didn't know how to use proper tools to cut time down and got to take a fucking nap and still won.
What has this world come to when we feel bad for people succeeding? We should all be a little more like Ryu. Passionate, the will to succeed and the ability to take naps mid fucking competition and WIN haha. Thanks for making my knight.
@@SageNemesis you are welcome my knight. sorry I hurt your brain.
I worked with Phil's daughter for a year or so. Met him once. Really nice and cheerful guy.
Phil!!! The legend himself!! You lucky MFer!
Yeah Phil looks like a sweetheart.
I went through a period where I binge watched this show and there is a LOT of cringe, mostly from the hosts, but I did enjoy watching them craft the historical weapons. Plus, it all looks insanely hard and I can give credit where it is due.
I've done a little forging, and I can confirm it is VERY difficult, especially with a setup like ryu's lol. But he had the luxury of having a real anvil, idk if that would've made a difference as opposed to a piece of framing I beam, but who knows, I gave up like a decade ago hahahaha
I specifically remember Ryu saying "I hate power tools" then the next scene being him spraying powdered resin everywhere saying "the judges don't know, but I'm hot shit with an angle grinder"
Ryu is probably one of my favorite contestants in the history of the show
I love how Ryu positioned his rendition of the Buster sword in the shot so nerds like me can go "It's a Buster sword!" 😂
It's got some weird dimensions tho.
Yeh but if you know what a buster sword is you can immediately tell that's what he was trying to make lol I want one
goes perfectly with your pfp and username too lol
I went looking to see if someone else seen it 🔥
Yo, I loved that. I was searching through the comments to see if anyone saw that shit
I feel like you might be underestimating just how many people actually like this show lol. Hell Penguinz0 built his own forge bc of this.
Yeah, but is Charlie still making blades? I doubt it.
@@himwhoisnottobenamed5427if I had as much money as him, I’d just demo run every hobby that even remotely interests me hahahah I’d be the most below average gunsmith/helicopter pilot/shark fisherman/stock car racer of all time 🤣
@@clamcrewcarclub6017fr lmao
@@clamcrewcarclub6017 You'd be a quadruple... not a threat, but more like a... minor menace?
@@clamcrewcarclub6017 Yeah. I would too. 😂
My family and I watched this as our nightly “family show” and we DIED laughing every night. 😂. Wil Willis is so so funny “CATASTROPHIC FAILURE!!!”
The most current episodes of Forged in Fire is like the most normal show on TV. No real added drama other than the contestants trying to finish the challenges within the time limit, and if their blades will break during testing. Hell the contestants literally seem to like each other and respect one another.
Forged in Fire is cheesy and consistently entertaining, honestly one of the best contest shows.
I absolutely love this show!!! My favorite reality shows are the onese where people with really cool craft hobbies are showing their work, and the competition is surprising wholesome. Like Face Off with the SFX makeup artists
i LOVED face off omg!!!!
My wife and I really enjoy this show. It's cheesy, wholesome, and slips in little history details that are easy to miss if you don't pay attention. Generally the contestants are encouraging towards one another, and don't go on ego trips.
I'm sure someone already said, but Ryu became something of a big deal and this show is actually pretty positive and wholesome.
I binged this show on TH-cam for at least 2 years straight, amazing show. “It will keel” started off as my favorite part. But eventually my favorite part was how good at crafting a blade everyone was. Amazing show
Ryu is my hero!! Seeing someone else Filipino on the show made me so proud of him especially when he won.
Doug is also Filipino. "It will cut"
I actually loved Ryu's "work" ethic. He was cool.
It’s a very fun show to watch because of how over the top they made the show. But what kept me was watching the skills these guys have have, and then when Ben came on the show and made a gorgeous claymore.
To be fair, if i told someone to go home and that they couldn't win the competition, i wouldn't want them walking anywhere with a weapon. Home or otherwise.
“Well. I lost. Time to commit Harry Carey.”
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Ryu seems like the type tbh
The winners of the show also have their blades placed on the wall in the show. The only exception of this rule is Ryu's. The runner ups axe is on the wall....the alleged reason for it is that Ryu's wasn't pretty enough
Watching Forged in Fire got me and the boys through 2020, so I’m stoked to see it on your channel! Looking forward to your take on Wil Willis’ ever-changing hair if you revisit it in the future
Love this show! One of the only reality shows where everyone treats each other with decency and respect.
Truly refreshing.
I just got taco bell, got home thinking "I feel like watching some chris james is perfect for my meal", and opened youtube to see this at the top of my recommended ❤
"I feel like consuming some cheap garbage that has somehow been rearranged into something that's actually enjoyable. The food should be pretty good too."
I’m obsessed with this show! So glad to see you cover it. I still say “it will keil” when I cut up meat in the kitchen lol
We had someone from my tiny hometown, and who I went to school with, go on this show and actually win! It was a big deal. Everyone had big watch parties the night it aired and they still talk about it today. It was pretty cool to see.
Lmao I was just expecting Ryu to be laying down under the bags of sand when they where cutting them open 😂 just to get as dirty as possible
Love that you did a video on this show! I genuinely love it and watch it all the time.
Oh god i loved this show for way too long, the cheesiness is absolutely fantastic
I'd like you to take a look into an old show I loved when I was little called The Chamber. Each contestant had to answer questions while subjected to fire, ice, water, winds, ext. while strapped into a chamber. They had a device on them that alerted the people on the show if the contestants needed to stop.
That and Solitary 2.0
I watched a ton of this show when my son was born and we had a lot of late sleepless nights. Let me tell you when you're crazy sleep deprived "eet will keel" is iconic
20:40 Heeeey nice Buster Sword in the background. Okay, officially rooting for Ryu.
Hey, one of the judges, David Baker, the guy with the cool moustache, was also on Deadliest Warrior! I was watching the Hannibal vs Genghis Kahn episode and David Baker made some of the weapons that they tested
“If I can make a blade that’s better than the others I’ll have a better chance”
I love the amount of pure nothing statements like this I heard throughout
im glad someone else is aware of how much this goes on, especially when it comes to comments with thousands of likes, they are all nothing statements
I am an unashamed fan of this show. It is my dad and I's favorite show. It is honestly so wholesome and I genuinely learnt a lot from it. Like it pushed me to take a forging class and make my own knife!
Just to let anyone know if they were curious the Bladesmiths who lost get to keep their made weapons, the Forged In Fire winner gets their weapon displayed on the wall.
I love this show! There's nothing else like it
I worked for my local paper, and last year, I covered a knife show at the neighboring town. One of the vendors had a sword that was featured on this show, and when they pretentiously asked if I had seen it, they got flustered when I said no. That's small-town "fame" for ya.
So, a couple of things as someone who unironically loves this show lol
The Runner-Up DOES get his weapon back, it's mailed to them after the show, so they get to keep their work. And regarding the contestants able to hear the judges, the forge is extremely loud between the forges and the hammering and power tools going off, most of them actually wear some form of ear protection
I got a friend we watched a marathon of this for literally 10 hours. Please Chris keep reviewing these I was cracking up
This show actually got me into blacksmithing, I made my first canister Damascus billet today. Which took me like 7 hours to but the can together, heat it up set the wealds and grind the can off. How they can do all of that stuff in 5 hours is beyond me lol. I do love the over the top host that was Wil and the crazy tests.
Ryu is the type of dude you need around you that can make something out of nothing when you need it. Him making that axe with that forge is nothing short of awesome.
Dude seems like a real Macgyver when it comes to fire and metal.
I actually used to watch this show when it first came out. The show was initially just like you showed, with skilled blademakers (10+ years experience) competing in a forge, etc. The later seasons get a little looser. They start getting really inexperienced smiths and add all kinds of twists, like forcing them to work outside with a coal forge when most of them have only worked with gas, or making them search through a pile of scrap metal to forge their blades. The quality quickly slid.
you should check out top shot, also from the history channel. it’s similar in that it’s overly dramatic and weird for the history channel. it’s a shooting competition show and i was OBSESSED with it and it just got more unhinged as it went on. like i remember one episode where they shot cannons and the host was like “if you’re really a top shot you can shoot any weapon even a cannon”
this is literally my favorite show, me and my buddy made a drinking game out of it and we throw it on all the time lol.
What's the rules of this game you speak of
"it will keel" 😂
My father and I loved this show! Taught us a lot about forging.
in my high school zoology class, instead of learning anything on Fridays, the teacher would just put on episodes of this show
A while ago i couldnt figure out what to watch on netflix so i tried the 'random' button and it gave me this show. I love this show, it's insanely good. I passed by it in my 'suggestions' so many times because i thought it was going to be stupid af. Glad netflix decided to be like "LOOK AT THIS SHOW YOU NIMROD!!!"
Side note: It's actually KEAL (Keep everyone alive), if anyone is wondering why they are allowed to say 'kill'
I only wish you made daily content, dude. Another great episode, Chris. 🤙
All I see are Atoms😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm done dude😂😂😂😂😂
That rusty Buster Sword leaning against the tree at Ryu's home forge though, dude got taste for sure✌🏼✌🏼
kinda weird seeing master chris doing a video on a show i genuinely use to watch. now i know how everyone else feels about
Forged in Fire is a pretty great show. Something i've noticed, there's never been like... Disrespect on this show. Y'know how someone will typically talk a lot of shit or like sabotage their competitors in some way or another? None of that bullshit here. In fact, i've seen multiple times they've actively helped one another during the competition.
Edit: you adding all the disrespect they aren't saying is hilarious, keep doing these
The presentation of James' "blade" freakin' killed me! Holy hell 😅😅
Honestly this show is pretty good. These guys are dedicated to their craft. One of the guys from where I’m from was on this.
This is definitely one of the better reality gameshows. I don't mind it so much. also, Ryu's buster sword that he had at home was sick!
I think every smith makes a buster sword or a Dragonslayer at some point lmao
I made one out of leaf springs back in highschool.
One of our Locals who passed recently was on that show. He was 2nd place but couldn't quite get a katana right. His sword sat in his hunting n knife shop till he passed.
I love how they bash the knives onto coconuts before testing the sharpness. Brilliant.
Watched this a lot with my parents, we love it! Smithing is such a cool (sadly dying) profession and while I could never do it it‘s cool to watch, the wholesomenss and good vibes between the contestants is great too :) watching the blade testing is just satisfying, you‘re just watching cool knives cut through things (or occasionally fail). „this blade will kiiiilll“ is also a running gag between me and my parents now
I feel like I should mention there‘s a very similar show called „the butcher“ that‘s literally about people cutting up meat into nice expensive parts but in the same competition format, also pretty cool
I love your "this is some bullshit" expression because you don't have to say a word for how you feel to come across
Used to watch this show all the time and even remember this episode. Had me cracking up when you pointed out that Phil looked like the judge 🤣
I legit love this show. Idk why I find it so entertaining. Every time I use a knife, I think to myself, it will cut.
I'm surprised you didn't address the stock guitar riffs during the coconut cutting segment.
The smash cut to the fire truck got a harder than normal chuckle out of me.
Another great video.
I love Forged in fire. I thought it was pretty lame at first but I got sucked into the trap of it will keel. Not all are great but it makes me want to forge a knife but sadly I don't have the room or the fire insurance to try.
Love having notifications on. Thanks for another banger Chris. You should make a video rewatching some movies you thought were scary as a kid and see if they hold up.
The one judge who says "it will kill" is hilarious to watch. When the blades don't work, he gets this look and tone about him that makes me fear for the lives of drifters near his house.
My dad absolutely loooves this show as someone who restores old axes and knives, literally one of his guilty pleasures lol he really enjoys telling me all the mistakes that the constants make and how he’d do something differently from them. I loved this video and hope you watch more episodes!
I absolutely love this show. Hell, inspired me to start forging
Also, in regards to the weapons... Only the winner doesn't get the weapon back. The other finalist gets theirs back after the show runs
This show constantly reminds me that just because people seem to be doing better than you doesn't mean they are. Watching this episode I swore Ryu was gonna lose the forst round while the others seemed confident and he ended up eith one of the better products.
How many of us are like "oh ya I forgot how ridiculous and stupid this tv is"? Chris thinks of the funniest and unique ideas
My favorite episode was one one of the blacksmiths finished like an hour ahead of time; turned his blade in, requested a coffee (which he got) and a newspaper just for his blade to snap in half during the first swing of testing. 😂
Oh my god, iconic
I unironically watch this show lol
Love this show. Awesome that you're covering it and I'd love to see more.
You gotta review a show called 'Solitary' one day. That show was NUTS. Like the fact that several seasons exist - let alone a single episode - is just ridiculous.
I went through a phase where I was addicted to this show, I only wanted the wholesome old men to win but they never did because the show is definitely based off favoritism
And you be right one of former hosts went on interview to say what you mentioned and he tried to be authentic to the craft but history being like every other reality show is like na na we want exaggerated bullshit and people who lost should be allowed to continue.
LMAO Hey man, Forged In Fire is a legit show!! I loved that show (Well at least when Will Willis was hosting it..)
I love this show. It'd be awesome to see you cover more episodes! There are some great ones with lots of cringe and terrible blades
In 2019 I worked in Oslo, Norway for a year. My tv only had one English speaking channel and this show was on 90% of the time. 5 years later and I still watch this show on the regular
This episode was so funny, awesome work Chris! Until next time.
I really liked Forged In Fire and I'd like to see you do more episodes on this one . Your channel and content Rock !! 👍👍
You are my favourite TH-camr! You’re content is so fun 😂
Absolutely loved forged in fire. But, I think I loved Chris’s breakdown even more. This page just keeps getting better
please do more of these this is one of my favorite shows
Chris i love all your content you tea make me laugh no matter what you react to you do such a good job ❤ sending love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤
Watched an interview w the host of the show and he said they apparently fired him because show execs asked/told him to announce one person as the winner of the episode even though he and the other judges clearly knew the other guy forged the better weapon. He refused to do it and said ever since then the show producers had a target on his back
I love this show, thanks for covering it!
You asked the question: what if none of them met the criteria of the first round? This has happened. I don't remember very well but I believe that they just eliminated the worst blade and moved onto the next round anyways.
Please, please, lease look up Ryu and where he is now. I just read the Brute de Forge article on him that was written last year (suggest everyone to read it). The guy was homeless, living in the woods, and "borrowed" his friend's back yard for his forge because they couldn't film in the forest. That's why the fire dept was called: the neighbors weren't used to some guy making swords in their community and got scared.
And he didn't even use the winnings on himself! He went back to the Philippines and went to villages that still relied on blades for work, and taught them how to work the metal properly, and got them equipment they needed. This guy is a saint and I respect the hell out of him.
He's doing very well for himself and has learned a lot since he was on the show. He never had a proper teacher, he's completely self taught and worked with what he had available to him. That's why he didn't use a lot of the power tools: He just didn't know how to utilize them properly and didn't want to waste his 3 hours trying to learn, so he used what he had a basic grasp on and ignored the rest. I'm pretty sure him using the hammer machine was him testing how it worked, and when it messed up the blade he was "alright, I tried it and it didn't go well. Back to basics".
If I ever get a decent cash flow in my life, I want to get one of his blades. It'll be a wait though because he's apparently got a years backlog of orders! Happy for him.
Me and my dad watched this show together almost every week and despite its flaws it will always hold a place in my heart
Due to filming location, they can’t take the blades home. Love your channel. This is one of my favorite shows, I’ve made a couple blades myself. If you can find an opportunity to do so, I highly suggest it
I love this show so much. My grandpa and uncles were always doing this type of stuff in the garage. Now that they're not around its like a hit of nostalgia every episode! Like watching grandpa out there.
Honestly thank you for the mental image of;
The three contestants, standing far off to the side while the guy cuts up the bags of sand
Only to pan back over to the contestants, and Ryu is just fully submerged in sand, while the other two are squeaky clean