''That's Tough'' is an American documentary television series on
G4. It was based on a concept by executive producers Adam Cohen, Cara Tapper, and Joanna Vernetti. There were no hosts attached to the show and it was produced by
Super Delicious Productions. Filming was based in
Santa Monica,
California and eight episodes have been ordered for the first season.
The series premiered on October 20, 2010 with all new episodes that aired every Wednesday at 8:30 pm until the season finale on December 8, 2010.
Background
''That's Tough'' opens up with: "You want tough? We're counting down the toughest..." The show reveals the toughest high-security prisons, sniper units, little people, and bank vaults.
Other examples are: the toughest dictators, armored state cars, fighting styles, street gangs, special forces, and insects.
G4TV has ordered eight half-hour episodes of the series, which premiered on Oct. 20, 2010. Each episode will profile the three toughest entries in each category and countdown the top 5 or 3 of each.
Tagline: Dude Manrod (
Kevin Pereira) says:
Style
The toughest people, places or things in the world are identified utilizing footage and live-action recreations of some of the topics. An omniscient narration provides background information within each topic. Plus, expert testimony from various backgrounds is also offered up during some of the topics.
Specialists
*Jake Amar –
Environmental engineer (toughest cleaning crews)
*Mike Burton –
CEO
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,
International Armoring Corporation (toughest armored cars)
*Thomas Carter –
Corrections officer (toughest prison breaks)
*Joseph Childs –
Little person stuntman
A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...
(toughest little dudes)
*Lee Cohen – Former
U.S. Navy commander, retired (toughest military sea vehicles)
*Timothy Crehan –
Theologian (toughest monks)
*Anthony Davis – Security director (toughest bodyguards)
*John "Jack" Garafalo – Retired
narcotics
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agent (toughest crime organizations)
*Kevin Hand – Vault door designer/vault expert (toughest mega vaults)
*Chris Hays – Professional
sniper
A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision r ...
(toughest sniper units)
*Jimmy "Hillbilly" Herald – Hugh
rock music fan and rock historian (toughest rock stars)
*Eric Hess –
Travel writer (toughest roads)
*James Hogue –
Entomologist
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(toughest insects)
*Scott Jurek –
Marathon
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champ (toughest foot races)
*Lew Knopp – Former
U.S. Navy SEAL
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(toughest military courses)
*Richard Lichten – Retired jail watch commander (toughest prisons)
*Dr. Michael Siler – Professor of
international relations (toughest modern dictators)
*Chris Stanko – Knife maker (Toughest blades)
Episode guide
Season 1 (2010)
References
External links
www.g4tv.com/tough
{{G4 Original Broadcast Line-up
G4 (American TV network) original programming
2010s American documentary television series
2010 American television series debuts
2010 American television series endings