Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

People are voting emotionally.

A lot of fun.

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

A very entertaining scripted show. it feels very scripted because the contestants have a side interview with a comment on things that happens as it happens. it feels fake. it's actually very irritating when a voice over repeats the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over again. the downfall of a credible show. Forged in fire is fake but non the less still very entertaining. i would like to see Bushcraft knives. all the challenges involve making extremely limited useless knives in the real world. every knife requirement at the start of every show involves weapons and not hunting or camping knives.

I just watched an episode and a knife broke while in a Judges hand, I love the show, but in my opinion that particular judge, and I guess whoever was around him, was seriously in harms way, please guys, wear some defensive equipment, these might be medieval weapons, but we have Kevlar right now, and head protection... take care, history is awesome :)

Seriously good production. Exciting and engaging for anyone that enjoys building something with your hands and seeing it perform. Unlike most other shows on TV these days, this competition has NO manufactured drama and actually shows the smiths bonding even during competition, this displays American values in almost every episode. Those that are eliminated show that not everyone can win, not everyone gets a trophy, even if they work hard, and most of them are very humble and accepting that they were out performed. Not only do you get a well produced and well written show, the set "design" rocks - it's a real, no BS forge! I think the most important thing though is that you ACTUALLY LEARN STUFF like SCIENCE and SKILLS. Highly, highly recommended and I anxiously await every new episode!!

Forged in Fire gives us an overall interesting insight into the ancient craft of blacksmithing. I would rate this 10 out of 10 on the educational scale and 5 out of 10 in the quality department. The reason quality's lacking is due to the judging process. I noticed too many variables when testing blades that lead to pore judgment calls. It would be great to see blades coming out of this show that demonstrate an equality between design and function. This could be achieved in the judging process by scoring 50% function and 50% design. They need to allow more then 3-4 hours and more breaks so the guy's aren't on the edge of passing out! I really enjoy watching this show and hope they keep coming out with programs in this genre.