And if that doesn’t do it, there’s always “The Real World’s” spectacularly endowed Coral Smith repeatedly plummeting into the dunk tank during that event, a TV-MA rating unto itself. Inane as it all sounds and pretty much is, there’s a certain kick to seeing these people from different programs thrown together. What’s most amusing, however, is how the contestants seem so familiar with each other - as if they spent all their spare time watching reality shows when they weren’t participating in them. Sportscaster Mike Adamle earnestly presides over the various stages of this tour de farce, while former reality players (including “Apprentice’s” Omarosa Manigault Stallworth) conduct sideline interviews. Like many popular reality shows, there is endless discussion here of strategy, hurt feelings and emotional bonds, plus the not-as-much-fun-as-it-sounds cheap thrill of a little person, “Amazing Race’s” Charla Faddoul, battling a “Swan” in the joust event. In a sense, though, this new breed of combatant is more perfectly suited to this concocted competition - a sort of roller derby for our times - which now incorporates the inevitable wrinkle of voting players off the four teams. in Malibu) includes clips from the original “Battle,” with glimpses of Robert Conrad chewing up the course and Lynda Carter hopping into (and climbing out of) the pool. The 90-minute kickoff (taped at Pepperdine U.
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