The new American Gladiators

[Tokyo Slim]

Anyone else going to watch it tonight?

I can't wait. It is truly an American phenomenon. "normal" people being physically dominated for an hour by some musclebound steroid jockey in spandex with a faux attitude problem?

Gotta love it!

 

[solipsist]

Who wouldn't miss this:

 

[Go Surface]

Originally Posted by solipsist

Who wouldn't miss this:

Is his hair forreal?!

 

[sho'nuff]

what network and what time pacific is this???

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Originally Posted by shoe

what network and what time pacific is this???

9pm Pacific on NBC, I believe.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

9pm Pacific on NBC, I believe.

Realizing i missed the show was honestly the saddest part of my 08 thus far.

Is it going to be on weekly on Sundays at 9 Pacific?

 

[chronoaug]

Best show i've seen in a long time. My friends and i all watched it together and got way too into it. Some parts were jump out of your seat exciting. I think we'd all love a good 30 minutes alone with Crush....

I absolutely can't wait till tomorrow night. We're already making bets on it.

 

[jessetk313]

The show was very exciting I thought. The original American gladiators is definitely better. BTW WOLF BLOWS, that dude is a clown. Oh and I thought it seemed very scripted of what contestants would say and all.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

9pm Pacific on NBC, I believe.

thanks!
unfortunately, i cannot get my wife off of the korean television. argggh

 

[chronoaug]

Originally Posted by jessetk313

The show was very exciting I thought. The original American gladiators is definitely better. BTW WOLF BLOWS, that dude is a clown. Oh and I thought it seemed very scripted of what contestants would say and all.

What's your sufu name so i can neg rep you. Wolf is amazing. He was by far the best powerballer and he front flip powerbombed a guy 10 feet in the air.


That was one of the things that is keeping the show from reaching epic status. The scripting is really annoying for the contestants. If they were allowed to make their own awkward responses and they didn't do so much editing with the crowd and everything, it would be out of this world. Still great though.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

mmmm Crush.

She's a hell of a Muay Thai fighter too...




oh, and +1 on Wolf, he is awesome.

 

[West24]

yea the scripting is really annoying, especially after the gladiators dont get them and they have to act all angry etc. its so pathetic. hogan sucks, and the answer are so wierd especially with that marine girl, it seemed like the marines payed them to talk about how great they were etc. at points it seemed like she was trying to remember lines instead of just give a response.

 

[sonlegoman]

Originally Posted by West24

yea the scripting is really annoying, especially after the gladiators dont get them and they have to act all angry etc. its so pathetic. hogan sucks, and the answer are so wierd especially with that marine girl, it seemed like the marines payed them to talk about how great they were etc. at points it seemed like she was trying to remember lines instead of just give a response.

There shouldn't be any responses. The interviews are the stupidest things ever. Every response is the same. They shouldn't ask questions, the hosts should simply give their most honest opinions and just make fun of the contestants. Or they should take a page out of WWE wrestling and have very funny color commentary. I really hate WWE but at least they know how to make color commentary funny (my mom watched it when I was younger and that is how I know). It looks like the show is too much like the original. Way too much set up and not enough games.

Cut out the interviews and set up and you can squeeze in a few more games. Some of the games are really boring when they're only a minute long and the pre- and post- interviews take 2 minutes to do.

I will continue to watch though. I hope an executive is watching and realizing what is wrong with the show and what is right with the show and reformulates the show.

This show reminds me of Most Extreme Challenge (MXC) but not as funny and a lot more physical. But it could definitely use MXC's color commentary.

 

[chronoaug]

There are few things on tv that i hate more than MXC commentary. I just have to throw it out there even though i'm sure i am in the minority.

 

[edmorel]

I just saw this thing and I have to admit the "eliminator" round between the men was pretty exciting (no ****).