The New American Gladiators

[johnsmith]

WTF is that thing?

[CuckingFunt]

I'll watch. It will likely suck, but dammit I'm a patriot so I'll watch.

They can revamp the show til they are blue in the face, but there are a few things that they really should hang onto from the original.

1. Bring back Larry Czonka. "He got Zonked!" blows John Madden's "Boom!" right out fo the water.
2. Refs in executioner's masks. They only did it in the first season, but I think if they stuck with it they could have gotten some Emmys. Old guys in zebra shirts with whistles are so stereotypical.
3. Old school assault course. As the show progressed it began to resemble Tron more and more. Back in the day the cover was made to look like an actual warzone.

I actually liked the Tron-ish assault course better.

For me, the show really hit it's stride around '92-'93. Close to the time they added the deaf chick gladiator.

Although... that could just be because I thought Sabre was cute when I was in high school.

[CuckingFunt]

1. Bring back Larry Czonka. "He got Zonked!" blows John Madden's "Boom!" right out fo the water.

Also, according to the Wikipedia entry for the new show, Czonka and Mike Adamle are both out. New hosts will be Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I think WOAI should do a local tie-in show.

Kori and Mouse could be the hosts.

[samikeyp]

1. Bring back Larry Czonka. "He got Zonked!" blows John Madden's "Boom!" right out fo the water.

yes! Dust off Czonka!

[phyzik]

an looks like a Sure Fire cast member for the next He-Man or Flash Gordon movie.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Gina Carano "crush" is hot as . I watched her fight in the eliteXC ultimate fighting thing...she kicked ass too.

im not sure how someone with big boobs like that can be such a hard ass.

OMG she's in it? Now I will have to watch this every episode....

She's in my top five hottest chicks ever.
She's already the hottest american gladiator of all time without a doubt. Plus she has a devastating overhand right.

[anakha]

an!

Battledome nostalgia FTW...

[LaMarcus Bryant]

ATRAIN is the new gayest ST poster of the month

[LaMarcus Bryant]

What the was that?

They just showed female powerball and the camera work was like straight out of a ing Michael Bay film

You can't show a contest like that with 1st-person camera work, constantly switching from one angle to another, i couldn't even tell what the was going on
plus they had sound effects every time someone was hit....wtf

i know its 2008 and these executives from Yale think they're geniuses but a mostly stationary camera is all that is needed for something like that
you really couldn't even tell what was going on

[Pistons < Spurs]

Both of those girls completely sucked at the Eliminator. Truly sad to watch them .

But it was hilarious to see Venus somehow comeback and get the win.

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Damn. Almost forgot about the show. Thanks for reminding me

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Crush is gorgeous.

If they stop showing the ing helmet cam, this could be decent.

[Buddy Holly]

Lame.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

I think the 2 hour special tonight was a bad idea.... i'm already tired of the show.

[easjer]

It was a lot of fun. Cheese factor was as high as the old one, imo. It's always fun to have something to watch and mock with SFIE.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Crush is the only reason I watch this. Wolf is making me not want to watch it.

But that first women's eliminator was pretty exciting IMO, and funny too to see that black chick's long legs work against her. She had it in the bag and totally sapped herself and then just gave up.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I'll watch just for Crush I agree with LaMarcus, Wolf is annoying already.

They need to bring back the original commentators though, Hogan and Laila just don't seem to have any flow.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

What would you rank Crush on a scale of 10

[E20]

I wonder how I would fare against those steriod indulging bufoons?

an is a beast, Toa is tongan I can just tell by his chant's/war cry's, they're dangerous people. The rest of the male gladiators are just big people.

I agree with CBF and AHF Crush is pretty gorgeous. Helgga is hilarious, I think she is there for the stereotypical(big euro/russo girl) comical relief.

I'd probably pwn in Gladiators.

Another reason to watch: The Hulkster. If Hulkamania starts running everybody should just drop down and their pants.

[E20]

I wonder if those Gladiators could push Criss Angel out of the way.

[iminlakerland]

man they had too many commercials...i was tired of having to watch em!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I was disapointed, and I already had low expectations for this thing.

Whoever said the camera work sucked was spot on. Too many camera shifts and stupid angles. And who the redesigned powerball? The scoring cylinders used to be about the size of an office waste basket, now they might as well be dumpsters!

For the most part the contestants were so annoying that I was actively routing against them. Around the time that the "life coach" mentioned that she was a life coach for the third or fourth time I began hoping she'd get snapped in half. Watching her hang on for dear life as her opponent somehow beat was hilarity.

Overall the show just feels over produced and edited. The original didn't have any illusions about what it was: a group of gigantic people tossing around smaller people. There were times where this one felt like it was trying to convince us that this is quality, life affirming television. They went way deeper into their contestants lives and tagged ty piano music on top of it as well.

And finally, the grand prize is STILL 100k? How many reality shows have bigger prizes than that don't require risking life and limb at the hands of roided out monsters? To quote tlong, unbeavable.

[Soul_Patch]

I couldnt watch it...well i did for a few minutes, but it was really bad.

[DannyT]

i thought it was decent...i loved the show growing up but i honestly think the whole black chick hanging from the rope was rigged...I was like just let the go