American Gladiators

[hool10]

It has been resumed from the dead with Hulk Hogan! :bounce: This show I remember when I was just 6 years old in 1996. It's hard not to like the show because it's so funny and corny, yet you still want your character to win. Nothing is scripted because people do hurt themselves. It's almost like MXC only way more physical. The premier was last night but you can still watch it on Mondays at 8PM EST on NBC. They basically brought back everything that you loved about the show but made it more safer (not too safe though) and fun. Plus my childhood hero is the host!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzlpm-BZWfk
So aside from all the testosterone and the gay/lesbian jokes, it makes for a pretty much epic Monday night. :cheers:

 

[Darkside55]

I missed the premiere last night.

This was one of my favorite shows as a child as well. The best event was, and always will be, Assault.

I'm honestly not too enthused about the new one, but I'll probably end up catching a few eps.

 

[hool10]

I missed the premiere last night.

This was one of my favorite shows as a child as well. The best event was, and always will be, Assault.

I'm honestly not too enthused about the new one, but I'll probably end up catching a few eps.

Oh no, you will probably like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ORTqBq825M Not too sure if the original had the person fly back. They had some little Asian guy fighting off this huge 6'10" guy, it was soooo funny. Guy kicked butt though and made some epic leaps (if not dramatic) in the game.

 

[VictimOfScience]

The only really disappointing thing about brining the series to the 21st century is the serious lack of mullets. Back in the day just about every tough guy and many of the gladiators had serious ape drapes and most of the nostalgia will be lost thanks to today's quaff du jour.

Oh, and Hulk Hogan is a sh*t human being but a great persona.

 

[Darkside55]

Not too sure if the original had the person fly back. They had some little Asian guy fighting off this huge 6'10" guy, it was soooo funny. Guy kicked butt though and made some epic leaps (if not dramatic) in the game.

Holy shit, that never happened, no. If the gladiator got hit they just kinda...walked away.

The only really disappointing thing about brining the series to the 21st century is the serious lack of mullets. Back in the day just about every tough guy and many of the gladiators had serious ape drapes and most of the nostalgia will be lost thanks to today's quaff du jour.

Yeah man. The mullet, like the beard, was the way you could distinguish a real man's man. It's a source of power. I guarantee everyone on American Gladiators who had a mullet conquered The Eliminator.

 

[Javert]

Man, I still have memories of the good ol' show. Even better were the Nickelodeon (sp?) shows like Legends of the Forbidden Temple and the one where they climb the Crag.

*memmmoriessss*

 

[Darkside55]

Man, I still have memories of the good ol' show. Even better were the Nickelodeon (sp?) shows like Legends of the Forbidden Temple and the one where they climb the Crag.

*memmmoriessss*

Hidden Temple.

And yeah, best gameshow ever. Blue Barracudas, f*ck yeah. Sucks if you were on the Purple Parrots, they never won.

The one with the agro crag was Guts. You know nobody ever got to actually keep a piece of the crag? That was some BS. They'd always show the kid with a piece of the crag, but they had to give it back.

 

[AKIRA]

anyone watch Hogan knows best? I heard his wife left him and his kids hate him or something like that...probably why he signed up to be the host of american gladiators.

 

[Qonfused]

Blue Barracudas, f*ck yeah.

Silver Snakes kicked everyone's ass.

 

[Darkside55]

Silver Snakes kicked everyone's ass.

Seriously, if it wasn't the Blue Barracudas winning, it was Silver Snakes. Maybe sometimes, sometimes Red Jaguars, but they'd pussy out at the end and the Temple Guardians would grab them.

Monkeys and Parrots could forget about it. Those were the reject kids.

Iguanas...Orange Iguanas did alright.

 

[hool10]

Well they got some people on the show that seem to have been lost in a time capsule or something. This guy last night was to be on the original but missed his flight to San Fran. Then 14 years later he competed on the first episode. All the Gladiators are really cliche which is why it's so funny. http://www.nbc.com/American_Gladiators/video/#mea=201810
This is the only hot Gladiator (must be painfull to have sex with her):

Then you got Helga, the lunch lady from hell:

For the guys I mean you got some Fabio (or Cpt. Stern ahahahah ):

To the downright scary (I call him Big Bubba from prison):

To the extremely scary/insane guy who takes real pleasure on beating up the contestants :cheese::

They got some guy who has the goofy hair like the guy from Lazy Town, to a woman who looks like Boy George. http://www.nbc.com/American_Gladiators/photos/#cat=631&sec=1466&mea=35871 Comes on tonight anyways. *The only people that don't fit in is the fat referee and the wimpy co-host to Hulk. All minor though.

 

[Darkside55]

I miss Ice.

 

[VictimOfScience]

I miss Ice.

Oof, me too.

*DROOL*

 

[StardogChampion]

Hulk Hogan's a cool enough guy. He got interviewed on Conan the other day - http://www.latebyte.nl

I watched the new Gladiators and was a little disappointed. It's pretty much exactly the same as the original. The ending assault course is lame as hell. What's with the ****ing rope on the conveyer belt? I guess they looked pretty tired, but they should remove some of the previous objects so they have the energy to have to run all the way up it.

There's too much chit-chat before the events too. I don't care about the contestant's history. I want to see if they can beat the gladiators ffs.

Also, Jet from the UK version beats all the American gladiators.

 

[Turisman]

It was a great premiere, although I'm still wondering why half of the Gladiators are wearing a man-bra.

 

[Sheepo]

Too much talking and lame dialogue before events, but besides that pretty enjoyable. I love assault, I was mad that those girls were terrible at it.

 

[Sedako]

For those that missed the premier, Stage 6 has it:

http://www.stage6.com/user/SpyKiIIer/video/2053192/American-Gladiators-2008-S01E01