American Gladiators

Synaptic Flow · 01-07-2008, 01:29 AM

I have to tell you, I'm having fun watching this. It's almost like it never went away.

Vonner · 01-07-2008, 01:42 AM

They really need to get rid of the lame interviews.

Titleist · 01-07-2008, 01:52 AM

Do they still have the obstacle course where they shoot those oversized nerf/tennis ball guns at the contestants? Because that was the only remotely cool challenge on the original.

Synaptic Flow · 01-07-2008, 03:40 PM

All of the original challenges remain. Yes, I will admit they have cheesed up the emotional factor to fit in with today's "reality tv"

It comes on again this evening.

Vonner · 01-07-2008, 08:55 PM

All in all I thought it was rather lame. I won't be watching.

chiprocks1 · 01-07-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Vonner

All in all I thought it was rather lame. I won't be watching.

I agree. I just forgot why I never got into it the first time around till I watched the first 10 minutes of this "New" version.

Monrozombi · 01-07-2008, 10:06 PM

its fun to watch but they don't need the new drama angle, it was nice when they just gave an intro and what they did, but now they're all about filming them at work etc, who cares, i just like seeing them get smashed up by the gladiators.

plus some of the new female gladiators are hot

Iguana Man · 01-07-2008, 11:23 PM

I don't understand the desire to watch this show or any show like it.

mtcarmel00 · 01-08-2008, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Iguana Man

I don't understand the desire to watch this show or any show like it.

His name is Wolf.

Her name is Crush.

Those are your reasons.

We're enjoying it out here in San Diego, but I agree that the interviews are way over the top. They're forcing poor Hulk to think of ways to ask the same question about 10 times in an episode. And the contestant answers are virtually the same every single time.

samhell · 01-08-2008, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Iguana Man

I don't understand the desire to watch this show or any show like it.

Crush and Siren.

Just two reasons.

Seriously, the wife and I watched it mostly for nostalgia. Yes it was incredibly cheesey but we enjoyed it for the most part. It did start to get tiring about an hour and 15 minutes into the 2 hour premiere.

chiprocks1 · 01-08-2008, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mtcarmel00

We're enjoying it out here in San Diego

I will not sit idly by and be a part of this in anyway shape or form.

ganthc · 01-08-2008, 07:20 AM

Reality TV sucks. This show is in that genre, so I didn't bother watching. I did watch it back in the day, because it was one of the only things on at night that was worth checking out when I was kid.

limacharliewhiskey · 01-08-2008, 03:29 PM

Watched the first 2 or 3 seasons when it was on back in the past. Haven't watched any of the new ones. I get as nostalgic about past things as anyone else, but this isn't one of them.

iluvalex · 01-08-2008, 04:29 PM

This is not my interpretation of a 'Reality' show. A reality show is American Chopper or Project Greenlight. Just watch what unfolds. Gladiator and such are game shows. Period. I watched the first night or at least most of it. Gawd, can we cut out the drama and the commercials every 6 minutes. This is just too frustrating to sit through. I have better sh*t to do.

mtcarmel00 · 01-11-2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by chiprocks1

I will not sit idly by and be a part of this in anyway shape or form.

Okay, I'll narrow it down. We're enjoying it out here in Carmel Valley.

mighty mint · 01-11-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiprocks1

I will not sit idly by and be a part of this in anyway shape or form.

Isn't that statement impossible? I think a person can either:
a) sit idly by
or
b) be a part in something

chiprocks1 · 01-11-2008, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mighty mint

Isn't that statement impossible? I think a person can either:
a) sit idly by
or
b) be a part in something

I seize to exist when it comes to this "show".

Iguana Man · 01-11-2008, 10:34 PM

I think chiprocks1 seized! Haw!

Ok, I'll be fair and not be too judgmental...or as far as that is possible given the day and time.

Here we have people on this wholesome board promoting certain players in this Oh So Real Show! (shit..see? I can't do this nicely!

)

Ok okay..we have a show that has 'women' who are...women? Uhmm.

Sorry, I just cant. I simply cant.

Crush: She so sexy! She crush my head like a grape sexy! WAIT! WHAT IS THAT?
Fury: Oh my...she gets me so hot. Hot for getting outta here!
Hellga : Wow. Just f-ing.....Wow. I swear I see an adams apple.

chiprocks1 · 01-11-2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iguana Man

I think chiprocks1 seized! Haw!

Ok, I'll be fair and not be too judgmental...or as far as that is possible given the day and time.

Here we have people on this wholesome board promoting certain players in this Oh So Real Show! (shit..see? I can't do this nicely!

)

Ok okay..we have a show that has 'women' who are...women? Uhmm.

Sorry, I just cant. I simply cant.

Crush: She so sexy! She crush my head like a grape sexy! WAIT! WHAT IS THAT?
Fury: Oh my...she gets me so hot. Hot for getting outta here!
Hellga : Wow. Just f-ing.....Wow. I swear I see an adams apple.

So sad to admit, but all 3 of them have bigger dicks than me.

Sehnzeleid · 01-11-2008, 11:06 PM

I think the contestants are scripted, that Southern guy last week kept saying the dumbest quips every time they talked to him.

Stuff like:

"It reminded me of wrasslin' pigs back home"

"Ain't nothing to a country boy like me!"

"It was like herdin' cattle on my barn when I was a boy!"

...I'd have to murder him if he actually talked like that normally.

Sehnzeleid · 01-11-2008, 11:09 PM

Also Gladiator Militia was a COLT man...look it up...

umainebearman · 01-16-2008, 04:41 AM

Holy crap I saw the new one for the first time last night! AWSOME! The Assault course was the best! Why? Because when the chick hit the target the Gladiator got YANKED back off the platform and dunked into a pool! That was worth the price of admission right there. The new Eliminator course is exhausting just watching it.

This is a "reality" show I can get into. Why? The dude got his leg broken playing powerball! Lets see that happen on American Idol or The Apprentice.

Donald - "Your fired."

Pissed contestant - "BULLSHIT!"

He jumps over the table and makes Donalds arm bend the other way.

Ahhhh the 80s are back!

mtcarmel00 · 01-16-2008, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by umainebearman

Holy crap I saw the new one for the first time last night! AWSOME! The Assault course was the best! Why? Because when the chick hit the target the Gladiator got YANKED back off the platform and dunked into a pool! That was worth the price of admission right there. The new Eliminator course is exhausting just watching it.

I actually am really disappointed with this version of Assault. The contestants start closer to the gladiator, so they're easier for the gladiator to hit right off the bat. At the second station contestants have to waste time turning the massive station around and then loading the gun. This takes too much time. Contestants never had to load anything on the old game. The third station is a sand box with an arrow that you load into the gun on fourth station. You cannot get a shot at the target from the third station!!

This all adds up to it being way too easy for the gladiator to peg the contestant, and way too difficult and time consuming to get shots at the target. The awesome payoff of yanking the gladiator is rarely seen. So far only two contestants have reached station three, and both were tagged heading to station four. Only one contestant has hit the target.

I get really pissed each time Assault comes up. It was my favorite event on the old show. GloWorm looks at me funny when I yell at the TV, "They destroyed Assualt!!"

01-07-2008, 01:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Synaptic Flow Actor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee	American Gladiators I have to tell you, I'm having fun watching this. It's almost like it never went away. __________________ Just another day in the life of a modern Otaku

01-07-2008, 01:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Vonner Previously, on '24'... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota	They really need to get rid of the lame interviews. __________________ I was inappropriately blunt, wasn't I? I do that a lot. - Chloe O'Brian

01-07-2008, 01:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Titleist "Wanna buy a Denon?" Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In the basement, cuz that's where all the bass went.	Do they still have the obstacle course where they shoot those oversized nerf/tennis ball guns at the contestants? Because that was the only remotely cool challenge on the original. __________________ "You know what's interesting? I've only been alive for six weeks, I know nothing of the world beyond this dogs stomach ... and I still find Six Feet Under is pretentious." --My Collection --Titleist's Home Theater--

01-07-2008, 03:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Synaptic Flow Actor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee	All of the original challenges remain. Yes, I will admit they have cheesed up the emotional factor to fit in with today's "reality tv" It comes on again this evening. __________________ Just another day in the life of a modern Otaku

01-07-2008, 08:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vonner Previously, on '24'... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota	All in all I thought it was rather lame. I won't be watching. __________________ I was inappropriately blunt, wasn't I? I do that a lot. - Chloe O'Brian

01-07-2008, 10:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Monrozombi Only wearing 15 pieces of Flair Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wishing it was Pittsburgh	its fun to watch but they don't need the new drama angle, it was nice when they just gave an intro and what they did, but now they're all about filming them at work etc, who cares, i just like seeing them get smashed up by the gladiators. plus some of the new female gladiators are hot __________________ Jack Bauer once got Helen Keller to talk, she said "Please stop breaking my fingers, I am deaf." "Zombies man, they creep me out" ~ Dennis Hopper Land of the Dead

01-07-2008, 11:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Iguana Man Ex-BadHumor Man Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey, USA	I don't understand the desire to watch this show or any show like it. __________________ Get outside and have fun! Nacho Website Focus

01-08-2008, 07:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
ganthc Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: "Vyenna", VA	Reality TV sucks. This show is in that genre, so I didn't bother watching. I did watch it back in the day, because it was one of the only things on at night that was worth checking out when I was kid. __________________ HOOK'EM!!! UT LONGHORNS - National Champs 2005-2006!!! http://ganthc.youaremighty.com

01-08-2008, 03:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
limacharliewhiskey FryMaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The O.C.	Watched the first 2 or 3 seasons when it was on back in the past. Haven't watched any of the new ones. I get as nostalgic about past things as anyone else, but this isn't one of them. __________________ "Believing oneself to be perfect is often a sign of a delusional mind." - Data in Star Trek: First Contact DVD Aficionado collection.

01-08-2008, 04:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
iluvalex Actor Join Date: May 2002	This is not my interpretation of a 'Reality' show. A reality show is American Chopper or Project Greenlight. Just watch what unfolds. Gladiator and such are game shows. Period. I watched the first night or at least most of it. Gawd, can we cut out the drama and the commercials every 6 minutes. This is just too frustrating to sit through. I have better sh*t to do.

01-11-2008, 11:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
Sehnzeleid Actor Join Date: Jul 2006	I think the contestants are scripted, that Southern guy last week kept saying the dumbest quips every time they talked to him. Stuff like: "It reminded me of wrasslin' pigs back home" "Ain't nothing to a country boy like me!" "It was like herdin' cattle on my barn when I was a boy!" ...I'd have to murder him if he actually talked like that normally.

01-11-2008, 11:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
Sehnzeleid Actor Join Date: Jul 2006	Also Gladiator Militia was a COLT man...look it up...

01-16-2008, 04:41 AM	#22 (permalink)
umainebearman Nuked for Morbid Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Savannah,GA	Holy crap I saw the new one for the first time last night! AWSOME! The Assault course was the best! Why? Because when the chick hit the target the Gladiator got YANKED back off the platform and dunked into a pool! That was worth the price of admission right there. The new Eliminator course is exhausting just watching it. This is a "reality" show I can get into. Why? The dude got his leg broken playing powerball! Lets see that happen on American Idol or The Apprentice. Donald - "Your fired." Pissed contestant - "BULLSHIT!" He jumps over the table and makes Donalds arm bend the other way. Ahhhh the 80s are back! __________________ "We better win the F**king emmy for this this year or I swear to god..." Ronald D. Moore My DVD Collection

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