new american gladiators

Shera · 01-07-2008, 05:12 PM

did anyone catch american gladiators last night? was watching it with my husband and realized three of the female gladiators looked VERY familiar...turns out its valerie waugeman (spelling?) beth horn and tanji johnson. for some reason i got really excited by this lol

Sunshineslynn · 01-07-2008, 05:13 PM

I wanted to watch it but my bed time is so early (so I can get up at 4am) and I forgot to set my DVR>>>>>

gfundaro · 01-07-2008, 05:40 PM

I wanted to watch it, but the bf didn't hehe

I actually saw the previews at the movie theater, and though...Wow, I would love to do that. I mean, LOVE it. So maybe someday when I'm a competitor and my name is out there, I can try to get on there and whup some butt

M4A1 Widowmaker · 01-07-2008, 05:41 PM

Didn't catch it. Anybody know of when they're going to replay it, if at all?

FameGirl · 01-07-2008, 05:46 PM

Tonight at 8pm (eastern) is the 2nd part. I liked it!!! I bit too jazzy at times for me, the lights and stuff were over the top but it was entertaining for sure!

kellorie83 · 01-07-2008, 06:02 PM

Yea I saw it. I watched it just to see Tanji Johnson. She rocks!! She totally took down one of the women contenders on the first play of the first game, it was awesome.

a_new_g · 01-07-2008, 10:14 PM

DAMNIT!!!! i've been waiting for that to come back on and i completely missed the first episode already!

maorimuscle · 01-07-2008, 11:38 PM

omg it is true, you have posted in the female misc... lol at last pic

strong kathy · 01-08-2008, 07:35 AM

That was one of my favorite shows. I have taped both episodes but haven't gotten around to watching them yet

Amanda76 · 01-08-2008, 08:34 AM

I LOVED American Gladiators when I was a kid! I think they've done a really good job bringing it back--I've enjoyed what I've seen so far!

And I agree that it is super cool to see people we are familiar with. It's also nice to see more female athletic body types on TV.

littleblkninja · 01-08-2008, 08:39 AM

It is really cool to see Horn, Johnson, and Waugaman smack around the contestants

I am really enjoying it so far.

Shera · 01-09-2008, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Amanda76

I LOVED American Gladiators when I was a kid! I think they've done a really good job bringing it back--I've enjoyed what I've seen so far!

And I agree that it is super cool to see people we are familiar with. It's also nice to see more female athletic body types on TV.

its funny cuz we all know them by name and are familiar with them...but the average joe/jane has no clue who they are. makes me feel a little smug hahah

littlechick · 01-09-2008, 07:10 AM

It was awsome to see some figure and fitness girls kicking butt

but the male gladiators kinda suck....what is with the themed costumes?? and that "WOLF" guy is soo annoying!!

and man, does the new "Eliminator" not look brutal???

littleblkninja · 01-09-2008, 07:12 AM

One of the contestants is Shanay Norvelle. I saw her on a fitness segment on Headline News. I figured she would win...

http://www.shanaynorvell.com/
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shanay.htm

Amanda76 · 01-09-2008, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by littlechick

It was awsome to see some figure and fitness girls kicking butt

but the male gladiators kinda suck....what is with the themed costumes?? and that "WOLF" guy is soo annoying!!

and man, does the new "Eliminator" not look brutal???

Are you old enough to have watched the original Gladiators? Their current characters are far less cheesy than they used to be (anyone remember Malibu? He cracked me up, though! LOL). But I agree that my least favorite character is Wolf. Acting all badass and scary to create drama is one thing. I could really do without the howling, though. But what else do you expect his character to do but howl and have a bad attitude? At least he's having fun with it. He may end up being a favorite of the kids.

I love the way some of the contenders (particularly the males) seem to be trying out for next season by playing up aspects of their own personalities, too.

It's awesome how the treadmill part of the eliminator is taking just about everybody out (that blonde gymnast chick from Monday kicked it's ass, though). I hope they don't change it to where after two tries you get to run up the side, like they did in the original.

littlechick · 01-09-2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Amanda76

Are you old enough to have watched the original Gladiators? Their current characters are far less cheesy than they used to be (anyone remember Malibu? He cracked me up, though! LOL). But I agree that my least favorite character is Wolf. Acting all badass and scary to create drama is one thing. I could really do without the howling, though. But what else do you expect his character to do but howl and have a bad attitude? At least he's having fun with it. He may end up being a favorite of the kids.

I love the way some of the contenders (particularly the males) seem to be trying out for next season by playing up aspects of their own personalities, too.

It's awesome how the treadmill part of the eliminator is taking just about everybody out (that blonde gymnast chick from Monday kicked it's ass, though). I hope they don't change it to where after two tries you get to run up the side, like they did in the original.

I am 30.

too much hype IMO...and that cheesy "another one bites the dust" music clip after some events???

I def prefer some of the old gladiators (men) to the new ones...I would prefer if they were all gimmiky...just my opinion...

but the show overall is good.

BrianBear · 01-10-2008, 03:14 PM

It's so bad that it's good. Even cheesier then the early 90s version.

duck commander · 01-13-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunshineslynn

I wanted to watch it but my bed time is so early (so I can get up at 4am) and I forgot to set my DVR>>>>>

The full episodes are online at nbc.com.

I had forgotten it was on and just watched the first one.