cryptique Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 linky Laila Ali to Co-Host American Gladiators November 8' date=' 2007 [/sub'] Laila Ali, third-place finisher in ABC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 linky I hope it's just as cheesy as the original, if not more so. More cheesy will make better. I've already had enough of the normal American Gladiators cheese. If only they could find contestants with Mullets only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Hulk Hogan being the host, already guarantees it'll be super cheesy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I hope he tells the contestants to say their prayers and eat their vitamins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_fliz1 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Speaking of cheesy muscle-bound television, I think I'm addicted to "Ninja Warrior" on G4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Speaking of cheesy muscle-bound television, I think I'm addicted to "Ninja Warrior" on G4. Months ago I watched a marathon of 'Ninja Warrior'. Awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 Meet your new American Gladiators. Cod, I can't wait. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I always dreamed of having one of those guns that shoots tennis balls....hmmm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Laila Ali, third-place finisher in ABC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I hope Hogan hits someone with the Axe Bomber. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Not as easy as I thought it would be to find an image of Pyro from The Simpsons rolling along in his hamster ball. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Speaking of cheesy muscle-bound television, I think I'm addicted to "Ninja Warrior" on G4. We watch it every night and on weekends. Someone told me that he loves it but his wife thinks it's stupid. I told him his wife is stupid, and told my husband to count his blessings. Shingo Yanamoto, I love you!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Ninja Warrior might be the best non-scripted show on television. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 It was everything I'd hoped it would be, and more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 i don't remember people getting worn out so quickly in the original! It was fun but I think 2 hours was a little too long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I was really excited about this until I heard Hulk Hogan was involved. Haven't we already been subjected to enough of him and his family? Yuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The new Eliminator looks like something right out of Ninja Warrior. Having to swim under the fire then climb a 30 foot net is just insane. I did get a kick out of that Marine chick swimming head first right into the gas pipe though. I was surprised she was able to finish after that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The women in the first hour were both horrible (they both nearly passed out from exhuastion during the Eliminator), and the men's competition was lopsided. The second hour was much better, although I really hated that guy that lost -- he made it sound like he'd been praying for AG to come back on the air every day for the last 14 years. I'm pumped to watch the rest of the season. Wolf is awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 No interest then.No interest now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 It was everything I'd hoped it would be, and more. A real cheeseball delight. The new Eliminator looks like something right out of Ninja Warrior. Having to swim under the fire then climb a 30 foot net is just insane. I did get a kick out of that Marine chick swimming head first right into the gas pipe though. I was surprised she was able to finish after that.Yeah, they stole that rolling log from NW. Now they need the spider walk, or maybe the pipe slider. The second hour was much better, although I really hated that guy that lostThat guy was a knob. We decided he was Drew from The Office. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 gripes: they need to work on the editing. the cameras were all over the place, and going to commerical right before an event was a major momentum killer. also, cut back on the talking. the show only needs one interviewer. I doubt either Ali or Hogan are much of a draw, cut them and use the money to hire a better commentator. The original series had guys that actually sounded like sports broadcasters, the guy on the new series sounds like someone announcing parting gifts on a game show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 gripes: they need to work on the editing. the cameras were all over the place, and going to commerical right before an event was a major momentum killer. also, cut back on the talking. the show only needs one interviewer. I doubt either Ali or Hogan are much of a draw, cut them and use the money to hire a better commentator. The original series had guys that actually sounded like sports broadcasters, the guy on the new series sounds like someone announcing parting gifts on a game show.Agreed. Also, they've hyped this "Hellga" character, but all she ended up doing was serving as the last line of defense during the "Gauntlet" event -- and not very well, either. Is it just me, or does the play-by-play dude sound like Van Earl Wright, who used to be one of the Headline News sports guys (early '90s)? I need to record the credits tonight to see if it's him (I bet it isn't, but the voice does sound similar). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 You're actually right, that was Van Earl. I don't remember him as a Headline News guy, but he also did sports for Channel 4 in Detroit for a while. I knew the voice sounded familiar but I couldn't place it until you just mentioned that, and Wikipedia confirms it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 You're actually right, that was Van Earl. I don't remember him as a Headline News guy, but he also did sports for Channel 4 in Detroit for a while. I knew the voice sounded familiar but I couldn't place it until you just mentioned that, and Wikipedia confirms it.Huh. I checked his Wikipedia page last night during a commercial break and that info wasn't there (yet). He's exactly the kind of cheeseball American Gladiators needs, but last night he wasn't his usual cheesy self. C'mon Van Earl, we know you've got it in ya... I hadn't known until I checked that page last night that he had been on channel 4 ... I recall him doing some work for the local Fox Sports franchise, which must have been after channel 4 (and right around the time we moved here). His sign-off from his Headline Sports segment was legendary ... for being ridiculous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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