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New ‘Gladiators’ Provides Hilarity
By Chris Mottram | January 15, 2008
Sadly, I’ve been lured into watching the new “American Gladiators” program. Like most males my age, my youth was spent watching the original version of the program, countless re-runs of “Saved By the Bell,” and playing with Care Bears G.I. Joes. So, with the writers continuing to screw us (thank God “Project Runway” requires no scripts!), “Gladiators” has made it into the rotation.
It’s not nearly as good as the original, mostly because Hulk Hogan < Larry Csonka, but there have been several moments that have made me laugh almost as hard as Malibu once did. Example:
And after the jump, we learn that college football isn’t the only sport in which one can be penalized for “giving him the business.”
Also related: Jamie apparently hung out with Wolf (one of the new characters) in Nashville last weekend. Cool story, I realize.
Topics: Douchebags, TV, Absurd Video |
9 Responses to “New ‘Gladiators’ Provides Hilarity”
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January 15th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
It’s like a train wreck. I HAVE to watch.
Last night, after the game, I had the TiVo choice between The Wire and AG, and I watched AG. I wish Snoop would have showed up at my house and put me out of my misery.
Thankfully, it should be pretty easy to improve the show next season. All it will take is canning the scripted interviews, acquiring a second attractive female Gladiator, filling the pool with alligators, and stabbing Hulk Hogan in the throat.
January 15th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I was in the same Nashville bar as Wolf, Jay Cutler and Keith Bulluck last Thursday night and will let you guess which one got the most attention.
January 15th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I watched both last night, and only The Wire didn’t wind up giving my viewing sensibilities the business.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Did you tell Jay that he kinda sucks but your dad thinks he might be good someday?
January 15th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Wolf looks like a deformed version of Vincent from the old Beauty and the Beast show where the beast hooked up with the chick from Terminator. Not that I watched that or anything. -JB
January 15th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
1……..2…………..3………
DODGEBALL!
January 15th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
One of the female contestants from last night’s show is a current softcore porn star! Check it out here: http://yepyep.gibbs12.com/?p=5190
January 15th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Malibu Ruled.
January 15th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
On the first night, one of the gladiators took out a contestant using a wrestling move called the Canadian Destroyer (like a flip over piledriver).
The show also has the very hot MMA fighter Gina Carano as one of the Gladiatorettes.