kingMountain: RedfordRenegade: Why did the show they called "Iraqi Gladiators" disappear so quickly?

it bombed.

Not sure how you all missed it, but the thread was won by this long ago.

I need to, uh, research some women's, uh, body building websites.

I wonder what steroids do the female anatomy?

Mayor Bee
Nope brah. He was for sure on He-Man. I had the doll, er action figure.

Get to da CHAPPAH!

Mayor Bee

What I meant was he was probably on both. Hordak & Co. were just to badass to leave to She-Ra.

fifthhorseman: I'll buy that for a dollar!

That's a show I'd watch.

Mayor Bee: SaintAwesome: Mayor Bee: donnyd: I swear this guy was a member of Hordak's posse on He-Man.

Hordak was on She-Ra. I think you just outed yourself.

...and you just outed yourself by knowing that.

She-Ra made me into the man-loving man I am today. I'm not ashamed. I also won't be watching American Gladiators. I'm gay enough as it is.

I celebrate your life choice.

The first American Gladiators occurred on whose watch? That's right Clinton!

american gladiators rox. gladiators is the american version of ninja warrrior, another show I love.

honestly it's hard for me to feel any sympathy for writers, because as any farker knows, if there's one thing in which the supply vastly outstrips the demand, that is words. every cab driver, fast food server and hotel clerk in hollywood has a script, some of them pretty good, but they can't get their stuff on tv because of the union. the only reason there aren't a million scabs going to work right now writing new shows is that the television producers actually like the writer's union.

Thank god for Netflix.

Millzners: Maybe you're right, but I have a hard time seeing these people as athletes. To me they're more like actors crossed with stuntmen. At that point it's not a sport, and it begins to be something else entirely.

Granted, they aren't on the level of the NFL, but I don't know that AG is totally scripted. At least not like pro wrestling. I don't really see the incentive to do that since it's the Gladiators vs. contestants from the public, and each contestant appears once, so there's no need for scripting story angles to keep people interested in seeing the same exact meatheads fight eachother every week.

I don't really care too much about AG one way or the other, but as someone who wrestled in high school, I get annoyed with the "OMG they're wearing tights and touching another man they've got the ghey!!!!!!" angle.

Ninja Warrior > American Gladiator

WWF/E
NASCAR
Larry Cable Guy
and bringing back American Gladiators.

/didn't they have enough already

Wiki on Hordak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordak

Christ, it's farking hard to please some people.

No, this isn't Masterpiece theater. It's not Firefly. It's not Heroes. It's not Futurama. It's not Family Guy. It's pretty intellectually devoid and I completely admit it.

It's also beefy freaks hitting each other with foam mallets for our goddamn amusement. I'm stoked about it. Sometimes brainless TV is just dandy.

RedfordRenegade: The first American Gladiators occurred on whose watch? That's right Clinton!

WRONG!!!

Originally a weekly first-run syndication show, running from September 16, 1989 (new window)


/although, I am sure you were joking (or at least being sarcastic)

Will the Writer's strike just END already? Next thing you know we'll be watching one another through that thing.

Snort: I wonder what steroids do the female anatomy?

If you're old enough to remember any East German women's Olympic team...that's what steroids do to the female anatomy...shudder

donnyd: Mayor Bee

What I meant was he was probably on both. Hordak & Co. were just to badass to leave to She-Ra.

I totally agree. I think She-Ra had better sidekicks than He-Man did, though. On a slightly related note, Capt. Janeway always reminded me of She-Ra for some reason.

SaintAwesome: I celebrate your life choice.

Thank you. I will add a caveat to my former statement of not watching AG. If they get Starla on there as a Gladiator, I would be strongly inclined to watch. She's much more watchable than Hellga.

RedfordRenegade: The first American Gladiators occurred on whose watch? That's right Clinton!

The man responsible for "don't ask don't tell" and DOMA. Not a friend of teh ghey.

/threadjack off
//hehe

danlpoon: Will the Writer's strike just END already?

i hope it never ends. and i hope the actors strike when they come up for contract talks, and the directors strike when it's their time. i'd just like to see what would happen when there's nobody available to create tv/movies.

Disgruntled Postal Worker
I'd rather watch an hour of this:

i only need about 25 seconds

chechcal: I get annoyed with the "OMG they're wearing tights and touching another man they've got the ghey!!!!!!" angle.

Agreed, I wrestled from grade school up until I quit in highschool.

For all the haters:

name a better gameshow - that includes contestant-based reality TV shows. Think of one. Jeopardy is allright if you're into trivia, but that's about it. Otherwise, it's the glacial retardation of "Millionaire", the juvenile disgust of "Fear Factor", or the ear-splitting harping of "Apprentice" and various other utter crap.

It's a whole genre of wasteland. Suck, through and through. Now, compare the idea of a show where the contestants have to brawl using NERF-based weaponry. Athletes under fire, hopping from barricade to barricade while high-velocity foam hurtles at their heads. Doesn't that sound better?

Yes, it's not going to be the best thing on TV - but it's the best thing that ever came out of gameshows and reality TV. It's unique, and it's fun.

OMG they're wearing tights and touching another man they've got the ghey!!!!!!

Millzners: chechcal: I get annoyed with the "OMG they're wearing tights and touching another man they've got the ghey!!!!!!" angle.

Agreed, I wrestled from grade school up until I quit in highschool.

I wrestled in grade school. I always regretted not continuing into highschool, until a Fark thread introduced me to the phrase "check his oil".

I'm sorry, that sport is ghey. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Pxtl: For all the haters:

name a better gameshow - that includes contestant-based reality TV shows. Think of one. Jeopardy is allright if you're into trivia, but that's about it. Otherwise, it's the glacial retardation of "Millionaire", the juvenile disgust of "Fear Factor", or the ear-splitting harping of "Apprentice" and various other utter crap.

It's a whole genre of wasteland. Suck, through and through. Now, compare the idea of a show where the contestants have to brawl using NERF-based weaponry. Athletes under fire, hopping from barricade to barricade while high-velocity foam hurtles at their heads. Doesn't that sound better?

Yes, it's not going to be the best thing on TV - but it's the best thing that ever came out of gameshows and reality TV. It's unique, and it's fun.

Last. Comic. Standing.

East German Swimmer



East German Shot Putter

Mayor Bee

What man is that?

kab: Ninja Warrior Master Ninja > American Gladiator

/ftfy
//"Hi, I'm Macks Kewwar."

Went to college with this one. Sat behind me in history class. Played volleyball. Still pretty hot.

Pxtl

I'm sorry to hear about your disability that makes it impossible to get off the couch and turn off the tv.

And actually, for a competitive based reality tv show, Project Runway isn't that bad.

bonerici: gladiators is the american version of ninja warrrior, another show I love.

So, this statement bothers me, and I'll try to explain why w/o trolling or being a douche.

Really, Gladiators came first. So you could argue that NW is the Japanese version of AG.

BUT, the differences are glaring and important. NW doesn't test the contestant against ...uh... 'gladiators', nor are they trying to out perform their peers (there can be, in theory, multiple winners and often there are no winners.) Also, the physical demands of NW are arguably much, much greater than that of AG. A contestant in AG isn't eliminated till the end, while on NW one can be eliminated immediately. I could go on for a while.

My point is that one could consider NW to be inspired from shows such as AG, but the two are very dissimilar. AG is very gimmicky, but NW... those guys are frikken' incredible.

If there was some way they could combine "The biggest Loser" with "American Gladiators" now that would be pure WIN!

oh noes! this is the first time television has ever been unintelligent! american gladiators is crashing the mensa party that is broadcast television! i must type my emotio....ooh, the view is on!

dwelling: bonerici: gladiators is the american version of ninja warrrior, another show I love.

So, this statement bothers me, and I'll try to explain why w/o trolling or being a douche.

Really, Gladiators came first. So you could argue that NW is the Japanese version of AG.

BUT, the differences are glaring and important. NW doesn't test the contestant against ...uh... 'gladiators', nor are they trying to out perform their peers (there can be, in theory, multiple winners and often there are no winners.) Also, the physical demands of NW are arguably much, much greater than that of AG. A contestant in AG isn't eliminated till the end, while on NW one can be eliminated immediately. I could go on for a while.

My point is that one could consider NW to be inspired from shows such as AG, but the two are very dissimilar. AG is very gimmicky, but NW... those guys are frikken' incredible.

Well thought out arguments.
Reasonable tone.
No personal attacks.

What the hell are you doing here?

Snort: Mayor Bee

What man is that?

That is a woman. Her husband founded Rex kwan do, so don't talk shiat about her.

Still won't hold a candle to MXC.

Dissociater: She could triangle choke me any day...

Yes, I believe she could.....

That...Titan one! Dear God, he can't be real. Nobody real looks that much like Ozymandias from Watchmen.

My cousin married Ice. I met her at a family reunion. Her muscles were smaller and she really liked potato salad.

OptimistPrime: That...Titan one! Dear God, he can't be real. Nobody real looks that much like Ozymandias from Watchmen.

This.

SaintAwesome: That is a woman. Her husband founded Rex kwan do, so don't talk shiat about her.

Funny thing is, I always think of her as Starla Kwon Do. She does rock.

Holy shiat, Gina Carano is going to be in this thing?

Now I'm gonna have to watch this crap...

OptimistPrime: That...Titan one! Dear God, he can't be real. Nobody real looks that much like Ozymandias from Watchmen.

My cousin married Ice. I met her at a family reunion. Her muscles were smaller and she really liked potato salad.

Ron White fan, huh?

Mayor Bee: SaintAwesome: That is a woman. Her husband founded Rex kwan do, so don't talk shiat about her.

Funny thing is, I always think of her as Starla Kwon Do. She does rock.

I love her voice.

I'd totally watch televised bloodsport.

kab: Ninja Warrior > American Gladiator



How do you fight what you can't see??