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Toptube
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 Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:56 am Post subject: the new American Gladiators is pretty great. |
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I just finished the first hour of the first episode and it was a pretty great time. the show is pretty much exactly what I wanted and shows signs of turning into completely what I wanted. the matchups with the female contestants in the first episode (after a pinch hitter swapout) made for a pretty awesome episode.
so far the standout gladiators are Wolfman and Toa. the Female gladiators haven't done much to differentiate themselves yet, but they are all pretty hardcore. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:15 am |
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| this show is a pretty successfull approximation of something like ninja warrior combined with some hard hitting beef. its just the sort of "reality" game show that america has needed for awhile. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:22 am |
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| shrugtheironteacup wrote: |
| How much foam weaponry was in evidence? |
thankfully a lot of the old events have returned. the show is remarkably unchanged. and what is changed or added is mostly for the better.
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:46 am |
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| a girl is bleeding from the face! |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:50 am |
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| Fury has a pretty cool special move on the rings. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:53 am |
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| it does seem like they are pretty blatantly writing some of the male contestants though. it could be they are just big dorks. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:56 am |
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doublepost*
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:57 am |
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| Focus wrote: |
| yeah, that wolf guy is pretty great. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:06 am |
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| CubaLibre wrote: |
FUCKING YES
Why God did I miss this?
I've never really been into torrents but now may be the TIME |
that's the first episode. its a two hour chunk, probably for the debut. actually everything i've described was in the first two hour chunk, I haven't even started the second episode yet. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:16 am |
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| Eudaimon wrote: |
| It's like the difference between watching speedruns and watching fighting game matches. |
man I think you nailed it. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:22 am |
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HULK HOGAN
"More moves than a bowl of jello!" |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:37 am |
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| Craptastic! wrote: |
| The Eliminator segment for the men on Monday's episode was brutal with respect to how Big Country kept failing to go up the travelator or whatever it's called. Despite the commanding lead throughout the show, $100,000 and a car went down the drain because he couldn't get up on his feet after grabbing the rope. It was almost heart breaking. |
yeah, I mean, it should have been just like climbing up a tree to escape his dad with THE BELT.
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Toptube
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:39 am |
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| I highly encourage anyone who has only seen monday night's episode to torrent sunday night's two hour double dose. monday night is an example of when this new show will have an average episode because of comparatively lame contenders. both sets of contenders on sunday were much better. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:13 pm |
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| I just want to make sure its clear how awesomely rough the gladiators are with the contestants. especially in the game where you try to put balls in baskets, and The Pyramid. they seriously pancake people into walls, throw them away, body slam, the level of physicality is really pretty high. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:47 pm |
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so apparenlty UK Gladiators = WWF?
I'm suddenly overlooking any slight misgivings with the new american show's "talking" bits. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:42 am |
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| google wrote: |
| Toptube wrote: |
so apparenlty UK Gladiators = WWF?
I'm suddenly overlooking any slight misgivings with the new american show's "talking" bits. |
Nah, UK Gladiators is basically the same as US Gladiators with a little more personality.
Think Pantomime |
I meant that everything looked COMPLETELY staged. inlcluding the match. the US one overall does not feel staged. the pre and post match talking does seemed very coached, but the matches all seem honest. and I like that the gladiators have more of an image or persona and less of an actual vocal character. 'cuz you know, then they don't have to have tons of shitty dialogue. |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:38 am |
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| Toptube wrote: |
HULK HOGAN
"More moves than a bowl of jello!" |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:47 am |
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"bagels on the board and no cream cheese available ladies!"
holy shit I love this show! |
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Toptube
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:59 am |
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| Daaaaaammmmit the men's pyramid matches are soooo goood. The Gladiators throw the shit out of the contestants. You can see the fear and confusion on their faces! |
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