[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
mr_slick wrote:
Nobody can replace Malibu. NOBODY.
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That’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a while. Still, I loved the old American Gladiators and will be giving the new show a try, although I have a feeling it won’t live up to my high expectations.
This is the first I’ve heard of it…I used to love the old show…off to youtube to watch some old clips.
I can’t imagine it being as good as the original.
Freaking loved that show growing up. I always wanted to play the game where they wore the bungle harnesses and tried to grab the foam balls from up by the ceiling. Looked fun as hell.
[quote]Brazen T wrote:
I used to love the old show…off to youtube to watch some old clips.[/quote]
ESPN Classic - 7pm EST Monday through Friday
[quote]Mick28 wrote:
40&Big wrote:
I know that Mike O’Hearn is a new gladiator. He was a Weider posterboy back in the early '90s, natural and supposadly gay.
From what I can tell, he is not natural anymore.
But still gay no doubt. [/quote]
Think so? NTTAWT.
[quote]Carl Spackler wrote:
Think so? NTTAWT.[/quote]
I can’t wait to see someone take his head off with a pugil stick ala Eldon Kidd versus Gemini.
[quote]tedro wrote:
“Gladiator names include: Hammer, Justice, Mayhem, Militia, Titan, Toa, and Wolf on the men’s side, with Blast, Crush, Fury, Helga, Siren, Stealth, and Venom being the names of the female Gladiators.”
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Helga??
It won’t hold a candle to Ninja Warrior.
Why do the women have the cool names???
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
tedro wrote:
“Gladiator names include: Hammer, Justice, Mayhem, Militia, Titan, Toa, and Wolf on the men’s side, with Blast, Crush, Fury, Helga, Siren, Stealth, and Venom being the names of the female Gladiators.”
Helga??
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I thought much the same so I investigated, Robin Coleman former competitor in Worlds Strongest Women!
More info on the gladiators:
Male Gladiators
* Titan - (Mike O�??Hearn) - Biography
* Justice - Jesse Smith - Biography
* Mayhem - William Romeo - Biography
* Militia - Alexander (Alex) Castro - Biography
* Toa - (Tanoai Reed) - Biography
* Wolf - Don �??Hollywood�?? Yates - Biography
Female Gladiators
* Siren - (Valerie Waugaman) - Biography
* Venom - (Beth Horn) - Biography
* Crush - (Gina Carano) - Biography
* Stealth - (Tanji Johnson) - Biography
* Helga - (Robin Coleman) - Biography
* Fury - (Jamie Reed) - Biography
Alternate Gladiators
* Hammer - (Michael Briehler) - Biography
* Blast - (Jennifer Barry) - Biography
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
It won’t hold a candle to Ninja Warrior.
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Truth. Makoto Nagano would fucking own all of the new pillow biting gladiators.
I can’t believe nobody’s asked yet, but does anyone have tryout information?
[quote]tedro wrote:
I can’t believe nobody’s asked yet, but does anyone have tryout information?[/quote]
I am also interested in trying out to be a contestant if anyone has info… I looked on NBC’s website but couldn’t find anything.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Hawk. Or was that a different show?
[quote]Backlash79 wrote:
More info on the gladiators:
Male Gladiators
* Titan - (Mike O�??Hearn) - Biography
* Justice - Jesse Smith - Biography
* Mayhem - William Romeo - Biography
* Militia - Alexander (Alex) Castro - Biography
* Toa - (Tanoai Reed) - Biography
* Wolf - Don �??Hollywood�?? Yates - Biography
Female Gladiators
* Siren - (Valerie Waugaman) - Biography
* Venom - (Beth Horn) - Biography
* Crush - (Gina Carano) - Biography
* Stealth - (Tanji Johnson) - Biography
* Helga - (Robin Coleman) - Biography
* Fury - (Jamie Reed) - Biography
Alternate Gladiators
* Hammer - (Michael Briehler) - Biography
* Blast - (Jennifer Barry) - Biography
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What’s the deal with bringing back the siren name? Didn’t they have a female gladiator named siren who was deaf before?
Wolf looks like ben stiller in dodgeball.
Should be fun to watch!
The tryouts to be a contestant/gladiator are long over.
In fact, I believe they finish taping the first season this week.
I tried out in September.
The physical tryout consisted of 3 parts:
pullups- as many as possible in 30 secs
Squat thrusts/ladder run/shuttle runs- timed
40 yard dash
The 3 parts took place consecutively with almost no rest in between them.
Immediately following the 40 yard dash you meet with a producer who is trying to ensure that you have a personality.
The following day I received a call setting up a filmed interview at NBC studios.
Once again they wanted to see your “amazing” personality.
After the interview, the producer told me to make a 5-10 min videotape showing what a typical day of my life looks like. This was a major pain in the ass.
I made the tape showing my friends, job, working out etc.
A month passed and I heard nothing so I figured I was out of the running…but then I received a call from a producer asking for MORE footage.
I sent in another tape and then never heard anything after.
I hate the fact that the home videos play such a huge role in determining the contestants. I feel I was penalized for not being a film major. The producers also give almost no direction as to what to film…They simply said things like show us “You”.
I guess “I” wasn’t cool enough!